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Virginia Anne Haldeman
Apr 3, 2022
Virginia Anne Haldeman was born to William Fred Haldeman and Ruth Davis Haldeman on June 5, 1932 in Eugene, Oregon. She left this mortal existence on April 3, 2022 at Whatcom Hospice House in Bellingham, Washington. Virginia and her parents moved from Cottage Grove, Oregon to Seattle, Washington in 1942 during the early months of World War II. She graduated...
Gloria Craven
Mar 29, 2022
Gloria Craven, 92, of Bellingham, WA died early on March 29, 2022, surrounded by family at Whatcom Hospice House from complications of heart disease. She was born in Durango, Colorado on December 27, 1929 to William and Dorothy Dixon Pheney who had two other daughters, Gail (Rowan) and Dorothy “Dixie” (Lemon). Her family re-located to Omaha, Nebraska where Gloria graduated...
Mary J. Horton
Mar 25, 2022
Mary J. Horton, age 90 of Bellingham, passed away on Friday, March 25, 2022. Mary and her late husband, Truman Horton, sailed into Bellingham in 1988 where they dropped anchor, built a new life together, and found joy in their new community of friends. Mary will live on in the hearts of her three children Michael, Richard, and Jeanne; her...
Jackie Bowler
Mar 14, 2022
Jackie Bowler was born in Bellingham, WA on April 28, 1942 to Ralph and Bernice Lingbloom. Jackie passed on March 14, 2022 at age 79. She graduated from Bellingham High School and was voted Homecoming Queen in 1959. She enjoyed reading, animals, watching NCIS, and more recently became a basketball fan. Jackie was a very loving and caring wife, mother,...
William Joseph "Joe" Hemphill
Mar 10, 2022
Joe Hemphill, age 63, passed away at home in Lynden on March 10, 2022. He was born October 29, 1958. Joe and Mary Stuart have been loving companions in 2004 and they later married on May 21, 2017 in Delaware. Joe loved hunting, fishing, eagle watching, camping, and spending as much time outdoors as he could. Joe was preceded in...
Susan Diane Hanowell
Mar 10, 2022
Sue passed away unexpectedly. She was loved by many and will forever be in our hearts. Sue graduated from Meridian High School, got married, had a dairy farm, got divorced, worked a few odd jobs, then, in 2006, started taking care of her niece Erica’s kids. This is where Mr. Chance man became the light of her every day. Sue...
Gary J. Ryan
Mar 8, 2022
Gary Ryan, age 74, passed away in Bellingham on March 8, 2022. He was born September 29, 1947 in Bellingham to Jay and Lena (Wispinski) Ryan. Gary graduated from Mount Baker High School in 1965. He proudly served in the US Navy as a Seabee in Vietnam. Gary married Lorna Phelps on September 12, 1970. He was a welder at...
Catherine Ann Coldren
Mar 8, 2022
Catherine Ann Coldren, of Bellingham, passed away on March 8, 2022 at her home. Cathy was born on August 12, 1952 at the hospital on McChord Air Force Base near Tacoma, Washington. She would be the only child of Beverly Elaine Coldren (nee Snydal) and Leroy “Roy” Coldren, a Staff Sergeant in the U.S. Air Force. At the time of...
Lucy A. Farwell
Feb 27, 2022
Lucy Farwell passed away on February 27, 2022 at the age of 70. She was born in Seattle, WA on August 4,1951 to Robert and Frances Bunker. Lucy is survived by her husband Jerry Farwell, son Gabriel Robert Trammell, and granddaughters Elizabeth Ann Trammell and Helena Gabrielle Trammell, great-grandson Ryder Trammell, sister Jeanne Ray Bybee, and niece Juliet Ann Ostler....
Ena Mihovilovich
Feb 27, 2022
Ena Mihovilovich passed away peacefully at Mt. Baker Care Center on February 27, 2022. She was born on May 17, 1935 in Komiza, Croatia to Jakov and Margarita Bjazevic. She married Ante “Tony” Mihovilovich in 1954. In 1973 they moved with their three children to Bellingham and joined Sacred Heart Parish. Ena was a loving mother and dearly loved her...
