Edith Lank
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Edith Lank | |
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| Born | February 27, 1926 Chelsea, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | January 1, 2023 (aged 96) Rochester, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation | Author, advice columnist, blogger |
Edith Lank (February 27, 1926 – January 1, 2023) was an American author, advice columnist, and blogger who lived in
Lank wrote '86 and Holding',[2] a blog about adventures in aging, with a positive orientation towards the process of growing old.
Lank was an avid Jane Austen collector, with hundreds of editions and related material, including a unique copy of Lord Brabourne's Letters of Jane Austen annotated by family members.[3] She was a board member of the Jane Austen Society of North America and a life member of the British society.
Lank wrote her final House Calls newspaper column at the end of June 2019, retiring from her 40+ year columnist career, at the age of 93.[4]
Lank was born in Chelsea, Massachusetts. Lank died on January 1, 2023, in Rochester at the age of 96.[5][6]
References
- ^ House Calls is a hit[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Local real-estate guru tackles new field | Brighton Blog | Rochester Democrat and Chronicle". Archived from the original on November 10, 2013. Retrieved December 7, 2012.
- ^ Edith Lank
- ^ Lank, Edith. "She's 93 and has been writing for us for decades. This is Edith Lank's farewell column". Democrat & Chronicle. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
- ^ "Obituaries in Rochester, NY | Rochester Democrat and Chronicle".
- ^ "Longtime area real estate columnist Edith Lank has died". January 2, 2023.
External links
- AskEdith.com Archived February 17, 2023, at the Wayback Machine
- 86 and Holding at Blogspot.com
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