Obituary: Bloom, June R.

Age 98

Fri., March 20, 2015

BLOOM, June R. (Age 98) June passed away March 18, 2015 in Spokane.

She was born on June 26, 1916 in Palouse, WA on the family farm.

She attended Washington State College, where she met and later married Philip Bloom.

They were married for over 60 years.

They had three daughters: Jacqueline Ewell (Edward - deceased), Lynda Lunquist (Geoff) and Rebecca Condotta-deceased (Marvin).

They also had eight grandchildren, Monica Cholaj (Frank), Marla Bosley (Jerry), Michelle Dearlove (David), Sean Lundquist (Kristen), Nicole Herzog (Mattias), Peter Lundquist (Jennifer) , Bryson Condotta (Andrea), Andrew Lundquist (Mandy), and 12 great-grandchildren.

June and Phil spent most of their lives in Ellensburg, WA.

June was a 4-H leader, excellent seamstress, and wonderful cook.

She enjoyed having her family around her and often had large holiday celebrations.

A Graveside Service will be held at 12:30, Friday, March 20, 2015 at Greenwood Memorial Terrace with Reverend Brad Buff officiating.

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