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Local Obituaries for Bellingham, WA, Whatcom County & Surrounding Areas

Richard "Dick" Mcgrew

Richard "Dick" Mcgrew

Feb 26, 2018

Dick McGrew, age 82, went to be with the Lord on February 26, 2018 in Bellingham. He was born on June 22, 1935 in East St. Louis, IL to Richard and Juanita McGrew. While serving in the U.S. Navy he met Joan Wilkinson; they were married on December 30, 1960 in Kirkland, WA. Dick worked as a motorcycle mechanic and...

Lilly A Flugekvam

Lilly A Flugekvam

Feb 25, 2018

Lilly A. Flugekvam, long time resident of Bellingham, passed away Sunday, February 25, 2018 at the age of 95. She was born in Wolf Point, MT on June 21, 1922 to Lorents and Andrea (Ryan) Aasheim. Lilly was preceded in death by her husband Harvey in 1970, brother Lloyd Aasheim in 2014 and sister Ruth Aasheim in 2016. She is...

Loretta J Dansey

Loretta J Dansey

Feb 25, 2018

Loretta J. Dansey, age 94, passed away on February 25, 2018 in Bellingham, WA. Loretta was born on March 15, 1923 in Torrington, CT, to Joseph and Domicelle Babrauckas. Loretta married the love of her life, Ronald Dansey, on September 25, 1963 in San Francisco, CA. She has been a devoted Catholic her entire life and a member of Church...

Mary Chris Ballard

Mary Chris Ballard

Feb 21, 2018

Mary Chris Ballard, age 54, passed away peacefully at home on February 21, 2018 in Lynnwood, WA. She graduated from Mount Vernon High School where she played on the state championship basketball team. She graduated in 1981. She later earned her AA at Skagit Valley College and proudly served in the U.S. Army. She was predeceased by her father Jack...

Sukie Aberle

Sukie Aberle

Feb 17, 2018

Sukie Aberle, loving wife and mother, passed away on February 17, 2018 at the age of 78. She was born May 7, 1939 in Seoul, South Korea. Sukie came to the U.S. in 1965, where she lived, for many years, in Mount Vernon, WA, later moving to Longview, WA, and finally resided in Bellingham, WA, with her husband and children,...

Helen Jean Van Voorst

Helen Jean Van Voorst

Feb 17, 2018

Jean Van Voorst, life resident of Bellingham, passed away Saturday, February 17, 2018. Jean was 91, born in Bellingham on December 10, 1926 to George and Martha (Peters) Urness. She was an active member of the Bellingham Elks Emblem Club, was an avid reader and knitter, and volunteered for numerous local charities and non-profits. Jean was described by many as...

George Leo Herrmann

George Leo Herrmann

Feb 16, 2018

George Herrmann, age 88, passed away on February 16, 2018 just eight days after his loving wife Dolores. He was born December 10, 1929 in Buffalo, New York to George and Theresa Herrmann. He married Dolores Spicer on June 28, 1952 in Long Beach, CA. George served in the US Army during the Korean War from 1951-53. He worked as...

James Lee Johnson

James Lee Johnson

Feb 14, 2018

Jim Johnson, age 75, passed away suddenly at home in Bellingham on February 14, 2018. He was born June 24, 1942 in Louisville, KY to James L. and Georgia Johnson. Jim earned his BA from the University of Louisville, and his MA and PhD from the University of Minnesota. He married Shelley Hoeck on July 6, 1997 and together they...

Leonard Berman

Leonard Berman

Feb 12, 2018

Lenny Berman, beloved husband, father of three and grandfather of six passed away peacefully in his favorite recliner on February 12th at 3am. He suffered with congestive heart failure for many years that gradually compromised the strength and health of his heart until his ticker tired and the end came. He was a dreamer, philosopher and a fighter whose life...

Helen Ahl

Helen Ahl

Feb 12, 2018

Helen C. Ahl, age 89, passed away peacefully in Bellingham on February 12, 2018. She was born on April 19, 1928 in Balcarres, Saskatchewan to Robert and Nellie (Meldrum) Moffitt, and grew up in the town of Cupar, Saskatchewan. She married Eugene D. Ahl on February 24, 1956. Helen was a graduate of the Grey Nuns School of Nursing in...

