Theodore Robert "Ted" Blomquist, age 91, born in the family home of Waubun, Minnesota, the seventh of eight children of John and Emelia (Ledin) Blomquist. After high school in Waubun, he attended Concordia College in Moorhead, MN.
While there, he enlisted in the Navy. He was a graduate of the NROTC unit at the University of Washington in Seattle. Attended the Navy Tactical Radar school in Hollywood, Florida. Destroyer duty in the Pacific theater in World War II. Following wartime service, he graduated from the college of dentistry at the University of Minnesota.
Dental practice in Spokane, WA 1950 to 1986. Ted served as president of the Spokane District Dental Society. He also served as president of Washington Dental Service, the Washington State component of Delta Dental Insurance Plan.
Following retirement, Ted was a volunteer travel counselor for the Spokane Visitors Center. He was a 10-gallon donor at the Spokane blood bank.
Ted and his wife, Rae, became part-time residents of Green Valley, AZ in 1999 and full time in 2003. He volunteered at the Lions Club Recycling Bin for 13 years until his health deteriorated. Ted was a member of Desert Hills Lutheran Church and the American Contract Bridge League.
Ted is survived by his loving wife Rae of 44 years at their Green Valley home. Survived by sons Eric of Spokane, WA; Theodore of Paris, France; Daniel and wife Jen of Silvis, IL; Kurt of Seattle, WA; daughter Melanie and husband Bob Miller of Kirkland, WA; stepdaughter Renae Hengel of Tucson, AZ. Eight grandchildren and three great-grand- children. Sister Marjory Johnson of Ruskin, Florida. Nieces, nephews, cousins and many special friends.
Ashes will be interred at the Columbarium at Desert Hills Lutheran Church in Green Valley. Memorials to Desert Hills Lutheran Church or the Southern Poverty Law Center, 400 Washington Ave., Montgomery, AL 36104. Memorial service will be held at Desert Hills Lutheran Church, 2150 S. Camino del Sol in Green Valley, on Saturday, February 27, 2016 at 10 a.m.
Ted was a wonderful man, very loved and will be missed every day.
Published in Spokesman-Review on Feb. 21, 2016
While there, he enlisted in the Navy. He was a graduate of the NROTC unit at the University of Washington in Seattle. Attended the Navy Tactical Radar school in Hollywood, Florida. Destroyer duty in the Pacific theater in World War II. Following wartime service, he graduated from the college of dentistry at the University of Minnesota.
Dental practice in Spokane, WA 1950 to 1986. Ted served as president of the Spokane District Dental Society. He also served as president of Washington Dental Service, the Washington State component of Delta Dental Insurance Plan.
Following retirement, Ted was a volunteer travel counselor for the Spokane Visitors Center. He was a 10-gallon donor at the Spokane blood bank.
Ted and his wife, Rae, became part-time residents of Green Valley, AZ in 1999 and full time in 2003. He volunteered at the Lions Club Recycling Bin for 13 years until his health deteriorated. Ted was a member of Desert Hills Lutheran Church and the American Contract Bridge League.
Ted is survived by his loving wife Rae of 44 years at their Green Valley home. Survived by sons Eric of Spokane, WA; Theodore of Paris, France; Daniel and wife Jen of Silvis, IL; Kurt of Seattle, WA; daughter Melanie and husband Bob Miller of Kirkland, WA; stepdaughter Renae Hengel of Tucson, AZ. Eight grandchildren and three great-grand- children. Sister Marjory Johnson of Ruskin, Florida. Nieces, nephews, cousins and many special friends.
Ashes will be interred at the Columbarium at Desert Hills Lutheran Church in Green Valley. Memorials to Desert Hills Lutheran Church or the Southern Poverty Law Center, 400 Washington Ave., Montgomery, AL 36104. Memorial service will be held at Desert Hills Lutheran Church, 2150 S. Camino del Sol in Green Valley, on Saturday, February 27, 2016 at 10 a.m.
Ted was a wonderful man, very loved and will be missed every day.
