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Leonard David Unruh
Jul 16, 2016
Leonard was born in Dalhart Texas and soon moved to Oklahoma where he was surrounded by many aunts, uncles and cousins. At age 7 he moved north to Birch Bay Washington. He, along with his family pioneered a plot of land. They logged their property, had a sawmill and started a farm, which Leonard eventually purchased and ran until 1986.
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Rolland "Rollie" Holterman
Jul 15, 2016
Rolland “Rollie” Holterman, 73, of Lynden, WA passed away at home on Friday, July 15, 2016 from Pancreatic Cancer. His body was broken but his relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ has taken him to heaven. Throughout his life, Rolland was known for his sense of humor, his ability to tell a story and his love for knowledge, teaching and...
Rita Catherine McGarrity
Jul 12, 2016
Rita Catherine McGarrity died Tuesday, July 12, 2016, in her 100th year of life, surrounded by her children, in Bellingham, WA, where she has lived since 1977. Rita was born in Amsterdam, NY, of an Irish Roman Catholic mother, Julia Alice Farrell, and an English Presbyterian father, John Jasper Horton. At the age of 14 she began working at the...
Beverly "Bev" J. Sund
Jul 8, 2016
Beverly "Bev" J. Sund, age 84, of Ferndale passed away peacefully at her home Friday, July 8, 2016. Bev was born October 26, 1931 in Burlington, Washington to parents George Theodore and Fannie Jane (Archer, Brewster) Fredrickson. She is survived by her husband, Leonard of 65 years, they were married October 4, 1950 at Zion Lutheran Church in Ferndale; their...
John Harold Nieuwendorp
Jul 2, 2016
John Harold Nieuwendorp went to be with His Lord Jesus Christ on Saturday, July 2, 2016, 2 days shy of his 89th birthday. John was one of eight children born to Dick and Hannah (Vander Vorste) Nieuwendorp in Westfield, North Dakota on July 4, 1927. When he was 9 the family moved to Sumas, WA where he grew up and...
Theodore Zawicki
Jun 25, 2016
Theodore Zawicki went to be with Jesus on Saturday, June 25, 2016, 6 days before his 104th birthday. He was born at home in Bessemer, Michigan in 1912. He enjoyed his boyhood with his 11 siblings doing chores, wandering in the woods, fields and fishing. He left home to join the 3-C’s to log and do construction work in California,...
Horace Archer Stokes
Jun 19, 2016
Horace Archer Stokes, 88, passed away peacefully on Sunday, June 19, 2016 (Father’s Day!) He is survived by his wife, of 61 years, Mari Stokes; two sons, Scott (Nancy) of Marysville, Mark (Karalee) of Bellingham and four grandsons. He was preceded in death by his parents Henry and Hattie Stokes, his sister, Shirley Agnew and her son.
Horace was born...
John Albert Webb, Sr.
Jun 17, 2016
John Albert Webb, Sr., age 76, of Bellingham passed away at his home Friday, June 17, 2016 surrounded by his family. He was born in Camden, New Jersey March 16, 1940 to parents Carl S. and Gertrude Moorhouse Webb and grew up in Pedricktown, New Jersey. John graduated from Drexel University in Philadelphia, PA in June of 1966. He moved...
Karen Lee Ashe
Jun 13, 2016
Karen Lee Ashe (McCauley), age 73, of Bellingham, passed away Monday, June 13, 2016, in Bellingham. Karen was happily married to William R. Ashe for 57 years. Karen loved family camping trips to Lake Conner Park. She loved to travel frequenting casinos with our Dad where she would always win on the penny machines. Karen’s hobbies were floral arranging, cake...
Joseph Michael Holdridge
Jun 11, 2016
Joe Holdridge, age 56, departed this world for heaven on June 11th after an 11 month battle of Glioblastoma brain cancer. Joe was born on April 1st, 1960 and grew up in Southern California where he enjoyed surfing, graduated from Tristan High School & played baseball as pitcher at Saddleback Community College.
Golf was Joe's passion & he loved to help people learn the game so...
