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Charles Pearce
Sep 10, 2010
9/4/1957 – 9/10/2010 Prayer for Healing May the All Compassionate One, grace me this day with blessed healing and carry me forward with patience and strength, courage and humor, and hope. As I work this day to create meaning that radiates light and life in the midst of illness and pain, disease and struggle, and even death. May the All...
M. Mitchell
Sep 10, 2010
5/17/1922 – 9/10/2010 Celebration of Jeanne’s Life: Saturday, October 9, 2010 at 2 pm at First Presbyterian Church M. Jeanne Mitchell, age 88 of Bellingham, passed away September 10, 2010. She was born May 17, 1922 in Prosser, WA to Harold and Mary (Kidwell) Mewhinney. She married Dr. Howard E. Mitchell on Dec. 2, 1945. Jeanne graduated from St. Luke’s...
Melvin Youngs
Sep 8, 2010
8/16/1929 – 9/8/2010 Melvin R. Youngs, age 81, passed away Wed. Sept 8th, 2010 in Bellingham. He was born August 16th, 1929 in Bellingham to Fred E. and Ada (Callow) Youngs. Mel was Past Exalted Ruler of BPO Elks Lodge #194, life member of both VFW #1585 and American Legion Post #7, and belonged to Golden Age Eagles Lodge #31. ...
Jack Brown
Sep 7, 2010
11/28/1916 – 9/7/2010 Memorial Service: Saturday, September 11 at 11 AM at St. James Presbyterian Church, followed by a reception in the Fellowship Hall. Jack Tyler Brown, beloved husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather was called home as he slept peacefully on Tuesday September 7, following a brief illness. Born in Arroyo Grande, California on the family farm November 28, 1916,...
Carmen Ortiz
Sep 1, 2010
Visitation: Friday, September 3, 2010 from 3-5 PM at Westford Funeral Home Funeral Service: Saturday, September 4, 2010 at 10 AM at Westford Funeral Home Reception: Saturday, September 4, 2010 at Broadway Hall, Following the Service
Eldeen “Deena” King
Aug 25, 2010
2/19/1921 – 8/25/2010 Visitation: Wednesday, September 8, 2010 from 9-10:30 AM at Westford Funeral Home Graveside Service: Wednesday, September 8, 2010 at 11:30 AM at Woodlawn Cemetery Reception: Wednesday, September 8, 2010 at Westford’s Broadway Hall, following the graveside Deena passed away peacefully on Wednesday, August 25, 2010 at her daughter and son-in-law’s home in Arlington, WA, at the age...
Yvonne Sheline
Aug 25, 2010
Funeral Service: Wednesday, August 25, 2010 at 1:00 pm at Bayview City Cemetery Yvonne Sheline, age 92, passed away peacefully August 21, 2010 into the arms of our loving Heavenly Father at PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center. She died from natural causes. Yvonne was born to Clem Earl Ford and Garnet Freese Ford on December 22, 1917, in Axtel, Kansas. ...
Captain “Frank” Oliver
Aug 24, 2010
Capt. Edward “Frank” Oliver, USCG, Ret. 11/12/1922-8/24/2010 Captain Edward Franklin Oliver passed away in Bellingham, WA on August 24, 2010 at the age of 87. Captain Oliver was born in North Bend, Oregon in 1922. His love of the sea led him at age 16 to work as a seaman on Red Stack Tugs in San Francisco Bay. In 1942,...
Alfred “Alf” Gunn
Aug 21, 2010
Graveside Services: Thursday, August 26, 2010 at 11:00 a.m. at Greenacres Cemetery Alfred Grant (Alf) Gunn, 92, died August 21, 2010 in Provo, Utah from a stroke. Alf was born June 24, 1918, in Salt Lake City, UT, the third child of five born to Alfred Gardner Gunn and Dora Arilla (Jensen) Gunn. He married Barbara Reeve in Washington, D.C,...
Patricia Andrews Nolte
Aug 17, 2010
9/19/1933-8/17/2010 Pat was preceded in death by her husband Fred. She is survived by daughters Alyce (husband John) Hackney and Robin (husband T.J.) Vaughn, sister Margaret Shumate, brother David (wife Claire) Andrews, and numerous other relatives. Pat will be laid to rest with her husband Fred in Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, VA.
