Irene Neyens

Irene Neyens, age 82, passed away peacefully in her sleep on October 28, 2022 at Stafholt Good Samaritan in Blaine, WA. Irene was born on December 11, 1939 at St. Joseph Hospital South Campus in Bellingham, WA to Irene Edmonds and William Snow. She was later adopted by Lloyd Edmonds and raised by him and her mother. Irene attended school in the Bellingham School District, graduating from Bellingham High school in 1959. She later met Rogan Neyens at a church function and they immediately hit it off. He was the love of her life and they married a year later. Irene and Rogan moved into their first house together in Bellingham near Lake Whatcom where 5 of their 6 children were born. It wasn’t until they moved to Everett several years later that they had their 6th child, making their family perfectly balanced with 3 girls and 3 boys.

Irene was a loving and dedicated wife, mother, and grandmother, and a strong woman of faith. To Irene, life was not about odd jobs or having a career, it was about living life for God and caring for her family and home, and she did just that. Irene will be deeply missed by many.

Irene is survived by her six children Margaret (Richard) Neyens, Lori Morrison, Kevin (Erika) Neyens, Andy Neyens, Rodger (Kat) Neyens, and Tami (Daryl) Grimme, her 16 grandchildren, and 12 great-grandchildren, as well as her brothers Jerry (Ruth) Edmonds and Duke (George) Snow of Bellingham, and Ben Snow of Southern California, plus many nieces, nephews, and cousins. She was preceded in death by her husband of 63 years, Rogan Neyens, her parents Irene and Lloyd Edmonds and William and Dorothy Snow, and brother Lynn Edmonds.

The family would like to thank the amazing Stafholt team that loved Irene and took such good care of her for the past three years.

A celebration of life will be held on Friday, November 18th at 12:00pm at the Northwood Chapel, 580 C St. Blaine, WA.