Patricia A. Braaten
Feb 26, 2022
Patricia Ann Braaten was born on June 30, 1933 to Ida Hill Smith and Eugene “Joe” Smith on a small farm near Minong, Wisconsin. She passed away at the Whatcom Hospice House in Bellingham, Washington on February 26, 2022 at the age of 88. Mom came into the world during the Great Depression. Though short on money, the family enjoyed...
Esther Moriel
Feb 24, 2022
Beloved daughter, sister, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend. She is survived by her two sisters, three children, four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. She came to the United States when she was five years old and was raised in San Francisco. She graduated from high school, got married and moved to Southern California where she raised her family. She devoted her...
Margaret A. Perry
Feb 20, 2022
Margaret A. Perry was born January 10, 1930 in Kendall, WA to Anton and Anna Zender. Marg went to be with our Lord and Savior on Sunday, February 20, 2022, exactly 38 years after the death of her first husband, Earl Sealund. In 1990 Marg married Harvey “Jim” Perry in Acme. They loved getting together with their family, RV’ing in...
Sandra Clark Abrams
Feb 18, 2022
Sandra Clark Abrams passed away February 18, 2022 at the age of 82. Sandra was born in Bellingham, WA on July 9,1939 to Richard S. and Jane Clark. She spent her early years in Bellingham, graduating from Bellingham High School. In earlier years Sandra was an avid ballet dancer. She lived in numerous exciting cities throughout her adult years, including...
George E. Miller Sr.
Feb 14, 2022
George Elvin Miller Sr., age 80, of Nooksack, WA passed away peacefully in his home on February 14, 2022. George was born to Melvin and Willie (Redburn) Miller in West Plains, MO on January 15, 1942. George was predeceased by his wife of 50 years, Charlotte, in 2016. He is survived by their loving children, daughter Christine (Richard) Noll, Carol...
Thomas S. "Tom" Hiatt
Feb 14, 2022
Tom Hiatt passed away peacefully on February 14, 2022 at the age of 80. He was born in Bemidji, Minnesota on March 31, 1941to Carl and Ruth (Sterling) Hiatt. He is preceded in death by his parents Carl and Ruth Hiatt and his sister Carolyn Allen. He is survived by his wife Phyllis “Libby” Hiatt, son Russell (Marcia) Hiatt, step-children...
Frances Marie Davis
Feb 11, 2022
Frances Marie Davis was born in Bremerton, WA on October 8, 1929 to Allen and Mary (Yancy) Stirrett. She passed away in Bellingham, WA on February 11, 2022. Frances was a 1947 graduate of West High School in Bremerton. She earned a BA degree from the University of Washington in 1953. Frances was married to Brantley Davis on June 26,...
Joseph T. Kirkman
Feb 2, 2022
Joseph Kirkman, of Lynden, WA, passed away Wednesday, February 2, 2022 at his home. He was born in San Diego, CA on March 4, 1933 to John and Alice (Rausehart) Kirkman. A proud veteran, Joe served in the U.S. Army from 1953-1955. He married Irmgard Haug in 1960. They resided on a small farm in Lynden where they both worked...
North A. Storms (Stormy)
Feb 2, 2022
Stormy died peacefully after a long struggle with Essential Tremor. He was born August 11, 1936, in Bremerton, Washington to Irene Marie and North America Storms. He moved to Bellingham, Washington, in 1958 to attend Western Washington College where he earned his degree in education as a music specialist. He also held a Master's Degree in School Administration. He taught...
Peter Joseph Matthew Godersky
Feb 1, 2022
Peter Joseph Matthew Godersky was born on April 10, 1954 at St. Joseph Hospital in South Bend, Indiana, the son of Doctors George and Lois Godersky. Peter was a very special person, much loved and very much cared for by everyone who knew him. Peter attended the Cove School in Racine, Wisconsin when he was quite young followed later by...
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