Brother Samuel was born into an Orthodox Christian family. In his young age he went through a rough phase and he sacrificed his education and career for the sake of his family and supported his siblings. He was well to do and was married to his beautiful wife Molly Sam. They were happily married and God blessed Sam with a son and then a daughter. However in the turn of events, he lost all his money and went through a fiery ordeal. That led him to attempt various ways to provide for his family and finally ended up in the Middle East. There through his relatives he met a group of Christian brethren and seeing their love and being encouraged he started attending church meetings which later led to his conversion. He realized that Christ loved him so much that He was willing to lay down His life for Samuel. So he gave his life over to Christ and since then, even through the most difficult trials, he never complained or regretted. He was filled with zeal for the Lord and conducted many Gospel preaching camps in his hometown. He was also serving as an elder in Zion Brethren Assembly, Mynagapally, Kollam, Kerala. He loved his family, especially his wife and children. He raised his 2 children in faith and fear of the Lord and they are well educated and established by God's grace.
While doing this, and serving and worshiping the Lord with his heart, as he was going for worshiping the Lord with the brethren in Muscat, it pleased the Lord to call Him to His presence where brother Samuel Lukose is worshiping the Lord seeing Him face to face and worshiping Him in spirit and in truth.
Today he can say with apostle Paul in a very real way, " I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith:
Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing." (2 Timothy 4:7-8)

My mom Christine was amazing. I could always count on her to help me no matter the time or place. She would give her shirt off her back to help someone in need.

Thank you so much to the dear friends and neighbors who attended the service. We are so grateful for your love and condolences.

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A beautiful and extraordinary woman to all who knew her, Lena Magdalena De Leeuw, 93, passed away on October 7, 2016 at Ashby Ponds in Ashburn, Virginia with her husband of more than 69 years by her side. She will be dearly missed by her family and many friends.

Lena was born on January 8, 1923 in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. She was the daughter of Krijn Bartel Straaijer and Christina Maria Braam and the eldest of three children. Lena’s parents instilled in her an early passion for creativity and a steady persistence in the face of challenges, traits that helped mold her determined attitude despite being born with only one hand. Lena spent childhood summers visiting her grandparents in the seaside province of Zeeland, and as a teenager, volunteered at concerts of her favorite organists. As a member of the Dutch Resistance in her twenties, she courageously helped with the dangerous work of distributing food rations and cash payments to help Jews and many others who were in hiding from Nazi occupation of Holland. To cope with the hardships during those times she sometimes composed her own melodies at the piano. These experiences sparked her lifelong zeal for traveling, love of music, and tireless ability to find beauty in the midst of hardship.

Lena and Johan (John) De Leeuw met after World War II and married in 1947. Lena was the only member of her family to fly across the Atlantic and begin a new life in the United States, where she and John started their family. They raised their four children in the U.S. and Europe including living in Brooklyn, New York; Ridgefield, New Jersey; Frankfurt, Germany; Paris, France; Rome, Italy; Bowie, Maryland; and Brussels, Belgium. More recently, they lived in Annapolis, Maryland for 25 years.

Wherever the family settled, Lena found opportunities to volunteer in her community and sing in a local choral group. She was an active member of the Women’s Guild, Mission Commission, and choir at the American Protestant Church in Brussels. She sewed and hand-embroidered several altar cloths and banners that adorned the church for decades. In Annapolis, Lena sang as an alto in the First Presbyterian Church, the Annapolis Chorale, and Heritage Harbour Chorus, often helping with the pronunciation of pieces sung in German, French, and Italian. She also volunteered to be the language coach for a production by The Colonial Players (a longstanding Annapolis theater company), "Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris." For over 25 years, Lena regularly volunteered with Red Cross blood drives.

