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Ellen Costello
Sep 18, 2015
Ellen Costello, age 85, died September 18, 2015 at Hospice House in Bellingham, WA. She was born May 1, 1930 in Glasgow, Scotland to Peter and Elizabeth Costello. Ellen was the third of nine children. She was preceded in death by her husband Leo Oranski and their son Paul. Ellen is survived by many loving relatives and friends. She will...
Betty A. Rickenbacker
Sep 17, 2015
Betty Rickenbacker, age 85 of Lynden, WA passed away on September 17, 2015. She was born on September 27, 1929 to Lee and Lorna (Triplett) Huntley and was raised by Mickey and Roy Huntley of Lynden. Betty enjoyed gardening with her husband Herman, competitive bowling, watching the Seahawks, and loved hosting family gatherings. She was an avid fan of her...
Naoma B. Eastwood
Sep 16, 2015
Naoma Eastwood, age 80, passed away on Wednesday, September 16, 2015 in Bellingham. She was born December 7, 1934 in Bellingham to Earl and Dorothy Fralick. Naoma graduated from Bellingham High School and married Glenn Eastwood on April 10, 1954. She volunteered in numerous local organizations including St. Luke’s Hospital Guild, Campfire Girls and the Bellingham Theater Guild. She was...
Dorothy James Wimbush
Sep 16, 2015
Dottie Wimbush, age 96, passed away peacefully in Bellevue, WA on September 16, 2015. She was born March 13, 1919 in Nanaimo, B.C. to Evan and Blodwen (Davies) James. Dottie spent many years working in her husband Perce’s accounting practice. When Perce died in 1965, Owen Olsen bought the practice and he and Dottie continued to work together for over...
Francine J. Myers
Sep 15, 2015
Francine Myers, age 71, passed away on September 15, 2015 at home in Bellingham, WA. She was born November 1, 1943 in Chicago, IL to Thomas and Jennie Apostolos. She married Ralph Myers on June 18, 1966 in Indianapolis, IN. Francine was passionate about life and enjoyed Japanese flower arranging (Ikebana), painting, entertaining and making sure her guests were happy....
Frieda E. Jordan
Sep 5, 2015
Frieda Elsie (Miller) Jordan was the youngest of eight children born to Henry and Magdalene Miller, on the family dairy farm at Ten Mile (north of Bellingham). Frieda’s life reflected the 20th century technological revolution in a very personal way, from a childhood without running water or electricity to a multi-faceted career managing computer-integrated offices. Frieda had many talents and...
Mike Sofie
Sep 5, 2015
Mike Sofie, age 75, passed away Saturday, September 5, 2015 at St. Joseph Medical Center after a brief illness. He was born December 15, 1939 in Bellingham to Daniel and Adeline Sofie. Mike attended Assumption School and graduated from Bellingham High School in 1957. Mike was a local realtor for many years. Mike married Debbie Pitts on September 16, 1990....
Jacklyn L. Isakson
Sep 4, 2015
Jackie Isakson went home to be with her Lord on Friday, Sept. 4, 2015. She was born Sept. 14, 1938 in Bellingham to John W. and Willhelma W. (Ashburn) Chandler. She graduated from Bellingham High School in 1956 and from WWU in 1960 with a teaching certificate. Her first teaching job was in Olympia where she met her future husband,...
Anna Lorena Meserve Jackson
Sep 3, 2015
Lorena Jackson, age 56, passed away at home in Bellingham on Thursday, September 3, 2015. She was born May 18, 1959 to Reginald and Charlotte Greer Meserve and grew up in Westchester, PA. Lorena attended art school in Philadelphia, PA and has hand-painted and dyed clothing ever since. She sold her wares at art shows and markets throughout Washington State....
Laura M. Settles
Aug 31, 2015
Laura Settles, age 93, passed away peacefully Monday, August 31, 2015 in Bellingham, WA. She was born August 8, 1922 in Roche Harbor, WA to Pete and Maude Sontron. Laura touched the hearts of all those who knew her. She was devoted to her family and loved the Lord. She was preceded in death by her husband, Jack. She is...
