Obituaries
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Bellingham, WA, Whatcom County & Surrounding Areas
Betty Elaine Haskell
Jul 31, 2020
Betty Elaine Haskell passed away on July 31, 2020, at the age of 93. She was born to Frank and Katherine Cassell on April 4, 1927 in Bellingham. She married F. Murray “Red” Haskell on September 14, 1947. They spent many years together, enjoying traveling and cruising with friends. Her times spent at their home on Lake Whatcom with family...
Jack-Ryan Ostrovsky
Jul 30, 2020
Jack-Ryan Ostrovsky, age 20, died on July 30, 2020 in a training exercise while serving our country in the U.S. Marine Corps near San Diego, CA. Jack-Ryan and his fraternal twin brother Samuel were born August 18th and 21st 1999, respectively, in Bellingham and Seattle, WA to Peter and Lynn (Fischman) Ostrovsky. Jack-Ryan and his brother Sam were raised in...
John T. Slater
Jul 30, 2020
John Thune Slater passed away peacefully at the age of 93 in Bellingham, Washington on Thursday, July 30, 2020. He was born January 11, 1927 in Bellingham, Washington to Ruth and Glen Slater. John is survived by his loving wife Barbara of 63 years. John is also survived by three children, Kellie, Tim (Kiersten) and Patricia (Rolf); grandchildren, Alexa, Hannah...
Marian S. Lee
Jul 29, 2020
Marian Lee, great-granddaughter of Bellingham Pioneer Peter P. Lee, passed away peacefully in Bellingham on Wednesday, July 29, 2020 at the age of 60. She was born May 7, 1960 in Bellingham to Leslie and Britt Marie (Selander) Lee. Marian graduated from Sehome High School in 1978 and became an LPN and later a Certified Pharmacy Technician. A lifelong resident...
Donald Earl Treat
Jul 29, 2020
Donald Earl Treat, 92, of Bellingham, Washington, passed away peacefully with his loving family surrounding him on Wednesday, July 29th. Don was born to parents Bessie Woods and Guy Treat, on March 29, 28, in Beardon, Oklahoma. He graduated from Bakersfield High in 1946 and enlisted the United States Army as a private. Shortly after enlistment he attended Officer Candidate...
Brian William Cratsenberg
Jul 18, 2020
Brian William Cratsenberg, age 59, died July 18, 2020 at PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center. He was born August 15, 1960 in Juneau, Alaska, the son of Frank and Helen (Sims) Cratsenberg. Brian graduated from Sehome High School, class of 1978, and went on to work a variety of jobs; a jack of all trades. He enlisted in the Air...
Margaret M. Abbess
Jul 17, 2020
Margaret M. “Marge” Abbess, age 74, passed away peacefully at home in Bellingham on Friday, July 17, 2020. She was born February 16, 1946 in Wilkes-Barre, PA, to John and Margaret Monko. Margaret worked as a registered nurse, graduated from University of Redlands with a degree in nursing, and later worked as a nurse practitioner in women’s and family health....
Timothy M. Fisher
Jul 16, 2020
Tim Fisher, age 71, passed away peacefully at Hospice House in Bellingham on July 16, 2020. He was born in Seattle on May 2, 1949 to Stephen and Teresa Fisher. Tim graduated Ingraham High School and attended Catholic seminary for two years, before deciding a different path for his life. He graduated from Central Washington University and later married Ginny,...
Herbert B. Cole
Jul 14, 2020
Born in Bellingham to Eugene and Jane Warwick on February 10, 1935, Herb left this life on July 14, 2020. Although his mother passed away upon his birth, he remained in the family when he was adopted by Aunt Katherine “Babe” and Uncle Herbert S. Cole. He graduated from Meridian High School and Western Washington College of Education in Bellingham....
Kathleen Rose Sofka
Jul 13, 2020
Kathleen Sofka, age 85, passed away at home in Bellingham on July 13, 2020. She was born March 2, 1935 in New York State to James and Nellie Tansey. Kathleen was preceded in death by her sister Mary Tansey McKeown. She is survived by her four sons, Mike Sofka (wife Jean), John Sofka, Jim Sofka and Joe Sofka (wife Denise),...
