Obituaries

Recent Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Bellingham, WA, Whatcom County & Surrounding Areas

Toshi Petty

Toshi Petty

Jan 2, 2015

Toshi Petty, age 78, passed away peacefully at home in Bellingham on January 2, 2015. She was born April 10, 1936 in Kichijoji, Japan to Mitsuo and Yuki Majima. She married Ronald Petty on November 12, 1959 in Tokyo, Japan. She enjoyed traveling, bowling, sports, cooking, music, watching television and spending time with her children and grandchildren. A trip to...

Paul Temperio

Paul Temperio

Jan 2, 2015

Paul Temperio passed away January 2, 2015 after a 4 year struggle with cancer. He was an accomplished (prize winning) artist and an art teacher. Many who knew him considered him special and unique with a fine tuned sense of humor and a love for all people. He leaves behind his wife (Cecilia Meadows) his children (Natalia & Ryland) Cecilia’s...

Charles J. "Chuck" Dannenhold

Charles J. "Chuck" Dannenhold

Dec 30, 2014

Chuck Dannenhold, age 98 of Bellingham, passed away peacefully on December 30, 2014. He was born October 10, 1916 in Chicago, IL to Clarence and Elinor Dannenhold. He married Dolores Andriot on October 12, 1940. Chuck and Dolores moved to Bellingham in 1988 and were active members of the Church of the Assumption. Chuck was preceded in death by his...

John N. Zaremba

John N. Zaremba

Dec 30, 2014

John Zaremba, age 65, passed away unexpectedly at home in Bellingham on December 30, 2014. He was born September 6, 1949 in San Bernadino, CA to Carl and Geraldine Zaremba. John graduated from Bellingham High School and Western Washington University. He served in the U.S. Army for two years. John married Lois Reid on September 18, 1970. John practiced as...

Mimi Baptista Gosano

Mimi Baptista Gosano

Dec 30, 2014

Mimi Gosano passed away peacefully in her sleep on December 30, 2014, just one month before her 91st birthday. She was predeceased by her loving husband, Luigi Gosano, who passed away in July of 2014. Mimi Baptista was born in the British Crown Colony of Hong Kong on January 31, 1924. She was the eldest of 11 children born to...

Lorena V. Ludtke

Lorena V. Ludtke

Dec 28, 2014

Lorena V. Ludtke, age 92 of Bellingham, passed away peacefully on December 28, 2014. She was born August 16, 1922 Port Angeles, WA to James and Vina (Emory) Corning. She graduated from Port Angeles High School and married Abner Ludtke on August 31, 1941 in Bellingham. Lorena and Abner have been faithful members of Trinity Lutheran Church for many years....

Marglen Vike

Marglen Vike

Dec 28, 2014

Marglen Vike, a long- time resident of Bellingham, passed away at the age of 88 on December 28, 2014. The daughter of James Yates Sneddon and Floss Oneal Sneddon, she was born on September 2, 1926 in Tacoma and grew up in Port Angeles with her brother James Oneal Sneddon. After graduating from Roosevelt High School in Port Angeles in...

Leonard S. "Lee" Sygitowicz

Leonard S. "Lee" Sygitowicz

Dec 27, 2014

Lee Sygitowicz, age 73, passed away peacefully at home in Idaho, Falls, ID on December 27, 2014. He was born in Bellingham, WA on November 14, 1941 to Leonard S. and Agnes (Scutvik) Sygitowicz. Lee grew up in Darrington and Van Zandt, WA, graduated from Mt. Baker High School in 1959, and married Beverly Gorum on September 18, 1965. Lee...

Raymond J. Downey

Raymond J. Downey

Dec 26, 2014

Raymond J. Downey, age 61, of Bellingham passed away at home surrounded by his loving family on December 26, 2014. Ray was a consummate musician, a dedicated music teacher, and an award-winning composer. He grew up in Lake Tahoe, California and moved to the Pacific Northwest in 1972 to play clarinet and saxophone in the McChord Air Force Band. In...

Helen O. Willis

Helen O. Willis

Dec 23, 2014

Helen "Henny" O. Willis, age 90 of Bellingham passed away on December 23, 2014.

Sandra Kayton Schmidt

Sandra Kayton Schmidt

Dec 22, 2014

Sandra Jean Schmidt passed away December 22, 2014 at the Bellingham Hospice house, surrounded by family. Sandra was born February 8, 1937 in Kearney, Nebraska to Gene and Eloise Kayton. When she was a child, the family moved from Nebraska to Bellingham, WA. She attended school in Bellingham until her senior year of high school, when the family moved to...

Randall N. Pratt

Randall N. Pratt

Dec 16, 2014

Randall N. Pratt, age 92 of Bellingham passed away on December 16, 2014.

Rosetta P Wood

Rosetta P Wood

Dec 13, 2014

Rosetta Wood, age 92 of Bellingham, passed away Saturday, December 13, 2014. She was born November 4, 1922 in Brooklyn, NY to Robert S. and Rosetta K. Purvis. She was preceded in death by her husband John W. Wood in 2011. She is survived by her children Anne Rohning (Frank), Susan Del Rosario, Mary Kuehnert (Kurt), Jane Thompson (Daniel), Jack...

Marilyn J Strode

Marilyn J Strode

Dec 12, 2014

Marilyn Joanne Strode, of Bellingham, WA, went to be with her Lord and Saviour on Friday, December 12, 2014 surrounded by her family. She was 83, born on December 17, 1930 in Slayton, Minnesota to Edward and Julia (Johanson) Beech. Marilyn came to Whatcom County with her family in 1938 where they settled and farmed on the Telegraph Road in...

Eileen E. Robinson

Eileen E. Robinson

Dec 11, 2014

Eileen E. Robinson, age 97 of Bellingham passed away on December 11, 2014.

Shirley Russell Daniels

Shirley Russell Daniels

Dec 8, 2014

Born Nov, 23, 1923 in Start Up Washington to Hugh Daniels and Dora Kager Daniels. Died Dec. 8, 2014 in Bellingham, Washington. After graduating from Sultan High School, Shirley went to work for the then State of Washington Division of Forestry, later to become the Department of Natural Resources. One year later, Shirley joined the US Navy, where he served...

Nile N. Mott

Nile N. Mott

Dec 5, 2014

Nile Mott passed away on December 5th, 2014. Services will be held in Mount Dora, FL.

William "Bill" George Brough

William "Bill" George Brough

Dec 4, 2014

William “Bill” George Brough, of Bellingham, WA, passed away at his home on Thursday, December 4, 2014. Bill was 71, born in Albany, NY on July 3, 1943 to Dennis and Pauline (Black) Brough. He served in the US Army in Viet Nam between 1960 and 1964 and later was a long haul truck driver. Bill also drove truck for...

David "Dave" Edward Grumney

David "Dave" Edward Grumney

Dec 4, 2014

David Edward Grumney died with joy in his heart on December 4th, 2014 with his wife of 53 years, Carole, at his side. He was raised in Cleveland, Ohio and raised his family in Westake Village, California. He owned his own Executive Search company for the last twenty years of his career which gave him great pleasure and satisfaction. At...

John Michael Hogan Jr.

John Michael Hogan Jr.

Dec 2, 2014

John Hogan, age 57 of Bellingham passed away on December 2, 2014 at St. Joseph Hospital. He was born on September 10, 1957 in Bellingham, WA to Darius J. and Grace (LaFreniere) Hogan. John graduated from Redwood School. His job at Current Industries was his life and he was always eager to go to work. He was employed there for...