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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...
William Snow
Feb 2, 2012
06/05/1920 – 02/02/2012 William was born June 6, 1920 and passed on February 2, 2012 at the age of 91. He was preceded in death by his wife of 63 years, Dorothy Jean Snow, this last November 15, 2011. He is survived by sons Harold E. Snow, Ben E. Snow and Richard D. Campbell, daughter Irene Neyens and family, longtime...
Eleanor Rhodes
Feb 2, 2012
03/24/1922 – 02/02/2012 Eleanor Rhodes, age 89 passed away February 2, 2012 in Bellingham. She was born March 24, 1922 in Elma, WA to David and Augusta (Kramer) Epperly. Eleanor married Robert Rhodes on February 8, 1943. Eleanor and her husband Robert owned and operated Rhodes Chemical Company in Gate, WA. Bob passed away in 1974. Eleanor was an active...
Irene Scott
Jan 27, 2012
05/30/1929 – 01/27/2012 Irene A. Scott died peacefully on January 27 at 4:07PST, in Bellingham, Washington, surrounded by her family. She died as she had lived, with humor, grace and dignity. Irene was first and foremost a wife and mother. She was married to Major William M. Scott for forty-nine years before his death in 1999. Together they traveled the...
Clyde Kelly
Jan 26, 2012
09/05/1935 – 01/26/2012 Clyde L. Kelly, age 76 passed away Thursday, January 26, 2012 in Bellingham. He was born September 5, 1935 in Little Fork, MN to Allen and Myrtle Kelly. Clyde served in the U.S. Navy for 21 years. He then moved to Bellingham and worked for 20 years at WWU. Clyde was hardworking, honest, and had a great...
Robert Ebright
Jan 24, 2012
09/17/1923 – 01/24/2012 Bob Ebright, age 88, passed away January 24, 2012 in Bellingham, Washington. Bob was born on September 17, 1923 in Bellingham to Floyd and Marguerite Ebright. He graduated from Bellingham High School and went on to study veterinary medicine at Washington State University, where he was a Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity member. Bob served in the U.S....
Hoang Fleming
Jan 22, 2012
12/10/1938 – 01/22/2012 Hoang Fleming, age 73, passed away peacefully in Seattle on Sunday, January 22, 2012. She was born December 10, 1938 in Vietnam. Hoang was always hospitable and will be remembered for her world class eggrolls. Hoang was positive, selfless, and loved by everyone. She always spread joy and happiness with her infectious smile. She was preceded in...
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