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Janet Lenore
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1941 - 2016
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Obituary for Janet Lenore Dial
Janet Lenore Dial was born in Washington, D.C. on July 11, 1941 to Julian and Lois Johnston. She passed away in her home in Oak Harbor on February 26, 2016 at the age of 74.
An accomplished gardener and arts and crafts enthusiast, Janet was at her happiest when at home working with her flowerbeds or crafting a new art project – all with her trusty dog by her side. Over the years she raised up a number of companion dogs that she would take everywhere she went. Her home was also refuge for cows, donkeys, horses, geese, chickens, rabbits, ferrets, turtles, fish, cats, birds and even a skunk at one point named Pepe Le Pew.
She grew up in Ferndale and graduated from Ferndale High School. On a trip to Bunk’s Drive-in, Janet met a young sailor and on November 27, 1959 in Bellingham, she and Benjamin “Harold” Dial were married. The Navy transferred the Dial’s to Alameda, Jacksonville and on to NAS Whidbey where they eventually settled in their Sunrise Hills home, a home they shared for forty-three years until her passing.
Janet loved living on Whidbey Island, where she enjoyed 360 degree views of the Cascades and the Puget Sound. She served her community by providing numerous Christmas gifts via the Angel Tree every year and serving at the Senior Center with Meals on Wheels. She enjoyed numerous road trips with her husband whether it was a country drive up Chuckanut Highway with a stop at a favorite restaurant or an across the border trek to Canada for a stay at Harrison Hot Springs. She decorated for the holidays with her beautiful arts and crafts and collected an impressive display of angels, dolls and frog figurines. She was also an avid shopper.
Janet is survived by husband, Benjamin Harold Dial, daughter, Debbie Dial of Marysville, and son Ben (Lori) Dial of Bellingham. Also surviving are grandchildren Christy and Brooks Rice and their children Jeremiah and William, all of Eugene, OR; Jessica Blindauer and fiancé John Robb of Oak Harbor; Holly and Marcelo Vargas of Lynnwood, WA; Kelsie and Tyson Pfaff and their children Rylie and Deegan Jansen and Ashton and Tabor Dial of Bellingham and her most current canine companion, Groucho. She is predeceased by her parents, Julian and Lois Johnston.
An accomplished gardener and arts and crafts enthusiast, Janet was at her happiest when at home working with her flowerbeds or crafting a new art project – all with her trusty dog by her side. Over the years she raised up a number of companion dogs that she would take everywhere she went. Her home was also refuge for cows, donkeys, horses, geese, chickens, rabbits, ferrets, turtles, fish, cats, birds and even a skunk at one point named Pepe Le Pew.
She grew up in Ferndale and graduated from Ferndale High School. On a trip to Bunk’s Drive-in, Janet met a young sailor and on November 27, 1959 in Bellingham, she and Benjamin “Harold” Dial were married. The Navy transferred the Dial’s to Alameda, Jacksonville and on to NAS Whidbey where they eventually settled in their Sunrise Hills home, a home they shared for forty-three years until her passing.
Janet loved living on Whidbey Island, where she enjoyed 360 degree views of the Cascades and the Puget Sound. She served her community by providing numerous Christmas gifts via the Angel Tree every year and serving at the Senior Center with Meals on Wheels. She enjoyed numerous road trips with her husband whether it was a country drive up Chuckanut Highway with a stop at a favorite restaurant or an across the border trek to Canada for a stay at Harrison Hot Springs. She decorated for the holidays with her beautiful arts and crafts and collected an impressive display of angels, dolls and frog figurines. She was also an avid shopper.
Janet is survived by husband, Benjamin Harold Dial, daughter, Debbie Dial of Marysville, and son Ben (Lori) Dial of Bellingham. Also surviving are grandchildren Christy and Brooks Rice and their children Jeremiah and William, all of Eugene, OR; Jessica Blindauer and fiancé John Robb of Oak Harbor; Holly and Marcelo Vargas of Lynnwood, WA; Kelsie and Tyson Pfaff and their children Rylie and Deegan Jansen and Ashton and Tabor Dial of Bellingham and her most current canine companion, Groucho. She is predeceased by her parents, Julian and Lois Johnston.
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