Christel Marie Lundeen

Medical Center Foundation, Seattle, WA. Please call 206-386-2738 for additional information.

Christel Marie Lundeen, beloved wife, mother, daughter, and sister, passed away peacefully on May 29,

2013 at home in Issaquah with her family at her side. She was 52 years old.

She is survived by her husband, Terry, of Issaquah, her son Taylor (attending the University of Arizona),

her son Christopher (attending Gonzaga University), her mother Barbara Snyder, of Cambria, CA, her

brother Robert Van, of Newbury Park, CA, her brother Michael Van, of Edmond, OK, her brother Gregory

Van, of Golden, CO, and eight nephews and nieces. She was preceded in death by father, Robert

VanBuskirk.

Christel was born February 5, 1961 in Orange, CA. She grew up in Anaheim and Irvine, CA. She attended

Saddleback College in Mission Viejo, CA and then the University of California at Berkeley where she

received BS and MS degrees in Civil Engineering. She worked as a structural engineer in San Francisco

for several years before moving to the Seattle area with her husband in 1989 where she continued

consulting engineering. She settled in Issaquah in 1997 and participated actively at her sons’ various

schools over the years. She was a member of Faith United Methodist Church in Issaquah.

Christel’s passions included first and foremost her sons, reading, gardening, music, hiking, cooking, and

especially tennis. She had a kind soul and will be dearly missed by her family and friends.

There will be a celebration of Christel’s life at Tibbetts Creek Manor in Issaquah on June 15 at 2:00 PM.

Tibbetts Creek Manor is located about ½ mile south of I90 on SR900 – Renton/Issaquah Highway. The street address is 750 17th Ave. N.W., Issaquah, 98027. Additional information can be found at www.ci.issaquah.wa.us/index.aspx?NID=890..