Obituaries

Sep 11, 2020

On Friday, September 11, 2020, Robert “Bob” Baker, loving father and grandfather, passed away at the age of 78. Bob was born March 16, 1942 in San Francisco, CA to Don and Erma (Eccles) Baker.  Bob grew up and lived in Seattle, WA and attended Roosevelt High School.  He married Carole (Hull) Baker. They raised two children, Stacy and Todd,...

Sep 10, 2020

Helen Marie Miller Rhea, age 90, of Lynden was born January 2, 1930 to William Jennings Bryan and Jennifer Marie (VeenHuizen) Miller in Kent, Washington. She attended Western Washington University getting a Teacher's Degree. While finishing, she met Robert M. Rhea. Each with three children, they married and raised their blended family on a Row Crop/Berry Farm in Everson until...

Sep 7, 2020

Patrick Thomas Hiestand, 53, of Bellingham passed away Sept. 7, 2020, from complications related to heart disease and diabetes. Pat was born July 2, 1967, at the Homestead Air Force Base Hospital in Homestead, Fla., to Tom and Gerri Hiestand. At that point, he joined two older brothers, Mike and Tim.

From there, as a USAF dependent, he lived in...

Sep 7, 2020

Doreen Seley Hyman, 85, passed away, Monday September 7th from complications associated with Alzheimer’s disease. She passed away under the excellent care of Highgate Senior Living in Bellingham, Washington. Doreen was born to John and Helga (Hesje) Seley on July 10th, 1935, in Glendive, Montana. Doreen used to tell stories about being a child in Montana. She and her brother Fred...

Sep 6, 2020

Bill Lyons, age 95, passed away in Bellingham, WA on September 6, 2020 in the presence of his family. He was born on October 28, 1924 in Cleveland Ohio to Jim and Lucy Lyons. He was the second of 4 siblings, James (Edna) Lyons, Ann (Red) Lyons Evans, and Lucy Lyons, whom have all preceded him in death.

When he...

Sep 4, 2020

Alec Schlemmer, age 87, of Bellingham as was his wish, passed from this life in his own bed at home. It was an easy passing clean and sweet in the moment.

Alec got his wishes in most of the things he cared about. He had a capacity to focus intently and in time see the subtle truth of things that...

Sep 4, 2020

Sep 4, 2020

Ruby Beatrice (Geiger) Flaherty born in Lynden, WA on Oct. 29th 1930, to Silas P. Geiger and Emma G. (Hazlett) Geiger.  She married Dennis B. Flaherty on December 9, 1949 in Ferndale, WA. 

She spent her early years in Lynden where she attended school, worked summers picking berries and helped out at the family general store. 

In 1950, Ruby and...

Sep 1, 2020

Audrey Josephine McGwin Park                              

Born on June 16, 1927 in Pasadena, CA to Thomas and Elsie (Lapp) McGwin, she lived most of her life in Washington State, graduating from Bellingham High School in 1945, having spent all of her high school years during the time of WWII.

On January 1, 1946, she married Clinton Harrison Park, Jr.  Their last home...

Aug 31, 2020

Timothy (Duffy) James Hughes, age 69, of Ferndale was born January 17, 1951 in Bellingham, passed away Monday, August 31, 2020 in Ferndale. He is survived by the mother of their children Nickee Norris Oaks; daughter, Kelli Lynn Hughes; son, Timothy (Spoof) James Hughes II.; grandchildren, Brittinee Nicole Gwinner & Nickee Lynne Gwinner; great grandchildren Westin LeeRoy Gwinner, Quinten Levi...

Aug 29, 2020

Jess Acencion Salazar passed away suddenly Saturday, August 29, 2020 at Skagit Valley Hospital, in Mount Vernon he was 78.

Jess was born May 14, 1942 in San Juan de Sabinas, Coahuila, Mexico to Jose and Bertha Salazar. As a young boy his family moved to the United States where he later became a U.S Citizen in 1966. Jess graduated...

Aug 29, 2020

Judy Nonhoff passed away peacefully into God's loving arms on August 29, 2020, while surrounded by her family. Judy was known for her love of family, faith, children, grandchildren and interior design.

Judy was born April 7,1942 to Norval and Grace Gott in Lebanon OR .  She was the youngest of three children.  After finishing high school, she moved to...

Aug 24, 2020

Diana Hofstra Marver, age 80, of Bellingham passed away at her home Monday, August 24, 2020. She was born March 3, 1940 to parents James and Anna (Swanson) Hofstra. Diana is the mother of Linda Nestor and grandmother of Sarah, Edward, Elliot and Jeffery. 

Aug 22, 2020

Artencia Johanna Brown (Arty), age 87, was born March 21, 1933 to parents Johnny and Amy (Jensen) Johnson and passed away Saturday, August 22, 2020 in Blaine.

Arty attended Blaine School system.  She had 2 younger sisters, Linda Silverthorne (Sam) and Betty Jean Crape (Art), both deceased.

Arty married Darryl W. Brown on September 2, 1950, (Darryl) passed away May...

Aug 22, 2020

Beloved Husband, father, son, uncle and friend Alex Joseph Kentner "AJ", age 53, was born in McPherson, Kansas on January 12, 1967.  He married Dee Anna Kentner in 2003 

AJ lived most of his life in Deming, Washington, and passed away Saturday, August 22, 2020 in Bellingham with his wife by his side.

AJ is survived by his wife Dee;...

Aug 14, 2020

In 1950, Marina Timmermans and her husband traveled by ship to the United States as immigrants from Holland with a home and job promised to them by a sponsor when they landed. But when they arrived, they found the home uninhabitable and the job not what was promised. With no ability to speak English, little money, and no home initially,...

Aug 12, 2020

Mary Elizabeth Ousdale, age 87, of Bellingham passed away Wednesday, August 12, 2020 in Blaine. She was born October 6, 1932 in Bellingham to parents Anton and Anna (Schmidt) Zender.  Mary was preceded in death by former husband Roy Smith, mother Anna Anderson, father Tony Zender, stepfather Sterling Anderson and her sister Gertrude St. James.

She is survived by her...

Aug 4, 2020

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Jul 20, 2020

Cynthiann Martha Campanale was born to William and Lela (Walker) McCaslin in Zeraphath, New Jersey.  She spent most of her youth between Colorado and Southern California as a member of the Pillar of Fire church.

At age 19, she struck out on her own, lived at a boarding house in Los Angeles and made lifelong friends.  She worked at the...