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Rollin Hurd Obituary
Rollin Lawrence Hurd DDS, 89, of Kirkland, went peacefully to be with our Lord and Savior, Tuesday, March 31, 2015, surrounded by his four daughters. He was born July 23, 1925 in Hoquiam, WA, to the late Rollin Edgar Hurd and Blanche Ada (Coffield) Hurd Crandall. In June 1948 he married his high school sweetheart, Helen Carolyn Cleaver who preceded him in death in 2007. In his younger years he enjoyed riding his bike which he rode around the Olympic Peninsula loop, running track where he set a record for the mile in High School and playing on his high school state championship basketball team. Rollin was a United States Army veteran of WW2, serving as a combat medic with the 42nd Rainbow Division in Europe. At one time during his tour he was trapped behind enemy lines and reported as MIA. He graduated from the University of Washington in the school of Dentistry which he practiced in Kirkland for forty years. Rollin was in the Lions Club of Kirkland and enjoyed basketball, playing bridge, golfing and had a passion for writing, having authored four books. He enjoyed meeting for coffee with his family on Wednesdays, going out for a meal which most likely included hot chocolate with whip cream and spending time at the ocean. Rollin is survived by his four daughters, Nancy Zombro (Jim), Lisa Bate (Brian), Laurie Davies (Roger), and Jane Krpan (Dan); nine grandchildren, Mark Tellvik (Emily), Michael Tellvik (Laci), Jonathan Bate (Kaitlyn), Mary Phillips (Shannon), Michael Bate, Jeffrey Davies (Victoria), Julianne Diaz (Juan), Nick Krpan, Adam Krpan and twelve great-grandchildren, Caden, Ashton, Edyn, Tristan, Rosemary, Eli, Elle, Evan, Melia, Kayla, Tiago and Faith. He was preceded in death by his brother, Edgar W. Hurd.
We will have a celebration of Rollin's life Saturday, April 25th at 2:00pm at LifeBridge Church, 11725 NE 118th St, Kirkland, 98034. In lieu of flowers you may send a donation in his name to the Gene and Irene Wockner Hospice Center, 12822 124th Lane, Kirkland, 98034 for the kind and excellent care both of our parents received there. Share your memories of Rollin by signing his guestbook at washelli.com
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