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Gloria Bourm
Dec 5, 2011
06/06/1928 – 12/05/2011 Gloria Bourm passed away at her home in Bellingham on Monday, December 5, 2011. She was born June 6, 1928 to Reg and Varian Hillyard, the eldest of three daughters, followed by sisters Anne and Rosemary. Gloria attended Bellingham High School and WWU, where she met a football player named John Bourm. They married and she is...
Jerry Paolergio
Nov 27, 2011
10/17/1925 – 11/27/2011 Lifetime Bellingham resident Jerry Paolergio, age 86, passed away at St. Joseph Hospital on November 27, 2011. As a commercial fisherman Jerry owned and operated the Andrew Z. II for decades. Jerry loved watching sports, especially football and baseball and his favorite spot was in front of the TV. Jerry had a special sense of humor and...
Joseph Anderson
Nov 25, 2011
06/02/1973 – 11/25/2011 Joe was funny, loving, and deeply cared for his family. He enjoyed snowboarding, reading, and spending time with his dog Cleo. Joe was preceded in death by his uncle Mike. He is survived by his mother Diane, father Bob, brothers Rob, Lane and Preston, sisters Kristine, Kari and Olivia, grandmother June, his dog Cleo and many loving...
Theodore Girgus
Nov 23, 2011
07/12/1943 – 11/23/11 Ted Girgus, loving husband and father, passed away Wednesday, November 23, 2011 at Hospice House in Bellingham after a long and courageous battle with cancer. He kept his sense of humor until the very end, always able to crack a joke and make the people around him laugh. He was proud of every member of his blended...
William Gordon
Nov 21, 2011
03/31/1919 – 11/21/2011 A former resident of Merrill Gardens in Bellingham, Bill Gordon, aged 92, passed away peacefully in Anacortes on November 21, 2011. He was born March 31, 1919 in Lumsden, Saskatchewan, Canada to Roy and Lily Gordon. He was one of five boys and, after his father’s early death, was raised by his mother and aunt, Nettie Stewart,...
James Landerholm
Nov 16, 2011
08/15/1927 – 11/16/2011 Bob Landerholm, age 84, passed away November 16, 2011, at home. He was born August 15, 1927 in Sequim, WA, to Edwin and Helen Landerholm. Bob graduated from Washington State College with a degree in Civil Engineering. He married Beverly Van Horn in Bellingham on June 7, 1951. Bob served as a Civil Engineer for the U.S....
Dorothy Snow
Nov 15, 2011
12/01/1920 – 11/15/2011 Dorothy was born December 1, 1920 and passed November 15, 2011 at the age of 90. She was a loving wife and mother. Dorothy is survived by her loving husband William H. Snow, loving sons Harold E. Snow, Ben E. Snow and Richard D. Campbell, sisters Patricia Muhlethaler and Maxine Dalton, longtime family friend George Greider, step-daughter...
Ann Hanson
Nov 13, 2011
12/04/1939 – 11/13/2011 Ann C. Hanson, age 71, passed away on Sunday, November 13, 2011 at her home in Bellingham. She was born December 4, 1939 in Bellingham to Earl and Dorothy Cilley, and grew up on the South Hill, attending Campus School, Lowell Elementary, and Fairhaven Middle School. She spent her sophomore year of high school at the Shipley...
Betty Blume
Nov 12, 2011
10/26/1931 – 11/12/2011 Betty Blume, age 80, passed away Saturday, November 12, 2011 in Bellingham. She was born October 26, 1931 in Bradley, SD to Clarence and Sylvia Barton. Betty was preceded in death by her brother Leo Barton. She is survived by her loving husband Wally, children Rod (Adi) Blume, Clayton (Sharon) Beltz, Tom Blume, Connie Blume, Sue (Mike)...
Marguerite Brockmann
Nov 12, 2011
04/10/1936 - 11/12/2011 Marguerite Brockmann, age 75, went home to be with her Lord on November 12, 2011, peacefully surrounded by love at the Hospice House in Bellingham, Washington. Marg was born April 10, 1936 in Junction City, Kansas, the first child of Roy and Margaret Jahnke. She grew up on a working dairy farm, and was an exemplary student...
