Blomquist obituaries, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana 

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Name, date of obit, date submitted, submitted for the USGenWeb archives by:

Blomquist, Charles Edward, Jr.  29 Sep 2001    Sep 2001    Don Johnson
Blomquist, Curtis                9 Oct 2009    Oct 2009    Jerry Nelson
Blomquist, Evelyn Newsom        26 Apr 1999    May 1999    Don Johnson

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Obituary published in The Advocate (Baton Rouge) on:  9/29/2001 

BLOMQUIST, CHARLES EDWARD, JR. "SWEDE" 
A resident and native of Hammond, he died Friday, Sept. 28, 2001, at his
residence. He was 81. Visitation at Harry McKneely & Son Funeral Home
chapel, Hammond, from 1 p.m. Sunday until religious services at 3 p.m.,
conducted by the Rev. William Eubanks and the Rev. Jeffrey Fletcher.
Interment in Greenlawn Cemetery. He is survived by his wife, Kathryn
Robertson Blomquist of Hammond; a brother, Curtis Blomquist of Hammond, a
sister, Sylvia Blomquist LaDew of Ponchatoula; and nieces and nephews. He
was preceded in death by his parents, C.E. Blomquist Sr. and Grace
Alexander Blomquist; and a brother, Wilbur Clarence Blomquist. He was a
longtime member of the First Christian Church of Hammond. He served in the
Merchant Marines during World War II. He was a cattle farmer, long-time
member of Dairymen Inc. and a member and former president of the Louisiana
Farm Bureau. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to First Christian
Church, 305 E. Charles St., Hammond, LA 70401 or to North Oaks Hospice,
P.O. Box 2668, Hammond, LA 70404. 

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Obituary published in the Hammond Daily Star on:  10/9/2009

BLOMQUIST, CURTIS
Curtis Blomquist, 83 years old of Hammond, died Thursday, October 8, 2009, 
in North Oaks Medical Center.  He was born on Monday, January 25, 1926, in 
Hammond.  He was in the Merchant Marines during World War II, serving 2 
years overseas.  Mr. Blomquist was a member of the Oak Knoll Country Club 
and an avid golfer.  Mr. Blomquist was a long time pharmacist and original 
owner of the Ozone Drug Store in Hammond. He retired from the Medi-Thrift 
Pharmacy in Ponchatoula.  Surviving are his daughter and son-in-law, Debbie 
and Don Holtgren; son and daughter-in-law, Larry Curtis and Kathy 
Blomquist; sister, Sylvia LaDew; 4 grandchildren, Aaron and Lindsay 
Blomquist, and Ryan and Jason Holtgren; great-grandson, Hunter Holtgren; 
and sister-in-law, Kathryn R. Blomquist.  He is preceded in death by his 
wife, Evelyn Newsom Blomquist; parents, Grace Alexander and Charles Edward 
Blomquist, Sr.; and 2 brothers, Charles "Swede" Blomquist and Wilbur 
Blomquist.  Friends will be received Saturday, October 10, 2009, at the 
Harry McKneely & Son Funeral Home in Hammond from 9:00 a.m. until the 
funeral service at 11:00 a.m.  Interment will follow in the Greenlawn 
Cemetery in Hammond.  In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the Happy 
Woods Church of God, 42418 South Range Rd., Hammond, LA 70403, or the 
Richard Murphy Foundation, 16013 Halbert Lane, Hammond, LA 70403.  An 
on-line guest book is available at www.harrymckneely.com.

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Obituary published in The Advocate (Baton Rouge) on:  4/26/1999 

BLOMQUIST, EVELYN NEWSOM 
Head instructor and manager of Southeastern Beauty College for 25 years and
co-owner of Southeast Hair Designs, she died Sunday, April 25, 1999, at
North Oaks Medical Center, Hammond. She was 69, a resident and native of
Hammond. Visiting at Harry McKneely & Son Funeral Home, Hammond, 6 p.m. to
10 p.m. Tuesday and after 8 a.m. Wednesday. Religious services at the
funeral home chapel at 10 a.m. Wednesday, conducted by the Rev. Jeff
Fletcher. Interment in Greenlawn Cemetery. Survived by husband, Curtis
Blomquist, Hammond; a daughter, Debbie Holtgren, Hammond; a son, Larry
Blomquist, Hammond; two sisters, Norma Harrell, Kentwood, and Jerry
Edwards, Fort Smith, Ark.; two brothers, J.C. Newsom, Denham Springs, and
Eddie Newsom Jr., Hammond; and four grandchildren, Aaron and Lindsay
Blomquist and Ryan and Jason Holtgren. Preceded in death by mother, Frances
Loflon Newsom Jordan; father, Edward Newsom; and a sister, Tootie Thomas.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Church of God,
Hammond. 

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