Gloria McDonald

  Gloria Anne McDonald (DeGroot), age 80, was born June 18, 1937 in Snohomish and passed away on Thursday, Feb. 1, 2018 in Ferndale. She was a daughter of Casey Leonard and Evelyn Lucille (Olmstead) DeGroot. Gloria was the first grandchild to Bert and Anna Olmstead and William and Anna DeGroot (Lankhaar).
  Gloria was preceded in death by her sister Eleanor (Babe) and husbands David Burns, Lonnie Briley and Bill McDonald.
  She is survived by siblings Neil, Lu, Bill, Dave and Donna; children Patricia, Cathy, John and Sean; grandchildren Jon, Crystal, Addy, Josh and Liam; great-grandchildren Aliya, Nathanial and Kalel; special namesake and special great-great-nephew Hunter Allan McDonald Spencer; and her special friends the “Monday morning coffee gals”!
  Her career included working at Western Washington University in the Attorney General’s office, the Bellingham prosecutor’s office and directly for attorney Les Lee’s law practice. Gloria loved to travel and those trips included: Europe, China, Australia, Japan and New Zealand as well as many states in the U.S. and Canadian provinces in her RV. She also loved her dogs! She was a charter member and huge supporter of the Harborview Lions Club and a regular attendee and supporter of her church. Over the years she was a volunteer for the Bellingham senior center and Bellingham Police RSVP and she delivered medications for Hospice. She was a giving person and supported many charities including the Bill McDonald Scholarship Fund at Western Washington University.
  A special thank-you goes to her sister Lu and niece Kelcee for their love and care!
  A celebration of life service will be held at 11:30 a.m. Monday, Feb. 19, in Cornerstone Community Church, 5732 Olsen Rd. Ferndale, WA 98248.
  In lieu of flowers, gifts can be made to the McDonald Scholarship Fund at Western Washington University online at: https://foundation.wwu.edu/McDonaldScholarship, or by check payable to the WWU Foundation and mailed to WWU Foundation, 516 High St., Bellingham, WA 98225-9034 (please indicate McDonald Scholarship on the memo line of your check).
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