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Christopher S Strelau
Dec 17, 2022
Christopher Stanton Strelau, age 62, was born September 29, 1960 in Seattle, Washington to parents Stanton and Carolyn (Tarr) Strelau and passed away Saturday, December 17, 2022 in Bellingham, Washington. Chris enjoyed good music and learned to play the guitar at an early age. He also liked to participate in May sports, football, soccer, skiing and most of all...
John David Pakusich
Dec 16, 2022
John "David" Pakusich, born in Bellingham on February 28, 1936, died peacefully at home on December 16, 2022. He was raised by his "Uncle Pete" Pakusich in South Side, now Fairhaven. One of his prize possessions was his metal 50-year-old Fairhaven library card. He first got his library card when he could barely reach the counter. He was a...
Wiona Mae Helgesen
Dec 16, 2022
Lifelong Whatcom County resident, Wiona Mae (Copes) Helgesen, 89, passed away Friday, December 16, 2022. Raised in Maple Falls, Washington, she married Harold Daniel Helgesen and settled on a plot of acreage buttressed by the meandering North Fork of the Nooksack River, a place that would remain her home for 73 years. With the untimely death of her husband in...
William Eugene Todahl, Sr.
Dec 16, 2022
William “Bill” E. Todahl, Sr., age 89, of Bellingham passed away at his home Friday, December 16, 2022. He was born June 29, 1933 in Bellingham to parents Elroy and Geneva (Newell) Todahl. He was born and raised in Bellingham and graduated from Bellingham High School. After graduation Bill joined the US Army serving during the Korean War. After the...
Lee Milner
Dec 3, 2022
Open Space Champion Hikes Final Trail
On December 3, 2022, LEE MILNER, age 75, passed away peacefully in his sleep, after a long battle with cancer, in his home in Bellingham, WA, where he had lived since 2020. Lee, a passionate environmental activist, defined himself by his environmental legacy. He made Colorado Springs, where he resided for 38 years,...
Robert Lee Bonner
Dec 1, 2022
Robert Lee Bonner passed away in Bellingham, Thursday, December 1, 2022 at the age of 86 years. Robert was born to parents George Stanley and Georgia Viola (Carlson) Bonner on July 10, 1936 in Bellingham, Washington. He grew up in Whatcom County and graduated from Bellingham High School in 1956 where he played high school baseball, football and was...
James Clark Freeman
Nov 28, 2022
On November 28, 2022, Jim Freeman passed away while walking on the land that he loved so much. He leaves behind his wife of sixty years, Helen, his loving family, and a community where he influenced many lives through his exemplary career as a teacher and coach.
Born on June 1, 1942 in Hamilton, Ontario, Jim moved west with...
Robert (Bob) Bell, Jr.
Nov 28, 2022
Robert (Bob) James Bell, Jr., passed away Monday, November 28, at Harborview with his loving wife Sally and daughter-in-law Tiffany by his side.
Robert was born on May 6, 1943, to parents Robert Bell, Sr., and Beulah May “Benson” Bell. He graduated from Bellingham High School in 1961 and was Active Duty in the United States Air Force, after which...
John Salvatore Giannotti
Nov 23, 2022
John Salvatore "Sal" Giannotti. Sr., age 64, was born May 21, 1958, in New Haven, Connecticut. He passed away Wednesday, November 23, 2022. John passed peacefully, after battling heart failure. He chose Hospice to help him through the end of life.
John was preceded in death by his parents, his son John Giannotti Jr. and his oldest Daughter. He...
Ralph Edward Sager
Nov 21, 2022
Ralph was born to Ina and Willard Sager on February 20, 1941.
He was the youngest of nine children, two sisters and six brothers.
Ralph attended Ferndale High School and was a great athlete. He played basketball, football and track. He still holds the record for the longest javelin throw.
It was in high school that he met and married...
