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Vernon L. Tweit
Jun 13, 2017
Vernon L. Tweit passed away on June 13, 2017, a lifelong resident of Bellingham. Vern was born to Andrew and Clara (Benseth) Tweit on June 8, 1923. He attended Lowell and Fairhaven schools and graduated from Bellingham High School in 1941. He was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1943 and proudly served his country as a tank commander in...
Shirley E. Miles
Jun 8, 2017
Shirley E. Miles, age 86, passed away on June 8, 2017 in Bellingham. She was born April 7, 1931 in Bellingham, WA to Cecil and Ellen Barter. She graduated cum laude from Bellingham High School in 1950. Shirley worked as an agent at Unity Group Insurance for 25 years. She was active in the Bellingham Eagles, bowling league, and played...
Dale M. Perry
Jun 7, 2017
Dale M. Perry, 85, passed away Wednesday, June 7, 2017 in Bellingham. Dale was born and raised in Bellingham, the son of Harvey Perry and Theresa (Jones) Perry. He was a lifelong resident of the Bellingham and Ferndale areas. Dale played baseball and basketball at Ferndale High and graduated in the class of 1950. He worked at the local pulp...
Bill Distler
Jun 5, 2017
Bill Distler, devoted husband, father, brother, friend, and peacemaker, walked on in spirit, embraced by his beloved family, on June 5, 2017. Bill was born in Brooklyn, New York on April 4, 1947 to Harry and Rita Distler, and moved to Bellingham in 1980. He leaves his wife Lisa, daughter Lily, son Ian, and sisters Lynn and Mary; predeceased by...
Joyce E. Parks
Jun 1, 2017
Joyce Parks, age 91, passed away peacefully in Bellingham on Thursday, June 1, 2017. She was born February 9, 1926 in South Sioux City, NE to Lawrence and Marion Grace (Gibeau) Wesner. The family moved to Washington State in 1935 and Joyce graduated from Ocosta High School, in Westport, WA. Joyce married Lowell Parks on January 6, 1945 at Treasure...
Mary J. (Stewart) Brough
May 30, 2017
Mary was a lifetime resident of Bellingham’s Geneva area. She was the previous owner of the Beaver Inn with husband Tom and at age 50 started a 34 year career with Yorky’s Market. Mary loved family gatherings and outings with friends and was a member of a pinochle club that was formed with other graduates of Bellingham High class of...
Paul M. Sires
May 29, 2017
Paul M. Sires passed away on May 29, 2017 surrounded by his beloved family. Paul was born on October 24, 1941 in Bellingham, WA to Melvin and Nanna (Otteson) Sires. Paul graduated from Meridian High School in 1959 and immediately after, joined the Navy. In 1963 he married the love of his life, Patricia Sires. Paul and Patricia lived in...
Cody Shaun Hodges
May 29, 2017
Cody Shaun Hodges was born on June 2, 1979 in Bend, OR to John and Christine (McCulloch) Hodges. He died on May 29, 2017 in an automobile accident in Lynden, WA at the age of 37. Cody grew up with his half-sister Becky in the small town of Burns, OR as a carefree child who loved to explore, hunt and...
Zachary Robert Beck
May 23, 2017
“Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass. It’s about learning to dance in the rain.” Zach was a free spirit who lived in the present, on his own terms. He was a dreamer. He was a leader. He could enter the room and brighten it with his smile, his attitude or just his presence. He made friends so...
Donna Marie Gregory
May 22, 2017
Donna Gregory, age 85 of Bellingham, passed away peacefully on May 22, 2017. She was born September 6, 1931 in Chehalis, WA to William and Margaret Straight. Donna married Harold “Hal” Gregory, the love of her life, in 1948. Hal operated his own construction business and together they raised their five children. Donna was active in the Catholic Charismatic Renewal...
Harlan R. Todahl
May 22, 2017
Beloved husband, father, brother, and grandfather, Harlan Todahl went to heaven on Monday, May 22, 2017 in Bellingham, WA. He was born April 3, 1936 in Bellingham to Elroy and Geneva (Newell) Todahl. He was a lifelong resident of Whatcom County. Harlan graduated from Bellingham High School and Western Washington University and taught English, Drama and Driver’s Education at Nooksack...
Joshua Ryan Spiegel
May 22, 2017
Joshua Ryan Spiegel passed away on May 22, 2017. Services have been entrusted to Westford Funeral Home.
Charles “Charlie” Kent Noyes
May 19, 2017
Charles “Charlie” Noyes, age 82, passed away on May 19, 2017 in Bellingham, WA. He was born in San Diego, CA on December 20, 1934 to Leon and Irene (Pack) Noyes. Charlie spent his early years teaching in Seattle and Mount Vernon and then taught overseas in Germany, the Netherlands, Bermuda and Japan. Charlie is preceded in death by his...
Donald Sophus Sophusson
May 17, 2017
Donald S. Sophusson, age 61, passed away on May 17, 2017 in Ferndale, WA. He was born in Bellingham on November 11, 1955. Don, or "Donnie", as he was affectionately known as, grew up in Bellingham with his siblings and parents at their lake house. As a young adult he became a commercial fisherman, spending seasons away working in Alaska....
Joshua K. Reynolds Berry
May 15, 2017
Josh Reynolds, age 33, died while walking in Birch Bay, WA, on May 15, 2017. He was born in Seattle on May 29, 1983. Josh was preceded in death by his grandfather Donald Berry, great-uncle William Berry, cousin Deborah Berry and father Walter Reynolds. Josh is survived by his mother Lisa Johnston, grandmother Dorothy Berry, uncles Ronald, Kenneth, William and...
Spedo Southas
May 14, 2017
Spiros “Spedo” Southas went home to be with the Lord on May 14, 2017 in Bellingham, surrounded by his loved ones. A man of great honor, integrity, sense of community and love of family, he was strong until his last breath. Spedo was born April 6, 1923 in Everett, WA to Thanasis and Panagiotis Southas and had one older brother,...
Wanda L. Cleveland
May 7, 2017
Wanda Cleveland, age 81, passed away peacefully at home, in the care of her family, on May 7, 2017. She was born June 7, 1935 in Bellingham to Alfons and Louise Biendl. Wanda married Hurschel Cleveland on August 27, 1952 and graduated from Bellingham High School in 1953. She was proud to have worked at Boeing as an inspector. Wanda...
Mary Catherine King
May 7, 2017
Mary Catherine King, age 92, passed away peacefully at her home in Bellingham on Sunday May 7, 2017. She was born May 27, 1927 in Burlington, Ontario to Oliver and Mary (McKenzie) McCulloch. Mary is preceded in death by her beloved husband Ted. At Mary’s request, no services will be held. You may share memories with the family at www.westfordfuneralhome.com...
Judith M. Hagan
May 6, 2017
Judy Hagan, 72, returned to her heavenly Father on May 6, 2017 in Bellingham, WA. She was born on December 16, 1944 in Pasadena, CA to Elswurth (Mac) and Francis McFarland. Judy graduated from UCLA with a degree in History and a minor in French. She took a year off from college and traveled to Lille, France to work as...
Wesley A. Giger
May 5, 2017
Wesley A. Giger was born on May 19, 1929, in Red Cloud, Nebraska and passed away on May 5, 2017, in Bellingham, Washington at the age of 87. The Gigers moved from Nebraska to Washington in 1939 where Wes followed his grandfather's footsteps and became a painter. Wes was considered by many to be the best painter in town until...
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