Darrell E. Northrop

Darrell Eugene Northrop, 79, of Vancouver Washington, passed away on May 10. He was born in Stuart, Nebraska on April 16th, 1940 and his family moved shortly thereafter and settled in Wilbur, Washington. Darrell enlisted in the United States NAVY at a young 17 years old and in 1963 he married the love of his life, Jean. In 1964 their daughter Brenda was born followed by their son Brian in 1966. Darrell worked as a maltster for over 30 years at Great Western Malting Company. He was a proud member of Teamsters Local 58 and in his free time he loved to scrap and recycle old stuff into something useful and new. Darrell loved spending time with his children and grandchildren, and you would sometimes find him fishing in some of the great local fishing spots. Darrell is survived by his loving wife Jean; daughter in-law Joylyn; grandchildren Tori and Nick; great grandchildren Anthony and KJ; sister Reva (Lyle) and sister Rochelle. He is preceded in death by his daughter, Brenda Northrop; son, Brian Northrop; sisters, Donna Northrop and Mardell Kerester; parents, Orla & Clara Northrop and parents in-law Fred & Beth Cook. A graveside service will be held at Evergreen Memorial Gardens in Vancouver, Washington on Saturday, June 1 at 11a.m. Contributions may be made as donations in lieu of flowers to PeaceHealth Hospice at https://www.peacehealth.org/southwest/hospice.