Alberta Minut

Alberta E. Minut

                                       December 30^th, 1919 August 6^th, 2011

This is a condensed story about my mother, Evelyn Rosenblatt who was born in Buffalo, New York on December 30^th, 1919, the fourth child of Mary (nee Hutchins) and Frank Rosenblatt.  The marriage eventually ended and my grandmother married Harold Worden and had several more children.  The family lived during the depression and saw many hard times, but they always had each other. 

Mom was, and always has been a survivor.  Not only surviving the depression, she survived a car wreck in which she contracted a broken neck, physical abuse in her first marriage, a miscarriage (due to the abuse), the death of 2 spouses, and the death of three children.  The deaths of her children devastated my Mom, and with each loss her grief was overwhelming.  During her first marriage, Mom gave birth to a baby, Buddie, who was ill and needed extensive medical treatments.  Mom was very ill and for Buddie’s well being, she gave him up for adoption to a family who could afford the medical costs.  This decision haunted her for the rest of her life.  I did not list Buddie in Mom’s obituary because he was legally adopted and I know very little about him.  I never even knew Buddie’s legal name.  I am mentioning him here because he was so close to Mom’s heart.  Due to her own illnesses, abuse, and lack of money, Mom allowed Al (Berci), her firstborn son to be raised by another family and George (Buzz) went to Berea Children’s home.  Eventually she was reunited with Al and Buzz.  Even during their separation though, Mom always cried over “her boys”.

After my father’s (Oval Austin Carter) death, Mom moved to Westwood Place in Strongsville, Ohio.  Grandma Worden had also lived there and also Mom’s sister, Betty, who still resides at Westwood.    She met Leroy Minut and they married, and Mom moved out of Westwood.   Mom became a member of the Minut family and even after Leroy’s death in 1999 she remained close to his family.  They even came to visit her at the hospital in the final days.   After Leroy’s death Mom moved back to Westwood Place.  Mom loved it at Westwood and all the friends she made became a second family to her.  Mom immersed herself in all the activities offered and was soon playing pinochle, bingo, and WII bowling.  Every year she participated in the Senior Olympics and was so proud of all her certificates and medals, and we (her children) were extremely proud of her.   The last year she participated was 2010 at the age of 91!  She was an avid NY Yankee and Cleveland Indians fan.  She watched games until the week of her death.

Mom was a very giving person, and if there was any way she could help her family or her friends, she did.   I talked to several of her friends at Westwood and everyone told me how sweet and well liked she was.  Her family, as well as her friends loved her sense of humor.  Towards the end of her life Mom reassured everyone that she was with the Lord and the Lord was with her.   She donated her body so her family would not have to worry about an expensive funeral, even though we assured her she didn’t have to do that.  That is just the way Mom was.  The day before her death she asked Shawn (her granddaughter) to take some of her money and buy a box of chocolates for the nurses at Southwest Hospital.  What a wonderful lady!  We are all going to miss her so much.

Our family would like to take a moment to thank my niece, Shawn.  For the past several years she has taken care of anything her grandma needed.   Mom called her “her little angel on earth”, and we totally agree.