On Jan. 31, Phyllis Lavy Blankman of Pikesville at 84. She is survived by husband Morton Blankman; children Julia (Mitchel) McCandlish; Abbie Blankman and Alan (Elena) Blankman; sister Elaine (late Clinton) Wagner; grandchildren Samuel McCandlish (Michelle Lerman), Nathaniel McCandlish, Jeremy McCandlish, Rebecca Blankman, Ethan Blankman and Hannah Blankman; and a soon-to-be great-grandson. She was predeceased by parents Shirley and Abraham Lavy.
Contributions may be sent to the National Association for the Education of Young Children, P.O. Box 97156, Washington, DC 20090-7156.