Dorene Sue (Flaming) Claassen

Dorene Sue (Flaming) Claassen

June 20, 1948 – Oct. 5, 2025

Dorene Sue (Flaming) Claassen, 77, passed away on Oct. 5, 2025, in Moses Lake, Wash. She was born June 20, 1948, in Goessel, Kansas, the oldest child of Theodore B. and Frieda

(Schmidt) Flaming.

Dorene was raised on the family farm near Goessel. She graduated from Goessel High School in 1966. As a teen she was baptized and became a member of Alexanderwohl Mennonite

Church, Goessel. Dorene attended Bethel College, Kansas, earning an associates degree. At Bethel she met the love of her life, Eugene (Gene) Claassen. Gene and Dorene marrie...