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V. Erlene Poole
Sep 18, 2022
Erlene Poole, age 86, passed away September 18, 2022 in Bellingham, WA. Erlene was born August 14, 1936 the youngest of eight children of Arthur and Ethel Lidzy. Her family homesteaded in the Territory of New Mexico in the early 1900’s. From those peanut and pinto bean farm beginnings, Erlene moved to Pasadena, CA where she attended college, got married,...
Richard "Dick" L. Beaver
Sep 16, 2022
Major Richard “Dick” L. Beaver was born in Marion, Ohio to Richard and Louise (Miller) Beaver on May 26, 1932 and passed away peacefully at home on September 16, 2022 at the age of 90. In 1953, while serving at Elmendorf Air Force Base in Anchorage, AK, he met Martha Tracy. The two became one in a Salvation Army wedding...
Raymond Isakson
Sep 15, 2022
Born in Opheim, MT to Joseph and Verna (Stellflug) Isakson on January 4, 1937, Ray passed away in Bellingham, WA on September 15, 2022. After graduation from Opheim High School, he was married to Jacklyn Chandler. A proud veteran, Ray served in the U.S. Army from 1959-1962. He retired from Intalco after 20+ years. He was predeceased by his wife...
Charlene E. Knowlton
Sep 11, 2022
Charlene E. Knowlton peacefully passed away in Bellingham, WA on September 11, 2022, a month after celebrating her 91st birthday. Charlene was born to William and Amalia Kirschman in Garden City, Kansas and moved to Whatcom County when she was five years old. Charlene graduated from Mt. Baker High School in 1949. That same year she married the love of...
Sheila Maureen Siebert
Sep 10, 2022
Sheila Maureen Siebert, age 83, passed away on September 10, 2022 in Bellingham, WA. She was born April 28, 1939 in Everett, WA to Philip and Mary Beeman Siebert. At age two her parents divorced and she went to live with her grandmother, Mary Beeman, who raised her with the help of her two uncles, Raymond Beeman and Philip Toner....
Robert "Red" R. Beaugez Jr.
Sep 5, 2022
Born in Gulfport, MS and raised in Waimanalo, HI, Robert “Red” R. Beaugez, Jr. was the victim of a violent crime at his home in Ferndale, WA on September 5, 2022. After graduating from Kailua High School, he became a freelance mechanic, bought and sold collectable currency, and was a jack of all trades. First and foremost, Robert loved his...
Joseph Farrugia
Sep 3, 2022
Joseph Farrugia, age 99, passed away peacefully in Bellingham on Saturday, September 3, 2022. A graveside service will be held at Greenacres Memorial Park in Ferndale at 10 AM on Thursday, September 8th.
Leslie "Hope" Bloomfied
Aug 30, 2022
On Tuesday, August 30, Hope was blessed to transition from this life to her Heavenly home where she will live with her Savior forever. Hope loved to cook and was committed to studying God’s word and growing spiritually. She grew up in Sebastopol, CA and worked for PG&E for over 30 years. After Hope retired, she moved to Lynden where...
John A. Zender
Aug 29, 2022
John Zender, age 93 of Deming, passed away peacefully with family by his side on August 29, 2022 at Whatcom Hospice House in Bellingham. He was born March 4, 1929 in Kendall to Jacob and Catherine Zender. John married Celine Waechter on November 17, 1951 in Abbotsford, BC. Baseball was an important part of John’s life. He and his eight...
Daniel Oliver Monton
Aug 28, 2022
Daniel Oliver Monton was born in Seattle, WA on December 9th, 1958 to parents Daniel and Francis Monton and passed away at his home on August 28th, 2022. Dan grew up in West Seattle with his five brothers. He attended culinary arts school and was a chef as his first career but found a new passion and spent the last...
