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Alma Henderson Pollard
Jan 16, 2016
Alma Pollard, age 82 of Lynden, WA passed away in Bellingham on Saturday, January 16, 2016. Alma was born in Bellingham to Oscar and Grace Henderson on December 20, 1933. She enjoyed gardening, cooking and canning, baking cookies, camping, family gatherings and spending time with her many grandchildren. Alma was preceded in death by mother Grace Fullner, her sister Annie,...
George W. Gooding
Jan 16, 2016
George Gooding, age 93, passed away January 16, 2016 in Bellingham. A lifelong resident of Bellingham, he was born April 21, 1922 to Edward and May Gooding. George graduated from Meridian High School in 1941. He served in the US Army during WWII in General Patton’s 3rd Army in the European Theater at such places as Normandy, Bastogne, and the...
Daniel Lee Wilkerson
Jan 13, 2016
Daniel Lee Wilkerson was born August 1, 1938 and passed away peacefully early Wednesday, January 13, 2016 at Hospice House. Daniel was born in Wichita, KS to Margaret & Bill Wilkerson, the youngest of three including his sister Joan and brother Tom. Daniel graduated from Kansas State University and served in the Coast Guard Reserve as a medic. Daniel traveled...
Donald R. Mauro
Jan 13, 2016
Donald R. Mauro, age 79, passed away in Bellingham on January 13, 2016. He was born on March 3, 1936 in Spokane, WA to Ray and Florence (Rudy) Wilson. Don was a mechanic, a gardener, an aerospace engineer, a horrible golfer, a car enthusiast, a builder of decks, a private pilot, a dog lover, and our father. Don was a...
Carol W. Fisher
Jan 12, 2016
Carol W. Fisher, age 88 passed away in Bellingham on January 12, 2016. She was born September 3, 1927 to Thomas and Dorothy (Turner) Walker in Bartlesville, OK. Carol attended school in Wichita, KS and Oklahoma City, OK. After graduating from high school in Bartlesville, OK, she attended the University of Oklahoma where she was a member of Pi Beta...
Kerry Dennis Hayes
Jan 4, 2016
Kerry Dennis Hayes passed away unexpectedly on January 4, 2016 from complications related to previous cancer treatment. He was 73 years old. In 1960, after graduating from Springfield High School in Oregon, Kerry joined the United States Air Force where he served four years. In the Air Force Kerry was trained in electronics, which led him to his 36 year...
Zelda I. Petch
Jan 4, 2016
.Zelda Petch, of Bellingham, passed away peacefully on January 4, 2016 two weeks before celebrating her 90th birthday. Zelda was born on January 19, 1926 to Thomas and Dorothy (Bird) Wilson in Loverna, Saskatchewan. Zelda married Frank Petch in 1948, they were happily married for 52 years until his passing in 1990. She worked as a Registered Nurse in local...
Lawrence "Larry" Johnson
Jan 3, 2016
Larry Johnson of Bellingham, WA, passed away on Sunday, January 3, 2016 in Bellingham. Larry was 84, born on December 5, 1931 in Vancouver, B.C. He grew up in Ladner, B.C. until he moved to Bellingham at age 16. Larry graduated from Bellingham High School. He joined the Army in April 1952 in the 844th Engineer Aviation Battalion at Fort...
Neda B. Little
Dec 17, 2015
Neda Little, age 88, passed away peacefully in Bellingham on December 17, 2015. Neda is survived by her daughters Robin Holbert and Sandra Johnson.
John Milton Lewis
Dec 16, 2015
John M. Lewis, age 59 of Bellingham passed away on December 16, 2015. John is survived by his wife Jeanie, son Samuel and step-son Matt.
Judith Helen Blythe
Dec 16, 2015
Judy Blythe passed away peacefully on December 16, 2015 in Olympia. She was born on April 14, 1941 to Steward and R. Kathryn (Spencer) Blythe in Bellingham, Washington, and was the oldest of three daughters. She attended Columbia Elementary, Lowell Elementary, Fairhaven Junior High and graduated from Bellingham High School in 1959. She attended the University of Washington and earned...
Thomas Bentley Cederlind
Dec 16, 2015
Thomas Bentley Cederlind passed away in Portland, Oregon on Wednesday, December 16, 2015. Tom was a very successful numismatist and historical scholar. He also sold antiquities. Tom was a widely renowned scholar in ancient Greek and Roman history. He also liked to travel, and as part of his business, he took trips across the country and across Europe; specifically, London...
Jeanne P. Dupre
Dec 14, 2015
Jeanne DuPre, age 90, passed away on Monday, December 14, 2015 in Longview, WA. She was born March 13, 1925 in Portsmouth, England to Roy and Norah Aylen. Jeanne was a member of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church where she was active in the Chancel Guild. She also belonged to the British Friendship Club and the Daughters of the British Empire....
Des Mcardle
Dec 12, 2015
Patrick Desmond McArdle passed away on December 12, 2015 in Bellingham at age 76. Des lived in Bellingham with his wife Joyce for nearly 50 wonderful years, where they raised their three daughters: Pauline, Patricia and Joyce. He was born to Patrick and Bridget (McCann) McArdle on July 16, 1939 in Rathfriland, County Down, Northern Ireland. Des spent his happy...
Timothy Nelson Unthank
Dec 12, 2015
Timothy N. Unthank, of Bellingham, WA, passed away Saturday, December 12, 2015 at his home. Tim was 67, born on January 21, 1948 in Los Angeles, CA. He served in the Navy during Vietnam as a parachute rigger on the aircraft carrier Coral Sea. Tim grew up in L.A. in the heyday of Southern California—Orange County still had oranges. He...
Jerry Patrick Logan
Dec 10, 2015
Jerry Logan, age 82, passed away on Thursday, December 10, 2015. He was born January 16, 1933 in Seattle, WA to Happy Theodore and Evelyn (Garlick) Agnes. Jerry served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War. He worked for many years as a carpenter for Frank Burgler Construction in Bellingham and was a long time resident of Whatcom...
Jean Sornberger
Dec 9, 2015
Jean Sornberger, age 96, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, December 9, 2015. She was born July 6, 1919 in Gull Lake, Saskatchewan to Charles and Iva (Pearce) Willett. Jean graduated from Whatcom High School and attended WWU. She married Glen Sornberger on August 22, 1943. In 1949 Glen and Jean founded Sornberger’s, a local, family drive-in. Jean had a strong...
Barbara J. Imus
Dec 8, 2015
Barbara Imus, age 87, passed away peacefully at home in Bellingham, WA on Tuesday, December 8, 2015. She was born September 1, 1928 in Bellingham to Watson and Alma Quinby. Barbara graduated from Bellingham High School in 1946 and married her high school sweetheart, Ken Imus, in 1948. Following Ken’s passion for the auto business they moved to California and...
Ben W. Hinkle
Dec 8, 2015
Ben W. Hinkle stepped into eternity on December 8, 2015 at the age of 91. He was born on September 20, 1924 in Bonners Ferry, Idaho. He moved to Bellingham in 1935 with his father Clyde and his brother Robert. Ben attended Bellingham High School, but did not finish due to joining the US Navy at the start of WW...
Lucille J. Miller
Dec 7, 2015
Lucille Miller, age 87, passed away in her home on Lummi Island, surrounded by family on Monday, December 7, 2015. Lucille was born to Floyd and Eva (Dowell) Adema in Mount Vernon, WA on December 18, 1927. She grew up in Clear Lake, WA, graduated from Sedro Woolley High School, and moved with her family to Lummi Island in 1945,...
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