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Esther Schlagel
Jul 25, 2011
05/22/1916-07/25/2011 Esther Christensen Schlagel passed away Monday, July 25th at the Shuksan Healthcare Center where she had lived for the past year. No words can express the gratitude her family has to the caring and compassionate staff of Shuksan Healthcare. Esther was born to Lizzie and Charles Christensen on May 22, 1916 in Spokane, WA. She married Paul, her high...
William “Cougar”
Jul 25, 2011
01/05/1921-07/25/2011 William Palmer “Cougar” Lee died Monday, July 25, 2011 after losing his brave battle with dementia and congestive heart failure. At the time his soul left to be with his Lord he was surrounded by his son Fred, devoted niece Sharon Curran, loving friend Cora Razore and the incomparable and loving caregivers at Hospice House. Mr. Lee was a...
Alvin Fitzsimmons
Jul 23, 2011
05/30/1941-07/23/2011 Al Fitzsimmons, age 70 passed away peacefully Saturday, July 23rd in Bellingham. He was born May 30, 1941 in Fruitland, Idaho to Bird and Amy Fitzsimmons. Al was a hardworking and dedicated man. And he was a loving husband who deeply cared for his wife and his entire family. Al enjoyed hunting, fishing and camping. Al was preceded in...
Violet Downing
Jul 22, 2011
08/21/1925-07/22/2011 Violet Evelyn Downing, age 85 of Bellingham, passed away July, 22, 2011. She was born August 21, 1925 in Clyde, Alberta Canada. Vi resided in Bellingham for more than 60 years and will be missed by her family and many good friends and acquaintances. She worked at the downtown Bellingham J.C. Penny’s in the 1960’s making lifelong friendships with...
Hugh Fleetwood
Jul 17, 2011
03/18/1930-07/17/2011 Hugh Fleetwood, age 81, passed away peacefully at his Bellingham home on July 17, 2011 from complications of Parkinson’s disease. He was born March 18, 1930 in Grayling, MI to Arthur and Dorothy Fleetwood. Hugh grew up in Beulah, MI on the shores of Crystal Lake. After graduating from Benzonia High School in 1948 Hugh attended the University of...
John Morrissey
Jul 16, 2011
03/06/1933-07/16/2011 Jack passed away on July 16th after a hard fought illness. He was a lifelong resident of Bellingham, except for the two years spent teaching in Guam. Jack graduated from Bellingham High School in 1951. He then spent three years in the U.S. Army, where he was stationed in Germany. Upon his return, Jack graduated from WWU with a...
Evelyn Mason,
Jul 13, 2011
10/08/1924-07/13/2011 Evelyn Mason, age 86, died peacefully on July 13, 2011, in Bellingham, where she had resided since 1954. Born October 8, 1924 in Grand Junction, Colorado, Pete was the daughter of Edward and Margaret Peterson. Her mother had emigrated from Scotland, and late in life Pete was happy to reconnect with relatives overseas. On arriving in Bellingham, she co-founded...
John Heller
Jul 10, 2011
06/02/1948-07/10/2011 John Michael Heller was called to God on July 10, 2011 at the age of 63. He was born June 2, 1948 to Jack and Dorothy Heller and was raised in Bellingham. He attended Assumption School and Bellingham High School, graduating in 1966. He served in the US Navy in Vietnam from 1966 to 1971 aboard the USS Agerholm...
Janna Lallas
Jul 7, 2011
01/31/1967-07/02/2011 Janna B. Lallas, age 44 of Bellingham, passed away peacefully July 2, 2011 at Hospice House. She was born January 31, 1967 in Bellingham to George and Alta Lallas. Janna was a loving daughter and sister, and a compassionate mother. She is survived by her sons James and Joseph, parents George (wife Alta) Lallas, brothers Jim, John and Joe...
Don Wright
Jul 6, 2011
11/24/1943-07/06/2011 Don Ray Wright, age 67, passed away on July 6, 2011. He was born November 24, 1943 in San Antonio, Texas to Donald and Daisy Wright. He spent the latest years of his life in Washington with his wife of 27 years, Connie. He was a charismatic man who loved his family, and will be remembered most for his...
Henry Guckert
Jul 3, 2011
10/16/1924-07/03/2011 Bud Guckert, age 86 passed away July 3, 2011 at home in Custer. He was born October 16, 1924 in Columbus, OH to Frank and Emiline Guckert. Bud served in the U.S. Army during WWII, earning a Purple Heart and Silver Star for his service. He married Eugenia Estergreen on August 22, 1948 in Clearbrook, WA. Bud worked for...
Edward Barten
Jul 1, 2011
01/14/1925-07/01/2011 Edward H. Barten, age 86 of Bellingham, passed away peacefully at home with family members and hospice by his side on July 1, 2011. He was born January 14, 1925 in Olean, NY to Henry and Louise Barten. Ed served as a Corporal in the U.S. Marine Corps on Iwo Jima during WWII. He married Pat Maroney on May...
Elizabeth Perrin
Jul 1, 2011
04/09/1913-07/01/2011 Elizabeth “Betty” Perrin, 98 years old, passed away July 1, 2011 at 7:45 a.m. in Bellingham, Washington. She was born to Daniel Hezekiah Perrin and Mary Elizabeth (McIntyre-Douglass) Perrin on April 9, 1913 in West Thompson Township, Connecticut. At the age of 6, her family migrated by wagon toward Colorado to homestead a farm in Fort Lupton, later living...
Leonard Bishop
Jun 27, 2011
01/19/1926-06/27/2011 Leonard L. Bishop, age 85 passed away June 27, 2011 in Mesa, AZ. He was born January 19, 1926 in Seattle, WA to William and Astrid Bishop. Leonard was a loyal and dedicated husband and caregiver to his wife Beverly. Leonard was preceded in death by his parents, wife Beverly Bishop and sister Eileen Lopeman. He is survived by...
Charles Smith
Jun 26, 2011
01/08/1966-06/26/2011 Charles M. Smith passed away on June 26, 2011 at his home in Bellingham. He was 45. Charley was born on January 8, 1966 in Madison, West Virginia. He and his twin brother Harvey brought their mother Amma to Ferndale to visit relatives in 1987. They liked the area so well they decided to settle down. Charley’s work revolved...
Beryl Martin
Jun 22, 2011
6/29/1920 – 6/22/2011 Beryl Ione Martin passed away June 22, 2011 in Bellingham. She was born June 29, 1920. She was preceded in death by her parents, Richard and Nellie (Marsh) Worthington, her beloved husband, Joseph A. Martin, and her brothers Carl and Harley Worthington. Beryl is survived by her nephews Dale (Wyona) and Glen (Nancy) Worthington, 1 great-nephew, 3...
Margaret Bergstrom
Jun 22, 2011
6/4/1918 – 6/22/2011 Margaret Bergstrom, age 93 passed away June 22, 2011 in Bellingham. She was born June 4, 1918 in Everett, WA to Charles and Margret (Bowen) Bergstrom. Margaret was a secretary for 20 years at Oeser Cedar Co., and for 18 years at Ershigs in Bellingham. Margaret enjoyed quilting, reading and collecting books, traveling, and spending time with...
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