Rosebud "Robey" Troutman
Aug 29, 2015
Robey was born to Bryan and Elfredia Neely on February 4th, 1921 in New Orleans, LA. Her birth name was Rosebud, named after her Aunt Rose & Uncle Bud. She had one sister, Elbry, and her grandfather and grandmother operated a department store in New Orleans, LA called Bohnstoff's Mercantile. She attended college at Gulfport Junior College in Gulfport, Mississippi....
Robert "Bob" Paul Nims
Aug 27, 2015
Robert “Bob” Nims, passed away peacefully in his sleep on August 27, 2015 at the age 91 in Bellingham, WA. Bob was born in Bellingham on February 23, 1924 to Paul and Gladys (Lindsey) Nims. He graduated from Mt. Baker High School in the class of 1943, and immediately after graduation joined the US Navy. Bob spent two years in...
Charles R. Pearson
Aug 24, 2015
Charles Pearson, age 94, passed away Monday, August 24, 2015 in Bellingham. He was born August 31, 1920 in Pecos, TX. Charles married Daisy Strain in 1941 and served in the US Army as a photographer in Europe during WWII. Charles and Daisy raised their three children in Seattle and Edmonds and in later years lived in the mountains near...
Joanne W. Mackay
Aug 21, 2015
Joanne MacKay (née Joanne Coby Williams), a longtime Bellingham resident, passed away peacefully on Friday, August 21st. She was 93 years old. She had been living with her son David and his wife Aileen near Lake Whatcom for the past year. Joanne was intelligent, spirited, well-read, and practical, and will be dearly missed by her family and many friends in...
Dorothy Skaggs
Aug 19, 2015
Dorothy Skaggs passed away peacefully early in the morning on August 19, 2015. She was 94 and was a life long resident of Bellingham and a life member of Church of the Assumption. Dorothy was the last remaining sibling of the Jones family. While her life was long it was not always easy and she suffered several tragedies. When Dorothy's...
Jenny M. Jansen
Aug 17, 2015
Jenny M. Jansen, age 88, died peacefully surrounded by family on August 17, 2015. Jenny was born September 14, 1926, in Deming, WA, to Pete and Barbara Shaudney. Jenny lived her formative years in rural Whatcom County, graduating from Mt. Baker High School in 1944. She shared many stories of life during the Depression and the Second World War, and...
Shirley M. Moldenhauer
Aug 14, 2015
Shirley Moldenhauer, age 91, passed away peacefully on Friday, August 14, 2015 in Bellingham. She was born May 11, 1924 in Seattle, WA to Harry and Anna Fritz. Shirley graduated from Lincoln High School and married Milton O. Moldenhauer on July 21, 1943. Shirley worked for Whatcom County in the Sheriff and Auditor’s offices. She was a member of the...
Naida J. Deitsch
Aug 13, 2015
Naida J. Deitsch died on August 13, 2015. She was born in Centralia, WA to Clinton E. and Daisy M. Marley. Her father was a teacher and they moved several times while she was growing up. Her parents moved to Anacortes in 1936 where she spent her school years and graduated from Anacortes High School in 1945. Later that year,...
Dorothy L. Rand
Aug 12, 2015
Dorothy L. Rand, age 98 of Bellingham, WA passed away on Wednesday, August 12, 2015. She was born July 9, 1917 in Wichita, KS to Elmer and Louise Redd. In earlier years Dorothy worked in the fashion industry and was Queen of the El Monte, CA Pioneer Days. She married David F. Rand in 1939 in Anaheim, CA and they...
Ivor A. Satero
Aug 1, 2015
Ivor A. Satero, husband of Delynda Price Satero, passed away Sat., August 1, 2015 in Bellingham. Delynda and her children and grandchildren reside in the Bay Area.
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