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Sgt Merrill Dean “Rusty” Blackman

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Sgt Merrill Dean “Rusty” Blackman

Birth
Death
1974 (aged 26–27)
Alaska, USA
Burial
Bellingham, Whatcom County, Washington, USA Add to Map
Plot
SECTION 19, Lot 17, Grave 5-A
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☆☆☆~ Vietnam War Veteran ~☆☆☆

Merril Dean "Rusty" Blackman, age 26, of 2838 Nevada Street, passed away in Anchorage, Alaska. A 20-year resident of this city, Mr. Blackman was a 1965 graduate of Bellingham High School and served with the U.S. Air Force in Vietnam for 4 years. He was a fireman for the Alaska Railroad.

Surviving are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Blackman of Bellingham; one son, David Russell of Spokane; 4 sisters, Mrs. Donna Jo Melland, City; Mrs. Patricia C. Alaniz, San Jose, California, Miss Sheila Mae Blackman, Seattle, Miss Jacque Lynn Blackman, St. Paul, Minnesota; 1 brother, Clemence M. Blackman, City; his grandmother, Mrs. Bess Blackman, El Paso, Texas; grandfather, Olaf Thoreson, Port Orchard, Washington.
☆☆☆~ Vietnam War Veteran ~☆☆☆

Merril Dean "Rusty" Blackman, age 26, of 2838 Nevada Street, passed away in Anchorage, Alaska. A 20-year resident of this city, Mr. Blackman was a 1965 graduate of Bellingham High School and served with the U.S. Air Force in Vietnam for 4 years. He was a fireman for the Alaska Railroad.

Surviving are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Blackman of Bellingham; one son, David Russell of Spokane; 4 sisters, Mrs. Donna Jo Melland, City; Mrs. Patricia C. Alaniz, San Jose, California, Miss Sheila Mae Blackman, Seattle, Miss Jacque Lynn Blackman, St. Paul, Minnesota; 1 brother, Clemence M. Blackman, City; his grandmother, Mrs. Bess Blackman, El Paso, Texas; grandfather, Olaf Thoreson, Port Orchard, Washington.

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