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Patricia "Patty" Ann Wilkerson
Sep 17, 2023
Patricia "Patty" Wilkerson, 80, of Ferndale, Washington, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on September 17th 2023. She was born on April 4th 1943, in Everett, Washington, to the late Al and Catherine Goralski. She grew up in Mukilteo and it has always held a special place in her heart. She was married to the love of her life...
Randall "Randy" Wayne Reeves
Sep 9, 2023
Randall Wayne “Randy” Reeves passed away on September 9, 2023 in his hometown of Bellingham, WA.
Randy was born on December 26,1957 to Gil and Peggy Reeves. Upon graduating from Sehome High School, Randy held several jobs in Bellingham. In search of a change, he moved to Soldotna, Alaska where he worked at a Bible camp called Solid Rock....
Jannette Harriet Burnett
Sep 7, 2023
Janette H. Burnett, age 98, of Bellingham, Washington, was born October 4, 1924 in Skagit County, Washington. She peacefully passed away Thursday, September 7, 2023 in Bellingham, WA.
Janette loved her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She loved her flowers, gardening and building her home with her late father, Harry Johnson. She also enjoyed camping and vacations, cake decorating, sewing,...
Roy Cecil Delong
Sep 6, 2023
Roy Cecil Delong was born in Vancouver, BC, on October 18, 1947, to Roy Daniel Butts & Christina “Dot” Butts-McAllister. He grew up in Sandspit in the Queen Charlotte Islands, but relocated to Richmond, B.C., when he was 12 years old. Roy attended Steveston High School and upon graduation moved to London where he worked and lived with flat...
Marie Ten Kley
Sep 5, 2023
Marie Kalsbeek Ten Kley was born at home in Lynden Washington on July 13, 1928, to parents Jacob and Minnie (Alderink) Kalsbeek. She was the youngest in her family.
Mom said that growing up in the depression, times were hard, they didn’t have much in a material way but as a kid she didn’t realize it, as there was...
Charles Robert Lemmel
Sep 1, 2023
Charles was born 6/11/65 in Rapid City SD and passed peacefully and pain free on 9/1/23 at Harborview Hospital in Seattle, WA. He leaves behind his beloved son Jonah (mom Lisa Hogan) brother John (Kellie) Lemmel and nephew Austin, sister Stephanie (Shawn) Bohannan, mother Darla Norman, many special relatives and friends.
Char grew up in Whatcom County. He was...
William "Bill" Fredrick Burton
Sep 1, 2023
William “Bill” Fredrick Burton
11/13/1927 – 9/1/2023
Born in Victoria, British Columbia to Joseph Bruce and Eleanor Burton, Bill was preceded in death by his parents and brothers, Gerald and Reginald. Bill spent his youth helping support his family by working as a paperboy, at a toggery shop, and a photography store where he began his lifelong love of...
Marilyn Jeanne Almquist
Aug 30, 2023
Marilyn Jeanne Almquist, 90, of Birch Bay passed away peacefully at the Christian Healthcare Center in Lynden, WA.
Marilyn was born August 3, 1933 in Bellingham to Fred and Doris Araway. As the oldest of three children she was raised on the family farm in Ferndale and graduated from Ferndale High School. Later she lived in Kent and...
Nina Renee Richardson
Aug 17, 2023
Nina Renee Richardson of Bellingham, Washington, lost her battle with cancer early Thursday morning, August 17, 2023. The end came swiftly, mercifully fast, after three bonus years that were the gift of wonderful medical care. Those three years were happy years in which Nina was her normal, happy self, visiting with family and friends; gardening, singing and playing guitar...
Mark Douglas Scholten
Aug 14, 2023
Longtime, local sports broadcaster Mark Douglas Scholten passed away unexpectedly on Monday, August 14, 2023 at the age of 54. A lifelong resident of Bellingham, he was born to Douglas and Janice (Korver) Scholten on June 20, 1969. He attended Birchwood ES, Shuksan MS and Bellingham HS, graduating in 1987. Mark continued his education by studying Journalism at WWU,...
