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Florence Colovos
Dec 4, 2015
Florence Colovos passed away December 4, 2015 in Prineville, OR with family at her side. She was born September 8, 1921 to John and Josephine (Salico) Tomillo in Dunmore, PA. She grew up the oldest of 6 children, in a loving Italian family. She attended school in Scranton, PA and completed college courses at Keystone Community College before taking a...
Sarah E. Sebat
Dec 4, 2015
Sarah Sebat, age 90, passed away peacefully on Friday, December 4, 2015. She was born February 3, 1925 in Danville, IL to R. Stanley and Ada Mires. Sarah lived in Danville, IL until moving to Bellingham, WA to be closer to her niece Sarah Spinks. Sarah enjoyed helping others, and has been a longtime supporter of Catholic Schools and her...
Sylvester B "Syl" Alper
Dec 1, 2015
Syl Alper passed away peacefully on Tuesday, December 1, 2015 in Bellingham, Washington. Syl was born June 12, 1917 in Edmonton, Alberta. He immigrated to the United States in 1920, eventually settling in Southern California where he lived for most of his life. Before moving to Bellingham in 2013, he lived in Long Beach, California. Syl was a civil engineer...
David M. Ireland
Nov 28, 2015
David M. Ireland was born in Boston, MA on October 6, 1947, the first child of Elwood and Joan Ireland. David had four siblings, a sister Jane of Fairfield, CT, and three brothers, John and Doug of Oakland, CA and Woody of Boulder, CO. The family grew up in Fairfield, CT. He was an excellent student, a fine athlete and...
Jane I Orban
Nov 26, 2015
Jane I Orban, of Bellingham, WA, passed away into the arms of her Savior, Jesus Christ, on Thursday, November 26, 2015 in Bellingham. Jane was 84, born in Albuquerque, NM on September 3, 1931 to Moacyr and Marian (McCreery) Vaz. Jane was preceded in death by her son Peter Brian Orban in 1987 and her husband Peter Orban in 2007...
Richard "Dick" Bauer
Nov 26, 2015
Richard Joseph Andrew Bauer, age 87 of Bellingham, passed away on November 26, 2015 at St. Joseph’s Hospital. Dick was born on September 16, 1928 in Evanston, IL to Dorothy and William Bauer. He was preceded in death by his brother Robert Bauer. He is survived by his loving wife of 54 years, Elizabeth “Dana” Bauer, children Marie Bauer-Woodard (James)...
Minerva Florence Feldmann
Nov 24, 2015
Minerva F. Feldmann, age 101, passed away Tuesday, November 24, 2015, in Lynden. Minerva was born in Portland, OR on January 9, 1914 to William and Cleo (Douglass) Nicholson. She lived in Vancouver, WA for many years before moving to Bellingham in 1954. Minerva worked for the Bellingham School District for several years as an audio tester. She enjoyed traveling,...
Jack Stromberg
Nov 23, 2015
Jack Stromberg, age 68, passed away peacefully at Whatcom Hospice House on Monday, November 23, 2015. He was born January 30, 1947 in Great Falls, MT to Francis and Evelyn Stromberg. He married Bernadette Kendall on December 31, 1966 in Great Falls, MT. Jack was passionate about his accounting practice and the success of his business. Throughout the years many...
Emil A. Dewilde
Nov 20, 2015
Emil deWilde, age 91, passed away on November 20, 2015 with his wife, children and grandchildren by his side. He was born August 21, 1924 in Leiden, Netherlands. Emil grew up in both the Netherlands and Indonesia. He spent World War II living a life that could have been memorialized in a movie. He served in the Dutch resistance to...
Mary Jo Wilson
Nov 19, 2015
Mary Jo Wilson, age 75, passed away peacefully with her family by her side on November 19, 2015. She was born June 26, 1940 in Bellingham to Henry and Angela Roehl. She attended Assumption School, graduated from Bellingham High School and attended Seattle University. Mary Jo worked at the Federal Reserve Bank in Seattle and later at Bellingham National Bank....