Milton Joe Anderson
Nov 18, 2022
Milton "Joe" Anderson 76 - Joe Anderson left this world on November 20th. He was a lifetime resident of Whatcom county. Joe died as a result of a massive stroke. Joe grew up on Bellingham's South side at 20th Street and Douglas. He was a graduate of Bellingham High School. After graduation he was drafted into the Army and served...
Bonnie Jean Johnson
Nov 17, 2022
Bonnie Jean Johnson, beloved wife, mom, grandma, great grandma and friend, went home to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, Thursday, November 17, 2022 at the ripe old age of 91. Bonnie was born March 6, 1931 in Bellingham, Washington to parents Evert Bert and Martha Louise (Foster) Barney. Mom was a devoted wife and was very...
Lawrence "Larry" Alvin Peterson
Nov 9, 2022
Lawrence “Larry” Alvin Peterson
November 13, 1942 - November 9, 2022
He was smart. He was funny. He was stubborn. He was loyal. He was loved. Throughout his life, he was all these things…
Larry was born November 13th, 1942, to Hank and Bernice Peterson. When Larry was a baby, Hank was drafted to serve in the...
Harold Eugene Cronk
Nov 4, 2022
Harold Eugene Cronk (90) watched his last cowboy movie and slipped into eternal life November 4, 2022.
Harold was born in Chatfield, MN, August 13, 1932, the fourth of seven children to Otis and Hattie Cronk. He graduated high school in Igloo, SD in 1951. He served as a paratrooper in the US Army 82nd Airborne Division and was...
Herbert "Herb" Alfred Iversen
Oct 25, 2022
Herbert Alfred Iversen Born July 20th, 1949. Died October 25th, 2022. Herb was born in Cortland New York to Herbert Stanley Iversen and Gladys Marie VanWickler on July 20th, 1949. He was preceded in death by his father and Mother. Dogs, Carbon, Pinot, Ivory, Sketch, and Mayme. He is survived by his wife of 33 years Deanna M Durbin. ...
George "Ben" Benjamin Craft
Oct 25, 2022
George Benjamin Craft, Ben, passed away suddenly in his home in Everson on October 25, 2022, two days before his 74th birthday. He is survived by his wife and partner of 50 years, Gretchen R Hoyt, and their children Gregory Maciel, Patrick Maciel, Joshua Benjamin Craft, and Katherine Marie Brewster Hoyt-Craft.
Ben lived his entire life in Everson except for the time...
Christopher Lee Crnich
Oct 23, 2022
With profound sadness, we share the passing of our beloved Christopher Lee Crnich on October 23, 2022.
Chris was born on April 26, 1976 in Auburn, WA, son of Jeffrey L. Crnich and Patricia L. Lombard. He spent his childhood in Lynden WA and graduated from Lynden High School with the class of 1994. He married the love of...
Mickey Wayne Askew
Oct 21, 2022
Mickey Wayne Askew of Snohomish, WA passed away at his home early Friday morning, October 21, 2022, with his son at his side, as the result of both heart and blood diseases. Mickey was born October 29, 1956, to parents Edson (Bud) and Beverly (Bev) (Johnson) Askew. Mickey lived his entire life in the Pacific Northwest between King and...
Bruce Thomas Siren
Oct 20, 2022
Bruce Thomas Siren was born July 14, 1937 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to Walter N. Siren and Marie (Tiedtke) Siren. He passed away peacefully on October 20, 2022 at the age of 85, several days after a stroke.
Bruce spent his early childhood between Milwaukee and Chicago. Upon the divorce of his parents, he went to live with...
Rita Jean Miller
Oct 18, 2022
Rita Jean (Comstock) Miller, age 89 of Bellingham, WA, passed away peacefully on October 18, 2022, at St. Joseph Peace Health Hospital. She was born February 2, 1933, to William and Amalia Kirschman in Garden City, Kansas, the third of seven children.
She met Howard Comstock, and they were married on May 27, 1950, in Bellingham, WA and moved...
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