Ralph W. Thacker
Jul 6, 2020
Ralph Thacker passed peacefully on July 6, 2020 after a sudden downturn in his health at 86 years old. He was comforted by his friends and the medical staff at Peace Health St Joseph Hospital in Bellingham and Christian Health Care Center in Lynden. He was the youngest of five children born to Lloyd Arnold Thacker and Alice Mae Cummins...
Richard S. Beckley
Jul 5, 2020
Richard Beckley passed away 7/5/2020 at PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center after a brief illness. Dick was born in 1940 in Fremont, Ohio to Harry and Marjorie (Durdel) Beckley. When Dick was 3 years old, his father passed away. Eventually Dick, then 12, his mother and brother Nate moved to Southern California where Dick completed high school. At age 17,...
Thomas G. Reuble
Jul 5, 2020
Tom Reuble, age 78, passed away in Bellingham on July 5, 2020. He was born January 25, 1942 in Coupeville, WA to Thomas and Leof Reuble. He was raised in Blaine and graduated from Blaine High School in 1960. Tom earned a degree in education in Ashland, OR and went on to serve in the US Army for two years....
John Henry Meurs
Jul 1, 2020
John H. Meurs was born in Groessen, the Netherlands to Josephina & Peter Meurs. The family immigrated to Canada in 1956 and John moved to Bellingham in 1990. He was proceeded in death by two sisters, Jo Ann and Henny, and his loving dog Annie. John is survived by his beloved mother, Josephina Meurs (99), his daughter Nadine and grandson...
David B. Johnson
Jul 1, 2020
Dave Johnson, age 73, passed away in Ferndale on July 1, 2020. He was born October 13, 1946 in Tacoma to Vernon and Monica Johnson. He was raised in Tacoma and served in the US Navy. Dave worked for many years as a manager at the Blaine Cost Cutter. He had an amazing sense of humor, which was sometimes dark,...
Ryan Michael Kiel
Jun 27, 2020
Ryan Michael Kiel passed away in Ferndale on June 27, 2020. He was born on May 9, 1978 in Bellingham, WA. He attended school in Lynden and Blaine. Ryan worked hard as a welder in Whatcom County. Ryan had a love for the outdoors and his contagious laugh could be heard from afar. The love of his life was his...
Debra Lynn Williamson
Jun 26, 2020
Debra Williamson passed away peacefully at home in Deming on June 26, 2020. She was born November 16, 1965 in Bellingham to Lee Sr. “Pappy” and Mary (Zender) Williamson. This little gift from Heaven who was born as a downs baby with a heart condition was given a life span of 10 days but was with us for 54 years,...
Verla W Doyle
Jun 24, 2020
Verla Wilhelmina Doyle, age 104, of Bellingham, Washington passed away on June 24, 2020 at Whatcom Hospice House. She was born in Yakima, Washington on April 28, 1916 to Augusta (Witt) and Arnold G. Mitzel. As a young woman, Verla met Herb Doyle at a baseball game in Yakima. Although the details of that encounter are varied, a courtship that...
Irwin J. Sellereit
Jun 22, 2020
Irwin J. Sellereit passed away peacefully on Tuesday, June 22, 2020 in Bellingham. A longtime resident of Seattle, he was born in 1928 to John A. Sellereit and Louise Hole, the youngest of three children. He graduated from Queen Anne High School and began a career in commercial fishing with his brother and father. In 1946 he was drafted by...
Gerald "Jerry" Kuhns
Jun 21, 2020
Jerry Kuhns, age 79, passed away in Bellingham on June 21, 2020 after an extended illness. Jerry was born the middle child of Roy E. Kuhns and Florence (Taylor) Kuhns. Jerry was a commercial fisherman on the Admiral for several decades. He was fortunate to have found a career that brought him so much joy. He also worked for many...
Subscribe
Subscribe to get alerts on new obituaries.