Barbara Ann Van Dusen

Barbara Van Dusen went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, April 17, she was 90 years old. She was born in Huntington Park, CA on December 22, 1933 to Herbert and Lavonne Peterson.
She grew up in Huntington Park and graduated from Huntington Park High School in the class of 1950. She worked at Woolworth’s in Huntington Park where she met the love of her life, Harold Van Dusen. They were married on March 10, 1956 in a small family ceremony. They had their son David in 1958 and then had their daughter Cindy in 1961. They lived in South Gate, CA for the rest of the time they lived in Southern California. She was a stay at home mom and raised the kids while Harold worked for the South Gate Post Office. They were actively involved in the South Gate Church of Christ where she was a Sunday School teacher and helped being a counselor at Angeles Crest Christian Camp. In May of 1969 she and the family moved to Kalispell and spent the rest of her life here.
They became members at Central Christian Church here in Kalispell. The last few years of her life she was a member of Easthaven Baptist Church. In the 70’s she worked part time for the election department during voting seasons and then got a full time job with the Flathead County Data Processing department. After she retired from the county, she and Harold enjoyed traveling around the US and Canada. She loved to travel and 3 of her favorites were Lake Louise and Jasper, Alberta and Hawaii. She and Harold both volunteered at Kalispell Regional Hospital and found that very rewarding and made some very good friends there. She was proceeded in death by her husband, Harold in 2009 and then lived with her 2 older sisters. The three of them took several long road trips around the country. They were like the golden girls.
Besides Harold, she was preceeded in death by her father in 1977, her mother in 1987 and her sisters Betty and Donna Peterson in 2017. Barb is survived  by her two children David Van Dusen in Seattle, her daughter Cindy (Van Dusen) Block and her husband Walter of Kalispell. Four grandchildren, Joshua Block and his wife Brooke, Mitchell Block and his wife Elizabeth of Kalispell. Angela Van Dusen and her fiancé Jared of Auburn, WA and Meagan Cisneros and her husband Michael of North Bend, WA. Five great grandchildren, Rachel, Micah, Selah and Benjamin Block all of Kalispell and Canley Cisneros of North Bend, WA. The family would also like to thank the staff and her extended family at Prestige Assisted Living who cared for her until her passing. 
There will be a memorial service on Monday, April 22 at 1:00 at Easthaven Baptist Church, 2010 Whitefish Stage Rd. In Kalispell. Graveside services will be private before the service.

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