Christine Catherine Flacco

Christine Catherine Flacco

Feb 8, 2018

Christine Catherine Flacco, age 73, went home to her Lord and Savior on February 8, 2018. She was born August 28, 1945 in Philadelphia, PA to Walter and Margaret Eppright. Christine eloped with Nicholas Flacco to Chesterfield County, SC and they married on February 2, 1964. Soon after their marriage was blessed by the Catholic Church. Together they raised their...

Dolores L. Herrmann

Dolores L. Herrmann

Feb 8, 2018

Dolores Herrmann, age 87, passed away peacefully on February 8, 2018. She was born December 28, 1930 in Norwich, CT to Robert and Mary Spicer. She married George Herrmann on June 28, 1952 in Long Beach, CA. In earlier years she enjoyed downhill skiing, waterskiing and camping. Later she enjoyed traveling, quilting, canning, reading, genealogy, and helping her family build...

Stanley Reynolds

Stanley Reynolds

Feb 7, 2018

Stanley Ellis Reynolds passed away on February 7, 2018 in Bellingham, WA. Stan was born on October 19, 1926 in Bellingham, WA to Homer and Neola (Tolle) Reynolds in a home built by his father on farmland in Fort Bellingham, which he returned to upon retirement and continued to reside in until his passing. He attended Marietta School from 1st-8th...

Vrigina M Gooding

Vrigina M Gooding

Feb 5, 2018

Virginia Mary Gooding was born to Henry and Mary Brokaw on Feb 9 1924 in Bellingham,Washington. They lived in a house on East Maplewood in Bellingham while Henry worked at the coal mine as an engineer. Virginia attended local grade schools and Junior High, and graduated from Bellingham High School. When the coal mine closed Henry and Mary bought a...

Vincent Paul Spinelli

Vincent Paul Spinelli

Feb 1, 2018

Vince Spinelli, age 92, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Thursday, February 1, 2018 in Bellingham, WA. He was born on February 20, 1925 to Paul Michael Spinelli and Laura Salvatrice Adorno in Meriden, CT. After graduating high school Vince served in the U.S. Navy during WWII. Vince worked as an engineer in the defense industry until retirement....

John T Riseland

John T Riseland

Feb 1, 2018

John Riseland, age 78, passed away on Thursday, February 1, 2018 at Hospice House in Bellingham. He was born January 11, 1940 in Bellingham to Julius and Mary Riseland. After graduating from Lincoln High School in Seattle, John attended Seattle U, before transferring to WWU to play basketball. He graduated from WWU with a degree in education. John married Brenda...

Norman Edward Love

Norman Edward Love

Jan 28, 2018

Norman Edward Love, lifetime resident of Bellingham, WA, passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 28, 2018. Norman was 84, born in Bellingham to Sidney and Lulu (Mumm) Love on July 24, 1933. He worked for many years in the Bellingham Public Works Department retiring in 1988. Norman is survived by his wife Pamela whom he married in January 1966, daughter...

Kenneth Thomas Haggith

Kenneth Thomas Haggith

Jan 25, 2018

Ken Haggith, age 68, passed away peacefully in San Antonio, TX on Thursday, January 25, 2018. He was born July 23, 1949 in Bellingham, WA to Tom and Joyce Haggith. Ken graduated from Bellingham High School and went on to serve in the Marine Corps in Vietnam. He married Mary Sue LeMaster on February 3, 1972 in San Diego, CA....

Carol Gooding

Carol Gooding

Jan 25, 2018

Carol Gooding, age 92, passed away on January 24, 2018 in Bellingham, WA. She was born on March 5, 1925 in Anacortes, WA to George and Ida (Dorcy) Bennett. She moved to Bellingham in 1935 and has lived here ever since. Carol married George Gooding in 1944 and in 1947 they built a house on E. Sunset Drive where they...

Alan Russell Alexander

Alan Russell Alexander

Jan 16, 2018

Alan Russell Alexander passed away on January 16th, 2018 in Everett, WA. Alan was born on October 30th, 1952 in San Diego, CA to Edward and Ethel (Hetrick) Alexander. He was predeceased by his father Edward and his sister Marie McNabb. Alan is survived by his mother Ethel and his siblings Steven (Glenda) Alexander, Mark (Ellen) Alexander and Ann (Steve)...

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