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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...
Harold Raymond
Feb 25, 2012
11/28/1928 – 02/25/2012 Harold Raymond was born November 28, 1928 in Bellingham, WA to Harold E. and Mercedes (Riggs) Raymond. When he was seven, the family moved to Puyallup and later to Tacoma. He graduated from Stadium High School in June 1946 and enlisted in the US Army Air Force on January 27, 1947. While stationed at Kelly AFB in...
Mary Henry
Feb 23, 2012
11/02/1920 – 02/23/2012 Mary Henry, age 91 of Bellingham passed away on February 23, 2012 at Shuksan Healthcare Center. She was preceded in death by her husband Robert in 2003, and her sisters Beatrice Costello and Margaret Barrett. She is survived by her daughter Mary Lee (Frank) McCormick of Vancouver, B.C., son Dennis Henry of Portland, OR, grandson Daniel McCormick...
Dollie Griffith Raines
Feb 21, 2012
02/12/1919 – 02/21/2012 A Celebration of Dollie’s life was held at Westford Funeral Home on Sat., February 25th at 1 PM.
Rowena Stapp
Feb 21, 2012
01/14/1923 – 02/21/2012 Rowena “Rowe” Stapp passed away on Tuesday, February 21, 2012. She was 89 years old, born in Sumas, WA, to Chauncy and Josephine (Hoval) Wells. She grew up in Sumas where she graduated from high school. Rowe was a respectful daughter, loyal sister, a loving mother and aunt and a thoughtful friend. She was very intelligent, had...
Keith Onsum
Feb 19, 2012
12/08/1953 – 02/19/2012 Keith “Eric” Onsum, age 58, passed away on February 19, 2012, following a lengthy illness. He was born December 8, 1953, in Bellingham, Washington, to Keith and Betty Onsum. He attended Sehome High School. As a younger man, he was an aggressive athlete, participating in “hot dog” skiing, extreme wind surfing, endurance bicycle riding and later river...
Helen Anderson
Feb 17, 2012
07/20/1918 - 02/17/2012 Services will be held at 1:30 PM on Sat. March 3rd at Salvation Army Church.
Hilda Overman
Feb 14, 2012
07/12/1931 – 02/14/2012 Hilda Overman died at her home of natural causes. She was 80 years old. Hilda was born July 12, 1931 in Lehr, North Dakota to Emil and Martha Schultz. Hilda is survived by her children; sons Leonard Turner, Bill Turner and Joseph Greco (Jan), daughters Carolyn Armstrong, Patricia Hamaker (Bruce), Rosemarie Penn (Tom) and Mary Chaplain (Robert),...
Lenora Hovde
Feb 14, 2012
07/29/1927 – 02/14/2012 Lenny Hovde, age passed away peacefully on February 14, 2012 in Bellingham. She was born July 29, 1927 in Bellingham to Leonard and Elsie Wardman. She graduated from Bellingham High School and Western Washington University. She married M. Jack Hovde on July 3, 1948 at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Bellingham. Together they owned and operated the...
J. Brainard
Feb 13, 2012
10/29/1922 – 02/13/2012 Dwight Brainard, age 89 passed away February 13, 2012 in Bellingham. He was born October 29, 1922 in Oklahoma City, OK to James and Madeline (Scott) Brainard. He married Daisy Jeanne Bond in 1947 in Oklahoma City, OK. During WWII Dwight was a US Navy aviation radioman aboard a PBY5A and flew all over the South Pacific....
Ruth Lentz
Feb 8, 2012
02/26/1915 – 02/08/2012 Ruth Lentz, longtime Everson resident, passed away Wednesday, February 8, 2012 at the age of 96. She was born February 26, 1915 in La Junta, Colorado to Solomon and Lurinda Tripp. Ruth was the last survivor of the 17 children produced by Solomon and Lucinda. She was an active member of the Everson Presbyterian Church and the...
John “Jack” Smith
Feb 7, 2012
07/08/1918 – 02/07/2012 Jack Smith passed away at the age of 93 on February 7, 2012. Jack was born to Ira and Kathryn (Remley) Smith on July 8, 1918. He married Charlotte Simonds and had one daughter, Patricia. Charlotte passed away in 1969. He then married Jennie Kask and they were married for 25 years before she passed away. He...
Jeanette Foote
Feb 5, 2012
11/23/1921 – 02/05/2012 Jeanette A. Foote, age 90 passed away February 5, 2012 in Bellingham. She was born November 23, 1921 in Stevens Point, Wisconsin to Robert and Wilhelmina Much. Jeanette grew up in Chicago. The day she turned 18 she packed up her clothes, left the family, and she never looked back. She was living at the home of...
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