James Weber
Nov 11, 2011
08/20/1928 – 11/11/2011 James Edward Weber Jim Weber, age 83, passed away on November 11, 2011. He was born August 20, 1928 in Uniontown, WA to John and Marguerite (Adams) Weber. He graduated from Gonzaga University and served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He married Audrey Williams on October 30, 1954 in Seattle. Jim worked for SeaFirst...
Ann Ware
Nov 2, 2011
02/28/1923 – 11/02/2011 Ann M. Ware, age 88 of Bellingham, passed away Wednesday, November 2, 2011. She was born February 28, 1923 in Salem, OR to Herman E. and Margaret Wood. As a natural teacher, Ann worked to encourage and empower those around her. She was a remarkable spirit. Her interests in the arts included writing poetry, playing piano and...
Arline Meyer
Oct 31, 2011
07/01/1921 – 10/31/2011 Arline Mae (Murk) Meyer, 90, of Bellingham, died surrounded by family on Oct. 31, 2011 at Whatcom Hospice House, having lived many years in the Fairhaven district of Bellingham, WA. She was born on 7/1/1921 in Amor, MN, arrived in Bellingham in 1937, a member of the 1st graduating class from Bellingham High School. Arline married Stanley...
Frank Proffitt
Oct 31, 2011
09/21/1918 – 10/31/2011 Frank E. Proffitt, age 93 of Ferndale, passed away Monday, October 31, 2011. He was born September 21, 1918 in Seattle, WA to Will and Mamie Proffitt. Frank was raised in Seattle and graduated from Queen Anne High School, where he was a basketball and track star and class president. Frank was a proud WWII veteran, having...
Grace Kuipers
Oct 31, 2011
09/24/1919 – 10/31/2011 Grace Kuipers, age 92 passed away October 31, 2011 in Bellingham. She was born to Frank and Gertrude Fisher on September 24, 1919 in Everett, WA and was raised in Lynden. She married Donald Kuipers on May 28, 1938 in Lynden. They raised their family in Van Zandt, where they lived in the same home for 69...
Blanche Ryer
Oct 30, 2011
5/23/1922 – 10/30/2011 Blanche Ryer died Oct. 30, 2011 in Bellingham of natural causes. She was 89 years young. Blanche was born May 23, 1922, in Midland, South Dakota, to Arthur and Charlotte Holmes, one of six children. The family moved from the Midwest to Montana, where Blanche graduated from Plains High School. After marriage, she moved to Washington State,...
Homer Douglas
Oct 28, 2011
08/3/1922 – 10/28/2011 Homer C. Douglas, age 89 passed away Friday, October 28, 2011 in Bellingham. He was born August 3, 1922 in Habersham, TN to John and Alice Douglas. Homer served in the U.S. Army during World War II. Homer was a roofer for many years. He enjoyed playing pool and fishing. Homer enjoyed life and could make anyone...
Elsie Forner
Oct 24, 2011
01/17/1935 – 10/24/2011 Elsie Forner, age 76, passed away October 24, 2011. She was born January 17, 1935 in Stapleton, NE to Frank and Ethel Kramer. Elsie was faithful to God, devoted to her family, and had a great sense of humor. She enjoyed teaching children, listening to gospel music, reading books, and spending time with her family. She was...
Wilbur Clausen
Oct 22, 2011
06/30/1912 – 10/22/2011 Wilbur O. Clausen, age 99, passed away on October 22, 2011. He was born in Blaine on June 30, 1912, to Antoinette and Otto Clausen. Wilbur was preceded in death by his wife, Mary, on July 31, 2008, and by his twin sister, Wilma Veum. Wilbur was a volunteer for the Blaine Fire Dept. for 30 years...
Elizabeth Moore
Oct 16, 2011
07/04/1937 – 10/16/2011 Elizabeth Moore, age 74 died at home in Bellingham on Sunday, October 16, 2011. She was born July 4, 1937 in Miami, Oklahoma to R. Soland and Helen Doenges. Elizabeth received her Master in Librarianship from the University of Washington in 1968. She was a career librarian and teacher, retiring from Anacortes High School in 2000. She...
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