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Thessa Joy Munkres
Jun 10, 2017
After a battle with cancer, Thessa Joy Munkres, age 50, passed away peacefully, at home, in the arms of her loving husband as he sung her to sleep, on Saturday, June 10, 2017. Thessa was born on October 13, 1966 in Negros Occidental, Philippines. She was the youngest of eight children. She moved to the United States in 1990. Thessa...
Colleen J. Hansen
May 28, 2017
Colleen Hansen, born on July 27, 1945 in Fort Wayne, IN passed away in Bellingham, WA on May 28, 2017. Colleen moved to Santa Barbara, CA with her parents, James B and Patricia A Hughes in 1950 and grew up in southern California as the oldest of eight siblings. Colleen graduated from Buena High School in Ventura, CA in 1963....
Dianne Mae Cowden
May 27, 2017
Dianne Mae Cowden went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ May 27, 2017. Dianne was born in Sumas Washington March 7, 1930, daughter of August and Dorothy Wellbrock. She married her high school sweetheart, Leonard Cowden Dec. 24th, 1950 at Rome Chapel after the Christmas Eve service. Dianne spent her entire life in Whatcom County, graduated...
Larrygene Binggeli, Sr.
May 27, 2017
Larry Binggeli Sr, of Bellingham WA, went home to be with the lord Saturday, May 27, 2017. He was born on April 3,1943 in Vinesburg, California. He graduated from Bellingham High School, where he met and in 1960 married his high school sweet heart Norene Lamphiear Binggeli, and together they had 3 children, Laurene Rusing, Larry Binggeli Jr and Mariene...
Lois Arlene Freeman
May 25, 2017
Lois Arlene Nelson Freeman, age 86, of Blaine ran with joy into the arms of her heavenly Father on Thursday, May 25, 2017 after fighting a courageous battle with ALS. She was born on December 31, 1930 to Burt and Hazel (Anderson) Nelson of Blaine, WA and was the second oldest of 4 siblings. Lois had a wonderful life full of...
Patricia (Pat) Louise Bye
May 24, 2017
Patricia (Pat) Louise Bye returned home to her heavenly Father on Wednesday May 24th, 2017 at the age of 91. She was born in Bellingham on March 5th, 1926 to Celia “Cully” and Perry Dain. She was the mother of 6 children; Patricia (Patty) and husband Ken Hall, Olena (Kay) Kent, Herman and wife Dorothy Bye ,and David Bye, all...
Roberta Jean Vaught
May 22, 2017
Beloved Roberta “Berta” Jean Vaught went to be with her Lord and Savior Monday, May 22, 2017 @ 8:55 PM. She was born in Faith, South Dakota. She moved to the Tri-Cities as a child. Richland is where she made her home. Working for Lee’s Tahitian and The Council Club she made drinks and friends; some of which lasted a...
Roy D. Rice
May 20, 2017
Roy D. Rice, age 56, of Everson passed away Sat., May 20, 2017 at the Whatcom Hospice House. A more complete obituary will be posted soon.
Nancy Ann Holtrop
May 19, 2017
Nancy Ann Holtrop, age 79, of Custer passed away Friday, May 19, 2017, in Bellingham, WA at the Whatcom County Hospice House. Nancy was born on July 28, 1937, in Inglewood, California to father Walter Clark Allen and mother Sarah Lord. She grew up with 7 siblings: Marian, Charles, Dorothy, Robert, Sara Mae, Roberta, and Walter. Her favorite thing to...
Joanna Nina Haug
May 19, 2017
On Friday, May 19, 2017, Joanna N. Haug, age 83, of Bellingham, was called to her heavenly home by her Lord and Savior. She was born June 22, 1933 in Astoria, Oregon to Gus and Nina Johnson. When she was a small child her family moved to Whatcom County where she was raised at Clipper. Joanna graduated from Mt. Baker...
John Smit
May 19, 2017
John Smit, 81, of rural Ferndale passed from this life to be with the Lord on Friday, May 19, 2017. He was born July 19, 1935 near Brooten, Minnesota to Peter and Hilda (Zylstra) Smit, and grew up on his parents’ farm in that community. John graduated from Brooten High School and then completed his military service obligation in the...
Brian Stanley Pankratz
May 17, 2017
Brian Stanley Pankratz was born April 8, 1956 in Prince George B.C., to Lloyd and Nettie Pankratz. He peacefully passed away May 17, 2017 in his home in Ferndale, at the age of 61. He spent his elementary school years in Montana, and in 1966, the family moved to Reedley, California where he completed middle school and high school. In...
Barbara Jean Harvey
May 9, 2017
Barbara Jean “Bubbles” Harvey, age 89, of Everson was born May 12, 1927 in Spearfish, South Dakota to parents Edward and Irma (Smith) Ledoschuk. She married her soul-mate Robert Harvey in 1946, and he preceded her in death in 1977. Barbara is also preceded in death by a son Harlan in 2015; sisters, Doris Boice, LaDonna Harvey, Doreen Harvey; brothers,...
Eleanore Sundean
May 9, 2017
On Tuesday, May 9, 2017, our beloved mother, Eleanore Sundean went home to be with Jesus. She was born Aug. 26, 1929 to Jehu Odd & Kezia (Hestad) Lunde. There was a surprise when that day finally came, her twin sister Elaine! A few changes had to be made, a few more clothes and another crib had to be purchased...
Edith Evelyn Baldwin
May 9, 2017
Edith Evelyn Baldwin died Tuesday May 9, 2017 at age 92. A native of Bellingham, the daughter of a policeman and a school teacher, she was a product of the Depression. She used to tell the story of the boy who fainted in her classroom. The teacher asked him if he’d eaten breakfast that morning and he replied, “it wasn’t...
Imogene Pederson
May 9, 2017
Imogene Pederson, 88, passed away quietly Tuesday, May 9, 2017 with family at her side. She was born to Harry Harvey and Maude Melvina (Swain) Mount in Fredonia, Kansas on September 6, 1928. Imogene graduated from high school in Manhattan, Kansas. She and her family moved to Ferndale, Washington in 1946. Imogene married the man of her dreams in 1951,...
Anne Rebecca Sowles
May 7, 2017
Anne R. Sowles, age 81, passed away Sunday, May 7, 2017 in Bellingham. Her biography as told in her own words: "She led a secret life. She worked but nobody knows where. She raised 2 girls. Couldn't stand the in-laws. She left with the two girls and raised them on her own. If the girls didn't behave she threatened to send...
Ruth Elizabeth Raper
May 5, 2017
Ruth Torgeson Raper filled out an application May 4, to be a gardener in Heaven, after smelling the fresh cut grass from her open window in her bedroom, at Spring Creek Assisted Living Center.
(Which happened to be about a couple hundred feet from where she shared her first home with her husband Cecil from 1942-1957.)
She wrote in the...
Raymond Ellis Sharp
May 1, 2017
On Monday, May 1, 2017, Raymond Sharp, age 80, passed away surrounded by family and friends. He was born May 9, 1936 in Lynden, WA to parents Royce Jackson and Velma (Fecher) Sharp. Raymond is a veteran of the US Navy. He retired from Georgia Pacific after 36 years of employment, ending his career as a purchasing manager. Raymond enjoyed...
Ramona Noteboom
Apr 30, 2017
Ramona Noteboom, age 98, of Lynden passed away Sunday, April 30, 2017. She was born May 24, 1918 in the Assink farm house on West Main Street in Lynden, WA to Klaas and Grace (Hulst) Dykstra. The family moved back and forth from Iowa a couple times. She went to school through the 8th grade in the Hospers, Iowa area,...
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