Della Streich

2/3/1918 – 4/2/2012

On April 2, 2012 our beautiful little mother went to be with our Lord and Savior. Mom was born during a blizzard on 2/3/1918 in Campbell, Minnesota to Ward and Marie (Peterson) Neuschwander. She was the first of four children born of that union. Two brothers and a sister were to follow.In August 1937 she met Norman Streich and three weeks later married him. Everyone said that it wouldn’t last, but it lasted for 58 years until Norman passed away in 1995. Norman and Della farmed for awhile in Minnesota. In 1953 they loaded up the family which was now larger by two more girls; Mardell and Marlene and drove to Arizona. Jobs were not plentiful for a dam builder in Arizona. Della and family moved to Riverdale, North Dakota where Norman was hired by Peter Kiewit Construction and Della went to work in the Kiewit mess hall. Della quit that job when she became pregnant with daughter number three, Norma Jean. She was a real live dolly for Marlene to play with. They moved to Great Falls, Montana to build another dam. Della stayed home to be a mother and housewife. Her final move was to Washington State where the family bought a home and lived in North Bend for 20 years. Norman went to work for Weyerhauser and Della worked at the North Bend Nursing Home and for Boeing. Upon retiring from Boeing Della & Norman purchase property at Timberlakes for the family to live and retire together for eternity. Norman passed away in 1995 and Della continued to live at Timberlakes until September 15, 2011 when she moved to the Harstine Islands Adult Family Home.Della was preceded in death by her parents, husband, both brothers and a grandson. She is survived by 3 daughters, 2 sons-in-law, sister Maryann and husband Clarke, 2 grandsons, 1 granddaughter and numerous great-grandchildren and nieces and nephews. The family gives its heartfelt thanks to Della’s caregivers for all the help she received as she neared the end of her life; the girls from CCS; the owners and staff at Harstine Island Adult Family Home and her visitors from Providence Hospice.As per Della’s request there will be no funeral services. Her ashes will be spread later this year.