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Elaine V Blake
Jun 6, 2018
Elaine Blake of Bellingham died peacefully June 6, 2018 at the age of 97. She was born on January 23, 1921 to Charles and Ruth Stahl in Fargo, ND. Elaine was a cook for several years at Birchwood Elementary and Shuksan Middle School. She and her husband Al spent many years camping and fishing. She will remembered for her love...
Tod J Arnason
Jun 6, 2018
Tod Arnason of Nooksack, WA died peacefully June 6, 2018 at the age of 64. He was born on January 7, 1954 to Hal, Jr. and Donna “Donnie” (Valdason) Arnason in Bellingham. Tod graduated from Sehome High School in 1972 and earned his AA at Skagit Valley Community College. He worked as an operator at Intalco for 29 years. Tod...
Gilbert R Seely
Jun 5, 2018
Gil Seely, age 89 of Bellingham, died June 5, 2018. He was born on January 18, 1929 in Bellingham, WA to Arthur and Rosetta (Moseley) Seely. Gil grew up in Blaine, earned his B.S. from Harvard, earned his PhD from U.C. Berkeley, and was a career research chemist. He was married to the late Patricia A. Seely until her passing...
Dorothy A Tinker
Jun 3, 2018
Dorothy A. Tinker, age 95, passed away June 3, 2018. She was born March 25, 1923 in Bellingham to Eleanor (Clough) & Albert Chudleigh. She graduated from Bellingham High in 1942 and later attended business college. Dorothy was a lifetime resident of Whatcom County and worked as a bookkeeper for the Whatcom Co. Parks Dept. until she retired at age...
Wallace "Pete" Holeman
May 25, 2018
Pete Holeman passed away in Bellingham on Friday, May 25, 2018. He was 101, born May 11, 1917 in Bellingham, WA. Pete proudly served in the U.S. Navy from 1936-46. He owned and operated Cascade Ornamental Iron in Bellingham. Pete married Arlene Johnson in Reno, NV on October 10, 1967. In later years Pete and Arlene enjoyed traveling and motor...
Mary Vicenta Ludena
May 24, 2018
Mary Vicenta Ludena, age 79, passed away peacefully on Thursday, May 24, 2018 in Bellingham, WA. She was born to Louis and Alta Gracia Moreno in Ontario, California on January 22, 1939 and made Southern California her home until her move to Bellingham, WA in 2013. Mary grew up in the San Joaquin Valley of California. The family lived in...
Violet Carlson Evans
May 24, 2018
Violet Celestine Carlson, age 97, passed away peacefully in Lynden on Thursday May 24, 2018. She was born October 31, 1920 in Olmitz, Ohio to Frank & Emilienne Guckert. As a child she lived in Ohio, Iowa, Illinois and Paris, France. After moving back to the United States from France the family settled in Everson, WA and Violet graduated from...
Carolyn June Allen
May 21, 2018
Carolyn Starr Allen, age 79, passed away peacefully in Bellingham on Monday, May 21, 2018. She was born January 23, 1939 in Lincoln, Nebraska to Willard and Helen Starr. She served in the US Navy from 1957-62. She dearly loved her family and did everything she could to attend her kids and grandkids events. Carolyn was strong, courageous, and kept...
Nyla Lorraine Billman
May 20, 2018
Nyla Lorraine Billman passed away peacefully on May 20th, 2018 with her beloved husband, Gene by her side just three days before their 67th wedding anniversary. Nyla was born on December 16th, 1933 in Bellingham, WA to Harold and Thelma (Gerard) Reamer. Nyla met her future husband Gene who was a school friend of her brother Allen. They were married...
Marian L Dunphy
May 18, 2018
Marian L. Dunphy passed away on May 18, 2018 in Mount Vernon, WA. Marian was born August 20, 1925 in Burlington, WA. She married Richard F. “Dick” Dunphy in Manhattan, Kansas in 1943. Marian worked in food service for the Bellingham School District for over 25 years. She was an avid rock hound with the Mt. Baker Rock & Gem...