Published in Spokesman-Review on Feb. 21, 2016
Theodore Robert "Ted" Blomquist, age 91, born in the family home of Waubun, Minnesota, the seventh of eight children of John and Emelia (Ledin) Blomquist. After high school in Waubun, he attended Concordia College in Moorhead, MN.
While there, he enlisted in the Navy. He was a graduate of the NROTC unit at the University of Washington in Seattle. Attended the Navy Tactical Radar school in Hollywood, Florida. Destroyer duty in the Pacific theater in World War II. Following wartime service, he graduated from the college of dentistry at the University of Minnesota.
Dental practice in Spokane, WA 1950 to 1986. Ted served as president of the Spokane District Dental Society. He also served as president of Washington Dental Service, the Washington State component of Delta Dental Insurance Plan.
Following retirement, Ted was a volunteer travel counselor for the Spokane Visitors Center. He was a 10-gallon donor at the Spokane blood bank.
Ted and his wife, Rae, became part-time residents of Green Valley, AZ in 1999 and full time in 2003. He volunteered at the Lions Club Recycling Bin for 13 years until his health deteriorated. Ted was a member of Desert Hills Lutheran Church and the American Contract Bridge League.
Ted is survived by his loving wife Rae of 44 years at their Green Valley home. Survived by sons Eric of Spokane, WA; Theodore of Paris, France; Daniel and wife Jen of Silvis, IL; Kurt of Seattle, WA; daughter Melanie and husband Bob Miller of Kirkland, WA; stepdaughter Renae Hengel of Tucson, AZ. Eight grandchildren and three great-grand- children. Sister Marjory Johnson of Ruskin, Florida. Nieces, nephews, cousins and many special friends.
Ashes will be interred at the Columbarium at Desert Hills Lutheran Church in Green Valley. Memorials to Desert Hills Lutheran Church or the Southern Poverty Law Center, 400 Washington Ave., Montgomery, AL 36104. Memorial service will be held at Desert Hills Lutheran Church, 2150 S. Camino del Sol in Green Valley, on Saturday, February 27, 2016 at 10 a.m.
Ted was a wonderful man, very loved and will be missed every day.
Published in Spokesman-Review on Feb. 21, 2016
While there, he enlisted in the Navy. He was a graduate of the NROTC unit at the University of Washington in Seattle. Attended the Navy Tactical Radar school in Hollywood, Florida. Destroyer duty in the Pacific theater in World War II. Following wartime service, he graduated from the college of dentistry at the University of Minnesota.
Dental practice in Spokane, WA 1950 to 1986. Ted served as president of the Spokane District Dental Society. He also served as president of Washington Dental Service, the Washington State component of Delta Dental Insurance Plan.
Following retirement, Ted was a volunteer travel counselor for the Spokane Visitors Center. He was a 10-gallon donor at the Spokane blood bank.
Ted and his wife, Rae, became part-time residents of Green Valley, AZ in 1999 and full time in 2003. He volunteered at the Lions Club Recycling Bin for 13 years until his health deteriorated. Ted was a member of Desert Hills Lutheran Church and the American Contract Bridge League.
Ted is survived by his loving wife Rae of 44 years at their Green Valley home. Survived by sons Eric of Spokane, WA; Theodore of Paris, France; Daniel and wife Jen of Silvis, IL; Kurt of Seattle, WA; daughter Melanie and husband Bob Miller of Kirkland, WA; stepdaughter Renae Hengel of Tucson, AZ. Eight grandchildren and three great-grand- children. Sister Marjory Johnson of Ruskin, Florida. Nieces, nephews, cousins and many special friends.
Ashes will be interred at the Columbarium at Desert Hills Lutheran Church in Green Valley. Memorials to Desert Hills Lutheran Church or the Southern Poverty Law Center, 400 Washington Ave., Montgomery, AL 36104. Memorial service will be held at Desert Hills Lutheran Church, 2150 S. Camino del Sol in Green Valley, on Saturday, February 27, 2016 at 10 a.m.
Ted was a wonderful man, very loved and will be missed every day.
Published in Spokesman-Review on Feb. 21, 2016
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