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Capt. Benjamin Bartle
Jan 19, 2012
04/09/1984 – 01/19/2012 Capt. Daniel Benjamin Bartle, USMC Dan Bartle, age 27, died January 19, 2012 in a helicopter crash while serving our country in Afghanistan. He was born April 9, 1984 in Salinas, CA to John and Sandra Bartle. Dan lived in Missoula, MT before moving to Ferndale, WA as a high school freshman. He graduated valedictorian from Ferndale...
John Keough Anderson
Jan 14, 2012
12/30/1991 to 1/14/2012 John Jon, age 20 passed away January 14, 2012 in Maple Falls, WA. He was born December 30, 1991 in Bellingham to John and Tammy Keough. John Jon dearly loved his family and friends. He enjoyed spending his time hiking, skateboarding, listening to music, and working on his car. He enjoyed being able to give to others...
Adele Spillane
Jan 10, 2012
09/12/1918 – 01/10/2012 Adele M. Spillane, age 93 of Bellingham, passed away January 10, 2012. She was born September 12, 1918 in Molson, WA to Hugo and Rose DuMont and was raised in British Columbia. Adele earned her nursing degree in Victoria, served in the U.S. Army during WWII as a nurse, and continued to work in nursing in Spokane....
Harold Russell
Jan 5, 2012
12/10/1952 – 01/05/2012 Harold was born December 10, 1952 and died last week in Bellingham. He worked for many years as the janitor for the Clover Building, and was also a volunteer for several organizations, helping those in need. He always took pride in his work and did an excellent job in all he did. The Clover Building will not...
Marion Huggins
Jan 3, 2012
05/11/1928 – 01/03/2012 Marion (Hardin) Huggins passed away peacefully with her family present on January 3, 2012 in San Jose, California as a result of pulmonary fibrosis. Born in Monroe, Washington, to Judge Boone and Dorothy (Siler) Hardin, she was raised from early childhood in Bellingham. After graduation from Bellingham High School, class of 1946, she attended Western Washington (College)...
Verna Sandell
Dec 28, 2011
10/03/1919 – 12/28/2011 Verna E Sandell, age 92, of Bellingham, passed away December 28, 2011. She was born October 3, 1919 in Spokane WA, to Edwin and Josie Pettett. Verna graduated from Mount Vernon High School. After high school she worked in an insurance office and also sang with a band at various locations around Skagit County. She married Floyd...
Edward Daloisio
Dec 27, 2011
06/08/1925 – 12/27/2011 A graveside service with military honors will be held at Enterprise Cemetery on Friday, January 27th at 2 PM.
Marvel Kerr
Dec 27, 2011
12/31/1916 – 12/27/2011 Marvel I. Kerr, former resident of Cheney, WA, passed away December 27, 2011 in Bellingham at the age of 94. She was preceded in death by her husband Ivan. She is survived by her daughters Jean Danielson and Margaret Cruse, granddaughters Elizabeth Ann Smith, Amy Jo Dessin and Joanna Lauren Cruse, and many loving relatives and friends.
Robert Vandegraft
Dec 23, 2011
12/20/1967 – 12/23/2011 Robert Vandegraft, age 44, passed away last week in Sedro Woolley, WA. Robert grew up in Custer, WA and graduated from Blaine High School in 1986. He went on to serve in the U.S. Air Force for 11 years. While in the Air Force, Robert specialized in weather observing and forecasting and received awards for excelling in...
Dolores Monks
Dec 23, 2011
05/12/1927 – 12/23/2011 Dolores Monks, age 84 of Bellingham, passed away December 23, 2011. She was born May 12, 1927 in Fowler, Kansas to Ralston and Gladys Smiley. Dolores had a strong faith in God and in Jesus as her Savior. She enjoyed attending Christ the King Community Church in Bellingham with her family. Dolores was a devoted mother and...
Jim Lundberg
Dec 22, 2011
08/26/1925 – 12/22/2011 Jim Lundberg, age 86 of Lummi Island, passed away December 22, 2011. He was born August 26, 1925 in Wadena, MN to Blanche and Oscar Lundberg. Jim was bright, caring and playful and enjoyed those around him and was in turn enjoyed by others. Jim enjoyed boating and served as Commodore of the Tacoma Yacht Club. He...
Homer Neal
Dec 21, 2011
08/07/1924 – 12/21/2011 Homer Neal, age 87 of Bellingham, passed away December 21, 2011. He was born August 7, 1924 in El Paso, Arkansas to Homer and Margie Neal. Homer married Lucille Disimile on September 21, 1943 at a Naval Base in Virginia. Homer served in the U.S. Navy during WWII in the Atlantic and the Pacific aboard the USS...
Janet Taylor
Dec 16, 2011
10/27/1945 – 12/16/2011 Janet was born in Orange, New Jersey to E.V. and Lee Huggins. Janet passed away peacefully at Whatcom Hospice House with her loving husband Dan and friends at her side. Janet and Dan met in 1966 sailing around the world on a brigantine, and married two years later after Janet finished her degree at Wellesley College. They...
Monte Trott
Dec 13, 2011
04/10/1979 – 12/13/2011 Monte J. Trott, age 32, passed away from a sudden heart attack at his Ferndale home on Tuesday, December 13, 2011. He was born April 10, 1979 in Bellingham to James and Patsy (Larsen) Trott. He was raised in Bellingham where he enjoyed exploring the trails and fishing on Lake Padden. He attended Sehome and Nooksack Valley...
Bob Morgan
Dec 7, 2011
06/22/1930 – 12/07/2011 A Celebration of Bob’s life will be held at Westford Funeral Home on Tuesday, December 13 at 1 PM followed by a reception across the street at Westford’s Broadway Hall. //
Patricia Barten
Dec 6, 2011
10/24/1924 – 12/06/2011 Pat Barten, age 87 of Bellingham, passed away peacefully with family members by her side on December 6, 2011. She was born October 24, 1924 in Waltham, MA, to Edward and Margaret Maroney. She married Ed Barten on May 21, 1949 in Newton, MA. They were married for 62 years until Ed’s passing on July 1, 2011....
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...
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