Jean Ann Tikka, 59

| October 4, 2009 2:00 AM

Jean Ann Tikka, 59, passed away of natural causes at her Somers residence on Friday, Oct. 2, 2009. She was born on April 14, 1950, in Sioux City, Iowa, to Jesse and Myra (Ullrich) Wilkinson.

Jean is survived by her husband, Gordon Tikka, of Somers; five sons and three daughters, Scott Tikka of Loveland, Colo., Shane, Jeremy, Carsie and Benjamin Tikka, all of Davenport, Wash., Serena Cahoon of Pasco, Wash., Sonja Raisanen of Duluth, Minn., and Tera Tormanen of Brush Prairie, Wash.; and her parents, Jesse and Myra Wilkinson, of Battle Ground, Wash.

Visitation for Jean will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today, Oct. 4, at Buffalo Hill Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, Oct. 5, at the Old Apostolic Lutheran Church in Lakeside. Burial will follow at the C.E. Conrad Memorial Cemetery.

Friends are encouraged to visit the Web site at www.buffalohillfh.com to leave notes of condolences for the family. Buffalo Hill Funeral Home is caring for the family.