William "Bill" D'Aoust
Aug 27, 2022
Bill D'Aoust, 104, of Bellingham, WA passed away on Saturday, August 27, 2022 at his home surrounded by family and friends. His happiest times were when he was teaching. He stayed in touch with many of his students from Shuksan and BTC. He enjoyed life to the fullest and always was ready to tell one of his sea stories. Bill...
Maurice P. Lafreniere
Aug 18, 2022
Maurice Pierre LaFreniere, 86, passed away on Thursday, August 18, 2022 in Bellingham. He was born in Fort Frances, Ontario, Canada, on March 25, 1936, to Joseph Frederic and Velda Mary (Haskell) LaFreniere. Maurice was an avid sportsman who loved hunting and fishing (he loved to tell stories about the one that got away). He enjoyed gardening and had a...
John Frederick Harriman
Aug 17, 2022
John Frederick Harriman, age 97, died on August 17, 2022 in Bellingham. John was born March 30, 1925 in Marshfield, Wisconsin to Earl Henry and Doris Mabel (Mason) Harriman. He attended public schools in Stevens Point, Wisconsin; University of Wisconsin, Madison (BA 1945); General Theological Seminary, New York (MDiv 1948); and University of Washington (PhD in Counseling Psychology 1978). John...
E. David Engst
Aug 11, 2022
e. david engst grew up spending his summers picking fruit in the orchards of Wenatchee; he spent his retirement pulling teeth on a Bolivian coca plantation, where he was known as Dr. Loco. His most cherished titles were Abuelo and Dad. After graduating from Wenatchee High School, David attended the University of Washington, which he thought was just about the...
Mary Margaret Clemens
Aug 10, 2022
Mary was born in Bellingham, WA to Nicholas and Faye Bergen on July 18, 1929 and passed away in Mount Vernon, WA on August 10, 2022. She graduated from Bellingham High School in 1947 and was married to Ramon “Ray” Tuttle on April 12, 1959. Together they raised five children in Burlington. Ray preceded her in death in 1976. In...
Isabelle Christine Fields
Aug 5, 2022
Isabelle Christine Fields was born in Bellingham, Washington on July 7, 1997, and graduated to Heaven from Seattle, Washington on August 5, 2022. She was 25 years old. Isabelle left behind her mother Amy Johnson (husband Petor), her father Sean Fields (wife Sarah), her three brothers Ethan Fields (wife Lindsey), Jack Fields, and Crew Mason, and sister Charlee Merenda. Isabelle...
Boi Ho
Aug 3, 2022
Boi Ho, age 88, passed away on August 3, 2022 in Bellingham, Washington. A visitation will be held from 2:00pm – 7:00pm on Sunday August 7th at Westford Funeral Home, 1301 Broadway, Bellingham, WA. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30am on Monday August 8th at 10:30am at Church of the Assumption in Bellingham, followed by a...
Joan Mcintyre
Aug 1, 2022
Joan Marie McIntyre, age 88, passed away at home in Bellingham on Monday, August 1, 2022 with family by her side. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at Church of the Assumption on Thursday, August 4th at 10:30 AM. You may also view the livestream of the service on Fr. Moore’s Facebook page at www.facebook.com/catholicjeffreyhmoore .
Karen E. Bradley
Jul 29, 2022
Karen Elizabeth Bradley passed away peacefully on Friday, July 29, 2022. Karen is survived by her two children, Sara Langford and Meaghan Bradley-Bussell, and her brother, Robert Bradley Jr. and his wife Cynthia of Epsom, NH. Karen was born to the late Robert and Dorothy Bradley on March 26, 1955 in Newton, Massachusetts. She had fond memories of spending time...
Bruce E. Berry
Jul 27, 2022
Bruce Edward Berry, age 83, passed away on Wednesday July 27, 2022, with his wife Bettyanne at his side. He was one day shy of his 84th birthday. Bruce was born to Phyllis and Edward Berry and grew up in Port Angeles, graduating from high school in 1956. He enlisted and served four years in the U.S. Army stationed in...
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