Marjorie Lydia Evans
Nov 17, 2015
Marjorie L. Evans, age 91 of Bellingham passed away peacefully on November 17, 2015. She was born May 14, 1924 in South Euclid, OH to Lionel and Mable McConville. Marjorie married Dr. Ernest “Ed” Evans in 1949. She attended Ohio University and later USC, where she earned her B.A. in music. Marjorie taught piano for many years and was known...
Ann H. Gunderson
Nov 17, 2015
Ann Gunderson, age 89, passed away peacefully in Bellingham on November 17, 2015. Special thanks to the caregivers at Highgate Senior Living, Highland Health and Rehabilitation, and Whatcom Hospice for all of the expert and loving care they gave to Ann.
Lloyd Timothy Horvath
Nov 14, 2015
Lloyd Horvath passed away unexpectedly on November 14, 2015 and will be dearly missed by his family and friends. He was predeceased by his father James Horvath (2005); and sister-in-law Dorothy Horvath (2015). He is survived by his mother Ida Horvath; siblings Allan Horvath, Gail (Craig) Docksteader, and Ken (Carol) Horvath; nieces Rebecca (Steven) Carleton, Lisa Docksteader, Amy Docksteader, and...
David Martin Hansen
Nov 12, 2015
Dave Hansen, age 62 passed away Thursday, November 12, 2015 in Bellingham, WA. He was born February 9, 1953 in Ironwood, MI to Martin and Laila Hansen. Dave migrated from Northern Michigan to Alaska in 1974, landing a job as a sport-fishing guide. He moved on to owning his own guide business and flew as a bush pilot throughout Alaska....
May Corcoran
Nov 12, 2015
May Corcoran of Everson, WA passed away Thursday November 12, at Good Samaritan Stafholt Center in Blaine, WA. May was one of eight children, born December 11, 1924 in Bellingham to Louis and Reah May (Mose) Cowan. She grew upon Lummi Island where she lived for 47 years, then made her home in Everson, where she spent most of the...
Gary Hougen
Nov 9, 2015
Gary Hougen, age 82, of Bellingham, WA passed away Monday, November 9, 2015 in Bellingham. Gary was born Oct 30, 1933 and grew up in Whatcom County. After graduating from BHS he joined the USAF (under a bit of protest) and served in Korea. Gary spent most of his life commercial fishing, first out of Bellingham. After marrying Carmen Lunde,...
Victoria Ann Nelson
Nov 8, 2015
Victoria Ann Nelson, of Bellingham, WA, while surrounded by the love and warm touch of her family passed away on Sunday, November 8th 2015. Vicki was 62, born on June 5th 1953, In Harvey, IL to Lily (Blits) and Louis Bockstahler. Vicki is survived by her husband Stephen, whom she married in 1980 in Mount Baldy, CA.; son Matthew Nelson;...
Peter Herbert Pattridge
Nov 1, 2015
Peter Herbert Pattridge died at his home on November 1, 2015 in Bellingham, WA. He was born in Peking, China on August 10, 1935, the only child of Adelaide (Eastman) and Herbert Bosch van Drakestein. After his mother divorced and remarried, Peter used his stepfather’s surname. Peter was a graduate of the Cate School in Carpinteria, CA and George Washington...
Robert Stanley Kloc
Oct 29, 2015
Bob Kloc, age 72 of Everson, WA passed away at home on Thursday, Oct. 29, 2015. He was born May 12, 1943 to Michael and Anthanette (Pecone) Kloc in Olean, NY. Bob is survived by his wife of 52 years, Janet; son Reginald Robert Reese whom he and Janet adopted on June 9, 2015; sister Patricia Burk and husband Chris...
Robert Allen Brovak
Oct 29, 2015
Robert A. (Broscovak) Brovak, former resident of Graham, WA, passed away Thursday, October 29, 2015 in Bellingham, WA. Bob was 79, born in Des Plaines, Illinois to Hazel (Hein) and William F. Broscovak. Bob was a member of The Lutheran Church of St. Paul in Graham, and was currently a member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Bellingham. Bob was preceded...
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