DAVID BLANK

David Blank

October 10, 1937-March 15, 2023

David Blank, age 85 of Randolph, MN passed away Wednesday, March 15, 2023, at Northfield Hospital in Northfield, MN.

Visitation will be 10 a.m. until the hour of funeral service at 11 a.m., Saturday, April 8, 2023, at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in Randolph, MN. A private interment will take place at Fort Snelling National Cemetery.

David Allen Blank was born October 10, 1937, in Waseca, Minnesota to William and Alvira (Ewert) Blank. He was raised in Janesville, MN and graduated from Janesville High School in 1955. Following graduation, he enlisted in the US Army in November 1956 until his honorable discharge in August 1958.

On October 15, 1960, in Northfield, David married Marjorie Johnson. After marriage, they lived in Lakeville, MN and then settled in Randolph. Three children were born to this union: Mary Lou, Dean Allen, and Kimberly Joy.

David was a long-haul truck driver for over 52 years. He worked for different companies for those years and was a respected and honored driver. An avid lover of fishing and he was also a lifelong member of the VFW. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, and uncle.

David is survived by daughter, Mary Lou Borman of Auburn Hills, MI; two grandchildren, Steven Borman of Auburn Hills, MI, and David Borman of Apple Valley, MN; great-grandson, Gabriel Borman of Auburn Hills, MI; brother, William (Jean) Blank of Montgomery; sister, Kathy (Michael) Vogt of Clarksville, TN; daughter-in-law, Cynthia Blank of St. Paul; numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, and many relatives and friends.

He was preceded in death by his father, William; mother, Alvira; daughter, Kimberly; son, Dean; son-in-law, Mark Borman; and brother, Dale,

Memorials are preferred to the Alzheimer’s Association or Veterans of Foreign Wars.

 

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