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Capt. Richard W. Cochinos
May 15, 2019
Capt. Richard William Cochinos passed away at home on May 15, 2019. He is survived by his wife Jackie; children Stephanie and Richard Cochinos; step-children, Rebecca Plymire, Lisa Perkins, Tracy Delduca and Matthew Curry. Before retirement, Richard piloted ships on the St. Lawrence Seaway, submarines in South Carolina and tankers and cruise ships in Southwest Alaska. Beloved by friends and...
Wilma R. Baker
May 11, 2019
Wilma Baker, age 92, passed away peacefully in Bellingham on Saturday, May 11, 2019. She was born September 23, 1926 in Los Angeles, California to Archie and Beatrice Scott. Wilma married Ed Baker on September 14, 1946 in San Marino, California. She enjoyed camping, birding, quilting, entertaining, flower arranging, and games with family and friends. In 1987 Wilma and Ed...
Gail Suzanne Phillips
May 10, 2019
Gail Suzanne Phillips, age 78, passed away in Navarre, FL on May 10, 2019. Born in Olympia, WA on August 4, 1940, the family eventually settled in Bellingham, WA in 1946, where she resided until becoming ill in late 2016. In the summer of 2017, she made the decision to move to Florida to live with her daughter and son-in-law...
John Allen Odell
May 10, 2019
John Allen Odell, age 63, of Bellingham, WA passed away at Hospice House on May 10, 2019 after a short battle with cancer. He was born December 19, 1955 in St. Joseph, Missouri and was adopted when he was six years old by Allen and Beverly Odell. John grew up in Ferndale and graduated from Ferndale High School in 1974....
Nikolay Mazurets
May 2, 2019
On May 2nd , 2019, at the age of 92 the heart of Nikolay Mazurets stopped beating. Nikolay Mazurets was born May 21, 1927 in a village Krasnosilka, region Hmelnitsk, Ukraine. He had a very difficult childhood and youth just like most of his peers. They all lived through famine, destruction and war. They lacked food to eat, clothing to...
Donna Mae Matthews
May 1, 2019
Donna M. Matthews, of Bellingham, WA, took her final journey on Wednesday, May 1, 2019. Donna was 86, born in Canby, MN on April 20, 1933 to Rev. Bruce and Ruth (Benjamin) Matthews. She spent most of her youth in Iowa and graduated from Drake University before doing graduate work in Library Science at Case Western Reserve. Donna shared her...
Nicholas Cargile Harris
Apr 30, 2019
Nic Harris, age 39, died in Bellingham April 30, 2019. A beautiful soul with so much passion for life, he bravely lived with MS for many years, overcoming much of the illness. He was born April 17, 1980 in Bellingham to Lyle Harris Sr. and Betty Cargile Harris. He attended Sehome High School and Explorations Academy in Bellingham, and later...
Rachel M. L. Creed
Apr 27, 2019
Rachel Creed, age 33, passed away peacefully at Whatcom Hospice House on Saturday, April 27, 2019. She was born March 15, 1986 in Sydney, Nova Scotia to Lonnie and Alison Spence. Rachel married Michael Creed on June 6, 2009 in Clinton, MD. Rachel earned an ARCT, the highest academic standing awarded from the Royal Conservatory of Music, and taught piano...
David C Thompson
Apr 25, 2019
David Thompson, age 64, passed away in Lynden on April 25, 2019. You may share memories of the family at www.westfordfuneralhome.com .
David M. Hall
Apr 25, 2019
The world lost David M. Hall of Bellingham at the age of 88 on April 25th, 2019. He was born June 15th, 1930 in Tacoma, WA. While serving in the Army in France, he met his wife Yvonne who preceded him in death in 2017. They settled in Bellingham where David hosted the “Swinging Dave Hall” show at KPUG. He...
