Lydia Caroline FLIGGE Age 101, died at Highlands Care Center in Renton on December 5, 2000. She is survived by a daughter-in-law Elizabeth Fligge; granddaughters Karalee Brune and Susan Petree; grandsons Sterling Fligge, Jr. and Kevin Fligge; great- grandchildren Hollin Petree and Amy Work; great-great grandson Walker Petree. Lydia was born in Willow Hill, Pennsylvania where she lived her early years. She married Frank Fligge in Sisseton, South Dakota before moving to Renton, Washington in 1931. Lydia was a beautiful seamstress and her baking and canning were known for their excellent quality, earning her first place in a cake- baking contest for which she won a Hotpoint Electric Range. Lydia was well known for her charity work, quilt sewing and assisting the local churches with many projects. She maintained a large garden and often fed homeless people that came to her back door. She ran the snack bar at the Renton Auction until she was in her nineties. Funeral Service and burial were held Saturday, December 9, 2000 at Bonneey-Watson Washington Memorial, 16445 Pacific Hwy. S. SeaTac. Memorials may be made to charity of choice. Seattle Times