Lena’s other hobbies included bobbin lace making, needlepoint, skiing, mountain hiking, playing the piano, and hosting family for a home-cooked, internationally-inspired meal -- with cookies, as usual, for dessert! She found joy in the simple, unexpected things in life: morsels of rich chocolate, a fashionable outfit, afternoon tea, and unexplored footpaths in the woods.

In addition to her husband, John, Lena is survived by three children: Joyce De Leeuw of Silver Spring Maryland; Rosemary Bolton of Ashburn, Virginia; and John Paul De Leeuw of New Castle, New Hampshire. Her eldest daughter, Dorothy Baldwin of Crofton, Maryland, predeceased her. Her seven grandchildren and one great-granddaughter carry her love in their hearts: John Baldwin of Nashville, Tennessee; Sally Baldwin of Baltimore, Maryland; Christina Aliyetti of Leesburg, Virginia; Elizabeth Goehring of Alexandria, Virginia; Carly De Leeuw of New Castle, New Hampshire; Alyson De Leeuw of San Diego, California; Andrei De Leeuw of Silver Spring, Maryland, and Sarah Aliyetti of Leesburg, Virginia. Also surviving are her brother, Jan Straayer of Aalten, The Netherlands; and her sister, Carla de Roo, of Untervaz, Switzerland.

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Sweet Lena
by Bob Olander

Goodbye Sweet Lena, till we meet again,
Far from the worries of mortal men.
I'll long remember the loveliest smile,
And you and John out walking in style.

If I simply could wave a magic wand,
You'd appear again out at Cardinal Pond.
And I'd tag along and hear the sweet notes
As you passed the windmills and sang to the boats.

In your mind you still walked the paths of old,
Through fields of tulips of red and gold.
You sang old songs of the sea-faring Dutch,
Still enshrined in your mind like an old Dutch hutch.

And I'll never forget the love you shared,
With a soul-mate who proved just how much he cared.
Two hearts so entwined that they beat as one,
With an inner light like the morning sun.

If I raise my eyes and look up at the sky,
Through that time warp that shields you from mortal eye,
Perhaps I will see you just learning to fly,
While singing new songs to our Lord on high.
And I'll softly whisper, "Goodbye, Goodbye!"

First of all my love for my father was always unconditional. As you all know he was a strong person with his own view of things. But what redeem him of all his sins was his love for Samuel. Not to many fathers would had done what he did. He took Samuel and loved him with all his heart. That for me is honorable for a father to give up everything for his child. Living in that nursing home was not easy for him. Me and my sisters was there for him daily and we knew how depressing that place was. It was hard for us to see our father going through that. We were powerless there was really nothing that we could do except to be there for him always. Early that day that he became ill I went to visit him in the nursing home and he was sleeping and I woke him up and the first thing he said was that he was happy to see me. I give thanks to God to had given the opportunity to be one of the last person to see him alive. My heart is broken but it was his time for him to go. We just have to pray for each other only God can give the peace we need.

Retha Ann Huske, 70, Topeka KS, passed away Wednesday, October 5, 2016.
Retha was born September 27th, 1946.
She lived life with creativity, which she shared openly with her family. Her many hobbies showed her creativity which she expressed through writing, crocheting, cooking, along with planting her flowers, daisies being her favorite.
Retha was an amazing woman with a gentle soul, leaving an imprint on all she knew. She had a smile of beauty with an infectious laugh. She possessed an inviting personality like no other.
Retha's true passion was her profound unconditional love for her children and family.
Retha was a daughter, mother, sister, aunt, and friend. There will be a void in her children and family's heart with her passing and Retha will be sorely missed.
Retha leaves to cherish her memory her children, Rhonda Sue Barnett, James Mark Huske, Ronald Duane Huske, Shanea Ann Huske; siblings, Willie Thetford and Pat Thetford. She had many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Retha was preceded in death by her daughter, Jennifer Jean Huske; father, Pat Thetford; mother, Betty Jean Thetford; Brother, Jim Thetford.





