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May Jackson
Jun 20, 2014
May Jackson, age 88 of Bellingham, passed away on June 20, 2014. May was preceded in death by eldest daughter Lynette Rose. She is survived by her husband of 54 years Charles Jackson, children Clarice Collier, Lee Jackson, Skip Jackson and Sheila Milam, 18 grandchildren and many loving family and friends. A graveside service will be held at Bayview Cemetery...
Jacquelene "Jackie" Watson
Jun 13, 2014
Jackie Watson was born in Butte, Montana to parents Crawford and Ella Vawter. She was the oldest of three children and she loved to play “cowboys and Indians” when she was a child. The first line of the book she was writing about her life read, “I always wanted to be an Indian...” Jackie attended Journalism School at the University...
Donna J. Arnason
Jun 8, 2014
Donna June Valdason was born on December 28, 1929 in Blaine, Washington to Adolph and Katherine Valdason, and passed away on June 8, 2014 in Lynden, Washington. She went to school in Blaine and Lynden, graduating from Lynden High School. She also attended Colorado Women’s College in Denver. She met her future husband, Hal Arnason Jr, at the Birch Bay...
George Armstrong Isenhart
Jun 7, 2014
George Isenhart, age 49, of Ferndale passed away on June 7, 2014.
Christopher Kent Glaze
Jun 4, 2014
Chris Glaze of Bellingham was taken from us on Wed. June 4th 2014 at the young age of 28. Born in Bellingham and graduated from Meridian High School in 2004. He was attending BTC for welding. He loved to make people laugh and we will miss his big smile. Preceding him in death was his grandfather Jim Hood. Chris is...
Richard A. "Dick" Zender
Jun 3, 2014
Dick Zender, age 91 of Deming, passed away peacefully on June 3, 2014 at St. Francis in Bellingham. He was born November 27, 1922 in Bellingham to Jacob and Catherine Zender. Dick married Elizabeth “Betty” Provost on January 1, 1943 in Lynden. Dick served in the U.S. Navy as a gunner on a Merchant Marine ship during WWII. Baseball was...
Catherine E. Zink
May 31, 2014
Catherine Elizabeth Zink passed away peacefully on 5/31/2014 at her home with her daughter by her bedside. Cathie was born December 21, 1914 near Springfield, OH to James and Rebecca Tyree, where she grew up in a rural setting with her sisters Georgia, Mabel, Betty & Mildred (Midge) and brother Lawrence “Bud”. She graduated from Olive Branch High School. Cathie...
Grace L. Repanich
May 28, 2014
Lifelong Bellingham resident Grace Repanich, age 91, passed away peacefully on Wednesday May 28th at home in the company of her family. She was born April 14, 1923 to Mike and Leoan Wehmeyer. Grace worked as a beautician and for many years in the children’s department of the Bon Marche. She was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, volunteered...
Agan Skrobonja
May 26, 2014
Our beloved Dragan Skrobonja, age 37 of Bellingham passed away on May 26, 2014. He was the loved son of Slavko and Elza, brother of Snezana, and friend to everyone he met – a charismatic, funny, charming man with a beautiful soul and the rare ability to live life to the fullest. Dragan was a genuine, memorable person who will...
Paul W. Tice, Sr.
May 25, 2014
Paul Tice, age 86 passed away May 25, 2014 in Bellingham. He was born September 28, 1927 in Hugo, OK to Ernest at Pearl (South) Tice. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy in November of 1945 and was honorable discharged with the World War II Victory Medal in October of 1947. He married Lorraine Tuttle in Bellingham on February 20,...
James Paul Zuanich
May 24, 2014
Jim Zuanich died unexpectedly Saturday, May 24 while hiking one of his favorite local trails, Pine and Cedar lakes. He was a proud commercial fisherman owning the purse seine vessel Marshal Tito. Son of Andrew and Irma Zuanich, he leaves Shirley, his wife of 37 years, sons Nick (wife Erin) and Andy (Leah), and daughter Katherine Zuanich, as well as...
Barbara Jean Gstohl
May 24, 2014
Barbara Gstohl, age 83, passed away on May 24, 2014 in Bellingham. She was born March 26, 1931 in Madison, MN to George and Dora Ebel. Barbara was preceded in death by her son Michael Robert Gstohl. She is survived by her husband Robert “Bob” Gstohl of Bellingham, daughter Debbie (Rob) Seabury of Bellingham, grandson Michael (Tiffany) Gstohl of Lake...
Eleanor Luanne Spinelli
May 21, 2014
Luanne Spinelli, age 81 of Bremerton, WA passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Wednesday, May 21 2014 in Casa Grande, AZ. Luanne was born in Washington, D.C. to Richard Alfred and Ernestine Locke (Sloop) Walker and was raised in Maryland and North Carolina. After meeting and marrying Vincent Spinelli, her husband of 62 years, they began their family....
Betty J. Cates
May 18, 2014
Betty Joyce Cates, of Bellingham, WA, passed away Sunday, May 18, 2014. She was 82, born on September 3, 1931 in Burlington, NC to Rueben and Mary Belle (Dodson) Joyce. Betty is survived by her husband James Cates; son Jay and his wife Sandy Cates; grandson Michael Cates; sister Polly Mills; 3 brothers, J.B., Tom, and Wayne Joyce; and numerous...
Matt W. Stilwill
May 16, 2014
Matt Stilwill, age 56, passed away on May 16, 2014. He was born on May 10, 1958 in Klamath Falls, OR. He graduated from Hermiston High School and attended Linn Benton Community College on a baseball scholarship and was eventually drafted by the Chicago Cubs. In 1979 Matt married his high school sweetheart, Denise Kaminga and had two children. In...
Verna M. Rawlins
May 15, 2014
A 20 year volunteer for several local police agencies, Verna Rawlins age 86 of Bellingham, passed away May 15, 2014. She was preceded in death by her husbands Stanley Johnson and Marlin Rawlins and son Dennis Johnson. She is survived by her children Dean (Laurie) Johnson, Dale (Jania) Johnson, Dianne (Larry) Keen, 5 grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren, one great-great-grandchild, and many...
Mary E. Watts
May 15, 2014
Mary Watts, age 97 of Bellingham, passed away May 15, 2014. She was born on July 6, 1916 in Marinette, WI to Otto and Cora Matz. Mary was preceded in death by her husband Mylo Watts. She is survived by her children Frances (Russell) Lazelle, Larry (Avalea) Watts, Beverly (Mike) Thrasher, Marlene (Tim) Reed, Gerald (Arlene) Watts, brother Everett Matz,...
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