Gail Ann (Gibbons) Shriner
November 10, 1943 – February 4, 2026
Gail Ann (Gibbons) Shriner was born in Colorado on November 10, 1943. Her father was a serviceman, and she and her mother moved to San Francisco, CA until her father came home from the war. After discharge, Gail’s father took a post as a prison guard, and Gail was one of the children housed on Alcatraz Island in family housing.
The family moved to Del Rio, TX and Gail spent her elementary school years in Texas, moving to Kettle Falls, WA in 1957. There she met Dennis Shriner and they married on June 30, 1962. They lived in Washington State and raised their two daughters in Vancouver and Spokane. Gail’s parents and brother lived in Blaine and Ferndale from 1962.
Gail began volunteering at the Museum of Native American Culture in Spokane in 1986, and continued to volunteer, both at museums and even as a talk radio host in Massachusetts. Dennis and Gail relocated to Ghana, Africa in 1991 and spent four years as ex-pats, during which time they made many life-long friends.
They bought their house in Birch Bay in 2003, moving permanently in 2005. The Birch Bay Bible Community Church became an extended family for them, and Gail volunteered at the church and other local organizations.
Gail was predeceased by her parents Glen and Virginia Gibbons, brother Gary Gibbons, and daughter Lisa Marie Shenk. She is survived by her husband Dennis Shriner and daughter Jodi Andersson, and grandchildren.
There will be a memorial service for Gail at on Monday, February 16, 1 p.m., Birch Bay Bible Community Church, 4460 Bay Road.
