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Jeanette Blackford Obituary

On November 4th, 2010 six days after her 87th birthday, Jeanette Blackford passed away peacefully at Petaluma Valley Hospital after losing her valiant fight with cancer. She is survived by Robert Blackford, her devoted husband of 64 years; and their two children: Ron Blackford and Carol Avedano. She will also be missed by her four grandchildren: Nathan and Molly Blackford, Arika and Brian Avedano; as well as her only great grandchild Hunter Blackford; her sister Marian Hughart; and all the aunts, uncles and cousins that come from a large Italian family. Jean will be best remembered for her down home family dinner gatherings, where there was never a lack of love and laughter. Friends and family will be notified of memorial services, to be held at a later date at their home in Petaluma.

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Published by Press Democrat from Nov. 9 to Nov. 10, 2010.

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Marian, Sheryle and Jean 1997

Sheryle Bauer

November 14, 2010

Laughing with Aunt Jean 2010

Sheryle Bauer

November 11, 2010

Jean and Bob 1989

Sheryle Bauer

November 11, 2010

Jean and Marian sisters 1989

Sheryle Bauer

November 11, 2010

Bob and Jean Blackford 1989

Sheryle Bauer

November 10, 2010

Hanging with Aunt Jean 1986

Sheryle Bauer

November 9, 2010

Laughing in Inverness Park, CA. 1977

Sheryle Bauer

November 9, 2010

Laughing....Jean and Marian, sisters.

Sheryle Bauer

November 9, 2010

Donna Shore

November 9, 2010

I shall remember her as a sweet and gentle woman with a quick laugh and laid back sense of humor. She saw the world with an unjaundiced eye! Peace & Tranquility, Jean!

Maryll Diefenderfer

November 9, 2010

Jean's warmth, hospitality and good cooking are at the center of so many fond memories... she welcomed me to picnics and holiday gatherings, treating me like family, and even took care of me after I had surgery. She has a special place in my heart.

My sympathies are with the family that will miss her so very much. Now Jean's at peace, and we can remember her, the wonderful laugh and sense of humor, released from the strain of illness that has burdened for her some time. Celebrate her life and fill your thoughts with joyful memories.

With love ~~ Maryll

Rhonda Yamamoto

November 9, 2010

I will never forget the way she and my Mom laughed and laughed and laughed. Sometimes at nothing at all. I can still hear them and it makes me smile. They just brought out the "happy" in each other. I will never forget her laugh and I will also never forget what an amazing sister she was to my Mom. She will be dearly missed. God bless you, Aunt Jean. Love, Rhonda

Sheryle Bauer

November 9, 2010

Dear Aunt Jean:

I love you. You were the best aunt in the whole world. I have the most fond memories of you. Your laugh, your cooking, your hospitality, your love for family and friends. I envy you now, in Heaven with your dear brothers and sisters. Probably sitting around a table with a plate of salami and crackers and a bottle of Nono's wine.

And to my cousin, Carol. What a saint you are to have cared for your dear mother both in her sickness and in her healthy years. Every single day for years, you were at her side. Your undying love and devotion for your mother was above and beyond anything I've ever seen between a mother and daughter. Carol. My Aunt Jean was blessed to have a daughter like you.

With love, Sheryle Bauer/Salt Lake City, Utah.

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