Charles Albert Dahm who also went by Chuck and his chosen name Sage, 70, passed at his home in Redmond, WA after a 21 month battle with cancer. Sage is survived by his current partner of 23 years, Beryl Standley, Redmond, WA and his stepson Craig Standley (Heidi), Maple Valley, WA; and is survived by his previous wife whom he married in 1968 of 16 years, Lois Grumbo (Payson, AZ) and their 9 children; Peter Dahm, Mayer, AZ; Loriel Meyn (Scott), Payson, AZ; Alisha Anderson (Jeff), Phoenix, AZ; Jonathan Dahm, Cary, NC; Albert Dahm (Ericka), Prescott Valley, AZ; James Dahm (Elisa), Phoenix, AZ; Rene’e Dahm (Adam), Chino Valley, AZ; Rebecca Whitlock (Levi), Phoenix, AZ; and Joshua Dahm, Phoenix, AZ.

Charles is also survived by his two brothers, William Charles Von Dahm (Celeste), Chicago, IL; Robert James Dahm (Eileen), Green Valley, AZ; one sister, Mary Alice Dahm, Palos Heights, IL; and his 92 year old Aunt Grace Miner, Cardiff By-The-Sea, CA. He was preceded in death by his parents.

Charles will forever be in the hearts of his grandchildren, Kendra Dahm, Erica Dahm, Justin Dahm, Jonathan Dahm, Alex Holdgarfer, Karra Stefanik (David), D’ven Byers, Taylor Meyn, Ayden Meyn, Samuel Meyn, Adriahna Anderson, Maxwell Anderson, Steven Ryan Hicks, Rose-Marie Anderson, Timothy Dahm, Tanner Dahm, Toren Butler, Dakota Kweiser, Derik Dahm, Christopher Dahm, Axel Dahm, Jacob Dahm, Kristina Kremer (John), Zachary Taghon (Brittney), Dakota Taghon, Chance Taghon, Layton Newberry, Collin Newberry, Zachariah Whitlock, Nicholas Whitlock, Sebastian Dahm, Londen Dahm; his step-grandchildren, Jake Standley and Olivia Standley; his great- grandchildren, Silas Massella, Wyatt Damon, Zion Taghon, Ember Bennett; and his many nieces and nephews.

Charles was born in Chicago July 2, 1946. The son of Mary Alice Stokes-Dahm and Albert Edward Dahm. He graduated from Kelly High School in Chicago and went on to graduate from Northern Illinois University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Education (History), then became a Certificated Natural Health Professional and recently completed 4 years of training at Northwest School of Healing in WA. He was a lifelong learner who never satisfied in thirst for knowledge.

Chuck was always curious about life itself, always investigating, and very interested and engaged with people. He was gifted with an outstanding athlete ability from his father and played baseball his whole life. He played in little league as a child, baseball as a teen, and softball for 17 years as an adult. He was always ready to compete on the streets of Chicago at roller hockey, basketball, and touch football. He loved playing chess, ping pong, board games, marbles, many assorted instruments and the harmonica. He was a Boy Scout Master for many years and he taught Outdoor Survival skills for at least 20 years. His enthusiasm for nature was passed onto his children. Two of his boys became Eagle Scouts, and many more of his children and grand children participated in outdoor leadership and skills training. He was a wonderful father who enjoyed telling stories, playing jokes and just spending time with his children. He was a world traveler who greatly enjoyed geology, history, archaeology, and anthropology, “Oh” and the food, he never feared new flavors or cuisines. Fresh was always best but oh how he enjoyed tasting it all.

Chuck has always had an ability to lead and began his career as a middle school teacher who always seemed to captivate an audience with his elaborate style of education. He also dabbled with many careers in his early years such as a insurance agent and a writer. Eventually moving his focus into what was his life passion – natural health. Because of his own health problems in the beginning of his life, he was determined to find natural ways for himself and others to experience optimal health.

