Margaret E. Bloomquist, 87, Tumwater, Wash., died July 2, 2002, at her home in Tumwater.

Mrs. Bloomquist was born June 20, 1915, in Hoquiam, Wash. to Oscar Olaf and Ogda (Wahlberg) Olson. She was raised in Hoquiam and graduated from Hoquiam High School in 1932.

She worked for Wolf's Department Store in Hoquiam and Browers in Aberdeen, Wash.

She married Verner A. Bloomquist Aug. 7, 1938, in Hoquiam. The couple made their home in Hoquiam. In 1945, they purchased a lily bulb farm in Grayland. At the time it was the largest lily bulb farm in Washington. The property is now part of the Grayland State Park. Mr. Bloomquist died on May 26, 1982.

The family moved to Brookings in 1951 where she worked as a bookkeeper for Cal-Or Plywood Mill, Country Maid dairy in northern California and then for Coos Curry Electric Co-op in Brookings, retiring in 1980. She lived in Brookings until moving to Tumwater last month.

Mrs. Bloomquist enjoyed many handcrafts including hand quilting, knitting and embroidery. She was a charter member of the Azalea Quilters Guild of Brookings. She had been a member of Saron Evangelical Lutheran Church, a member and past president of the Victoria Guild, and a member and past president of the Children's Orthopedic Guild all of Hoquiam.

Survivors include son, R. Gordon "Sandy" Bloomquist and his wife, Bente Nielsen, Olympia, Wash.; granddaughter, Kira Brisson Bloomquist, Copenhagen, Denmark

Graveside services were held July 8 at Hoquiam, Washington Sunset Memorial Park.

The family suggests that donations be made to the Azalea Quilters Scholarship Fund, P. O. Box 994, Brookings, OR 97415.

Arrangements under the direction of Coleman Mortuary, Hoquiam, Wash.