Funeral services for Anthony "Tony" Schouten of Lynden will begin at 2 p.m. Monday at Second Christian Reformed Church in Lynden. The Rev. Tom Haan will officiate. Burial will precede at 1:15 p.m. in Monumenta Cemetery. Mr. Schouten died Wednesday, Sept. 8, 1999, in Bellingham at age 75. Visitation will be today from 1 to 9 p.m. and Monday from 9 a.m. to noon at Gillies Funeral Home. Mr. Schouten, a lifelong Whatcom County resident, was the son of Arie and Anna (Bovenkamp) Schouten Sr., and was born in Lynden on March 30, 1924. He married Wilma Morgan in Lynden on Aug. 4, 1943. Mr. Schouten worked for LDS Feed Store for 39 years and operated a dairy farm on East Badger Road. He was a member of the Teamsters Local 231. He enjoyed volunteering at the Hope Office, Project Phillip and the Lighthouse Mission. His hobbies included hunting, fishing and playing baseball. Mr. Schouten is survived by his wife sons Eldon Schouten and Marlo Schouten of Bellingham and Karl Schouten of Lynden daughter Linda Broers of Lake Stevens brothers Marinus Schouten of Everson and Bill Schouten of Blaine 16 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by three sons, Jerry, Arnold and Dick Schouten two brothers, Carl and Arie Schouten Jr., and sister Gertie Honcoop. Contributions may be made to the Hope Office, 210 Third St., Lynden, WA 98264 or Lighthouse Mission, 910 W. Holly St., Bellingham, WA 98225. Arrangements are by Gilles Funeral Home of Lynden.
