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John Donald (Don) Anderson
Mar 11, 2021
Don Anderson was born Friday the 13th of September, 1940, in Sedalia, MO to Genevieve and Kenneth Anderson. Don attended school in Sedalia through junior high then moved with his family to Jackson, MS, where he graduated from Provine HS and Mississippi State University. After a University piano contest, the judging professor roared out, "Let me see your hands! You...
Leslie Kiel
Mar 10, 2021
With heavy hearts, we announce the passing of Leslie Rae Kiel who left this world peacefully and was welcomed into heaven on March 10, 2021. Beloved daughter, mother, sister, aunt, and friend will be greatly missed by all who knew her. Leslie was born in Bellingham, WA to Robert and Clara (DeVries) Kiel and she grew up in Lynden, WA...
Louise O. Zimmerman
Mar 8, 2021
Louise Owens Zimmerman was raised in Southern California, with her brother Bruce Owens, by their parents, George and Gertrude Owens. After graduating from UC Berkeley in 1967, Louise, in pursuing her abiding interest in other cultures, began her extensive travels. She travelled across the Middle East, studied ceramics in Kyoto, studied yogic practices at ashrams in South India, and trekked...
Allen Shane Sutton
Mar 8, 2021
Allen Sutton passed away on March 8, 2021 in Burien, Washington. Allen was born on November 21, 1994 in Colorado Springs, Colorado to Shane and Suzie (Carson) Sutton. Allen and Lacey first met in 2000 on the first day of Kindergarten. They had been neighbors ever since Allen and his family moved from Colorado Springs to the Lummi Reservation. During...
Gertrude L. Lamoureaux
Mar 7, 2021
Gertrude L. Lamoureaux, longtime resident of Whatcom County, passed away Sunday, March 7, 2021 at her home. Trudy was 93, born on October 12, 1927 in Raymond, WA, to Louise (Jansen) and Hugo Johnson. She worked for 30 years for Mobile Oil in Ferndale as an accounting supervisor. Trudy was an avid gardener who loved her roses. Trudy is survived...
Sue Ann Huisman
Mar 6, 2021
Sue Ann Huisman and her twin, Sally, were born on June 22, 1947 to Elaine and Robert Perry. Sue started school in Burien and finished at Nooksack. She went on to marry Richard Warner on August 10, 1966. They made their family home in an old log cabin in Everson. Together they had three sons. Sue prided herself on being...
Robert Bergquist
Mar 1, 2021
Robert Bergquist, age 93, of Bellingham passed away on Monday, March 1, 2021. Bob was born to Gunnard and Mary Bergquist in Wyandotte, Michigan on May 26, 1927. After graduating high school, Bob served in the US Navy. He went on to work as a purchasing agent in the glass and aluminum industry. He married Margaret Hathaway in 1955. Margaret...
Douglas G. Osborn
Mar 1, 2021
Douglas Gregory Osborn, a life resident of Bellingham, WA, passed away peacefully on Monday, March 1, 2021 at his home. He was 68, born in Bellingham to Dorothy (Cathrell) and Charles Osborn. Doug graduated from Sehome High School and worked for over 35 years as a maintenance supervisor for Intalco Aluminum in Ferndale. He enjoyed restoring cars, attending car races...
Ralph A. Gier
Feb 25, 2021
Long time Whatcom County resident Ralph Gier, age 89, passed away in Bellingham on February 25, 2021. He was born October 1, 1931 in Redondo Beach, California to Arthur and Lucy Gier. While serving in the US Air Force and stationed at Templehof Central Airport he met and fell in love with a local Berliner, Brigitte Wunsche. Ralph brought Brigitte...
Beverly Jean Gallaher
Feb 25, 2021
Beverly Jean Gallaher (Cramer) passed away on February 25, 2021 at the age of 84. She was a loving wife, mother, friend and homemaker who cared deeply for her family. Bev was born in Bellingham on January 28, 1937 to Ted and Lois Cramer. Not wanting to miss her birth, her father finished his bread deliveries in the San Juan...
Francis Lynn Baker
Feb 24, 2021
Midday February 24, 2021, Francis Lynn Baker P.E., husband, father, and grandfather aged 82 passed away peacefully at home (Glacier, WA) after prolonged illness in the loving company of his devoted wife and a dear friend. Lynn was born at St. Francis Hospital, Breckenridge, Minnesota, to Ann Barbara (Roth) and Gordon Wesley Baker of Belfield, North Dakota. The tight-knit family...
Robert Elvis Brown
Feb 21, 2021
Robert “Bobby” Brown, age 92, of Bellingham, passed away peacefully on Sunday, February 21, 2021, surrounded by family in his home in Bellingham. Bob was born April 8, 1928 in Bellingham to John and Myrtle Brown. He married Jewel Dixon on Jan. 8, 1950 and together they raised five children. Bob and Jewel enjoyed traveling together, especially to Hawaii, to...
John Calvin Kok
Feb 20, 2021
Our dad, John Calvin Kok, passed away on February 20, 2021. He was 82 years old. Dad was born on March 4, 1938 in Lynden, Washington to Ed & Grace Kok. He was one of eight siblings, and he grew up on the family farm on the Jackman Road in Lynden. The farmhouse had only one bathroom, and he shared...
Theodosios "Theo" Kipelidis
Feb 20, 2021
Theodosios “Theo” Kipelidis, age 93, entered into eternal peace early Saturday morning, February 20, 2021 at his residence in Bellingham. Theo was born April 16, 1927 in Kavala, Greece to Evangelos and Sotiria Kipelidis. His education was cut short by World War II. He worked hard from a young age to support his family and was a veteran of the...
Terrence Dooley
Feb 19, 2021
Terrence (Terry) Dooley passed away at his home in Ferndale on February 19, 2021. He was born on November 29, 1948 in Alameda, California to Walter and Elsie (McTrusty) Dooley. Terry graduated from High School in Madawaska, Maine. He loved nature and was his best when woodworking or tending the gardens on the family farm. Late in life he was...
Taylor J. Nighswonger
Feb 12, 2021
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Michael D. Spinale
Feb 11, 2021
A few of Mike’s friends wrote the following notice. Mike Spinale suddenly and unexpectedly passed away while on vacation in Texas on February 11, 2021. Mike graduated from Mount Baker High School and later WWU. He was a devoted advocate for senior citizens as the longtime manager of the Bellingham Senior Center. His priority was his seniors, and he would...
Cecil C. Thomas
Feb 11, 2021
Cecil C. “Cec” Thomas was born October 14, 1929, to Dewey and Lena (Smalley) Thomas in Sedro-Woolley, WA. Sedro-Woolley was also where Cec began his professional career, at a very young age, shining shoes in his father’s barber shop for spending money. And, in a clear indication of his developing pragmatism, he saved up and used those earnings to buy...
Sigitas "Sy" Banaitis
Feb 9, 2021
Sigitas J. Banaitis (or Sy as he preferred to be called), passed away on Tuesday, February 09, 2021 at the age of 84. He was born in Kaunas, Lithuania in 1936. Sy was the grandson to Saliamonas Banaitis, who was one of the signatories of the Lithuanian independence, the second person to sign the act of independence for Lithuania on...
Robert Blair Parker
Feb 8, 2021
Robert Blair Parker, of Bellingham, WA, passed away Monday, February 8, 2021 in Bellingham. Bob was 89, born on January 31, 1932 in Bellingham to Frank and Kathleen (Williams) Parker. He graduated from Bellingham High, Class of 1950 and served in the US Navy. He married Betty Horgdal on June 30, 1956 in Blaine, WA. Betty preceded him in death...
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