Wendy Ann Craine Behlen

Wendy was born in Santa Barbara on July 19,1966, but spent most of her early years in the Santa Ynez Valley, graduating from Santa Ynez Valley High school, where she met her husband Dean Behlen, in 1984. Wendy left this earth on 12/22/23 after a 20 year battle with Multiple Sclerosis, she was 57 years old. She fought with dignity and strength right up until the end, She is survived by her son, Tyler Behlen, daughter Jessica Laszlo (Tomas), brothers Dennis (Brenda) and Rusty, and step mom Vickie. Many nieces, nephews, aunts and uncles too. Her father, Roger, mom, Pamela , brother Keith, along with her husband Dean all preceded her in death.

She enjoyed baking at Christmas, the outdoors, watching her kids grow and so much more. She embraced the positive and scorned the negative. She loved supporting our veterans and gave whenever she could. She loved her trips to Europe visiting her adopted family, enjoying the many sights and history. She danced at the Santa Barbara Fiesta with her cousins and cherished every minute of it. From horseback riding, waterskiing, fishing, camping, and riding around in the back of the Chevy 55 truck, things were never dull for her.

We hope you can join us as we celebrate her life on February 17, 2024.