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Ruth A Hayner
Mar 25, 2021
Ruth Hayner, age 78, passed away in Bellingham on March 25, 2021. Ruth is survived by her loving husband Denis, children Stephanie, Thompson and Michael, grandchildren Justus, Cory and Chris, brother Rick, and many loving cousins and friends. Ruth was born in South Bend, Indiana on December 9, 1942 to Thompson Black Jr. and Katherine (Becker) Black. She grew up...
Lois Margaret Mary Fisher
Mar 21, 2021
Lois Margaret Mary Fisher of Custer, WA went home to her Heavenly Father on March 21, 2021. Lois came into this world on November 2, 1948 and was named Lois Margaret Clark by her parents Archie Arthur and Elois Margaret Clark of Ferndale, WA. Lois attended the Ferndale School District and graduated from Ferndale High School. Lois enjoyed attending community...
Richard "Rick" L. Foster
Mar 21, 2021
Rick Foster, age 77, passed away at home in Bellingham on March 21, 2021. He was born October 28, 1943 in Bellingham to Milton and Fern Foster. Rick proudly served four years in the U.S. Air Force. Rick’s favorite pastime was throwing darts with his family and friends. His skill at darts earned him countless tournament trophies. Everybody that knew...
Marion R. Heide
Mar 21, 2021
Marion R. Heide, of Bellingham, WA, passed away Sunday, March 21, 2021 in Bellingham. She was 94, born in Detroit, Michigan to Irene (Gulick) and Ernest Mandeville. Marion married Jack T. Heide on April 24, 1946. He preceded her in death in 2006. She was a member of the Church of the Assumption and loved to paint. Marion is survived...
Ernest "Ernie" M. Hinds
Mar 21, 2021
Ernest (Ernie) M. Hinds passed away on March 21, 2021 in Bellingham at the age of 80 years old. Ernie was born in Portland, OR to Dr. William E. and Evelyn (Montgomery) Hinds. Ernie is preceded in death by his parents William and Evelyn, and his older brother William Jr. (Willy). He is survived by his brothers Thomas (Cynthia) Hinds,...
Edgard Coly
Mar 19, 2021
Edgard Coly passed away peacefully, surrounded by his wife and children, on March 19, 2021 from complications related to lymphoma. He was 64. Born in Soutou, a small village in the Casamance region of Senegal, Edgard was part of a large and loving family that encouraged him to pursue his education and supported him in moving to Dakar where he...
Ronald J. Dasch
Mar 19, 2021
Ron Dasch, age 67, passed away at home in Bellingham on March 19, 2021. He was born February 4, 1954 in Walnut Creek, CA. Ron graduated from WWU with a degree in East Asian Studies. As a finish carpenter he worked on luxury yachts and smaller boats throughout the Northwest. He was passionate about his progressive political beliefs. He also...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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