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John Yonlick
Jun 8, 2013
12/25/1974 – 06/08/2013 A celebration of John’s life will be held at Westford Funeral Home on Thurs., June 13th at 11 AM.
Adele Toennessen
Jun 7, 2013
06/04/1923 – 06/07/2013 Adele M. Toennessen, age 90 of Bellingham, passed away peacefully with her family by her side on June 7, 2013. She was born June 4, 1923 in St. Paul, Minnesota to Peter and Ada Trierweiler. Adele enjoyed crocheting, knitting, reading and traveling. She loved to laugh and spend time with family and friends. Adele was a faithful...
Wallace Coburn,
Jun 5, 2013
03/24/1946 – 06/05/2013 Wally Coburn, age 67 of St. John, Virgin Islands passed away peacefully on June 5th at his sister’s home inBellingham. He was born March 24, 1946 inBoston,MA to Nancy and Wallace A. Coburn, Sr. He married Maureen Coburn on Feb 2, 1993 on a boat inCruzBay and they lived together inSt. John,Virgin Islands. He graduated from Bellevue...
Ruby Bursick
Jun 2, 2013
01/08/1917 – 06/02/2013 Ruby M. Bursick, age 96 of Bellingham passed away peacefully on Sunday, June 2, 2013. She was born January 8, 1917 in Leadwood, MO to Leslie and Etta (Horton) Janis. She married Frank A. Bursick on April 30, 1937 in Omaha, NE and they lived in California until she moved to Bellingham in 1992. Their son Warren...
Alice Liberio
Jun 1, 2013
12/02/1926 - 06/01/2013 Alice Liberio died peacefully on June 1st, 2013 in Bellingham, WA. She was born December 2nd, 1926 in Anacortes, WA. Alice is survived by her children Denise Liberio (husband Sam Gallegos), Tina Lang (husband Robert Lang), and Joe Liberio, five grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren. She was a wonderful daughter, wife, mother, and grandmother, was greatly loved, and...
Noreen Sullivan
May 31, 2013
11/10/1942 – 05/31/2013 Noreen Sullivan, age 70 of Ferndale, WA passed away on May 31, 2013. She was born on November 10, 1942 to Thomas and Nora Sullivan in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Noreen was preceded in death by her parents, brother Hubert Sullivan, sister Marilyn Christensen and daughter Christine Larson. She is survived by her sister Sandra Yeater, children Joan,...
Noreen Sullivan
May 31, 2013
11/10/1942 – 05/31/2013 Noreen Sullivan, age 70 of Ferndale, WA passed away on May 31, 2013. She was born on November 10, 1942 to Thomas and Nora Sullivan in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Noreen was preceded in death by her parents, brother Hubert Sullivan, sister Marilyn Christensen and daughter Christine Larson. She is survived by her sister Sandra Yeater, children Joan,...
Anna Klein
May 31, 2013
06/18/1930 – 05/31/2013 Anna K. Klein, age 82 of Bellingham passed away peacefully at home on Friday, May 31, 2013. She was born June 18, 1930 on Shaw Island, WA to Henry and Mary (Biendl) Wopperer. She married Roy Klein on February 26, 1949 in Anacortes, WA. Anna was an active volunteer with several organizations including Church of Assumption and...
Delores Gillespie
May 29, 2013
12/22/1920 ~ 05/29/2013 Delores Givens Gillespie, 92, passed from our lives May 29, 2013 in Bellingham, Washington with family around her. She was born December 22, 1920 in Cherokee, Iowa to George and Irene Givens. Dee grew up in Lake Chelan and spent much of her childhood on the lake becoming an excellent swimmer and diver. Her education took her...
James “Jim” Chaddock
May 26, 2013
07/31/1937 – 05/26/2013 Jim Chaddock, age 75 of Ferndale, passed away May 26, 2013. He was born in Columbiana, OH to John and Minnie Chaddock on July 31, 1937. Jim went to High School in Columbiana and joined the Air Force after graduation. In 1963 Jim moved to Ferndale and met his loving wife Patricia Wood. His hobbies included amateur...
Ragnhild Costello
May 23, 2013
09/24/1915 – 05/23/2013 Ragnhild B. Costello, 97, passed away Thurs., May 23, 2013 in Bellingham. She was born Sept. 24, 1915 in Isanti, MN to Herman and Hulda Benson. She married Tripo Costello on Nov., 4, 1950. After moving to Bellingham she worked at Mullern & Asplund, Clyde Banks, Bon Marche and Stanley F. Norman Jewelers. She was also a...
Robert “Noah” Tietz
May 20, 2013
07/06/1949 – 05/20/2013 Robert Tietz passed away at home in Bellingham, WA. He was born in Long Beach, CA to John and Louisa Tietz. He graduated with a B.A. from Humboldt State University. Bob served our country during the Vietnam War, then worked as an innovative and exacting member of the screen print industry. His commitment to excellence was complimented...
Joyce Scherrer
May 20, 2013
11/29/1919 – 05/20/2013 Joyce Constance Scherrer passed away at age 93 peacefully at home in Bellingham on Monday, May 20th, 2013. She is preceded in death by her husband Edward. Joyce Constance Kearsley was born on November 29th 1919 to a British colonial family in Suva, the Fiji Islands, where her father worked as a radio operator for the Colonial...
Raymond Ross
May 19, 2013
11/26/1945 – 05/19/2013 Raymond Ross age 67, of Bellingham passed away suddenly on May 19, 2013. //
Carolyn Tarr Aiken
May 16, 2013
03/30/1940 – 05/16/2013 Carolyn Rose Tarr Aiken passed away at her home surrounded by her loved ones on May 16, 2013 following her courageous battle with cancer. She was born March 30, 1940 to Charley Marcelus and Alida Ida (Corning) Tarr, in Port Angeles, Washington. She was preceded in death by her father Charley in 1975, her mother Alida in...
Albert Woodard
May 14, 2013
02/28/1921 – 05/14/2013 Albert “Al” Woodard, age 92, passed away May 14, 2013 in Bellingham. He was born Feb., 28, 1921 in Bellingham and was a lifetime resident. He graduated from Bellingham High School and served in World War II. He retired from Mount Baker Plywood and was a member of Assumption Catholic Church and the V.F.W. Al attributed his...
Shirley Crape
May 12, 2013
03/13/1929 – 05/12/2013 Shirley J. Crape, age 84, passed away peacefully in her sleep with her family by her side on Sunday, May 12, 2013. She was born March 13, 1929 in Walla Walla, WA to Martin and Catherine Fiedler. Shirley was a graduate of Bellingham High School. She married Herbert Crape on March 3, 1951 at Garden Street United...
Mary Bruce
May 11, 2013
11/25/1922 – 05/11/2013 Mary S. Bruce, age 90 of Bellingham, WA passed away May 11, 2013. Mary was born on November 25, 1922 in Hamilton, Scotland to Matthew and Agnes Brown. She joined the RAF (Royal Air Force) at 17 and worked in the Air Sea Rescue Unit. Just after the war she met William Duncan Bruce and they were...
Thomas Lewis,
May 9, 2013
07/14/1934 – 05/09/2013 Tom Lewis, age 78 passed away peacefully in Bellingham on Thursday, May 9, 2013. He was born July 14, 1934 in Vienna, MD to Russell and Alma Lewis. He married Angela Mantheiy on May 14, 1966 in Maryland. Tom served our country in the U.S. Army. He worked for Campbell Soup in Sacramento, CA and later moved...
Marilyn Freeman
May 3, 2013
12/19/1942 – 05/03/2013 Marilyn A. Freeman, age 70 of Bellingham, passed away May 3, 2013.
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