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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
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
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
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
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
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)...
Jean B. Smith
Jan 15, 2018
Jean B. Smith passed away on January 15, 2018. Jean was born on December 15, 1925 in Seaside, OR to Earl and Bernice (McCoy) Holmes. Immediately following high school graduation, Jean joined the war effort working for Skagit Steel in Sedro-Woolley. Upon his return from the war as a Navy veteran, Jean married her husband Louie and they were married...
Veronica Mary Westford
Jan 15, 2018
After 103 beautiful years, Veronica Mary Westford passed away on Monday, January 15, 2018 in Bellingham, WA. Born December 11, 1914 in Mohall, North Dakota to Tom and Ruth Rocke, she was the second oldest of nine children and grew up on the family farm. While working as a registered nurse at a hospital in 1936, one of her patients...
Ronald L Kahl
Jan 11, 2018
Ron L Kahl passed away on January 11, 2018 in Bellingham. Ron was born on November 10, 1953 in Modesto, CA. He was predeceased by his parents and a granddaughter. Ron is survived by his children Heath (Kaitlin) Kahl, Amber (Jason) Kahl, Ian Ove and Shaun Vehlewald as well as seven grandchildren. Ron’s family will be laying him to rest...
Gretchen Gahan
Jan 11, 2018
Gretchen Gahan, age 74, passed away peacefully in Bellingham on Thursday, January 11, 2018. She was born at Maynard Hospital in Seattle, grew up on Lake Whatcom, and graduated from Bellingham High School and WWU. Gretchen had a generous, open heart and will be deeply missed by her loving family and many friends. A private family gathering will be held...
Donald G Krist
Jan 8, 2018
Donald G. Krist, age 81, passed away January 8, 2018 in Ferndale, WA. He will be joining his parents Gordon and Lila, his wife Frances, son Gary and daughter Sharon. He is survived by his brother Bob and family, his daughter Karin, grandson Phillip and granddaughter Wysper. Don retired after serving in the U.S. Navy for 20 years. He served...
Sergio Hernandez
Jan 7, 2018
Services will be held at Westford Funeral Home, 1301 Broadway St. in Bellingham on Friday, January 12th; 12 Noon visitation followed by a funeral service at 1 PM. Share memories with the family at www.westfordfuneralhome.com .
Julio C Lopez
Jan 5, 2018
Please join us for an open house celebration of Julio's life at Westford Funeral Home, 1301 Broadway St. in Bellingham,WA, from 2-5 PM on Thursday, January 11th. A visitation time will be held at El Cajon Mortuary, 684 S. Mollison Ave, El Cajon, CA from 4-8 PM on Wednesday, January 17th. You may share memories with the family at www.westfordfuneralhome.com...
Douglas Raymond White
Dec 31, 2017
Douglas Raymond White, lifetime resident of Bellingham, WA, passed away Sunday, December 31, 2017. Doug was 73, born on August 3, 1944 to Herbert and Dorothy (Luke) White. He attended Bellingham Schools and graduated from Bellingham High School in 1962. Doug worked for the Washington State Department of Fisheries from 1965 to 2002. On July 12, 1969 he married Lorna...
Richard F. Dunphy
Dec 28, 2017
Richard F. “Dick” Dunphy passed away on December 28, 2017 in Stanwood, WA. Dick was born January 4, 1922 in Chicago, IL. Dick served in the US Army during WWII. He married Marian Ovenell in Manhattan, Kansas in 1943. Dick worked for Sears Roebuck in automotive and appliances for nearly 40 years. He was a member of the American Legion...
Ante “Tony” Mihovilovich
Dec 27, 2017
Ante “Tony” Mihovilovich passed away peacefully at St. Joseph Hospital on December 27, 2017. Tony was born on May 8, 1934 in Croatia to Josip and Pavulina Mihovilovich. He lived in Komiza, Island of Vis, Croatia, where he married Ena Bjazevic in 1954. They moved with their three children to Bellingham in 1973. Tony was a commercial fisherman and worked...
Judy Russo
Dec 24, 2017
Judith L. Russo died on December 24, 2017 in Bellingham, WA. She was born to Charles and Kathryn Watke on November 23, 1935 in Milwaukee, WI. Judy received her B.A. degree from the University of Wisconsin in 1962 and later moved to Seattle where she was married to Oscar Noel for a short time. She earned a Master of Librarianship...
Nathan Erik Knudson
Dec 16, 2017
Nathan Erik Knudson passed away on December 16, 2017 in Seattle, WA. Nathan was born on August 17, 1977 in Vancouver, WA to Connie Townsend and Gary Knudson. He was predeceased by his grandparents. Nathan is survived by his wife of nearly 20 years, Erin; his two children, Coren and Cameron; his parents; his two sisters, Danielle and Katia; his...
Robert Lee Schmidt
Dec 16, 2017
Robert Lee Schmidt passed away on Saturday, December 16, 2017 at the age of 78, in Bellingham, Washington. Robert (Bob) was born on August 29, 1939 to Delbert and Doris Schmidt in North Platte, Nebraska. Robert attended school in the small town of Tryon, Nebraska and went to North Platte High School. After high school Robert joined the United States...
Donald H. House, Sr.
Dec 15, 2017
Don House, age 89, passed away peacefully at home in Bellingham on December 15, 2017. He was born August 8, 1928 in Minneapolis, MN, to Theodore and Elsie (Roelke) House. Don served in the U.S. Army from 1946-47. He married Mary Lee Sievers on April 4, 1953 in Bellingham. As an active member of St. John’s Lutheran Church in Bellingham,...
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