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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.
Charles Adema
Apr 30, 2013
03/28/1923 – 04/30/2013 Frank Adema, of Bellingham, WA, passed away on April 30, 2013, at the age of 90 years. Frank was born March 28, 1923, in Burlington, WA to Eva and Floyd Adema. His youth was spent on the banks of the beautiful Skagit River in Clear Lake, surrounded by his family and extended family of grandparents, aunts, uncles,...
Christine Lussier
Apr 28, 2013
10/24/1966 – 04/28/2013 Christine Lussier, age 46, passed away April 28, 2013 in Bellingham. She was born October 24, 1966 in Kentucky to Barry and Carmen Wilson. Christine is survived by her husband Jon and their children Nic, Jess and Elle, parents Barry and Carmen Wilson, her special dog Cooper (who she called “Puppy”) and many loving relatives and friends....
David Worrell
Apr 18, 2013
10/16/1932 – 04/18/2013 David A. Worrell, age 80, passed away April 18, 2013 in Bellingham. He was born October 16, 1932 in Stephensville, TX to Martin and Mary Worrell. David served in the U.S. Army from 1953-55. He owned and operated Dan-D Drywall with his son Dan for many years. He loved watching sports and spending time with his family...
Charles Stampley, Ltc Usa (Ret.)
Apr 17, 2013
12/03/1927 – 04/17/2013 Charles D. Stampley, age 85, passed away peacefully on April 17, 2013 in Blaine, WA. Mr. Stampley was born December 3, 1927 in Murphy, MS to Andrew O.K. and Mamie (Jamison) Stampley. He married Kate Williams on June 4, 1950 in Sledge, MS. A ‘45 graduate of Hollandale High, he earned his BS at LSU, his MA...
Violet Renne
Apr 17, 2013
05/13/1920 – 04/17/2013 Violet T. Renne, age 92, passed away peacefully on April 17, 2013 in Bellingham. She was born May 13, 1920 in Brooklyn, NY to Frank and Stephanie Travaglia. Violet was a devoted and loving wife, mother and grandmother. She enjoyed being in the limelight with her singing and modeling. She also enjoyed international travel. She was an...
Stanley Samuelson,
Apr 15, 2013
07/24/1924 – 04/15/2013 Stanley Samuelson, Jr. passed away at the age of 87 at his home in Bellingham, WA on the morning of April 15, 2013. He was born July 24, 1925 in Tucson, AZ to Stanley and Adele Samuelson. He grew up in Tucson and at 17 he joined the Merchant Marines in 1943 when the war was in...
George Daneri
Apr 15, 2013
05/07/1946 – 04/15/2013 George Daneri, age 66 of Bellingham passed away on April 15, 2013. A visitation was held at Routh Funeral Home in Jersey City, NJ on Friday April 26, 2013. A Funeral Service was also held at Routh Funeral Home on Friday April 26, 2013 with burial following at Holy Name Cemetery in Jersey City.
Bruce Doering
Apr 14, 2013
06/19/1946 – 04/14/2013 Bruce Doering, age 66 of Bellingham, passed away April 14, 2013. Bruce was born in Seattle area on June 19, 1946 to Bruce and Irene Doering. He was a long time employee at Diamond “B” Constructors, where he was the purchasing agent for over 30 years. Bruce developed many relationships through his work and continued to do...
George Mason
Apr 12, 2013
01/04/1926 – 04/12/2013 George Edward Mason, LCDR, USN, Retired, aged 87, of Bellingham, passed away Friday, April 12, 2013. George was born to George L. and Lillian Mason on January 4, 1926, in Springfield, Missouri. As part of the Navy V12 College Training Program to supplement its force of commissioned officers, he attended Park College in Missouri and then Northwestern...
Helmie Kombol
Apr 11, 2013
08/08/1918 – 04/11/2013 Helmie Kombol, age 94 of Bellingham, passed away April 11, 2013.
Leonard Whelan
Apr 6, 2013
10/01/1931 – 04/06/2013 Leonard Joseph Whelan, 81, died Saturday, April 6, 2013, in Las Vegas, Nevada. He was born October 1, 1931, to Joseph and Celina (Burke) Whelan in Bellingham. After graduating from Mt. Baker High School in 1949, Leonard joined the Marine Corps. He proudly fought in the Korean War, most notably in the battles of the Chosin Reservoir...
James Crippen
Apr 4, 2013
01/09/1935 – 04/04/2013 James W. Crippen, age 78 of Bellingham, passed away April 4, 2013.
Linda Powers
Apr 4, 2013
01/29/1962 – 04/04/2013 Linda Powers, age 51 of Bellingham, passed away April 4, 2013. She was born January 29, 1962 to Charles and Joanne Powers. Linda enjoyed gardening and loved to supply her family with food from her garden. She could always be counted on to help when times were tough. She was adored by her granddaughter for whom she...
Charles “Chuck” Wilder,
Apr 2, 2013
03/21/29 – 04/02/13 On April 2, 2013, Chuck Wilder passed away at his ranch home in New River, Arizona. Chuck was born on March 21, 1929 to C.V. and Ella (McFarland) Wilder in Bellingham, WA. In 1943 Chuck enrolled at New Mexico Military Institute (NMMI) in Roswell, N.M. He attended through two years of college and maintained a relationship with...
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