Norman "Ike" Eisenhut
Apr 16, 2019
Ike Eisenhut, age 78, passed away at home in Ferndale, after a lengthy illness, on April 16, 2019. He was born January 4, 1941 in Philadelphia, PA to Lamar and Margaret Eisenhut. He married Janice Brennan on December 30, 1960 in Anchorage, AK. Ike served in the U.S. Air Force for over 20 years. He then served as Postmaster in...
Gregory Thomas Francis Pitsch Sr
Apr 16, 2019
Gregory Thomas Francis Pitsch, Sr., age 85, passed away peacefully at home in Bellingham, surrounded by his wife and seven children, on Tuesday, April 16, 2019. He was born in Los Angeles, CA on December 20, 1933. Greg, his mother Beatrice, and his sister Pat faced a difficult time making ends meet during the Great Depression in Los Angeles due...
Mark S. Stebakov
Apr 13, 2019
Mark Stebakov, age 28, died on April 13, 2019. He was born February 28, 1991 in Kerch, Russia to Sergey Stebakov and Lidiya Stebakova. Mark is survived by parents, sister Julia Stebakova, sister Marina (Oleg) Nadykto and their children Eli and Zoe, and grandfather Victor Vlasenko. A graveside service will be held at Arlington Cemetery, 20310 67th Ave NE, at...
Helen J. Hindman
Apr 10, 2019
Helen J Hindman, of Bellingham, WA passed away on April 10, 2019 peacefully at home in Bellingham. She was 99, born on April 15, 1919 in Wildrose, ND to Ed and Anna (Elie) Akre where she was raised. Helen moved to Bellingham as a young woman. During World War II Helen was a riveter for Boeing, building parts for the...
Loui G. Kotsogeanis
Apr 9, 2019
Lou Kotsogeanis, age 60, of Bellingham passed away April 9, 2019. He was born March 24, 1959 in Bellingham to George and Cleopatra (Drakos) Kotsogeanis. Lou was a lifetime resident of Bellingham and graduated from Sehome High School in 1977. Lou co-owned Café Akroteri with his brother John for many years. He enjoyed watching the Mariners in Seattle and at...
Janet Colton Chandler Shawn
Apr 6, 2019
Janet Colton Chandler Shawn, 89, of Lynden, WA, was finally cleared for take-off. Her free spirit soared peacefully into the wild blue heavens on Saturday, April 6, following a brief illness. She will always be remembered by family and friends as a feisty, fascinating, independent woman who charmed everyone she met with her vivid anecdotes of a colorful life, and...
Catherine Eloise Flanagan
Apr 5, 2019
Catherine E. Flanagan, of Bellingham, WA, passed away suddenly on Friday, April 5, 2019 at her home. Catherine was 65, born in St. Louis, MO on January 10, 1954 to Ralph Oliver and Virginia (Jacobson) Winter. She served in the US Army and was employed for many years at St. Joseph Hospital as a dietician. Catherine enjoyed sewing, traveling and...
Marie A. Christy
Apr 3, 2019
Marie A. Christy exchanged her earthly home for her eternal home on April 3, 2019 at Skagit Valley Hospital in Mount Vernon. She was born at the Sumas Hospital on February 20, 1921 to LeRoy and Minnie Gargett and graduated from Sumas-Nooksack High School in 1938. After attending Success Business College in Bellingham, she married her high school sweetheart and...
James "Jim" Thiebes
Apr 1, 2019
Jim Thiebes, age 70, passed away peacefully in Bellingham on April 1, 2019. He is home at last with Jesus and his mother and father whom he missed daily. He was born November 20, 1948 in Spokane to John and Margaret (Finck) Thiebes. Jim lived most of his life Eastern Washington and moved to Bellingham 10 years ago to be...
Lois Evelyn Tiffey
Mar 31, 2019
Lois Tiffey, age 89, passed away in Lynden, WA on March 31, 2019. She was born May 27, 1929 on a farm in Harrison County, Calhoun Township, Iowa. She was the daughter of Elzie C. Tiffey and Edna Grant Tiffey. At the age of seven she moved to Missouri and resided at various locations in the Kansas City, Missouri and...
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