Windy White (Raffo)
Jun 11, 2016
Windy White (Raffo), known to many as Griz, age 61, passed away peacefully in her sleep Saturday morning June 11, 2016. She was born October 3, 1954 in Whatcom County to Carl and Nadine Raffo. She was a 1972 graduate of Mt. Baker High School. Windy married Robert White on July 16, 1987 in Bellingham, Washington. She was a lifelong...
Albert Lawrence Rauch
Jun 10, 2016
Albert Lawrence Rauch, of Custer, went to be with the Lord on June 10, 2016 in Bellingham, WA. Lawrence was 76, born in Bellingham on November 26, 1939 to Albert and Lena Rauch. Lawrence spent the majority of his life living in Whatcom County. After graduating from Meridian High School in 1958, he was owner/operator of Dakota Creek Dairy Farm...
Everett L. Boraker
Jun 4, 2016
Everett L. Boraker arrived in Ferndale, Washington to Jewell E. Boraker and Dema (Holeman) Boraker on December 10, 1933 and went to be with his Lord, June 4, 2016. He is survived by his wife of 63 years Helen (Willems) Boraker; son, Gregory L. Boraker (Mari) of York, PA; daughter, Tracy Whitehead of Ferndale; sisters Donna Portrey of Bellingham and...
Marion Louise Pratsch
Jun 1, 2016
Marion L. Carrato Pratsch, age 91, of Ferndale passed away peacefully on Wednesday, June 1, 2016. Marion began life in Seattle, WA on January 29, 1925 born to Captain Ludwig and Aagot Jacobson, both immigrants from Norway. She liked to say she was “Made in America with Norwegian parts”. Marion was raised in Bothell, WA, and was a talented baton...
James Michael Harrington
May 30, 2016
James Michael Harrington, age 81, of Ferndale passed away peacefully at the Whatcom Hospice House with his family present, Monday, May 30, 2016. Jim was born September 18, 1934 in Olean, New York to parents Michael Joseph and Anna Veronica (Gish) Harrington. He was raised in Olean and worked at Stroehmann Bakery before moving with his family to Ferndale, WA...
Muoi Huynh
May 23, 2016
Muoi Huynh, age 82 of Bellingham passed away Monday, May 23, 2016 in Bellingham. She married, Tien G. Lu, March 10, 1955 in Siagon, Vietnam and immigrated to the United States in 1994. Muoi is survived by her husband of 61 years Tien G. Lu; sons, Phil Tran and wife Oanh P. Vuong of Bellingham, Vincent Tran and wife Kim...
Eugene M. "Red" Wickkiser
Apr 27, 2016
Eugene M. "Red" Wickkiser, age 95, passed away Wednesday, April 27 2016 in Bellingham, Washington. Born in Walnut, Illinois on January 27 1921, raised on a 40 acre farm in Long Point, Illinois, oldest son of Harry and Vera (Wolfe) Wickkiser. Red joined the Illinois Army National Guard in high school and was called up at the start of World...
Michael E. Berg
Apr 24, 2016
Michael E. Berg, age 65, of Bellingham died, Sunday, April 24, 2016 at the Whatcom Hospice House in Bellingham. He was born June 6, 1950 in Albany, New York to parents Gunner Eugene and Sylvia (Falko) Berg. He is survived by his wife, C.J. Prince of Bellingham. A memorial service will held Monday, May 2, 2016, 2:00 PM at Highgate...
Evan James Shannon
Apr 21, 2016
Evan James Shannon, age 22, of Ferndale, passed away in Seattle, Thursday, April 21, 2016. He was born April 20 1994 in Houston, Texas to parents Scott L. and Kim J. (Bullard) Shannon. Evan is survived by his mother, Kim Shannon and Maili Smithson; father, Scott Shannon; his brother, Ryan Shannon; grandparents, Mike and Sherrie Bullard, Duane and Judi Shannon...
Ernest Cullen Weed, Jr.
Apr 20, 2016
Ernest Cullen Weed, Jr. “Ernie” died on April 20, 2016 in Bellingham, Washington at the age of 73 from complications of diabetes.
Ernie was born on October 26, 1942 in Clarksdale, Mississippi to Ernest Cullen Weed and Kathryn O’Keefe Weed. He graduated from Meridian High School; served in the US Navy; and graduated from Western Washington State College with a...
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