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Betty Joan Friese
Oct 1, 2020
Betty Joan Friese, of Bellingham, WA, passed at home on Thursday, October 1, 2020. She was 94, born in St. Paul, MN to Ruth (Clark) and Alexander Thomson. Betty grew up on farm with her two brothers on the Minnesota prairie. She was a seamstress and clothing designer. Betty was preceded in death by her husband Gene Gregory and daughter...
George Albert Miles
Sep 29, 2020
Chief Radioman George Albert Miles, USN, Ret., passed away on September 29, 2020 in Bellingham. He was born June 23, 1923 in Eldorado, AR to Godfrey and Olive (Preston) Miles. He married the love of his life, Marie Zentackos, in Boston, MA. George proudly served in the US Navy for 20 years, retiring as a Chief Radioman. George served on...
Paulino M. Estrada
Sep 28, 2020
Paulino Estrada, age 82, passed away in Bellingham on September 28, 2020. He was born June 25, 1938 in Guatemala City, Guatemala to Fermin and Juana Estrada. In 1968 he moved to the United States and became a proud American. Paulino helped many people as a career social worker in Whatcom County. He was passionate about soccer. In earlier years...
Miriam Joelle Boileau
Sep 26, 2020
Joelle Boileau, age 101, passed away peacefully in Bellingham on September 26, 2020. She was born September 2, 1919 in Jerusalem, AR to Oscar and Cora Lawless. Joelle enjoyed politics and was a strong women’s rights advocate. She had a sharp mind and often debated with others. Joelle loved history, gardening, and all animals. She will be dearly missed. You...
Victor H. Bradbury
Sep 19, 2020
Vic Bradbury, age 101, passed away on September 19, 2020 at home in Bellingham. Vic was born to Edward and Mattie (Clark) Bradbury in Vancouver, B.C. on December 31, 1918. He married Phyllis Noden on September 10, 1943. Vic retired in 1983 as Vice President and General Manager of North Coast Forest Products in B.C. A golfer and caddie from...
Harriet "Bunny" Olson
Sep 13, 2020
Harriet “Bunny” Olson, age 89, passed away in Bellingham on September 13, 2020. She was born on July 30, 1931 in Seattle, WA to Charles and Tena (Jess) Follis. Bunny attended the University of Washington and was a Husky cheerleader and a member of Alpha Delta Phi sorority. She studied elementary education and after graduating taught first grade in Seattle...
Arthur "Art" J. Hendrickson
Sep 6, 2020
On Sunday 6th, 2020 Arthur J. Hendrickson, age 95, passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by his family. He was born on February 4th, 1925 in Bellingham to Freeman and Lena Hendrickson. At a young age Art served in the U.S. Coast Guard during WWII. Art married the love of his life, Anna Wall, on Valentine’s Day; 1948. After serving...
Curtis Wesley Page
Sep 5, 2020
Curtis Wesley Page, age 58, passed away on September 5, 2020 at his home in Bellingham, WA. Curtis was born on August 28, 1962 in Bellingham to Cloid W. “Chuck” and Darleen J. (Fitzpatrick) Page. He worked for many years in landscaping maintenance at Western Washington University. Curtis was a gentle soul with a warm heart. He was preceded in...
James V. Hinchey
Sep 2, 2020
Butch was born October 7, 1946 in Richlands, VA to Virgil & Gladys (Edwards) Hinchey. Butch and his mother flew to Washington State when he was 6 months old to reunite with his father who had been stationed in Japan. They moved around a bit, and eventually settled in Sunnyside, WA where he graduated from High School in 1964. In...
Dominic Paul Garguile
Aug 31, 2020
Longtime educator Dominic Paul Garguile, 83, died August 31, 2020 at Whatcom Hospice House after a six-year battle with Parkinson’s and vascular diseases. He was born February 15, 1937, in Philadelphia, PA to Dominic and Lucy Garguile. His father died young, and Dominic subsequently attended Girard College, a boarding school for boys whose fathers were deceased. He made lifelong friendships...
Joan Felicia Quinn Graves
Aug 23, 2020
Joan Felicia Quinn Graves, of Bellingham, WA, was born the 2nd of August 1930 in Inyo County, California. She will be missed by her son Glenn Graves (wife Lynn) and daughter Ellen Bartell (husband Bo); her two sisters Leeanette Dabbs and Maureen Quinn; seven grandchildren Kayla, Diana, April, MaryAlice, Kurtis, Jeromy, and Philip; and eleven great-grandchildren. As we travel through...
Clayton Delane "Lane" Richards
Aug 22, 2020
Clayton DeLane “Lane” Richards was born in Bellingham, WA on November 17, 1957 to Gordon Richards and Willena (Shannon) Richards. He grew up in Forks, WA and started his family in Port Angeles, WA, living out his best years in Bellingham, WA. He was a diligent worker, loving father, wonderful husband, and one of the greatest friends anyone could ask...
Alvin Curtis Glen
Aug 20, 2020
Alvin Glen, age 89, passed away peacefully at Whatcom Hospice House, on Thursday, August 20, 2020. Al was born on February 25, 1931 in Bellingham, WA to Harley and Violet (Doolittle) Glen. Al was married to Aileen Lowman for over 40 wonderful years before her passing in 2018. Al loved spending time in the outdoors, fishing, camping and boating. He...
Robert Wayne Goyer
Aug 13, 2020
Robert Goyer passed away on August 13, 2020 in Bellingham. Robert was born on October 26, 1955 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to David and Lois (Gray) Goyer. Robert served in the US Navy from 1976-1978. Robert is survived by his sister Rose Dawson of Oklahoma. You may share memories with the family at www.westfordfuneralhome.com .
Kathy Ann Spinelli
Aug 8, 2020
Kathy Ann Spinelli, of Lynden, WA, passed away at home on Saturday, August 8, 2020 after a courageous battle with cancer. She was 55, born in Bellingham, WA on September 1, 1964 to Vonnie (Peters) and Daniel Fitzgerald. She spent the best years of her life raising her family and making long lasting, stable community connections. She was strong and...
Leslie O. Crosby
Aug 7, 2020
Leslie O. Crosby, age 96, passed away on August 7, 2020 in Bellingham, WA. He was born May 10, 1924 in Cranbrook, B.C., Canada to Oliver and Mabel (Radel) Crosby. Along with gardening, birthday parties, birds, and honey bees, Les loved LIFE. Les was famous for his many jokes for all occasions fathered from his seed salesman days with Ferry...
Lorena Derr
Aug 1, 2020
Lorena Derr, age 90, passed away at Hospice House in Bellingham on Saturday, August 1, 2020. She was born December 28, 1929 in Bellingham. As an RN, Lorena worked as the Director of Nursing at a number of local care facilities. She was a member of Christ Episcopal Church in Blaine for many years. In earlier years she enjoyed ceramics,...
Bro Anton Berg
Aug 1, 2020
It is with great sorrow I share the death of my beloved son, Bro Anton Berg, with you. He had struggled with mental health issues for some time, the pain that came with it became unbearable and took him away. Bro grew up in Bellingham attending Lowell, Fairhaven, and Sehome schools with summers spent sailing and camping in the PNW....
Virginia Chapman
Aug 1, 2020
Virginia Chapman, age 91, passed away peacefully in her home in Bellingham on Saturday, August 1, 2020, with loved ones by her side. She was born in Kayville, Saskatchewan, Canada on March 15, 1929 to Joseph (Iosif) and Rose (Zurita) Gieni (Diezen). She married Raymond B. Chapman on December 27, 1952. Virginia, a mother of four, grew up working on...
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