Darleen Ann Sutherland

Darleen Ann Sutherland passed away on Monday, January 22, 2007 at the age of 68 after a courageous battle with cancer.  She was born to Olive and John Cunningham in Spokane, WA on December 3, 1938.  Darleen moved to the Tacoma, WA area in the late 1950?s where she raised her family, owned an Arco gas station and managed rental properties and a restaurant.  Darleen also raced cars, rode motorcycles and even made totem poles.  Darleen moved to Prescott Valley, AZ after retiring with her husband Ray Sutherland in 2001.  She had a passion for plants and created amazing gardens throughout her years.  Darleen was an amazingly talented and hard-working woman.  You may have seen her baking a cake from scratch one day and re-roofing her house the next.  She could work on cars, pour concrete sidewalks and put on an elegant dinner for family and friends with finesse.  Darleen is survived by her loving and devoted husband of 24 years, Ray; brother Gary and his wife Susie of Spokane, WA; daughters Cassandra (Andre?) Bell of Oklahoma and Mandy (John) Fitzgerald of Arizona; step-son Dan (Helen) Sutherland of Washington; 5 grandchildren, 2 great-grandchildren, dear friends Annette and Colin Bunting of Australia and Elsie and John Kenny of Washington.  Darleen also leaves behind numerous nieces, nephews and many dear friends and will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved her.