San Joaquin-Santa Cruz-Sonoma County CA Obituary Project Obituaries.....Blackham, Joan Rosemary December 20 2004
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The Record  December 21, 2004
Santa Rosa
Joan Rosemary Blackham 
July 9, 1922 - Dec. 20, 2004



Joan Rosemary Blackham was born July 9, 1922 in Canby, Oregon. She passed away 
December 20, 2004 in Santa Rosa, CA., with her loving family by her side. 
Beloved wife of the late Montieth "Monte" Blackham, very beloved mother of 
Melanie Moldenhauer of Santa Rosa, Ca., Cheri Rudy of Southlake, Tx., Jeri 
Garoutte of Stockton, Ca., and John Garoutte of Seattle, Wa.
Joan was born in Canby, Oregon. She interrupted her college education to serve 
in the U.S. Navy during WWII. She then married and had four children. Upon a 
divorce, she completed her college education at San Jose State University while 
raising and supporting her four children and earned her Teaching Credential. 
She became a highly respected and loved 3rd grade Teacher at Bay View 
Elementary School for over 15 years before retiring to the Seattle area with 
her beloved husband Monte, whom she married in 1966 in Santa Cruz and had 24 
years with before his passing in 1990 in Lodi, California. Joan continued to 
live in Lodi and Stockton for several years, recently moving to Santa Rosa to 
be near her daughter, Melanie. She also leaves behind one sister, Sally Briggs 
of Santa Ana, Ca., 9 grandchildren, and numerous great-grandchildren and will 
be greatly missed. She enjoyed travel, new experiences, reading and writing 
poetry, the arts and helping those less fortunate. Her kind and gentle spirit 
will be very missed.
Graveside services will be held Wednesday, December 22nd at 2:00 p.m. at 
Cherokee Memorial Park, Hwy 99 & Harney Lane, Lodi, Ca. Memorial Contributions 
may be made to the Alzheimer's Association, No. Bay Chapter, 1211 N. Dutton 
Ave., Santa Rosa, Ca. 95401 or to Bay View Elementary School Library, 1231 Bay 
St., Santa Cruz, Ca. 95060. Tributes may be shared or a personal expression 
left at www.lodifuneralhome.com Arrangements are entrusted to the care of Lodi 
Funeral Home, 725 S. Fairmont Ave., Lodi, Ca. 95240. 
 


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