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Julie Ann Osborn
Feb 9, 2024
Julie Ann Osborn, 70, lifetime resident of Bellingham, passed away peacefully Friday, February 9, 2024 surrounded by her family. Julie was born June 8, 1953 to Shirley (Erickson) and Gerald Farwell. She graduated from Bellingham High School in 1971 and enjoyed her career of many years working for Georgia-Pacific and Group Health. She loved spending time with her family and...
Daniel Victor Earley
Feb 8, 2024
Daniel Victor Earley, age 87, passed away on February 8, 2024 in Bellingham, Washington. Dan was born in Bellingham on May 10, 1936 to Victor Earley and Audrey (Gwinnett) Earley, the oldest of 5 children. He graduated from Bellingham High School and then served in the U.S. Army. After his military service, Dan worked at the Bellingham fire department. He...
Gloria Fay Vermeulen
Feb 8, 2024
Gloria Fay (Mutchler) Vermeulen passed away on Thursday, February 8, 2024. Gloria celebrated her 88th birthday last fall. She was a devoted mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, mentor, and friend. She was a kind and compassionate woman who was loved by all who had the honor of knowing her. She loved people, animals, learning, music, and played alto saxophone from age 12...
Diana R. Jonas
Feb 2, 2024
Born in Ketchikan, Alaska on June 22, 1957 to Donald and Irene (Genoway) Bell, Diana passed away peacefully in Bellingham, WA on February 2, 2024 with her daughter, Rachael, by her side. She was 66 years old. Diana was the only sister of three brothers. She grew up in Ketchikan and moved to Bellingham later in life, but she always...
Donal "Don" Tice
Jan 31, 2024
Don left his earthly home for his heavenly home on January 31, 2024 after outrunning cancer and a recently weakened heart. Don was born May 10, 1934 in Hugo, Oklahoma to parents Ernest & Pearl. He joined an older brother Paul and sister Earnestine. Eight years later, they were joined by a younger sister, Shirley. During his life he worked...
Tyler Burlingame
Jan 30, 2024
Tyler Burlingame, age 39 of Bellingham, WA, died from complications of heart and kidney failure on January 30, 2024. Tyler was born in Bellingham on May 18, 1984, to David and Carolyn. He graduated from Squalicum High school, and then entered the workforce. He was married for 16 years and from that marriage, he has a daughter, Madison. Tyler spent...
Patrick Aarstol
Jan 28, 2024
Dr. Patrick Aarstol, a well-respected optometrist who practiced for many years in the local area, peacefully passed away on January 28, 2024 at the age of 79 from cancer and heart complications. Born on October 25, 1944 in Bellingham, Washington, Patrick was raised on the family farm near Nugents Corner by his parents Thorald and Grace Aarstol, née Willis. Patrick...
Robert C. Diehl
Jan 28, 2024
Robert “Bob” C. Diehl, a community conscious Bellingham businessman, died on Sunday, January 28, 2024 at the age of 84. He was born in Bellingham, WA in 1939 to Robert H. Diehl, and Lillian E. (Bennerstrom) Diehl. Diehl was the third-generation president of the Diehl Ford Company in Bellingham, which celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2008. At the time, it...
Sandra Alice Sternhagen
Jan 26, 2024
Sandra Alice “Sandee” Sternhagen was born February 14, 1948, in Bellingham to Alvin and Alice Tisland. She spent her youth in Minnesota, Alaska, and Bellingham, eventually graduating from Mt. Baker High School in 1966. Later that same year, she married Robert “Bob” Sternhagen on November 4th. In 1975, Sandra gave birth to one of the greatest humans on planet Earth,...
Grace Villareal Bob
Jan 25, 2024
Born in Eagle Pass, TX on January 11, 1941, Grace passed away in Bellingham, WA on January 25, 2024. Raised by her grandmother since the age of nine, Grace lived in Crystal City, TX before moving to Toppenish, WA. While on a trip to Canada they discovered the town of Lynden, instantly falling in love and moving there in 1954....