Larry Joe Honeycutt
Aug 11, 2023
Larry Joe Honeycutt, age 85, of Bellingham passed away peacefully with his wife at his side Wednesday, August 11, 2023. He was born June 27, 1938 in Morton, Washington to parents Lawrence Emmett and Joy Gwendolyn (Jenkins) Honeycutt. Larry is survived by his wife Tana of 41 years. A private celebration of his life will be held.
Shirley Dot Nordtvedt
Aug 11, 2023
Shirley Nordtvedt October 16, 1922 - August 11, 2023, Bellingham, WA.
Shirley Dot (Townsend) Nordtvedt, age 100, passed away peacefully August 11, 2023 at Rosewood Villa Senior Living, Bellingham. Shirley was born October 16, 1922 to Ralph and Lillie Mae (Unick) Townsend, at her parents’ home in Mountain View, west of Ferndale, WA. Her mother’s family were early...
Betty Lou Brown
Aug 8, 2023
Betty Lou Brown was born on March 9, 1940 to Laura Ratliff and Willis Young Moore, in San Jose, Santa Clara County, California. Betty was 83 when she departed this world to be with her Lord and Savior in Heaven.
Betty had various jobs but her favorite was working of JC Penny’s custom decorating as a studio coordinator...
JoAnn Faye Galbraith
Aug 7, 2023
JoAnn Faye (Walstrom) Galbraith was born February 8, 1936, in Bellingham, Washington to Ernest and Winnifred (Roberts) Walstrom.JoAnn (Jo) graduated in 1954 from Bellingham High school. She met her then-future husband, Donald Harvey “Mike” Galbraith, while working at a local vegetable packing plant, and was affectionately known as the “Pea Queen”.Jo and Mike were married August 26, 1955, and...
Patrick Ray Vollrath
Aug 5, 2023
Patrick Ray Vollrath passed on August 5th, 2023. He had been in Whatcom Hospice House since July 31st. It was a sad week but also a time for friends and family to gather around and reminisce. Loved ones were with him physically and in spirit as he departed this life. His pain and suffering is now lifted.
He...
Roger Maurice Anderson
Aug 3, 2023
Roger Anderson, age 77, passed away on August 3, 2023 in Bellingham. Roger was born on May 11, 1946, in Bellingham, WA, to Floyd and Vera (Hill) Anderson. He graduated from Nooksack Valley High School in 1964. On September 17, 1966, he married KerryAnn Willemsen, and they raised their four children on their family dairy farm in Sumas. On December...
Lenny Marvin Small
Aug 2, 2023
Lenny M. Small, age 82, of Bellingham went home to be with his Lord and Savior Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2023 in Bellingham. He was born Dec. 4, 1940 in Lynden to parents Marvin and Alberta (Hawley) Small. He was preceded in death by his son Rick and is survived by his wife Jeanne of 57 years; daughters Sheryl (Bill)...
Margene Noteboom
Aug 2, 2023
Margene Noteboom, aged 90, passed away on Wednesday, August 2, 2023. She was born on December 5, 1932, on a family farm in Clearbrook, Washington, to parents Albert and Agnes (Douma) Roosendaal. Margene married Russell Noteboom, and together, they ran a dairy farm until their retirement. She is survived by her three daughters: Sharon (Randy) Heeringa, Linda (Randy) Duim,...
Janet Faye Eggert
Aug 1, 2023
Janet Faye Eggert, aged 74, passed away peacefully Tuesday, August 1, 2023, in Bellingham, Washington, USA after a sudden and brief battle with cancer. She was born on February 17, 1949, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. She will be remembered for the love and joy she brought to all who knew her.
Janet's warm spirit, strength of character, and ability to...
Thomas Evans Holsather
Jul 28, 2023
Thomas (Tom) Evans Holsather, age 79 of Ferndale, WA passed away, surrounded by family, on July 28, 2023, after a prolonged battle with cancer. Tom was born on October 12, 1943, to Kaare and Betty Holsather in Bellingham, WA. After graduating from Bellingham High School in 1961, he enlisted in the Navy serving for 30 years, including combat tours in Vietnam and service during the Cold War,...
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