JOHN PADDEN, PIONEER, DIES.
Requiem Mass for John V. Padden, 89, 443 14th St., will be celebrated at 9:30 a.m. Monday at Sacred Heart Church. Rosary will be said at 7:30 p.m. Sunday in Bingham & Jerns Funeral Home. Mr. Padden died Thursday. He was a lifetime resident of Bellingham and a retired lumberman. He was a member of Sacred Heart Church and Charter member of the Knights of Columbus. Mr. Padden was the first white boy born in Fairhaven. Lake Padden was named for his father, Michael Padden. He also served on the Bellingham City Council in the early 1930's. Survivors include a daughter, Anne Padden of Seattle; a son, John J. Padden of Bellingham; a brother Harry Oeser of Cheney; two sisters, Mrs. M. P. Flannery of Spokane and Mrs. H. W. Gillespie of Bellingham; and two grandchildren. The Rev. Jan Bogusz will be celebrant. Burial will be in Bay View Cemetery.
