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Jessie Figenbaum
Feb 9, 2019
Jessie Figenbaum, age 99 of Bellingham, passed away peacefully on February 9, 2019, just six days short of her 100th birthday. She was born February 15, 1919 in Everson, WA to John and Tillie (Kramer) Slotemaker. During WWII she met her future husband, Merv Figenbaum in Bellingham while he was on Army leave from Goat Island. After the war he...
Eleanor M. Dowd
Feb 6, 2019
Eleanor was born in and loved New York. Eleanor moved to Bellingham in 1969, and learned to love it just as much. She was a member of Assumption Church where she served as a lector, a Eucharistic minister to the sick, and was involved with RCIA. She loved reading, gardening, cooking, baking, and spending time with her family. Eleanor was...
Frank R. Bowen
Feb 5, 2019
Frank R. Bowen of Bellingham passed away Tuesday, February 5, 2019 surrounded by his family. Frank (age 87) was born in Bellingham on June 9, 1931 to Frank and Sadie (Dickinson) Bowen. He worked for Georgia Pacific for 40 years, retiring in 1990. Frank is survived by his wife Elayne, three children Karen, Dick and his wife Heather, and Ron,...
Lillian M. Snow
Feb 1, 2019
Lillian Snow, age 90, passed away peacefully in Bellingham on February 1, 2019. She was born April 7, 1928 in Halleck, MN to Samuel and Alta Richards. Lillian loved to knitting and crocheting, bowling, fishing and camping, and watching the Seahawks and Mariners. Lillian was preceded in death by husband Richard L. Snow, son Craig Snow and son-in-law Ansel "Jack"...
Floyd H. Rietman
Jan 29, 2019
Floyd Rietman, age 89, passed away on January 29th, 2019 in Bellingham. Floyd was born on September 16th, 1929 in Lynden to Arend and Jennie (Roosendaal) Rietman. He married Alice Soderquist on February 26, 1954 at First Baptist Church in Bellingham. Floyd was a custom home builder and owned and operated Bellingham Construction Company for over 40 years. He was...
Penny Ann Andaluz
Jan 26, 2019
Penny Ann (Wells) Andaluz passed away in her sleep Saturday January 26th, 2019, after a long battle with cancer. Penny was born June 17, 1958 to Lamar Kenneth Wells and Marie Francis McAvoy. She was preceded in death by her parents and by brothers Steven Allen Wells and Donald Addison Wells. Penny attended B.F. Day Elementary School in Seattle, then...
Steven A. Riggs
Jan 26, 2019
Steve Riggs, age 74, passed away peacefully in Everett on Saturday, January 26, 2019. He was born August 12, 1944 in Everett, WA to Wally and Marge Riggs. Steve graduated from Bellingham High School in 1962 and graduated from Seattle University where he was the Student Body Vice-President. In earlier years he enjoyed playing tennis and swimming with his kids....
Mildred "Sue" Morrell
Jan 25, 2019
Sue Morrell, age 82, went to be with the Lord on Friday, January 25, 2019. She was born October 19, 1936 to Bart and Frances Hedrick. Sue lived most of her life and raised her family in Orange County, California, and moved to Bellingham in 2003 to be closer to her daughter Linda. Sue foremost loved the Lord Jesus Christ...
Eugene C. Thramer
Jan 24, 2019
Eugene “Gene” Thramer, age 90, passed away on January 24th, 2019 in Bellingham with his family by his side. Gene was born on August 14th, 1928 in Spalding, Nebraska to Leo and Magdaline (Glaser) Thramer. He relocated to Burlington, WA and graduated from Burlington Edison High School. He served in the United States Army and the Navy Reserves. He met...
Anna Southas
Jan 24, 2019
Anna Southas went home to be with the Lord on January 24, 2019 in Bellingham. Anna was born December 14, 1926 in Bellingham, WA to Thomas and Helen (Raptis) Lallas, and had two brothers, John and Louis Lallas. Upon graduation from Bellingham High School she attended the University of Washington and later worked in the office of the Bloedel Donovan...