Gilda Gagne
Aug 11, 2010
8/3/1927 – 8/11/2010 Celebration of Life: Friday, August 20, 2010 at 11 AM at Westford Funeral Home. Reception to follow. Gilda Gagne, age 83, went to be with her Lord on August 11, 2010 in Bellingham. She was born August 3, 1927 in Burley, Idaho, the 18th of 19 children born to John and Ellen Heacock. Gilda worked for many...
Stefan Rose
Aug 5, 2010
3/26/1957 – 8/5/2010 Mass of Christian Burial: Thursday, August 12 at Church of the Assumption at 10:30 AM Reception: Thursday, August 12 at Westford’s Broadway Hall, Following Mass On Thursday, August 5, 2010 Stefan Rose passed away peacefully in his home surrounded by his beloved family, after a courageous battle with cancer. Stefan was born March 26, 1957 in Marburg,...
Joyce Blakeman
Aug 4, 2010
11/1/1956 – 8/4/2010 Services will be held at Westford Funeral Home on Friday, August 13, 2010 at 11 AM, followed by a luncheon reception. Joyce Boynton Blakeman, age 53, passed away August 4th, 2010 in Smokey Point, WA, where she lived most of the last year with her loving caregiver, Linda Swensen. Through her severest trials, Joyce never lost her...
Virginia “Ginger” Brower
Aug 2, 2010
1/17/1948 – 8/2/2010 Celebration of Life: Sunday, September 19, 2010 at 2 PM at Westford Funeral Home. Reception to follow. Ginger Brower, age 62, died in Seattle on August 2, 2010. She was born January 17th 1948 in Altoona, PA to Robert E. & Margaret L. Brower. She was a graduate of Penn State University. Ginger was an Information Architect...
Michael Phan
Jul 26, 2010
Visitation: Friday, July 30, 2010 from 4-6 PM at Westford Funeral Home. Celebration of Life: Saturday, July 31, 2010 at 11 AM at Westford Funeral Home. Michael Phan, age 30 of Bellingham, passed away July 26, 2010 after a brave battle with cancer. He was born December 21, 1979 in San Jose, CA, to Steven Phan & Christina Tran. Michael...
Sydney Wallace
Jul 26, 2010
12/23/1912 – 7/26/2010 Sydney J. Wallace died at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Bellingham, Washington after 97 wonderful years. Syd was born in Glasgow, Scotland in 1912. The Wallace family immigrated to British Columbia in April 1921. They built a home in Vancouver and Syd attended McGee High School. He graduated from the University of British Columbia in 1935 with a...
Suzanne Seely
Jul 22, 2010
3/9/1927 – 7/22/2010 Memorial Service: Saturday, August 7, 2010 at 11 AM at St. Paul’s Epsicopal Church, followed by a reception ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sue Seely, age 83 of Bellingham, died July 22, 2010. She was born Mar. 9, 1927 in East Lansing, MI to Harlan Murray Hungerford and Sarah Irene Prichard. Sue grew up in Kent, OH, where her father was...
Mae Bullard
Jul 20, 2010
9/7/1910 – 7/20/2010 Graveside Service: Thursday, July 22, 2010 at 2 PM at Greenacres Cemetery ~~~ Mae N. Bullard, age 99 of Bellingham, passed away July 20, 2010. She was born September 7, 1910 in Denver, CO. Mae was preceded in death by her husband, Clifford Bullard; brothers Max and Billy Rhynalds, sister Velma Johnston, son Virgil York, and daughter...
Frank Loomis
Jul 19, 2010
12/19/1952 – 7/19/2010 A gathering will be held at the family home in Bellingham on Saturday, July 24th at 1 PM. ~~~ Frank L. Loomis, age 57 of Bellingham, passed away July 19, 2010. He was born December 19, 1952 in Spokane, WA to Douglas & Shirley (Pollock) Loomis. He was preceded in death by his parents. Frank is survived...
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