Obituaries

May 19, 2015

Otto J. Heinz, age 77, formerly of Ferndale, passed away Tuesday, May 19, 2015 in Mount Vernon, WA.  He was born July 28, 1937 in Olean, New York.  His family moved to Ferndale, WA in 1954.  Otto graduated from Ferndale High School.  His favorite hobbies were fishing, hiking, traveling and spending time with his family.  The last 6 years he...

May 18, 2015

John DeWitt Moore, age 78, of Blaine went home to God Monday morning, May 18, 2015 at Whatcom Hospice House.  He was born in Pueblo, Colorado March 21, 1937 to Frances Marie (Abell) Moore and Dr. John DeWitt Moore.    He grew up in Pueblo always loving sports and his faith.  John graduated from the University of Colorado Boulder majoring in...

May 13, 2015

Nicholas Michael O'Dell grew up in Woodinville and Oak Harbor, WA. For the last six years, Nick resided in Bellingham, WA. An entrepreneur like his parents, the thrill of creating something larger than himself drove him to accomplish many things in the short span of his 25 years of life. He began working when he was just 14 years old...

May 6, 2015

May 5, 2015

Laura Barthel passed away peacefully on Tuesday May 5, 2015 in Bellingham at Hospice House. Ramona was born December 14th 1929 in Vancouver B.C. She was preceded in death by her parents, and four of her siblings and her dear husband, Leo. She was the fifth of six children.  She always loved to read and spend time with her younger brother,...

May 2, 2015

Bill Slesk, loved deeply by family and friends, has gone home to live with his Heavenly Father.  Bill left surrounded by his loving family on Saturday, May 2, 2015.  He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Janet; Connie (Frank) Bennum, Jill (Jim) Wyatt, Billy (Jamie) Slesk, Bev (Dennis) Mallahan, Barb (Mike) Lee, Steve (Nancy) Slesk, Tim (Jill) Slesk....

May 2, 2015

Patricia Elaine Hayes, age 75, of Ferndale, passed away Saturday, May 2, 2015 at Christian Health Care Center in Lynden. She was born, January 25, 1940 in Bellingham, Washington to parents James Lester and Thelma Estelle (Turner) Mezo.  Patricia was a lifetime resident of Whatcom County. She was a member of the Van Zandt Church of the Nazarene and loved...

Apr 28, 2015

Olga Margaret Foley, age 92, passed away Tuesday evening, April 28, 2015 at her residence in Lynden, WA. 

A private memorial followed by an open celebration of life gathering is scheduled for Saturday, May 16, 2015 at the Meadow Greens Retirement Home, 301 Homestead Blvd., Lynden, WA 98264. The celebration of life is scheduled for 3:30PM and will be held...

Apr 27, 2015

Santiago (Santi) Anglada Palleja, age 88, of Bellingham passed away Monday, April 27, 2015.  Santi was born in Barcelona, Spain.  His parents were Enrique Anglada Conejos and Julia Palleja Vina.  Santi left Spain to escape the brutality of the Spanish Civil War after the death of his parents. He loved his homeland very much and upon the death of Francisco...

Apr 23, 2015

Marinus A. “Rene” Geleynse, age 82,  was born to Bert and Dena ”Schiebout” Geleynse in Lynden, WA on July 29, 1932 and was welcomed in to Heaven on Thursday, April 23, 2015.He was raised in Whatcom County.

At the age of 14 he started working on dairy farms. And at the age of 19, Rene married the love of his...

Apr 21, 2015

Roger Wayne Aase age 69 passed away suddenly at his residence in Everson Washington  Tuesday morning on the 21st of April 2015 due to heart complications. He successfully fought cancer, but his heart wasn’t able to keep up. He was born on February 22nd 1946 in Cedar Rapids Nebraska to George and Mildred Aase.   The family stayed in Nebraska until...

Apr 20, 2015

Dominic Tyler Andersen, age 13, of Bellingham, passed away cradled in his mother’s arms and surrounded by dad, sister Ava and special friend and caregiver Kathy Blackwell at home on Monday, April 20, 2015 from a lifetime of medical complications that stemmed from a micro-premature birth.  Dominic was born on May 15, 2001 at Swedish Hospital in Seattle.  He was...

Apr 18, 2015

Alma Dorothy Grams (Green) of Bellingham WA, 94, was welcomed into heaven on April 18, 2015.  Alma was born in Racine, WI on July 15, 1920, to Charles and Bertha Green.  She was a wonderful wife, mother, grandmother and great-great grandmother.  Alma married Thomas Grams on March 27, 1943.  Thomas was ordained in 1950 and became a pastor in the...

Apr 18, 2015

JoAnne Marie Morrow, age 78, of Deming, passed away in Bellingham, Saturday, April 18, 2015.  She was born April 10, 1937 in Blanchard, Iowa to parents Jesse and Lucille (Gibson) Porter.  They moved to the Nooksack area when she was six months old, and have lived in Deming since 1969.  She married Marvin Morrow on January 28, 1956. 

JoAnne is...

Apr 17, 2015

Daniel A. Bentley, age 59, of Maple Falls, passed away peacefully surrounded by his at home on Friday, April 17, 2015.

Daniel is preceded in death by: Douglas Stuart Bentley, Steven Craig Bentley. 

Daniel is survived by: Debra Jean Bentley (wife), three children; Christina Bentley-Hardcastle, Corinne Moody, Matthew Bentley, eight grandchildren; Lukas, Jacob, and Victoria Hardcastle, Taylor, Kalai, Camille, Rebel...

Apr 17, 2015

LaVern L. Schnackenberg, age 84, of Ferndale, passed away Friday, April 17, 2015 at his home. He was born July 15, 1930 in Deshler, Nebraska to parents Martin H. and Hulda (Holtzen) Schnackenberg. He is survived by his wife of 58 years, EvaLynn (Andreasen) Schnackenberg; sons,  Brian (Cindy) Schnackenberg, Randy (Kim) Schnackenberg, Tony (Amy) Schnackenberg; daughters, Sue (Don) Caldwell, Kimra...

Apr 16, 2015

Mavis Allen, age 85, of Bellingham, beloved twin sister of Muriel (Allen) Ellis passed away Thursday, April 16, 2015 to her new home in heaven, joining special family up there.  Many thanks to the loving, caring staff at North Cascades Health & Rehabilitation Center of Bellingham, and to her wonderful Pastor Douglas Iben of Trinity Lutheran Church of Bellingham where...

Apr 9, 2015

Debora Sue DeGolier, age 57, of Sedro-Woolley, passed away on Thursday April 9, 2015 after a short battle with cancer. Debbie was born on April 16, 1957 to Raymond and Elaine Magner in Bellingham, Washington.  Debbie was a lifetime resident in Bellingham, where she graduated from Sehome High School in the class of 1975. After high school Debbie attended Bellingham...

Apr 9, 2015

Pauline Evelyn Turrell, age 86, of Bellingham passed away Thursday, April 9, 2015 in Bellingham.  She was born and raised in London England.  Pauline was in the British Air Force and worked on the British Spit fires and was a switchboard zero operator at the Tower of London.  She and her family moved to the U.S.A. in 1958, to be...

Apr 6, 2015