~Obituary~
Hazel Aland Tomlinson, 92, passed away on Bainbridge Island. Born in Brigham City, Utah to Lee Aland and Virginia Christensen Aland, she grew up in Idaho Falls. During World War II, she studied nursing in Salt Lake City then volunteered for the W.A.V.E.S. (Women Accepted for Voluntary Emergency Service), later graduating from Utah State University with degrees in English and Journalism.
She got her first job in Salt Lake City, writing and voicing copy, later hosting her own program on radio station KSL. She was one of the first women in the West to host a radio show and pioneer KSL’s first TV broadcast.
She married Bruce Tomlinson in 1951, moved to San Francisco and together operated a Real Estate company. Then in 1960 they moved to Bainbridge Island, Washington where she lived, loved and raised a family for 57 years until her death.
A devoted mother, role model and a life-long inspiration to her community and her blended family of four children and 14 grandchildren, she was deeply loved by all.
Published in the Kitsap Sun (Washington), August 25, 2017.
Hazel Aland Tomlinson, 92, passed away on Bainbridge Island. Born in Brigham City, Utah to Lee Aland and Virginia Christensen Aland, she grew up in Idaho Falls. During World War II, she studied nursing in Salt Lake City then volunteered for the W.A.V.E.S. (Women Accepted for Voluntary Emergency Service), later graduating from Utah State University with degrees in English and Journalism.
She got her first job in Salt Lake City, writing and voicing copy, later hosting her own program on radio station KSL. She was one of the first women in the West to host a radio show and pioneer KSL’s first TV broadcast.
She married Bruce Tomlinson in 1951, moved to San Francisco and together operated a Real Estate company. Then in 1960 they moved to Bainbridge Island, Washington where she lived, loved and raised a family for 57 years until her death.
A devoted mother, role model and a life-long inspiration to her community and her blended family of four children and 14 grandchildren, she was deeply loved by all.
Published in the Kitsap Sun (Washington), August 25, 2017.
~Obituary~
Hazel Aland Tomlinson, 92, passed away on Bainbridge Island. Born in Brigham City, Utah to Lee Aland and Virginia Christensen Aland, she grew up in Idaho Falls. During World War II, she studied nursing in Salt Lake City then volunteered for the W.A.V.E.S. (Women Accepted for Voluntary Emergency Service), later graduating from Utah State University with degrees in English and Journalism.
She got her first job in Salt Lake City, writing and voicing copy, later hosting her own program on radio station KSL. She was one of the first women in the West to host a radio show and pioneer KSL’s first TV broadcast.
She married Bruce Tomlinson in 1951, moved to San Francisco and together operated a Real Estate company. Then in 1960 they moved to Bainbridge Island, Washington where she lived, loved and raised a family for 57 years until her death.
A devoted mother, role model and a life-long inspiration to her community and her blended family of four children and 14 grandchildren, she was deeply loved by all.
Published in the Kitsap Sun (Washington), August 25, 2017.
Hazel Aland Tomlinson, 92, passed away on Bainbridge Island. Born in Brigham City, Utah to Lee Aland and Virginia Christensen Aland, she grew up in Idaho Falls. During World War II, she studied nursing in Salt Lake City then volunteered for the W.A.V.E.S. (Women Accepted for Voluntary Emergency Service), later graduating from Utah State University with degrees in English and Journalism.
She got her first job in Salt Lake City, writing and voicing copy, later hosting her own program on radio station KSL. She was one of the first women in the West to host a radio show and pioneer KSL’s first TV broadcast.
She married Bruce Tomlinson in 1951, moved to San Francisco and together operated a Real Estate company. Then in 1960 they moved to Bainbridge Island, Washington where she lived, loved and raised a family for 57 years until her death.
A devoted mother, role model and a life-long inspiration to her community and her blended family of four children and 14 grandchildren, she was deeply loved by all.
Published in the Kitsap Sun (Washington), August 25, 2017.
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