Capt. Benjamin Bartle

04/09/1984 – 01/19/2012
Capt. Daniel Benjamin Bartle, USMC
Dan Bartle, age 27, died January 19, 2012 in a helicopter crash while serving our country in Afghanistan. He was born April 9, 1984 in Salinas, CA to John and Sandra Bartle.
Dan lived in Missoula, MT before moving to Ferndale, WA as a high school freshman. He graduated valedictorian from Ferndale High School in 2002 with a 4.0 GPA. Upon graduating from the U.S. Naval Academy in 2006 with a B.S. in Electrical Engineering and a minor in Spanish, which he spoke fluently, he chose to serve in the U.S. Marine Corps. He earned numerous awards and medals including two Air Medals, a Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal, and a National Defense Service Medal. His strong work ethic, love of laughter, and humility made him adored and admired by all those who were fortunate enough to have known him. Dan enjoyed traveling, snowboarding, kite surfing, power lifting and listening to music. He was preceded in death by his brother Michael in 1997. He is survived by his parents, John and Sandra Bartle; sister Sheila and husband John Davis and their children Ashley Kennedy and Collin Davis; brother John and wife Anastasia Bartle and their children Hannah, Emma, Sophia, Ava and Julia; Michael’s sons Bishop and Devon Bartle and their mother Shelly Verwolf; and many loving family members and friends. Memorials may be made to Ferndale Dollars for Scholars, Daniel Bartle Fund, PO Box 3113, Ferndale, WA, 98248, Hope House at Assumption Church, 2116 Cornwall Ave., Bellingham, WA, or to the U.S.O. online at www.USO.org/donate . PROCESSION- Capt. Bartle will be arriving at Bellingham International Airport at 1 PM on Saturday, January 28. The procession will travel south from Gate 9, on Mitchell Way, which becomes Airport Way. Left on Airport Drive to the Bakerview I-5 onramp, I-5 south to the Northwest Avenue exit, south on Northwest, which turns in to Elm, to Broadway, south on Broadway ending at Westford Funeral Home, 1301 Broadway. You are invited to honor Capt. Bartle at any point along the procession route. SERVICES- A celebration of Dan’s life will be held on Sunday, January 29th at 6 PM at Ferndale High School, 5830 Golden Eagle Drive in Ferndale. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Monday, January 30th at 10:30 AM at Church of the Assumption, 2116 Cornwall Avenue in Bellingham. A reception will follow at the Church.
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The Bartle family wishes to express its profound gratitude to the Ferndale and Bellingham communities for their support, prayers and condolences during our time of grieving for our son, brother, uncle, cousin and friend, Captain Daniel Bartle, USMC. We are truly blessed to be surrounded by such caring and compassionate people, and your expressions of love and gestures of friendship will never be forgotten.
We would like to give special recognition to the following people and organizations, without whom last weekend’s beautiful acts of remembrance would not have been possible: Rob Westford, Funeral Director at Westford Funeral Home; Captain Ben Schellman, USMC; Pat, Becky, and Camille Skaggs; Church of the Assumption; Ferndale and Bellingham Police Departments; Ferndale and Bellingham Fire Departments; Whatcom County Sheriff’s Department; Bellingham Port Authority; United States Coast Guard; The Patriot Guard Riders; The American Legion; Bellingham and Ferndale Veterans of Foreign Wars; Gold Star Mothers; Knights of Columbus; Marge Roddel and Vic Randall of Ferndale High School; Marines Motorcycle Club; Mark Kuhl; Haggen Supermarket; and Byron Sprague, Roger Jobs Motors, Inc..
Also in our thoughts are all the people who brought gifts of food, love and support to our doorstep. We are eternally grateful to be part of such a wonderful community.

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