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Darrell W. Luke
Jul 10, 2019
Darrell W. Luke of Bellingham, WA passed away July 10, 2019 in Midland, TX, as a result of a car accident. Darrell was 72, born May 11, 1947 in Everett, WA to Darrell F. and Wilhelmina (Beckmeyer) Luke. He served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. Darrell graduated from the University of Washington and began his electrical engineering...
Adam Robert Zuehlke
Jul 10, 2019
Adam R. Zuehlke, former resident of Bellingham, WA, passed away suddenly on July 10, 2019 in Everett, WA. Adam was 48, born in St. Jude Hospital in Fullerton, CA to Nancy (Weaver) and James Zuehlke. Adam attended Assumption Catholic School and graduated from Bellingham High School. He then attended Cornish College of the Arts. Adam earned the rank of Eagle...
Karen Marie Gilda
Jul 9, 2019
Karen Marie Gilda of Bellingham, WA, passed away suddenly on July 9, 2019. She was 77, born in Seattle, WA on July 31, 1941 to Dorothy (VanderLip) and Homer Kinnish. Karen graduated from Ballard High School in 1959 and earned her teaching certificate from Western Washington College of Education in 1963. She taught third grade at Roosevelt Elementary for two...
Rogan Neyens
Jul 9, 2019
Rogan Neyens passed away peacefully in his sleep with his wife Irene of 63 yrs by his side in Lynden on July 9, 2019. Rogan was born on January 22, 1935 in Bellingham to Jacob and Mildred (Nesmith) Neyens. Rogan and Irene had 6 children, Margret (Richard) Neyens, Lori Morrison, Kevin (Erika) Neyens, Andy Neyens, Rodger (Kat) Neyens and Tami...
Byron L. Swedberg
Jul 9, 2019
Byron Swedberg, age 84, passed away in Bellingham on Tuesday, July 9th, 2019. He was born October 15, 1934 in Oskaloosa, Iowa to Oscar and Mildred Swedberg. Byron was captivated by the Pacific Northwest as a child while on a trip with his Aunt Ruth to visit his Uncle Paul at his cabin on Whidbey Island. He vowed to head...
Elaine K. Arkell
Jul 3, 2019
Elaine Arkell, age 85, passed away in Ferndale on July 3, 2019. She was born April 29, 1934 in Regina, Saskatchewan to Clarence and Katherine Derby. Elaine had a great sense of humor and loved to kid around. She was preceded in death by her husband Bill Arkell and her granddaughter Brandyn Kobelka. Elaine is survived by her children, Rhonda,...
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...
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