Jean Winifred Blagg

Jean Winifred Blagg, 85, died peacefully surrounded by her beloved husband and their four children on Sunday, October 26, 2014 following a short illness.

Born in Cleckheaton, Yorkshire, England on July 14, 1929, the daughter of Stanley and Nellie Thomas, she trained as a nurse at Leeds General Infirmary and as a midwife at St. Thomas’ Hospital, London. She was a senior nurse in Leeds when she met her husband, Dr. Christopher Blagg. They married in December 1953 and lived in Leeds and London before finally moving to Seattle in 1966.

They bought a house on the north end of Mercer Island in 1967 and moved to Covenant Shores in 2013. At various times in her career, Jean worked at Leeds General Infirmary, the Putney Hospital in London, the Leeds Maternity Hospital and as an obstetric nurse at Overlake Hospital in Bellevue.

Upon moving to Mercer Island she became an active member of the Emmanuel Episcopal Church congregation. She was a member of the Women’s University Club, the Mercer Island Shore Club during her tennis playing days, the Arboretum Foundation and several other organizations. She was a past president of the Friends of the University of Washington School of Medicine and of the North Mercer Junior High School PTA. She will be sorely missed by her many friends on Mercer Island,

Seattle and the greater Northwest and also across the United States and the countless places she visited around the world with her husband.

She is survived by her husband of almost 62 years, Christopher, her daughter Alison and son-in-law Daniel, her daughter Elizabeth and son-in-law Gary, her son Christopher James and daughter-in-law Janet, her son Simon and daughter-in-law Maggie, eight grandchildren, one great grandchild and her older brother, Alexander.

A memorial service is planned for Saturday, November 22

at 2 PM at Mercer Island Emmanuel Episcopal Church.

In lieu of flowers, please make any donations to Emmanuel Episcopal Church, the Northwest Kidney Centers or the charity of your choice.

Friends are invited to sign the online guestbook and to view a more detailed obituary at www.Flintofts.com