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Dale R. Westford
May 17, 2024
Dale Roger Westford, age 70, of Tulalip, WA, passed away on May 17, 2024. He was born on September 29, 1953, in Bellingham, WA, to Paul Westford and Shirley Hopkins. A proud Marine, Dale served his country with honor and dedication. His military service was a testament to his bravery and commitment to protecting his nation. Dale will be dearly...
Eliseo Saldivar Martinez
May 12, 2024
Eliseo Saldivar Martinez passed away on May 12, 2024, in Bellevue, WA, two months shy of his 98th birthday. He was surrounded by loving family and friends who were able to talk, laugh, and reminisce with him as they tearfully said goodbye. Eliseo was born on July 14, 1926, in the small town of San Pedro Apulco, Zacatecas, Mexico to...
Sandra L. Roerick
May 8, 2024
Born on February 25, 1943 to Richard and Dorothea Thomas, Sandra passed away on May 8, 2024 in Marysville, WA. She was married to Ambrose Roerick on March 29, 1975 and they enjoyed many wonderful years together in Stanwood, WA before he predeceased her in 2022. Sandra was a gifted gardener and loved tending to her beautiful flowers and yard....
Henry Edwin "Hank" Schmidt III
May 6, 2024
Henry “Hank” Edwin Schmidt III, age 86, passed away peacefully on May 6, 2024, at his Bellingham home, with his wife by his side.
Hank was born January 22, 1938, in Seattle, WA to Henry Edwin Schmidt Jr. and Elizabeth Louise (Johnson) Schmidt. He was the second of three children and grew up with his older sister Jean and younger sister...
Audrey I. Weber
May 2, 2024
Audrey Isabelle Weber, born December 21, 1930, to Berton and Jeanette Williams in West Seattle, peacefully passed away surrounded by her beloved family on May 2, 2024 in Bellingham, WA. She graduated from Holy Rosary Catholic High School in Seattle in 1948 and later went on to attend Seattle University. In 1954, Audrey united in marriage with her devoted husband,...
Thomas Charles Onen
Apr 23, 2024
Thomas Charles Dronen, age 85, passed away on April 23, 2024. Tom was born April 5, 1939, in Wenatchee, WA to his parents Bert and Mary Dronen. He lived most of his adult life in Whatcom County working as a heavy equipment operator at Intalco Aluminum Plant for 33 years until his retirement. Tom enjoyed going to garage sales as...
Brittany Elizabeth Bobbink
Apr 19, 2024
Brittany Elizabeth Bobbink passed away on April 19, 2024, at the age of 30 following a two-week battle with stage four breast cancer. Born to Michael and Carol Bobbink in Bellingham, Washington, on November 3, 1993, Brittany joined her older sister, Maia, and brother, Matthew. She began her education at Samish School, then continued on to Assumption Catholic School, which...
Vivian Josephine (Jacobson) Burley
Apr 14, 2024
Vivian Burley, age 95, passed away on Sunday, April 14, 2024, in Bellingham, WA. She was born in Bellingham on November 12, 1928, to John W. and Hildur J. (Holland) Jacobson and graduated from Bellingham High School in 1946. As a lifetime resident of Bellingham, Vivian was an active member of the First Baptist Church, the Elks Emblem Club, and...
Aleksandr Samoylenko
Apr 10, 2024
A celebration of life service will be held on Tuesday, April 16th at 6:00pm at Slavic Baptist Church, 1413 Broadway, Bellingham, WA. A burial service will be held the next day on Wednesday, April 17th at 11:00am at the Enterprise Cemetery, 7041 Vista Drive, Ferndale, WA. A lunch will follow the burial service at Slavic Baptist Church. A GoFundMe has...
Mary Louise Irvin
Apr 9, 2024
It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of our sweet, loving wife, mother and nana after a brief, but courageous battle with stage-four cancer on April 9, 2024. Mary Louise Irvin was born in Shelton, WA on September 7, 1945, to Donald and Ruth (Cole) Remsberg. She moved to Bellingham with her family in 1955 and attended...
