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Rod Tim O'Connor
Dec 1, 2022
Tim O'Connor, age 84, passed away on December 1, 2022. He was born December 16, 1937 in Bellingham to Roderick and Jennette (Beasley) O'Connor. Tim attended Assumption Catholic School, where he met Molly McKee in the second grade. They were married 57 years. Tim graduated from Bellingham High School in 1956 and later earned his BA in Communications at WSU....
Kathleen "Katy" A. Glaser
Dec 1, 2022
Katy was born on January 23, 1962 and grew up in Flushing, NY. She moved to Washington State in 1976 and after several years living in Michigan, and New York, settled in Bellingham. She was a delightful daughter, mother, sister and cherished friend. She was a unique and colorful person who made this world brighter. Katy preferred the simple things...
John M. Wascisin
Nov 30, 2022
John M. Wascisin of Bellingham, WA, passed away unexpectedly on November 30, 2022. The son of George and Anne (Kountz) Wascisin, he was born in Helena, MT on November 4, 1949. He attended schools in Helena. He enlisted in the US Army in 1968 where he was trained as a medic at the 396th Station Hospital. His dad asked him...
Douglas R. Mckinnon
Nov 25, 2022
Lynden, Washington - Doug McKinnon passed away peacefully at home on November 25, 2022, after a valiant 12-year struggle with Parkinson's disease. He was born in April 1941 to Don and Frances (Fussner) McKinnon and graduated from Bellingham High School with the fabulous class of 1960. While in school, he ran hurdles with the track team and was on the...
Sally Jo Keith
Nov 20, 2022
Born in Louisville, KY to Harry and Florence (Ruland) Brock, Sally passed away in Bellingham, WA on her 86th birthday. Sally enjoyed being Den Mother to Cub Scouts and had a passion for collecting stones and gems. She also loved to read books and spend time with her family. Preceding her in death are her parents; brother, Daniel Brock; and...
Jean V. Dallas
Nov 8, 2022
It is with deep sadness that we announce that Jean Dallas, 95, residing in Bellingham, passed away on November 8th at home. She was born in Seattle, WA to Clyde Gordon and Lucille Gordon Miller. Jean graduated from Lincoln High School in 1945. She married Marshall Dallas in 1948 and they had four children together. They made their home in...
Marcella "Ann" Gossage
Nov 8, 2022
Marcella “Ann” Gossage of Bellingham, WA passed away Tuesday, November 8, 2022 in Bellevue, WA surrounded by her family, she was 86. Ann was born to Jay Moore and Edith Walker on September 12, 1936 in Slaton, TX, and she lost her mother shortly after her birth. Her father remarried Una Moore and the family moved from Lubbock, TX to...
Irene Neyens
Oct 28, 2022
Irene Neyens, age 82, passed away peacefully in her sleep on October 28, 2022 at Stafholt Good Samaritan in Blaine, WA. Irene was born on December 11, 1939 at St. Joseph Hospital South Campus in Bellingham, WA to Irene Edmonds and William Snow. She was later adopted by Lloyd Edmonds and raised by him and her mother. Irene attended school...
Wade David Larsen
Oct 24, 2022
Wade David Larsen, was born in Bellingham on May 26, 1963, and passed away in his sleep on October 24, 2022. He graduated from Bellingham High School in 1981. Wade was a highly intelligent, meticulous man. Anyone who knew Wade knew that music was his passion. He began playing the acoustic guitar at age 7. He taught himself how to...
Victoria Sprong
Oct 23, 2022
Born in Manitoba, Canada on August 16, 1994, Victoria passed away unexpectedly in Bellingham, WA on October 23, 2022. In her early life, she was raised by John and Donna Strickland, who she called Papa Bear and Mamma Bear. She grew up quickly after their untimely deaths, and went on to work for a caregiver cooperative, and later, as an...
James D. Haynes
Oct 15, 2022
James D. Haynes, age 78, passed away October 15, 2022 at PeaceHealth St. Joseph Hospital in Bellingham. He was born on November 8, 1943 in Bellingham, WA to Donald and Mary Haynes. James graduated from Bellingham High School in 1963 and joined the US Navy. He had a passion for music, played several instruments, and performed with Bellingham High School...
Paula Maurine Gaines
Oct 15, 2022
Paula Maurine Gaines departed this Earth on Saturday, October 15, 2022. She was born March 3, 1955 in Bozeman, MT. Her family soon moved to Berkeley, California where Paula spent most of her childhood, with the exception of two years in Mexico City and summers at her grandparents’ farm on Lummi Island, WA. In Berkeley, she met her BFF, Kate...
Jacqueline "Jackie" M. White
Oct 13, 2022
Jacqueline “Jackie” M. White, age 75, passed away on October 13, 2022 in Bellingham, WA. She was born on July 6, 1947 in Port Townsend, WA to parents John and Anna Qualls. She attended Port Townsend High School, graduating in 1965. She worked as a legal assistant here in Bellingham for 21 years. Returning to Bellingham in 2021, she lived...
Shannon Lee Mckeever
Oct 9, 2022
Shannon Lee McKeever was born September 22, 1974 in Bellingham and passed away on October 9, 2022 in Seattle. She is survived by parents Douglas and Audrey McKeever and her younger brother, Scott. Family and extended family were very important to her. Shannon loved animals, and while in high school she participated in FFA (Future Farmers of America) and won...
Sharron L. Newman
Oct 4, 2022
Sharron (Shar) Louise Newman, age 74, passed away peacefully on October 4, 2022 following a stroke. She was born March 21, 1948 in US Army Hospital Fort Monmouth New Jersey to Hugh Paul Dickinson and Marion Elizabeth Dalton Dickinson. She spent time in Germany as a child while the country was rebuilding after World War II, which had a profound...
Ambrose Roerick
Oct 1, 2022
Born on November 18, 1941 in Esmond, ND to Michael and Dorothy (Hager) Roerick, Ambrose passed away on October 1, 2022 in Bellingham, WA. Raised on the family farm in North Dakota, Ambrose learned the importance of hard work from a young age. After graduation from high school, he started a successful business servicing manufactured homes. He moved to Washington...
Rose Marie Lomonte
Sep 28, 2022
Born on March 11, 1927 in Beaumont, TX to Peter and Leora (Cooper) Lomonte, Rose Marie passed away in Bellingham, WA on September 28, 2022. Raised in Houston, she graduated from St. Agnes Academy in 1944. After receiving her BA from the University of Houston in 1948, she moved to Urbana-Champaign, IL to attend the University of Illinois where she...
George T. Lallas
Sep 25, 2022
George T. Lallas, age 92, passed away peacefully on September 25, 2022 at his home, surrounded by his loving family. He was born August 6, 1930 in Bellingham, WA to Tomas and Ester Lallas. George graduated from Bellingham High School in the class of 1948. Upon graduation, George began his enlistment with the U.S. Marines Corps. George served two years...
James "Jim" N. Fay
Sep 20, 2022
Jim Fay passed away in Bellevue, WA on September 20, 2022 with his wife and son by his side. Jim was born April 7, 1949 in Aurora, Colorado to James and Dollie Fay, and graduated from Colorado School of Mines with a degree in Chemical Engineering. After graduation he moved to Bellingham to work as an engineer for Ershigs Inc....
George H. Cole
Sep 19, 2022
George Cole, age 93, died September 19, 2022, at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle following a stroke. He was born in Eatonville, Washington on June 19, 1929 to Selby Forest and Rachel Alberta (Snoddy) Cole and grew up on the slopes of Mt. Rainier. When he was a sophomore in high school his widowed mother brought her children to Bellingham...
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