Blanche Minero

January 14, 1920 - January 9, 2012

BLANCHE MINERO January 14, 1920 – January 9, 2012 Blanche Minero, a long-time Vallejo resident and active community volunteer, died Monday in her home after a short illness five days before her 92nd birthday. Blanche was born in Pasadena and moved with her family to San Francisco at the age of ten and graduated from Mission High School. Married to husband Jack in 1943, Blanche moved to Vallejo and became an active parent to their two sons and daughter becoming a local school PTA Parent Volunteer of the Year, Cub Scout and Brownie den mother and Little League snack bar mom. When her youngest reached school age, she began a career in education serving 22 years as a principal’s secretary first at Grant Elementary and then at Dan Mini Elementary School where she was honored by the Vallejo School Secretaries, CSEA Chapter 199, as Secretary of the Year. When Jack joined the Vallejo Elks Club, Blanche became a charter member of the Emblem Club which served as a springboard to a long life of community service. She worked charity bazaars, sat on the board of directors for Meals on Wheels delivering lunches for over a decade, served as docent for Mare Island Historic Park Foundation and volunteered in the St. Basil Church Altar Society. Joining Toastmistresses, Blanche won the county level speaking competition and earned her way to the regional finals. A member of YWCA, she participated in hiking programs, line dancing classes, and volley tennis well into her 80’s. Blanche is preceded in death by her husband Jack (1991) and is survived by sons Tom, Jack and daughter Christine Minero, her sisters Amparo Ortega and Dolores Rochette, and her brother Hugh Rincon. Closed casket visitation will be held Thursday January 12th from 4:00-9:00 PM at Twin Chapels Mortuary, 1100 Tennessee St., Vallejo. A funeral mass will be held on Friday, January 13, at 11:00 AM at St. Basil’s Church, 1200 Tuolumne St., Vallejo. Burial will follow at All Souls Catholic Cemetery, Vallejo In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to the Vallejo Chapter of Meals on Wheels. Please visit the online tribute at TwinChapelsMortuary.com. Arrangements are under the direction and care of Twin Chapels Mortuary, Vallejo (707)552-6696.