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Robert Frascati
May 5, 2011
08/13/1920-05/05/2011 Robert (Bob) J. Frascati, Sr., 90, of Sudden Valley/Bellingham Washington died May 5, 2011, at Highgate Senior Living facility, Bellingham, WA.. Bob was born in Syracuse, NY, August 13, 1920 to Charles V. and Sandra (Bova) Frascati. He attended Syracuse University and married Pauline (Pat) Montanaro on November 26, 1942 in Syracuse, NY. Upon graduation, Bob served as an...
Natalie Campbell
May 4, 2011
07/07/1920-05/04/2011 Natalie Campbell, age 90, passed away peacefully in Bellingham, WA on May 4, 2011. She was born July 7, 1920 in Vancouver, B.C., to Finley and Margaret McLaren. She was a member of the RCAF during WWII. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband Gordon Campbell, well known horse trainer, owner and breeder in both California and...
James Ernest Miles
May 1, 2011
09/11/1923-05/01/2011 James E. Miles, age 87 passed away peacefully at home in Bellingham on May 1, 2011. He was born September 11, 1923 in Sumas to Ernest and Ruth Miles. Jim graduated from Mt. Baker High School in 1941. He served in the U.S. Navy with the Seabees during WWII. He was a member of the American Legion and the...
Lois Nelsen
Apr 30, 2011
09/04/1926-04/30/2011 Lois M. Nelson, Age 84, passed away on April 30, 2011. She was born on September 4, 1926 in Ulen, Minnesota to William and Hanna Fevig. She was a happy lady who enjoyed dancing, singing, gardening and crocheting in her free time. She loved her grandchildren more than anything in the world. She was a dedicated worker for many...
Frieda Parks
Apr 28, 2011
06/26/1925-04/28/2011 Frieda H. Parks, age 85 passed away peacefully on April 28, 2011 at home surrounded by her family. She was born June 26, 1925 in Lamoure County, North Dakota to Frederick Weight and Martha Weight-Baier. Frieda married George R. Parks on July 31, 1945 at Pilgrim Lutheran Church in Spokane, Washington. They settled in North Plains, Oregon and raised...
Leslie James Greenwood
Apr 27, 2011
08/03/1959-04/27/2011 Les Greenwood, age 51 of Bellingham passed away peacefully on April 27, 2011. He was born August 3, 1959 in Bellingham to Melvin and Gudrun Greenwood. He was a lifetime resident of Whatcom County and a graduate of Blaine High School. Les was preceded in death by his parents and his brother Harold. He is survived by his niece...
Richard Harvey
Apr 26, 2011
10/02/1927-04/26/2011 Richard H. Harvey, age 83, passed away April 26, 2011 in Bellingham. He was born October 2, 1927 in Palo Alto, CA to Frank and Margaret Harvey. Richard served in the U.S. Army from 1945-46. He married Cecilia Lomonte on January 17, 1959 in Palo Alto. Richard was raised in Palo Alto, lived for 20 years in Houston, TX,...
Elizabeth Klander
Apr 24, 2011
10/29/1915-04/24/2011 Elizabeth Klander, age 95 passed away peacefully on Easter Sunday, April 24, 2011 in Bellingham. She was born October 29, 1915 in Seattle to Robert and Edna Stevenson. Elizabeth married John Klander in 1935 and together they raised their family here in Bellingham. She enjoyed travelling and gardening. Elizabeth was an active member of Church of the Assumption. She...
Dolores Ledesma
Apr 21, 2011
03/31/1937-04/21/2011 Dolores C. Ledesma passed away April 21, 2011 in Bellingham. She was preceded in death by her daughter Katherine. She is survived by her children Eddie (Megan) Elliott, Sharon (Brian) Gilbert, Andrea (John) Nowell, and Ray (Teri) Elliott, 7 grandchildren, and many loving family members and friends. A family gathering will be held.
Ardella York
Apr 18, 2011
08/24/1920-04/18/2011 Ardella Angeley York, age 90, of Bellingham, WA passed away peacefully in her home on April 18, 2011. She was born August 24, 1920 in Port Chester, NY to William & Dorinda (Lyon) Angeley, the second of five children. She attended Greenwich (CT) High School. Ardella worked in retail for many years, which held some of her fondest memories....