Nghien Truong
Jan 25, 2024
Nghien Thi Truong, age 69, passed away peacefully in the comfort of her own home, surrounded by her family, on January 25, 2024. Nghien was the beloved wife of Ty Nguyen, whom she married on February 29th, 1976. Together, they celebrated 47 loving years of marriage. Her kids would always tease them and say that they were only married for...
David (D.C.) Chisholm Morse Jr.
Jan 25, 2024
David (D.C.) Chisholm Morse, Jr. died peacefully on Thursday, January 25, 2024, at the age of 82. D.C. was born in Bellingham on October 7, 1941 to Joyce (Pfueller) and David Chisholm Morse. He attended Campus School and graduated from Bellingham High School in 1959. He went on to Dartmouth College and Western Michigan University, graduating in 1964. D.C. earned...
Ruth Elaine Oltman
Jan 22, 2024
Ruth Elaine (Grider) Oltman, age 97, passed away on Monday, January 22, 2024. She was born on February 18, 1926, in Newport, Oregon. Ruth grew up in Boise, Idaho where she began her lifelong love of reading. She graduated from Boise High School in 1944, and went on to study at the University of Washington and joined Delta Zeta. She...
Monte E. Hicks Jr.
Jan 22, 2024
Monte E. Hicks, Jr. passed away on January 22, 2024 in Olympia, Washington. Monte was born January 26, 1983 in Bellingham, Washington to parents Monte and Patricia (Hoff) Hicks. He graduated from Ferndale High School in 2001. Monte loved sports and he was a fun-loving young man. He was preceded in death by his father Monte Hicks, Sr., grandparents Eldon...
Marjorie Diane Griffith
Jan 21, 2024
Marjorie Diane Griffith, “Margie”, passed away January 21, 2024, peacefully surrounded by family in Sequim, Washington. Even though Alzheimer's limited her abilities, she was always able to recognize our voices and know how much we loved her.
She was born on June 10, 1934, in Bellingham, WA, to Kenneth and Bernice Loomer of Ferndale. Always a farm girl at heart, she...
Brantley P. Davis
Jan 21, 2024
Dr. Brantley P. Davis of Bellingham, Washington passed away on Jan. 21, 2024. He was born in Kelso, Washington to Dr. Frank and Mary Davis on June 29, 1925. Brantley graduated from Kelso High School in 1943 and was drafted into the US Army shortly thereafter. He served in the 32nd Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron, Mechanized until February 1946. He landed...
Phillip Walter Kolody
Jan 19, 2024
Phil was born in Chicago to Walter Kolody and Beatrice Skibicki Kolody. He was raised in a Polish Catholic community within Chicago. He married Carol Skrzenta in 1965. They had two daughters, Kimberly born in 1968, and Carla born in 1971. Phil married Linda Myhre Moses in 1980. Their son Andrew was born in 1982. After graduating, he attended DePaul...
Larry Milton Brown
Jan 17, 2024
Larry Milton Brown died peacefully in his sleep on January 17, 2024 at his home in Bellingham. He was born on May 16, 1936 to Howard and Grace (Barnett) Brown of Nooksack at the original St. Luke’s Hospital in Bellingham. Larry attended Lowell Elementary School and Fairhaven Middle School, eventually graduating from Bellingham High School in 1955. After graduation, he...
Joan Phyllis Hulford
Jan 16, 2024
JoAn Phyllis Hulford, age 91, passed away on January 16, 2024. She was born in Bellingham to Horace and Mary (Hayes) Cupples on November 4, 1932. JoAn graduated from Bellingham High School in 1950, and married the love of her life, Gene Hulford, shortly after graduation. JoAn spent many years working at the family business, Hulford Electric. JoAn enjoyed attending...
Grace M. Dvorak
Jan 13, 2024
Grace passed away into the arms of her Lord on January 13, 2024, at her home in Yelm, WA, surrounded by her husband and two sons. Grace was born on March 20, 1940, to Albert and Emma (Knutson) Johnson in Ulen, MN. She was the eighth of nine children. Grace graduated from Twin Valley High School and got her first...
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