Georgia Henni, 87, passed away Nov. 17, 2007, at Whidbey General Hospital in Coupeville.

Georgia was born in Oak Harbor on March 16, 1920, the youngest of 10 children of Martinus and Elizabeth (Riksen) Heller.

She grew up on the family farm in the Swantown area of Oak Harbor and attended grade school and high school, graduating in 1938. She met and married a young farmer, Karl Henni, in 1941. Together they raised 10 children on their family farm located on North Whidbey.

She loved her family very much and her favorite pastime was working in her flower garden. That love of gardening lives on in her children.

Georgia was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Karl; three sisters, Clara Olsen, Jennie (Edmundson) Johnston, and Reka Hamlin; and four brothers, Onno, Henry, Albert and Simon Heller.

She is survived by her 10 children, Joyce (Roy) Mattox, JoAnne (Robert) Pankaskie, Janis (Ralph) Shelton, Robert Henni, John Henni and Susan Henni of Oak Harbor, Lois Singleton of Mount Vernon, Doreen (Greg) Dunton of Anacortes, Martin Henni of Bow and Ranelle (Charles) Lemmon of Boring, Oregon; her sister, Maggie Bruhn of Marysville and her brother, Barney Heller of Everett; 14 grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren and numerous nieces, nephews and other relatives.

Graveside services will be held on Saturday, Nov. 24, at 1 p.m. at Maple Leaf Cemetery in Oak Harbor with a gathering of family and friends at the family farm following the ceremony. Arrangements were entrusted to Burley Funeral Chapel.