Ann Robbins
Apr 5, 2024
Born on October 16, 1946, in Bellingham, WA to Daniel and Betty Lou Robbins, Ann was raised at Agate Bay on Lake Whatcom with her three brothers, Rob, Dan and Charlie Robbins. After attending Bellingham High School and two years at Everett Junior College, she married Steve Bates and was fortunate to be a stay-at-home mom in Lynden. She had...
James "Jim" Michael Bland
Apr 5, 2024
Jim Bland, age 80, passed away at Harborview Medical Center on April 5, 2024 following a fall in his home. Jim was born on July 1, 1943 in Bellingham to Clyde and Juliet (Willoughby) Bland. As a youngster, Jim delivered newspapers door to door in his neighborhood. After graduating from high school he worked on the grounds crew at Bellingham...
Mary Lou Richardson
Apr 4, 2024
Mary Lou Richardson passed away in Bellingham, WA, on April 4, 2024 surrounded by her family. She was born in Bellingham to Chet and Louisa (Smithson) Roland on October 9, 1927 and lived her entire life in Whatcom County. She graduated from Bellingham High School where she met the love of her life, Walter Richardson, to whom she was married...
Bernadine Carrol Covey
Apr 4, 2024
Bernadine Carrol Covey, affectionately known and loved as “Bunny”, passed away from natural causes on April 4, 2024, in Ferndale, Washington. At the time, she was enjoying a wonderful week with close friends and colleagues while on vacation. Born November 20, 1952, and raised in Kamloops, BC, Bunny grew up spending her time hunting, fishing, and camping. In the years...
Nancy Marie Johnson-Good
Mar 29, 2024
Nancy Marie (Dierickx) Johnson-Good, age 78, passed away peacefully on March 29, 2024, in Bellingham, WA. She is survived by her children, Marni (Mike) Murk and Jeffrey (Morgan) Klingensmith, and grandson, Mason Murk. In lieu of flowers, please consider donating to Whatcom Hospice or the Whatcom Humane Society in Nancy's name.
Leslee Denise Smith
Mar 26, 2024
Leslee Denise (Wickham) Smith brought her loving light into this world on December 7, 1954 and shone it on her parents, Helen Juliana (Cvetkovitch) and Burpee “Brad” Bradfield Wickham. That bright, loving light dimmed and departed into the cosmos on March 26, 2024 after a gritty-but-graceful three-and-a half-year dance with hepatocellular carcinoma, a cancer of the liver. Her illness ended...
Paul Bernhardt Hanson
Mar 24, 2024
Paul Bernhardt Hanson passed away on March 24, 2024 in Bellingham after 88 years of life filled with laughter, hard work, fishing, and treasured time with friends and family. He was born on July 29, 1935 in Bellingham to Mae and Max Hanson, attended Campus School, and graduated from Bellingham High School in 1953. After earning a degree in economics...
Christopher Dalton Berry
Mar 14, 2024
Rev. Christopher D. Berry, age 70, of Bellingham, WA, passed away at home, surrounded by family, on Thursday, March 14, 2024. Chris was born in Fresno, CA on April 10, 1953, to Iris Bordwell and Doyle Berry. A graduate of Selma Union High School, Chris continued his studies at Fresno State University where he also served as lay campus minister,...
Shirleyanne L. Lazzara
Mar 13, 2024
Shirleyanne Lavinia Stevenson Lazzara passed away on March 13th, 2024 at 11:25 a.m. in Bellingham, Washington at 83 years old. Born in Vancouver, Canada on March 3rd, 1941, Shirley was the daughter of Robert Stevenson and Maria Principe, and older sister to Loretta Stevenson. She immigrated to the United States in May of 1952 and resided in California for 24...
Robert Craig Judson
Mar 12, 2024
Robert Craig Judson passed away peacefully at age 73 on March 12, 2024, at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, WA due to complications from a stroke. He wanted those who had helped him over the years through his trials and tribulations to know how grateful and thankful he was for their help. Rob is survived by his sister, Teresa (Judson)...
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