On December 26, 2012, Anita LaVoie Blank, age 97, beloved wife of the late J. Marvin Blank, loving mother of Ursula McCormick and the late Bernadette Cabeen and Paul Blank, cherished grandmother of Elizabeth Kerr, Collen McCormick, Caitlin McCormick, Kate Hemmis, Megan Kight, and the late Michael Trimble, also survived by 10 great-grandchildren and 2 great-great-grandchildren.

Visitation for family and friends will be held on Sunday, January 6, 2013 from 3-5 and 7-9 PM at the St. Martin's Home, 601 Maiden Choice Lane, Catonsville, Maryland 21228. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Monday, January 7, 2013 at 11:00 AM in the Chapel at St. Martin's Home. Interment to follow at New Cathedral Cemetery, 4300 Old Frederick Road, Baltimore, Maryland 21229. Memorial donations in Mrs. Blank's memory may be made to Little Sisters of the Poor, in care of St. Martin's Home.