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Gene A. Aarstol
Jul 3, 2019
Gene A. Aarstol, of Everson, WA, passed away Wednesday, July 3, 2019 in Bellingham, WA. Gene was 89, born on December 23, 1929 in Bellingham to Thorold and Grace (Willis) Aarstol. He served as a medic in the US Army during the Korean War. Gene began teaching for the Mt. Baker School District and became principal for Maple Falls Elementary...
Jerry Segel
Jun 29, 2019
Jerry Segel, age 82, passed away surrounded by family and loved ones on June 29, 2019. He was born April 24, 1937 in Bellingham to Albert and Nada Segel. Jerry was a 22 year Air Force veteran, served in Korean and Vietnam, and retired in 1975. Jerry loved the Nooksack Casino, where he made lots of friends. He will be...
Mary J. (Hilton) Rudd
Jun 22, 2019
Mary Rudd, age 95, passed away peacefully in Bellingham on June 22, 2019. She was born January 13, 1924 in Bellingham to Harry and Pearl Hilton. Mary graduated from Bellingham High School and went on to work at WWU for over 20 years. She was president of the PTA at Whatcom and Bellingham while her children were attending school. Mary...
Dale Alden Schermerhorn
Jun 22, 2019
Dale Alden Schermerhorn, of Bellingham, WA, passed away suddenly on Saturday, June 22, 2019. Dale was 51, born in Bellingham on February 13, 1968 to Erlona “Loni” (Radder) and William K Schermerhorn, SR. He graduated from Bellingham High School in 1986 and proudly served in the US Marine Corps for 6 years of active duty. He loved his heavenly father,...
Donald Gene Peterson
Jun 22, 2019
Don Peterson, age 87, passed away on June 22, 2019 in Bellingham. He was born on May 20, 1932 in Tacoma, WA to August and Mary Peterson. Don graduated from Bellarmine Prep before serving in the Navy during the Korean conflict. He met his future wife Patty Grady at Seattle University where he graduated with a degree in business. Don...
Peter Theodore Rygg
Jun 20, 2019
Peter Theodore Rygg passed away peacefully on June 20, 2019 at his home after a battle with cancer. Peter was born on September 23, 1953 in Washington DC to Paul and Irene (Johnson) Rygg. Pete will be remembered as a man with a good heart; always something kind to say. He had a sharp wit, was an avid reader and...
Mary Angela Zender Linderman Grimes
Jun 20, 2019
Mary Angela Zender Linderman Grimes, 95, was the first child of ten born to Henry and Frances (Buckenmeyer) Zender on May 31, 1924 in Bellingham, and passed away Thursday, June 20, 2019. She was a lifelong resident of Whatcom County, graduating from Mt. Baker High School in 1942. She married Kenneth “Doc” Linderman in 1945 and they resided in the...
Carol A. Christopher
Jun 18, 2019
Carol A. Christopher passed away on June 18, 2019 in Bellingham. Carol was born on February 2, 1936 in Bellingham to C. Gordon and Esther (Shadbolt) Christopher. Carol was happiest when she was spending time with her dear co-workers from the Whatcom Counseling and Psychiatric Clinic. Those relationships continued and deepened after she retired. She cherished memories of time spent...
Edward Allen Thomas
Jun 16, 2019
Edward A Thomas, of Bellingham, WA, passed away Sunday June 16, 2019 in Bellingham. Ed was 87, born in Bellingham on February 25, 1932 to Grover and Elsie (Jury) Thomas. He served with the US Navy during the Korean War and worked for the US Postal Service for over 35 years. Ed was preceded in death by a brother Leonard...
Marjorie June Jacobs Johnson
Jun 8, 2019
Marjorie Johnson passed away on June 8, 2019 in Bellingham. Margie was born in Wayne, Nebraska to Gus and Irma (Rennick) Jacobs and grew up on her parents’ ranch in northeast Wyoming. She returned to Wayne in 1945 to attend college where she met and married the love of her life, Rex Johnson who had just returned from serving in...