William H. "Bill" Charles
Jan 19, 2019
Bill Charles, age 81, passed away peacefully in Bellingham on Saturday, January 19th, 2019. He was born August 7, 1937 in Bellingham to Clifford and Faye Charles. Bill graduated from Bellingham High School and served six years in the Air Force. Bill worked for over 30 years at Sea-K Fish Company in Blaine. He was a talented musician and volunteered...
Donald G Whitener
Jan 19, 2019
Donald G. Whitener, a longtime resident of Bellingham, WA, passed away Saturday, January 19, 2019 surrounded by his family. Don was 66, born in Tacoma, WA on August 31, 1952 to Paul and Betty Whitener. Don is survived by his wife of 42 years Joanie (Scribner); sons, Kevin (Sue) Whitener and Eric (Kelli) Whitener; 4 grandchildren, Violet, Adeline, Carson, and...
Mary Ellen Mauler
Jan 14, 2019
Our loving family matriarch, Mary Ellen (Pearson) Mauler, age 94, passed away peacefully at home in Ferndale on January 14, 2019. She was born July 5, 1924 in Pleasanton, NE to Franklin and Jennie Pearson; one of seven children. Mary Ellen moved to Washington with her mother and siblings after her father's passing. She married Errol Mauler on March 11,...
Howard P. Arrington
Jan 10, 2019
Early on Thursday, January 10, 2019, Howard Parker Arrington left this life and joined his wife Mary in heaven. Born September 11, 1935 in Jacksonville, Florida to Thomas Hayes Arrington and Rose Margaret Parker. Howard was raised in Florida, North Carolina and Tennessee and spent significant time with his maternal grandparents. He played tuba and drums in his High school...
John M Barberi Sr.
Jan 9, 2019
John M. Barberi Sr., age 90 of Bellingham, died on January 9th, 2019. Major Barberi was born on January 25th, 1928, in Newark, NY to Francis and Elizabeth Barberi, both immigrants from Italy. He joined the Merchant Marines at age 16 and found himself in France when Japan surrendered in 1945. He continued sailing until 1948 when he joined the...
Wolfgang Georg Schlager
Jan 9, 2019
Wolfgang Schlager, of Bellingham, WA, passed away on Wednesday, January 9, 2019 in Bellingham. He was 83, born in Nuremberg, Germany on March 11, 1935 to Franz and Anneliese (Lotter) Schlager. He grew up in Nuremberg and after schooling Wolfgang went to sea with the Merchant Marine. In 1969 he married Angelika Franke and he went to work in the...
Phyllis Eloise (Tweit) Rall
Jan 7, 2019
Phyllis Eloise (Tweit) Rall, age 89, passed away in Bellingham, WA on January 7th, 2019, just over two weeks after her brother Gordy passed away. She was born the youngest of three, born January 26, 1929 to Norman and Alice Tweit in Bellingham. She loved music and was the lead in several operettas during high school. She attended the University...
Dana Bauer
Jan 4, 2019
Dana Bauer, age 84 of Bellingham, passed away on January 4, 2019 in Bellingham. She was born on June 23, 1934 in Miltona, MN to John and Florence Johnson. Dana was preceded in death by her husband Richard “Dick” Bauer and siblings Dean Johnson and Eleanor Peterson. She is survived by her daughters Marie Bauer-Woodard and Karen Hays (Mike), grandchildren...
Fay Fenske
Jan 3, 2019
Fay Emily Fenske, of Bellingham, WA, passed away Thursday, January 3, 2019 surrounded by her family. She was 66, born February 22, 1952 in Salt Lake City, UT to Benjamin and Helen (Robertson) Burnett. Fay is survived by her daughters, Emily Fenske and Trista (Joel) Metz; sister Julia Durr, brother Martin Burnett and sister Benita Ballif, and many nieces and...
Kenneth A. Pyeatt
Jan 3, 2019
Ken Pyeatt, age 75, passed away in Bellingham on Thursday, January 3, 2019. He was born September 29, 1943 in Bellingham to Ken and Rose Pyeatt. Ken graduated from Bellingham High School and owned and operated Cascade Motors in Bellingham for many years. He was an avid animal lover and will be greatly missed by pets Brandy and Missy. Ken...
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