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Richard W. Anderson
Nov 10, 2017
Richard Wayne Anderson, age 70 of Bellingham, passed away at home on November 10, 2017 of natural causes. He was born in Snohomish, WA on July 20, 1947 to Darrell and Wanda Anderson. When Richard was young the family moved to Whatcom County and he attended Meridian Schools. He was drafted into the U.S. Army and served in the 25th...
Robert J. Spady
Nov 9, 2017
Robert J. "Bob" Spady went to be with the Lord on November 9, 2017. He was born on February 18, 1938 in Bellingham, WA to Joseph and Norma (Hicks) Spady. He graduated from Bellingham High School and worked as a firefighter for the Bellingham Fire Department for 21 years. He also worked for several years at Walton Beverage and Merchant...
Hershel Everett Van Dever
Nov 7, 2017
Hershel Everett Van Dever, of Bellingham, WA, passed away Tuesday, November 7, 2017 at his home. He was 62, born in Louisville, KY on July 3, 1955 to Hershel and Dorothy (End) Van Dever. He enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren and family, fishing and being outdoors. Hershel is survived by his wife Cheryl, 7 children, Michelle Van Dever, Chrystal...
Carmen Melbo
Nov 6, 2017
Carmen Melbo, lifetime Whatcom County resident passed away on Monday, November 6, 2017 in Bellingham at the Mt. Baker Care Center. Carmen is survived by her children Linda (Rolf) Nielsen and Mark (Kathleen); sister Jean (Bob) Wheeler; 6 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren. Carmen was preceded in death by her husband Philip Melbo and her sister Gloria Barns. Private family services...
Darlene M. Parr
Nov 4, 2017
Lifetime Whatcom County resident Darlene M. Parr, age 78, passed away on Saturday, November, 4th, 2017 in Bellingham, WA at the Whatcom Hospice House. Darlene was born in Bellingham to Wesley and Agnes (Moxness) Zahnow. Darlene was a beautician, worked for the Bellingham Police Department Records Department, the Meridian School District and later for Simplot Foods. She was a beloved...
Anna F. Belaya
Nov 3, 2017
Anna Belaya, age 91, passed away November 3, 2017. Services were held in Ferndale. Share memories at www.westfordfuneralhome.com .
Pavlyna Manita
Nov 2, 2017
Funeral Mon 11/6 at 10 AM at Westford. Burial following at Greenacres. Share memories at www.westford-funeralhome.com .
Patricia Ann Hayes
Oct 29, 2017
Patricia Ann Hayes, 86, died unexpectedly October 29, 2017 in her home at Parkway Chateau in Bellingham, WA. Pat was born June 13, 1931 in Indianapolis, IN to Virgil and Beulah (Wolfrom) Hayes. Her mother died that same year. After her father’s marriage to Nancy Lyons in 1941, Pat grew up in the old Hayes farmstead near Waynetown, IN alongside...
Irma Eileen Wall
Oct 29, 2017
Irma Eileen Wall passed away October 29, 2017 in the early morning hours. She was 92 years old. She was born December 5, 1924 in Sacramento, CA. Irma married Raymond Wall in 1944. She is survived by two daughters, Linda Kukes of Bellingham, WA and Anne Frank of Santa Barbara, CA, grandsons James and Michael Crabbe, their wives, and four...
Doris May (Ayars) Foster
Oct 27, 2017
Doris May (Ayars) Foster, 95, passed away in Lynden, WA on Friday, October 27, 2017. Doris arrived May 13, 1922 in La Grande, OR, the second of four children born to W. Oscar Ayars and Maude A. (Banton) Ayars. Maude passed away when Doris was just six years old. Doris attended Greenwood School, then went to Central and La Grande...
Walter Scott Warren
Oct 27, 2017
Walter Scott Warren passed away October 27, 2017 at the age of 78 in Bellingham, WA. Walt was born on May 17, 1939 to Robert and Frances (Bay) Warren in Seattle, WA. He proudly served in the U.S. Marines Corps. Walt married Donna Albers on September 3rd 1960 at Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Seattle, WA. Shortly after they moved...
David “Allen” Yeager
Oct 25, 2017
David Allen Yeager, former resident of Ferndale, WA, passed away October 25, 2017, at the age of 80 at his home in Auburn, WA. David was born on May 20, 1937, to Ezra (Joe) and Velma (Dyer) Yeager, in Concrete, WA. He graduated from Concrete High School in 1957, served in the US Navy from 1957-61 and worked for many...
Khiet Van Huynh
Oct 17, 2017
Khiet Van Huynh passed away on October 17, 2017. Services have been entrusted to Westford Funeral Home.
John Tallahan
Oct 16, 2017
John Tallahan, age 75, passed away in Bellingham on October 16, 2017. He was born April 14, 1942 in Bellingham to Gus and Marjorie Tallahan. John graduated from Bellingham High School in the Class of 1960 and went on to graduate from the University of Washington. John dearly loved his friends and family and will be deeply missed. The family...
Charles K Zamzow
Oct 14, 2017
Charles K. Zamzow, of Everson, WA, passed away on Saturday, October 14th, 2017 in Bellingham, WA. Charles was 93, born in Portland, OR to Charles and Esther (Hulbert) Zamzow. He graduated in 1942, the first of four generations of Zamzows’ to graduate from Mt. Baker High School. Charles married Gwen Marsh in June 1949. After graduating from WWU he taught...
Justin Michael Riddle
Oct 14, 2017
Justin Riddle, age 29, died in Bellingham on October 14, 2017. He was born November 9, 1987 in Bellingham to Reg and Lee Anne Riddle. Justin grew up in Ferndale and graduated from Ferndale High School in 2006. Justin has struggled for the past few years, and our relationship with him was complicated. He seemed destined to repeatedly make the...
Sylvia C. Ford
Oct 8, 2017
Sylvia C. Ford, age 85, passed away peacefully on October 8, 2017 in Bellingham. She was born November 10, 1931 in Reno, Nevada to Frank and Oralee (Burchett) Este. Sylvia married John Stanley Ford on May 16, 1949 in Ephrata, WA. She was preceded in death by her loving husband of 63 years, Stan Ford, and siblings Frank Este, Fred...
Wilma A. Erickson
Oct 6, 2017
Longtime Bellingham resident, Wilma A. Erickson passed away October 6, 2017 at the age of 101. Wilma was born on September 22, 1916 to William Van Etten and Bessie Lytle in Doe Bay, Orcas Island. Wilma was known for her pies, garden and her pot roast which everyone tried to copy. Wilma was preceded in death by her husband Earl,...
Reginald Annis Gale Ii
Oct 5, 2017
Reginald Annis Gale II passed away on October 5, 2017. Services have been entrusted to Westford Funeral Home.
Patricia Jean Hjort
Oct 4, 2017
Patricia J. “Pat” Hjort, age 93, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, October 4, 2017. She was born on February 26, 1924 to William and Mae Booher in Wallace, Idaho. Pat was just three years old when Mae passed away, but she was blessed to be cared for by another dear woman when her father William married his longtime friend, Vera....
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