Gale Elizabeth Genin passed away Nov. 12, 2014. Gale was born Feb. 23, 1943, to Victor E. Bjorkvik and Lily Elizabeth Bjorkvik in New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada.

Feb. 23, 1963, Gale married Louis Paul Genin. While Gale spent the majority of her life as a homemaker, she also worked as a travel agent and tour guide. Gale loved life, cooking and exploring new places.

She was the family matriarch and fiercely proud of them all.

Gale is preceded in death by her mother and father; brother, Gary Bjorkvik; sister, Beverly Egilsson; and grandparents, John and Hanna Quist. She is survived by her husband, Louis Genin, of Marysville, Wash.; daughters, Tania Dyer (Kent), of Oak Harbor, Tara Dyer (Tom), of Oak Harbor, and Tiffany Gardner, of Marysville; sister, Lynn Pedde (Art), of Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada; 11 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.

There will be a memorial service at 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 6, at Schaefer-Shipman Funeral Home in Marysville, followed by a celebration of life at Bleacher’s Restaurant.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests making a donation to your favorite charity in Gale’s name.