Norma (Ellingson) Bartleson
Apr 16, 2011
07/07/1914-04/16/2011 Norma (Ellingson) Bartleson was born July 7, 1914 in Bellingham to Leonard & Anna Ellingson. She graduated from Meridian High School, and then St. Luke’s General Hospital School of nursing in 1936. Norma entered the Navy Nurse Corps on August 26, 1940. She attended George Washington University from 1943-1944, and then served in WWII and the Korean War. Her...
Keegan Badgero
Apr 16, 2011
03/15/1990-04/16/2011 Keegan Badgero was born on March 15, 1990 in Aurora, IL. He went home to be with his Savior on Saturday, April 16, 2011 at St. Joseph Hospital in Bellingham. He left this world peacefully, surrounded by his family, and is now at rest in the arms of Jesus. Keegan graduated from Mt. Baker High School in 2007. Keegan...
Edith Branlund
Apr 16, 2011
01/01/1926-04/16/2011 Lifetime Bellingham resident Edith E.E. Branlund, age 85, passed away April 16, 2011. She was born January 1, 1926 in Bellingham to Otto and Emilie (Fritzsche) Hahnel. Edie married Clint Branlund in Bellingham in 1948. They owned and operated Bellingham Blueprinting for years. Edie and Clint were active in Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church, the Bellingham Yacht Club and the...
Larry Thaut
Apr 14, 2011
02/18/1939-04/14/2011 Larry Thaut, age 72, passed away April 14, 2011 in Bellingham. He was born February 18, 1939 in Shepherd, Montana to Carl and Elizabeth (Yerger) Thaut. Larry graduated from High School in Wenatchee and served in the US Army Reserve. He married Judy Clark in Bellingham on September 21, 1963. Larry loved fishing, spending time with his grandchildren and...
Lylias Hendrickson
Apr 4, 2011
07/26/1917-04/04/2011 Lylias Hendrickson, age 93 of Bellingham passed away April 4, 2011. She was born July 26, 1917 in Litchfield, MN, to Emil and Hannah (Olson) Mortenson. Lylias served our country in the Women’s Army Corps (WAC) during WWII. Then after completing her nurses training she re-enlisted in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War. It was at McChord...
Enid James
Apr 2, 2011
03/06/1925-04/02/2011 Enid was born in Kerrobert, Saskatchewan on March 6, 1925 to parents Ethel & Harry Maxfield. She lived in the Vancouver area, moved to Bellingham in 1975, and returned to Abbotsford, B.C. in 2008. She loved to play golf, go bowling, and play cards with her friends. She especially loved to play games with her grandchildren and spend time...
Gerard Rutan, Ph.D
Mar 30, 2011
03/03/1935-03/30/2011 Jerry Rutan, age 76, passed away March 30, 20l l in Bellingham. He was born March 3, 1935 in Great Falls, MT, to Joseph and Helen (Giltner) Rutan. Jerry was the oldest of 6 children. Jerry served in the U.S. Army for 2 years where he earned the Soldier of the Month twice. Jerry married a girl from Great...
Kathleen Shofner
Mar 29, 2011
04/29/1931-03/29/2011 Kathleen Shofner, age 79 of Bellingham, passed away peacefully on March 29, 2011. She was born on April 29, 1931 in Golden, Mississippi to David and Rada (Wood) Graham. Kathleen received her Bachelor of Science degree from Mississippi State College for Women. In her early years she worked as a librarian at Fort Benning, Georgia and for the public...
Roy Porter
Mar 28, 2011
01/23/1931-03/28/2011 Roy Joseph Porter, Jr., age 80, passed away on Monday, March 28, 2011, at his home in Lynden, WA. Roy was born on January 23, 1931 in Akron, Ohio. Roy was a lifelong resident of Akron, Ohio until he moved with his wife of 60 years, Janet E. Porter, to Lynden in 2006 to be near their sons and...
Doris Warner
Mar 26, 2011
6/30/1928-3/26/2011 Doris C. Warner, age 82, passed away March 26, 2011 in Bellingham, WA, surrounded by her loving family. She was born June 30, 1928 in Wynona, OK, to Melvin Eli and Gladys Pearl (Osborn) McMenomy. Doris worked as a legal secretary for over 20 years and retired from Southwestern Bell Telephone. She enjoyed traveling with family and friends, collecting...
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