Elizabeth (Liz) VanLeeuwen, 97, passed away at home on her farm Nov. 27, 2022.
Liz, the granddaughter of Lake County pioneers, was born in Lakeview in November 1925, where she lived until attending Oregon State College. While in college she met local farmer Geo. VanLeeuwen when she and several other co-eds came to weed his onion fields.
Shortly after she graduated in June 1947, she and Geo. were married. They had four children and eventually…