Tonia “Toni” Efflandt, from Lynden, passed away on Monday, Dec. 7, 2015. She was 76 years old.
Toni was born in Nowata, Oklahoma, to William and Florence (Seybold) Mitchell. Toni met and later married Harry Efflandt on Jan. 23, 1965, in Las Vegas. They lived in El Segundo, California, for 18 years before moving to Long Beach. In 1992, they moved to Ferndale and then on to Lynden. Toni enjoyed fishing and traveling and loved her grandchildren dearly.
She is survived by her husband of 50 years, Harry; son Reverend Kevin (Memry); granddaughters Kimberly (Ben) Watkins and Corrine Efflandt; and one great-grandson, Charles Thomas Watkins.
A graveside service will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 17, 2015, in Monumenta Cemetery followed by an 11 a.m. memorial service at Bellingham United Reformed Church, 4454 Pacific Hwy., Bellingham.
You are invited to share your condolences and memories in the online guestbook at www.gilliesfuneralhome.com.
Arrangements are entrusted to Gillies Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Lynden.
