Blanche Sophie Herman died on Sunday, January 8, 2023 at the age of 82. She passed away peacefully at Highland Hospital in Rochester, NY.
Blanche is survived by her daughter Vicki Kowalewski, and two sons, Russell (Mary) Herman and Bradley (Becky) Herman, and grandchildren, Randy, Bryan, Desiree, Daniella, Ethan, Aiden, and Bayley as well as many family and friends.
Blanche was born in Lackawanna, NY on July 5, 1940 to Stanley Bloom and Sophie (Wisniewski) Bloom. She grew up in Hamburg, NY and attended Frontier Central High School – Class of 1958. She worked as a school lunch lady, accounting clerk for various businesses, and finally a baker – serving the nuns at The Franciscan Sisters of St. Joseph Convent in Hamburg for many years and was a member of the St. Francis of Assisi Altar & Rosary Society.
She was a mother, sister, grandmother, aunt, and friend to so many. She loved her family and friends without limits. She always put others first, before herself, and constantly prayed for everyone’s well-being. She had a wonderful sense of humor, a love of baking, gardening, and caring for others. She will be missed dearly.
Her family invites all family and friends to celebrate Blanche’s life at a Memorial Service on Friday, January 13, 2023 at 9:30 AM at St. Francis of Assisi Church in Athol Springs (Hamburg), NY (4263 Saint Francis Dr., Hamburg, NY 14075).