Ty Laine Malone
Jun 6, 2019
Ty L Malone, age 24 of Everson, passed away unexpectedly in Bellingham, WA on Thursday, June 6, 2019. He was born in Bellingham on December 20, 1994 to Britt L. Malone and Rachel A. (Vanderhorst) Heaps. Ty attended Whatcom County Schools and graduated from Nooksack High school in 2013. He worked for Safelite Auto Glass in Everett, WA, employed as...
Janis M. Robinson
Jun 6, 2019
Janis M. Robinson, age 83, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, June 6, 2019 at the Whatcom Hospice House in Bellingham, WA. Jan was born in Seattle, WA on January 15, 1936 to Bud and Ethel Follett. She was the oldest of three children. Jan moved to Bellingham in 1968 where she raised her three sons. She worked as a checker...
Lois Marie Peterson
Jun 5, 2019
June 5th 2019, a rainy spring evening, Lois Marie Peterson’s journey in this life ended with her loving husband and children by her that day. She was just shy of her 92nd birthday and 70th wedding anniversary. Lois is survived by her husband Walbert “Bud” and her four children Richard (Paula), Lois Jyl, Leslie (Ron Olson), James (Patty), her brother...
Jean Violet Proffitt
Jun 3, 2019
Jean Proffitt of Ferndale passed away peacefully on Monday June 3, 2019, at the great age of 97 years. Jean moved to Washington from Canada over 60 years ago and proudly became an American citizen. She married Frank in 1963 and they built their home at Sandy Point, where they both became an active part of that community socially, politically...
Virginia "Ginny" Mcevoy
Jun 3, 2019
Ginny McEvoy, age 88, of Bellingham passed away on June 3, 2019. She was born on June 18, 1930 in Aberdeen, WA to Bill and Catherine Reid. Ginny graduated from Aberdeen High School in 1948, and was a member of Delta Delta Delta Sorority at the University of Washington where she met Pat McEvoy. They were married on September 8,...
Kenneth Lee Norman
Jun 1, 2019
Kenneth L. Norman, 75, of Birch Bay, WA passed away on Saturday, June 1, 2019 in Bellingham, WA. Ken was born in Bellingham on June 22, 1943 to Peter and Dorothy (Brown) Norman. He served in the US Navy and lived for many years in California before returning to Bellingham. Ken is survived by his sisters, Karen Hoffman and Donna...
David Lee Enertson
May 30, 2019
David Lee Enertson, lifelong resident of Whatcom County, unexpectantly passed away of a heart attack on May 30, 2019. David was born April 30, 1942 in Bellingham Washington to Leo and Dorothy Enertson. Dave graduated from Meridian High School in 1960 where he was active as a drum major. David spent many years as a meat cutter at Kratzigs, A&P...
Lois Marjorie Olmstead
May 24, 2019
It is with very sad hearts that the daughters of Lois Olmstead announce her passing. This past December she celebrated her 102nd birthday. Mom was a kind, quiet, caring and loving person. She was always concerned with others and she was a wonderful person to ask for prayers. Her favorite color was pink. She loved her home state of Montana...
James Gordon Linde
May 21, 2019
James Linde, age 82, passed away peacefully at his home in Point Roberts from cancerous brain and lung tumors in the early morning hours of Tuesday, May 21, 2019, surrounded by his loving family. Jim was born on January 3, 1937, in Seattle, to Thor and Esther (Lund) Linde. Jim is survived by his loving wife Joan (Thorstenson) Linde; children,...
Ruth V. Gowing
May 17, 2019
Ruth V. Gowing, age 94, passed away in Bellingham on Friday, May 17, 2019. Ruth was born February 8, 1925 in Hoquiam, WA to Ralph and Ada Libby. She spent most of her childhood in Granger, WA where her mother’s family lived. She completed her teaching certification and taught in church schools in both Washington and Oregon. Ruth married Cyril...
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