John Frederick Harriman

John Frederick Harriman, age 97, died on August 17, 2022 in Bellingham. John was born March 30, 1925 in Marshfield, Wisconsin to Earl Henry and Doris Mabel (Mason) Harriman. He attended public schools in Stevens Point, Wisconsin; University of Wisconsin, Madison (BA 1945); General Theological Seminary, New York (MDiv 1948); and University of Washington (PhD in Counseling Psychology 1978). John was ordained in the Episcopal Church in 1948. He ministered in the Philippines, Chicago, and Michigan, as Episcopal campus chaplain at Western Washington University in Bellingham 1963-1970, and the University of Washington in Seattle 1972-1974; and as chaplain at Veterans Affairs Hospital in Seattle, 1975-1990. He retired in 1990 and returned to Bellingham. He was received into the Orthodox Church in 1993 and attended St. Innocent Antiochian Orthodox Church, Everson, and St. Sophia Greek Orthodox Church, Bellingham. Survived by niece Anne K. Harriman, nephews Stephen J. Harriman and Michael J. Pearson and niece Jane Pearson Gorrell. He was preceded in death by sister Anne Harriman Pearson and brother Richard Harriman. John will be received at St. Innocent Antiochian Orthodox Church, 7461 Goodwin Rd. Everson, WA, at 6 PM on Friday, August 19th. The funeral service will be held at St. Innocent on Saturday, August 20th at 11 AM with a graveside service following at Nooksack Cemetery, 3330 Breckenridge Rd. in Everson. A Mercy Meal will follow back at the church.