- Date Of Birth: October 16, 1935
- Date Of Death: September 6, 2009
- State: Montana
Harold Wayne Van Dusen, 73, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday Sept. 6, 2009 at his home in Kalispell, Montana. He was born October 16, 1935 in Pomona, Ca. to Walter and Lillian Van Dusen.
He met and fell in love with Barbara Peterson when they were both employed by Woolworth’s in Huntington Park, Ca. They were married March 10, 1956. In the same year he started working for the Post Office in South Gate, CA.
In May of 1969 the family moved to Kalispell where he retired from the Post Office in 1992. In the time that he lived in Kalispell, he was very involved in Central Christian Church and served as an elder there. He was very artistic and painted many pictures for his family and friends. He has also become very well known around town with his window paintings and Styrofoam sculptures for the church and other events. A couple of years ago, there was an article in the Daily Interlake about his talent in this area.
In 2001 he and Barbara became volunteers at Kalispell Regional Hospital and have found this experience to be one of the most fulfilling in their lives. He and Barbara have had a wonderful time since they both retired and have done extensive traveling. A favorite spot was the Hawaiian Islands and it was a yearly trip for them.
He was known and loved by all who knew him and will be greatly missed.
He is survived by his wife Barbara at the family home and his two children David of Seattle and Cindy (Van Dusen) Block of Kalispell. He has four grandchildren, Joshua and Mitchell of Kalispell and Angela and Meagan of Seattle. A family highlight this past year was his grandson Josh’s wedding to Brooke.
He is also survived by his very cherished son in law Walter Block of Kalispell and his two sisters in law Donna and Betty Peterson also of Kalispell.
