Published 10:32 am Tuesday, May 6, 2025

Caroline “Cookie” Kaye Tabor
January 3, 1945 – April 22, 2025

Caroline “Cookie” Kaye Tabor of Bend passed away peacefully on April 22, 2025. Her passing came at the end of a very difficult year of numerous
hospitalizations. She was lovingly supported during her last months of life by a wide circle of very close friends. Cookie was born January 3, 1945 in Hobart, Oklahoma to Marilynn English Tabor and Edward Tabor. Most of her
childhood was spent in Nevada where she and her sister enjoyed rock hunting and exploring in the desert. She especially loved being in the warm sunshine. She and her sister were born 14 months apart and had an extremely close relationship their entire lives. She is survived by her sister Jackie Bahr of Florence, Oregon, nieces Kelly Bahr of Independence, California, and Tracy Bahr and Davey McCoy of Bishop, California, as well as many cousins and relatives. She was preceded in death by her mother Marilynn Loacker, stepfather Robert Loacker, father Edward Tabor, and brother-in-law Gunter Bahr. Her ashes will be sprinkled alongside her mother’s ashes in the desert mountains of eastern California. Baird Funeral Home in Bend is handling arrangements. Cookie was an active member of Bend Chapter DAR until her health began to fail in recent years. She was also a longtime member of Bend Quilters, was an exceptional hand quilter
and donated many of her quilts to causes benefiting military veterans.
She loved her family and her many friends, including her big cat, Louie/Milo. She loved all animals, especially her cats and had been a volunteer rehabber of ground squirrels several years ago. Her two nieces remember, “Aunt Cookie always said she loved us as though we were her own. We had so much fun growing up with her in our lives, such as staying up half the
night watching Godzilla movies, midnight burrito runs, pitting 6,000 cherries for her to make jam, endless penny poker on the porch in Bend! She was spontaneous, always joking, fiercely courageous and eternally inspiring.”
They went on to say, “She is the reason for our ten years living, working and schooling in Bend, and we always appreciated her open arms approach to sharing us with her wonderful circle of friends. She will be greatly missed, leaving us all with many fond memories, jokes, and an abundance of fuzzy warm clothes that we will treasure forever.” Cookie had an independent spirit and something special about her attracted many devoted friends. They loved her and she loved them in return. In the words of a much-loved cousin, “despite her history of medical handicaps, Cookie lived a full life. She was fun, funny, caring, involved, inquisitive, flexible and well liked. So many people will miss her.” A dear friend and neighbor in thanking a special friend who supported Cookie, wrote “thank you for taking her down the home stretch, may we all have good friends when we write the final footnote to our lives.” There is so much that could be said about our sweet Cookie but suffice it to say that she was special to us all and we grieve her loss. In lieu of flowers, in honor of Cookie’s memory, hug your loved ones, family, friends and animal companions.