William Carl “Bill” Jansen

William Carl “Bill” Jansen was born September 27, 1925 in Holland, MN and passed Jaunary 10, 2013 in Bellevue, WA.Bill was the 8th and with brother, Al, the 9th child of the 12 members of Gerit John and Johanna Wilimena Jansen family. Bill is survived by his sisters Sophia Lich and Gertrude Blondeheim and his twin brother Albert along with numerous nieces and nephews. Preceded in death are brothers, Henry, Evert, Jack, Gary, Louis “Skip”, Pete and sisters JoAnn Zeman, Marie McGuinnes and wives Bertha, Bea and June.The Jansen family moved to Lynden, WA in 1927 where Bill developed his love of plants and flowers with his father, brothers and sisters in the family nursery and floral business. Bill owned a flower shop in Longview, WA and also opened a flower shop in Seattle. Bill was an excellent floral designer and continued to create great floral arrangements for family and church events after retiring.Bill died “with his boots on” having heart failure while driving himself to Overlake Medical Center in Bellevue for a medical checkup. A memorial will be held at the Jansen Art Center in Lynden, WA, February 23, 2013. Donations may be made to the Jansen Art Center in his honor.