Sage in 1995 founded the International Academy of Herb Sciences and became a successful self-employed owner of Alternative Health Remedies in Redmond, WA. He became a licensed massage therapist, a Reiki Healer, an Outdoor Survivalist, a Wilderness Medicine Instructor, a Natural Health Practitioner, a Master Herbalist, and an Iridologist.

Sage worked for over 35 years educating himself and others about how to reorganize one's life enough to do the work that produces great health. Even after he discovered he had cancer, he continued educating himself and others, including his doctors, and wrote extensively about his education and experiences on Caring Bridge. He was fully engaged in being able to write creatively in a way that informed and entertained over 1000 visitors to the site. His hope was that he was able to make a difference in other people’s lives through his description of his journey and his sharing of important health information. The last year of his life, he continued to thrive through his learning, as he focused upon improving his harmonica skills, his creative writing skills, and reconnecting with his loved ones.

“Saying Goodbye” a Caring Bridge Post written by Sage on 3-16-16
“I’ve been saying hello/goodbye for a long time now. The process has changed me. Fears I may have had that my old and new friends and family might have some tough times ahead with me are gone. I have seen honesty, hope, compassion, excitement, excellence, kindness,charity, and all of it, the good stuff, in action. I don’t doubt that all of you are in good hands, your hands. So saying goodbye to you is saying hello again. That doesn’t mean loss is misplaced so it can’t hurt should that come to pass. It means that we, all of us are alright just as we are. Ginny is big on saying that cancer is tough and Sage is tougher. I agree and am greatly moved to add that friends and families are the toughest strengths of all. I am in tears as I write this. I am so happy to know the glow in each of you because you have kindly allowed me too. Now, as always, let’s do a little dancing. Anyone have some favorite music.
Sage”

View his full obituary, guest book and service details at http://174.141.233.253/~eturnal/sage-dahm/ Condolences are encouraged to be left on this site.

Sage’s heartfelt wish was to help the less fortunate so his family and loved ones requests donations be made to HOPELINK in Redmond, WA or your nearest homeless shelter and refugees.

Charles (Sage) Albert Dahm’s final resting place will be at the Memorial Wall at Fairmount Memorial Park in Spokane, WA. He recently visited this beautiful spot which overlooks the Spokane River Canyon.

His family expresses their sincere gratitude and heartfelt thanks to Dr. Timothy Carlos, Kathy, Cindy, Paul and Erika at the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance at Evergreen Health and the members of his Metastatic Cancer Group who shared this journey with him.

Small informal gatherings of family and friends in various locations will be happening within the next few months with a Celebration of Sage’s Life occurring July 1st 2017. His family and friends will gather under a big white tent with music and celebration as his wishes declared at Marymoor Park in Redmond, WA. We will share and remember this great man who will have brought us all together in the joys of life to foster new relationships.

In the midst of my grief, I face the daunting task of crafting an eulogy for an extraordinary person, Akinsanya Savage, my friend for over 30 years who unfortunately passed away peacefully on the 29th of September 2016.

Sanya was born on the 2nd of July 1978 to Victor Akinola and Grace Savage in Apapa, Lagos.

His education was predominantly at the Nigerian Navy Schools including Nigerian Navy Primary School Apapa & Ojo and then secondary school education at Nigerian Navy Secondary School Abeokuta between 1992 and 1997. This was followed by a short stint at the University of Ibadan.

In 2013, Sanya got married to Tuoyo Fregene-Savage and they were blessed with a beautiful daughter a few months after.

Sanya was a devoted husband and father and an avid Manchester United fan. He was a peoples man, possibly the most socially capable individual I have ever met. Savo somehow knew everyone you know. Sanya had an uncanny ability to reach people in a deep and positive way.

He is survived by his wife (Tuoyo), daughter, father (Victor), mother (Grace), brother (Akin) and many uncles, aunts, cousins, nieces, nephews, in-laws and friends.

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