Dorothy ‘Dottie’ Mae Blanda – Charleroi
Dorothy “Dottie” Mae Blanda, 91, of Charleroi, passed away peacefully at Residence at Hilltop on Jan. 28, 2025. Dottie was born on June 22, 1931, to the late Lawrence and Marie Berrish Baehr. Catholic by faith, Dottie was a member of Saint Andrew the Apostle Parish, Charleroi Site, where she sang in the choir for many years. Dottie was an avid seamstress and loved painting. She was a loving mother and grandmother to her family, who will miss her dearly. Surviving to cherish Dottie’s memory are her sons, Gregory (Renee) Blanda of Santa Clara, Calif., and Douglas Blanda of Whitehall, Pa.; her daughter, Marcia Fecsen of New Kensington, Pa.; Dottie’s grandchildren, Mitchell Blanda, Stacy Fecsen and John Fecsen; and her sisters, Chris Browning and Lou Ann Lincoln. In addition to her parents, Dottie was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Joseph Blanda; her sisters, Marie Condon and Jean Booker; and her grandson, Joseph Fecsen. Friends and family are welcomed to attend the Mass of Christian burial at 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 1, 2024, at Saint Andrew the Apostle Parish – Charleroi site, 624 Washington Ave., Charleroi, PA 15022. Interment will follow the service at Sacred Heart Cemetery in Monongahela. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.hogan-melenyzer.com.