Singer, Blanche P.

Red Hook – Blanche P. Singer, 95, passed away Tuesday, May 27, 2008, at her home in Red Hook.

Mrs. Singer has resided in the Staatsburg and Red Hook communities for more than 43 years. She was a graduate of Cornell University and received a Masters degree in education and physical education from New York University. For many years she worked as a Real Estate Broker for Helen Z. Battistoni Real Estate; as the owner of Flash Copy, Kingston, NY and Singer’s Arts and Crafts, Red Hook; and as a substitute teacher at Red Hook and Rhinebeck Schools.

She was a member of Temple Emmanuel and Hadassah, Kingston; The Rhinebeck Choral Club since 1991; and the Rhinebeck Theater Society. Mrs. Singer volunteered many hours for the Rhinebeck Chamber of Commerce, The Baptist Home, Brail Book Club, The Northern Dutchess Hospital Thrift Shop, and for the Organization for Rehabilitation Through Training (ORT).

She was an avid bridge player and teacher, and enjoyed playing weekly Scrabble games at the Starr Library.

Born August 12, 1941 in Hunter, NY, she was the daughter of Simon and Clara Pearlman.

Mrs. Signer was predeceased in 1974 by her husband, Leon Singer, whom she married in 1941 at Essex House, NY; her son Ira T. Singer in 2002; and a brother Murray Pearlman.

She is survived by two grandchildren Leo and Alexandra; and many friends, including Joan Plotsky and Charles Watson.

Funeral services are Thursday, 11 AM, at the Dapson-Chestney Funeral Home, 51 W. Market St.

Burial will be in the St. Paul’s Cemetery, Red Hook.