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George P. Costello
Aug 6, 2016
George Costello, age 85, of Bellingham, WA passed away peacefully on August 6, 2016. George was born to Peter and Rosa (Erceg) Costello in Bellingham on October 10, 1930. George attended Lowell Elementary, Fairhaven Jr. High and Bellingham High School. George was in the fishing industry for his entire career. He, along with friends Martin and Steve Kuljis, owned and...
Betty D. Therrien
Aug 3, 2016
Betty D. Therrien, age 88, of Bellingham, WA passed away peacefully at home on August 3, 2016. Betty was born to Robert and Mary (Yoerger) Britt in Bellingham on August 29, 1927. Betty married Henry Therrien on February 29, 1968 in Portland, OR. She was a career secretary and was a long-time member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, where she...
William F. "Bill" Reiber
Aug 2, 2016
Bill Reiber, age 82, of Bellingham, WA passed away peacefully at Whatcom Hospice House on August 2, 2016. He was born to William and Minnie (Sams) Reiber in Princeton, MN on November 22, 1933. Bill married Judith Pace on November 17, 1973 in Bellingham. He served in the US Army from 1954-1956. Bill was an active member of the Elks...
Linda C. Domonkos
Jul 30, 2016
Linda C. Domonkos, of Bellingham, WA, passed away Saturday, July 30, 2016 in Bellingham. Linda was 67, born on March 4, 1949 in Hoquiam, WA to Russell and Doreene (Smith) Garrison. She was preceded in death by her sister Teri Smerski and her brothers Leslie and Robert Garrison. Linda is survived by her husband, Eugene; sisters, Rosie Morgan, Olivia Jane...
Hilde Heimhilger
Jul 29, 2016
Hilde was born in Auschau-Am-Inn, Germany, a small village in Bavaria. She was the third of five siblings: 3 girls and two boys. My mother was a very feisty young girl, and the ringleader of all the village children. She often told me, her only child, of her magical childhood. She recounted many stories, such as sitting on the lid...
Cleopatra J. "Cleo" Kotsogeanis
Jul 27, 2016
Cleopatra J. “Cleo” Kotsogeanis, age 88, of Bellingham passed away July 27, 2016. She was born December 12, 1927 in Kyparissia, Greece. Cleo married George Kotsogeanis in 1955, and was a long-time member of St. Sophia Greek Orthodox Church. Cleo was loved by many and will always be remembered for her kindness and generosity. She loved playing with her four...
Marjorie Jane Reigstad
Jul 25, 2016
Marjorie Jane Reigstad died peacefully at home on July 25, 2016. She was 95. Marjorie was born in Lanesboro, MN, on December 10, 1920, the daughter and only child of Adolph G. and Marion A. Gullickson. She attended grade school in southeastern Minnesota and graduated from high school in Ellendale, MN (1939). Among her teachers were her mother in fourth...
Vernon F. Chapin
Jul 9, 2016
Vernon F. Chapin, of Bellingham, WA, passed away Saturday, July 9, 2016 in Bellingham. Vern was 85, born in Bellingham on September 24, 1930 to William “Bill” and Ruth (Harksell) Chapin. Vern was a logger for many years. He also worked at Brooks Manufacturing and later worked at Gundie’s Auto Recycling. He was preceded in death by his parents, son...
Elsie M. Stewart
Jul 8, 2016
Elsie M. Stewart, age 97, passed away peacefully on Friday, July 8, 2016 in Marysville, WA. Elsie was born February 18, 1919 in Sumas, WA to Frank and Minnie Gildersleeve. She married Richard E. Stewart in Yuma, AZ on August 19, 1940 while Richard was serving in the Marine Corps. Elsie traveled throughout the United States (mostly by herself) following...
Duane L. Alwood
Jul 7, 2016
Duane L. Alwood, age 70, passed away peacefully on Thursday, July 7, 2016 in Palm Desert, CA. Duane was born March 10, 1946 in Spokane, WA. He graduated from Bellingham High School in 1964 and attended WWU for two years as an art student. Duane served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. When he returned he made a...
