Dellis Miller
In the early morning hours of June 9, 2021, our Mom quietly slipped into Heaven to reunite with her beloved husband Bob and to meet her Savior face-to-face. Dellis was 95 years old, born in Eagle Butte South Dakota on March 16, 1926. She was the eldest of 5 children born to John & Helen (Haveman) Likkel. When she was a young girl of 8 or 9, the Likkel family made their way west to Grangeville Idaho then finally to Lynden Washington where Mom graduated from Lynden High School in 1945. Dellis began working at the Boeing Company in Bellingham during WWII, becoming a “Rosie the Riveter” on B-29 airplane components. She then started work at Lynden Dairy Products (now Darigold) where she met Robert “Bob” Miller. After a 4 month courtship, Dad proposed on Valentine’s Day and they were married on August 18, 1948, enjoying 63 years together before Dad’s passing. Mom & Dad were blessed with six children, 13 grandchildren, and 18 great grandchildren. Mom’s greatest joy was spending time with her family and she treasured each and every one. She is survived by her children: Brent (June) Miller, Evan Miller (fiancé Deanna Willingham), Gale (Karen) Miller, Lynn (Jan) Miller, Luanne (Larry) Van Werven, and Carma (Jim) DeGroot. She is also survived by a sister Maxine Pilon and brother Berk Likkel. Dellis was pre-deceased by her husband Bob in 2011, her brother Dean and sisters Shirley and Fay. Our parents were very active in their church being Charter Members of Bethel Christian Reformed Church and attending Grace Baptist Church for the past many years. They had a heart for missions and after retirement spent many summers at Victory Bible Camp in Alaska, often taking one or two of their grandchildren along with them. Memorial gifts may be given to Victory Bible Camp at 64741 S. Victory Road, Glacier View Alaska 99674 or vbcalaska.org. Our family would like to thank her wonderful caregivers at Among Friends Adult Family Home as well as Dr Steve Alexander who so patiently managed Mom’s health over the years. A graveside memorial service will be held at 11am on Saturday, July 10, 2021 at Monumenta Cemetery in Lynden Washington. Funeral arrangements are entrusted to Gillies Funeral Home and Cremation Services.Obituary
In the early morning hours of June 9, 2021, our Mom quietly slipped into Heaven to reunite with her beloved husband Bob and to meet her Savior face-to-face. Dellis was 95 years old, born in Eagle Butte South Dakota on March 16, 1926. She was the eldest of 5 children born to John & Helen (Haveman) Likkel. When she was a young girl of 8 or 9, the Likkel family made their way west to Grangeville Idaho then finally to Lynden Washington where Mom graduated from Lynden High School in 1945. Dellis began working at the Boeing Company in Bellingham during WWII, becoming a “Rosie the Riveter” on B-29 airplane components. She then started work at Lynden Dairy Products (now Darigold) where she met Robert “Bob” Miller. After a 4 month courtship, Dad proposed on Valentine’s Day and they were married on August 18, 1948, enjoying 63 years together before Dad’s passing. Mom & Dad were blessed with six children, 13 grandchildren, and 18 great grandchildren. Mom’s greatest joy was spending time with her family and she treasured each and every one. She is survived by her children: Brent (June) Miller, Evan Miller (fiancé Deanna Willingham), Gale (Karen) Miller, Lynn (Jan) Miller, Luanne (Larry) Van Werven, and Carma (Jim) DeGroot. She is also survived by a sister Maxine Pilon and brother Berk Likkel. Dellis was pre-deceased by her husband Bob in 2011, her brother Dean and sisters Shirley and Fay. Our parents were very active in their church being Charter Members of Bethel Christian Reformed Church and attending Grace Baptist Church for the past many years. They had a heart for missions and after retirement spent many summers at Victory Bible Camp in Alaska, often taking one or two of their grandchildren along with them. Memorial gifts may be given to Victory Bible Camp at 64741 S. Victory Road, Glacier View Alaska 99674 or vbcalaska.org. Our family would like to thank her wonderful caregivers at Among Friends Adult Family Home as well as Dr Steve Alexander who so patiently managed Mom’s health over the years. A graveside memorial service will be held at 11am on Saturday, July 10, 2021 at Monumenta Cemetery in Lynden Washington. Funeral arrangements are entrusted to Gillies Funeral Home and Cremation Services.
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