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William Godden
Apr 6, 2012
07/27/1923 – 04/06/2012 Bill Godden, age 88 of Bellingham, WA went to be with the Lord on April 6, 2012. One of six children, Bill was born July 27, 1923 to Lillian and John Godden in Bangor, N. Ireland. After graduating from Queen’s University Belfast in 1943, Bill worked within a team of six engineers designing military bridging for the...
Aurele Patenaude
Apr 5, 2012
07/20/1929 – 04/05/2012 Pete Patenaude, age 82, passed away suddenly at St. Joseph Hospital in Bellingham on April 5, 2012. He was born July 20, 1929 in St. Boniface, Manitoba to Joseph and Eva Patenaude. Pete grew up in Manitoba and moved to Seattle in 1956. He met Joan Zerr in 1959 and they married in 1961 in Surrey, B.C....
Blanche Hansen
Apr 4, 2012
05/13/1925 – 04/04/2012 Blanche Hansen, age 86 passed away April 4, 2012 in Bellingham. Blanche was born May 13, 1925 in Bellingham to Arthur and Georgie Henderson. She was preceded in death by her sister Elaine and brothers; Wilbur, Floyd, Bert and Frank. She is survived by daughters; Marlene Marette and Joyce Schmidt; granddaughters; Heidi (Kent) Kamphouse, Mandi Presler and...
Mary Plummer
Mar 31, 2012
07/30/1919 – 03/31/2012 Mary “Sabette” Plummer, age 92, born in Prospect Park, PA, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family in Bellingham, WA on March 31, 2012. Sabette and Roy Plummer were married in 1938. At the end of World War II they settled in El Cajon, CA, where they raised their three children, Jim, Francine and Catherine. They...
Victor Boulos,
Mar 31, 2012
08/15/1932 – 003/31/2012 “He did it his way” Victor Boulos, age 79 passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by his family, on March 31, 2012. Victor was born August 15, 1932 to Massaad and Nazle Boulos. At the age of 22 he moved to Brazil where he married Odette Kffuri. They lived in Brazil until they moved to Houston, Texas...
Mae Morrison
Mar 28, 2012
05/24/1938 – 03/28/2012 Our beloved and loving mother was welcomed home to Heaven by her Savior Jesus Christ, her husband Donald Morrison, her parents Ruby and Edwin and brothers Amos and Keith on March 28, 2012. She inspired many with her love of nature. She loved bird watching, gardening and was a music enthusiast. Mae’s generous and loving spirit will...
Dorothy Klemm
Mar 23, 2012
02/25/1924 – 03/23/2012 Dorothy was born in Corona, NY in 1924 to Margaret and James Jones. She spent her childhood in Holbrook, Long Island before some of the roads in town were paved. She and her siblings walked four miles to church on Sundays and Dorothy developed a love for walking early on. During WW II Dorothy was a real...
Loren Wardrop
Mar 20, 2012
09/01/1925 – 03/20/2012 Loren Wardrop, age 86 of Bellingham passed away March 20, 2012. He was born September 1, 1925 in Bellingham to John and Katherine Wardrop. Loren loved all sports and participated in football, basketball, baseball and boxing while in high school and college. While serving in the U.S. Navy for 2 years during WWII, Loren was involved in...
Louise Frazier
Mar 14, 2012
12/12/1927 – 03/14/2012 Louise M. Frazier, age 84 passed away Wednesday, March 14, 2012 in Bellingham. She was born December 12, 1927 in Bellingham to Frank and Georgia Holbrook. Louise lived her entire life on the Southside, graduating from Bellingham High School in 1945. She was an active member of Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church for her entire life, where she...
Blondina Wessel
Mar 14, 2012
10/30/1914 – 03/14/2012 Blondina Amanda Wessel, after 97 years and 4 months went to her heavenly home on March 14th, 2012. There, she joined her parents Ida and William Wessel, her sisters Viola Gorne and Vyra Loebrick and brother Lloyd. She was born Oct 30th 1914, and was raised on the family farm during the Great Depression, in Perham, Minnesota....
Eileen Brenessel
Mar 10, 2012
02/14/1919 – 03/10/2012 A Celebration of Eileen’s life will be held at The Willows, 3115 Squalicum Parkway in Bellingham on Saturday, March 24th at 1:30 PM.
June Pitt Ross
Mar 10, 2012
05/02/1931 – 03/10/2012 June Rosa Pitt Ross passed away peacefully on March 10, 2012 at Mt. Baker Care Center where she was so well cared for in her last days. She was 80; born May 2, 1931, in Taree, New South Wales, Australia, the second of three children born to Bernard and Adeline Patti (Nind) Phillips, all of whom have...
Kathryn (Foster) Costello
Mar 10, 2012
12/31/1945 – 03/10/2012 Kathryn Costello was born in The Dalles, OR on December 31, 1945 to Kenneth G. and Doris M. Foster. She grew up in the Columbia Gorge and graduated from Stevenson High School in Stevenson, WA in 1964. Kathryn completed her nursing studies at Portland State University and practiced as a registered nurse in Oregon, Nevada, New Mexico,...
Kate Peach
Mar 5, 2012
09/14/1924 – 03/05/2012 Kate Peach died peacefully at the Whatcom Hospice House on March 5th, 2012. Kate was born on September 14, 1924 at Camp Lewis, just outsideTacoma. Her father, Alfred McMorris, was a career military man who retired as a General from the US Army. Kate spent idyllic summers onBainbridgeIslandwith a large number of cousins and her only sister,...
Ann Colwell
Mar 3, 2012
06/13/1922 – 03/03/2012 Ann Colwell, age 89 of Bellingham passed away March 3, 2012 in Bellingham. She was born June 13, 1922 in Waterville, WA to Robert and Marie Heisig. She married Anthony “Tony” Colwell in 1946 in Waterville, WA. She was an excellent homemaker and enjoyed cooking, canning, baking pies, cleaning and taking care of her children, and later...
David Kanarr
Mar 2, 2012
05/08/1928 – 03/02/2012 David Kanarr, age 83 of Bellingham passed away March 2, 2012. He was born May 8, 1928 in Shelton, WA, to Prescott and Helen (Stone) Kanarr. David graduated from Bellingham High School in 1946. He served in the US Army during the Korean War. He fed the feral cats around his neighborhood and was known as the...
Don Matyas
Mar 1, 2012
08/04/1932 – 03/01/2012 Don Matyas, age 79 passed away peacefully March 1, 2012 in Bellingham. He was born August 4, 1932 in Fort Sill, Oklahoma to Anton and Mary (McHenry) Matyas. Don graduated from Everett High School and Everett Junior College. He also attended Seattle University and Western Washington University. Don served in the U.S. Navy from 1951 to 1955....
Marguerite Diffendaffer
Feb 29, 2012
05/16/1923 – 02/29/2012 Marguerite L. Diffendaffer, 88, of Blaine, WA, passed away February 29, 2012.Marguerite was born May 16, 1923 to Alfred Grant Moore and Dora Eunetha Johnson Moore at Council, Idaho. She grew up in Council and New Plymouth, Idaho and graduated from New Plymouth High School. In New Plymouth she met James “Jim” M. Diffendaffer, the boy next...
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