Connor Rae Leib
Jul 7, 2016
Connor Rae Leib passed away on July 7, 2016. He was our son, our brother and friend to many who came to know him and grew up with him. His roots were in Whatcom County and he made his way through the many trails and areas where he loved to skateboard. Connor loved to be outside from the time he...
Robert L. Carpenter
Jul 3, 2016
Robert L. “Bob” Carpenter, age 86, of Bellingham, WA passed away in Bellingham on July 3, 2016. Bob was born in Hollywood, CA to William and Anna (Taylor) Carpenter on June 29, 1930. He proudly served in the U.S. Air Force. Robert was a licensed land surveyor in six states and worked for the Dept. of Water & Power for...
Matthew M. Johnson
Jun 28, 2016
Matthew Myron Johnson, of Blaine, WA, passed away Tuesday, June 28, 2016 surrounded by his family. Matt was 34, born in Bellingham, WA on October 27, 1981 to Myron and Cheryl (Weidkamp) Johnson. He graduated from Ferndale High School in 2000 and earned from BTC a degree in Associate of Applied Science. Matt married Meghan Clark on May 13, 2006...
Margie Freeman
Jun 26, 2016
Margie Freeman, age 51, of Ferndale, WA passed away on June 26, 2016. Margie was born to Judson D. “Mike” and Joan (Hilton) Cates in Everett, WA on November 14, 1964. She graduated from Marysville-Pilchuck High School in 1983 and earned her B.A. in English and Certificate in Education from Whitman College and her M.A. from WWU. Margie married Ray...
Anna E. Godden
Jun 24, 2016
Anna Elizabeth (Finley) Godden, age 92 of Bellingham,WA went to be with the Lord on June 24, 2016. The third of six daughters, Anna was born December 5, 1923 to Frank and Mamie Tucker Finley on the family farm in Lincoln County, Missouri. Anna and her five sisters were blessed to have been raised in a home that loved and...
Ignac Pajnogac
Jun 21, 2016
Ignac “Ignacio” Pajnogac, age 68 of Bellingham, WA passed away unexpectedly at home on June 21, 2016. Ignacio was born in Cakovac, Croatia on July 15, 1947 to Petar and Verona Pajnogac. After moving to U.S. he lived in Ohio and California before moving to Bellingham. Ignacio was a faithful member of Church of the Assumption and was a lifetime...
David Michael Cahill
Jun 12, 2016
David Michael Cahill went home to be with the Lord on June 12, 2016 in Bellingham, WA in the gentle loving embrace of his wife, Donna-Marie. David was born April 18, 1944 in Payette, Idaho. He grew up on the family farms and ranches in the Crystal area (half way between the towns of Payette and Weiser) and the Weiser...
Norma E. Stevens
Jun 10, 2016
Norma Elaine Stevens, of Bellingham, WA, passed away Friday, June 10, 2016, surrounded by her family. She was 78, born on October 5, 1937 in Dubuque, Iowa to Earl and Bina (Brown) Doty. Norma worked as Membership Coordinator at the Bellingham YMCA for over ten years before graduating from WWU with a degree in Human Services. She began working at...
Grace Tannenbaum
Jun 10, 2016
Our mother, Grace Tannenbaum has gone to waltz again with her loving husband Ray on June 10, 2016. Grace was 85 years old, born June 1, 1931 in Naperville, IL to Louis and Anna Arbogast and was the youngest of 5 children. On February 12, 1955 she married the love of her life at Saints Peter & Paul Church. Grace...
Rosa Cardinale
Jun 9, 2016
Rosa Cardinale, age 85 of Bellingham, WA passed away on June 9, 2016. Rosa was the youngest of nine children born to Rocco and Caterina (Rappa) Costanzo in Capaci, Sicily, Italy on May 14, 1931. In 1962, Rosa immigrated to the United States where she lived in Monterey, CA for a short time, then spent 13 years in San Pedro...
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