Grace Patricia "Peggy" Ott
May 18, 2018
Grace Patricia “Peggy” Ott (Campbell) of Bellingham, Washington died peacefully at her home on Friday, May 18, 2018 at the age of 101, in the company of her son, Chris Ott. Peggy was born on February 9, 1917 in Bremerton, Washington, the daughter of Paul James “Doc” Campbell and Nellie Grace “Grace” Campbell (Casady). An older brother, Paul Edmond, died...
Sherri Tenhouten-Snider
May 9, 2018
Sherri TenHouten-Snider was born March 15, 1964 in Traverse City, Michigan. Sherri’s love story with her husband, Rock, began when she was five years old. She chased him around Cadillac, Michigan until she was 18 years old, when they had their first official date at Rock’s little niece Tanya’s 1st birthday party- which began their lifelong adventure. Rock and Tanya...
Lori Polevoi
May 9, 2018
Lori Polevoi, age 62, passed away on May 9th after a long and courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. Lori was born on May 6, 1956 in Eureka, California and later raised in San Jose, California. She graduated from Oak Grove High School in 1974, where she was especially proud of her participation in Model United Nations. She went on to...
John Angus Mackay
May 4, 2018
John A. MacKay, of Lynden, WA, passed away at home on Friday, May 4, 2018. John was 88, born in Vancouver, B.C. on February 22, 1930 to Kenneth and Barbara (MacIvor) MacKay. John is survived by his wife Berta his Britannia High School sweetheart whom he married in 1951 in Vancouver, B.C.; John was a well known athlete in the...
Thomas Kendall
Apr 24, 2018
Thomas Kendall, age 65, passed away at home in Lynden on April 24, 2018. He was born February 9, 1953 in Sacramento, CA to Thomas and Mary (Mendonsa) Kendall. He was a star baseball pitcher at Davis Senior High School and later played professionally in Canada and Ecuador. Tom loved music and played bass guitar. He had a unique sense...
Manuel S Emanuel
Apr 19, 2018
Manuel S. “Manny” Emanuel passed away on April 19, 2018. Manny was born on March 5, 1928 in New York, New York. A graveside service for Manny will be held on Sunday April 22, 2018 at Beth Israel Cemetery. Memorials may be made Share your memories at www.westfordfuneralhome.com .
Delano Hedberg
Apr 19, 2018
Del Hedberg, age 77, passed away peacefully at home in Bellingham on April 19, 2018. He was born August 9, 1940 in Bellingham to Alvin and Veronica (Boice) Hedberg. Del was preceded in death by his parents. He is survived by his brothers Gary (wife Glenda) Hedberg and Duane (wife Barbara) Hedberg, sister Wanda (husband Dick) Bates, and many loving...
Barbara Catanzaro
Apr 15, 2018
Barbara Catanzaro, age 86 of Bellingham passed away April 15, 2018 in Bellingham. She was born December 20, 1931 in Salt Lake City, UT to George McHugh and Hazel Snyder. She graduated from Pocatello High School and attended Westminster College in Salt Lake City, UT. She married Norman Catanzaro on October 7, 1950 in Pocatello, ID. Barbara was a loving...
Marjorie May (Zink) Bushnell
Apr 15, 2018
Marjorie Bushnell, age 84, passed away April 15, 2018. She was born August 21, 1933 in Honolulu, HI to Leland and Allayne Zink. She graduated from Aberdeen High School and California State University Northridge. Before retiring, she was a registered geologist for the California State Division of Mines and Geology. Marjorie will be remembered for her love of languages, literature,...
Sharon Lynn Prieve
Apr 13, 2018
Sharon Lynn Prieve passed away at Silverado Bellingham Memory Care Community on April 13, 2018, at the age of 72. Hospice compassionately assisted with Sharon’s care during the last 10 days of her life. Sharon was born in Baraboo, Wisconsin to George and Irene (Hecock) Hutter and spent her early years in Prairie du Sac, Sauk City, Briggsville, and Lake...
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