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Barbara Jean Mortensen

Barbara Jean Mortensen

Apr 14, 2014

Barbara Jean Mortensen (Leonard)

Bellingham High School Class of 1951

Barbara passed away April 14, 2014 at 9:43 PM at PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center after a 10 year battle with Leukemia and a 2-1/2 year fight with kidney failure. Barbara leaves behind her oldest son Jeffery Mortensen and granddaughter Sara Rose VanNest; brother, Don Leonard, Ted Leonard; sister, Diane...

Hazel "Marie" Parrish

Hazel "Marie" Parrish

Apr 14, 2014

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Hazel “Marie” Parrish, age 87 of Sedro Woolley passed away Monday, April 14, 2014 at the Life Care Center of Skagit Valley in Sedro Woolley. She was born February 22, 1927 in Bellingham, Washington to parents Orville J. and Orpha Katherine (Ambrose) Bever. Marie was preceded in death by her step-daughter Chris Parrish, brothers Robert and Roy Bever. She...

Annalise Elaine Hulford

Annalise Elaine Hulford

Apr 13, 2014

ANNALISE ELAINE HULFORD

August 26, 1974 – April 13, 2014

On Sunday, April 13th our beautiful and loved girl left our world. She will be so very missed.

Annalise was born to Terry and Gail Hulford. She was preceded in death by Gail Hulford, her grandparents Homer and Nell Dixon, Bud and Rudy Gordon, AnnaBelle Hulford, cousin Roger Gordon and...

Laura Lucille Galovin

Laura Lucille Galovin

Apr 12, 2014

Laura Lucille Galovin, age 82, of Bellingham passed away at the Whatcom Hospice House Saturday, April 12, 2014. She was born April 4, 1932 in Eugene, Oregon to parents Casper Alias and Clara LaBella (Johnson) Anderson. Laura loved to cook it was her passion, she owned and operated the Peace Arch Café in Blaine for many years. Her cooking skills...

Wilma Langstraat

Wilma Langstraat

Apr 10, 2014

Wilma Langstraat went home to be with Jesus, her Lord and Savior on Saturday, April 10, 2014. She passed away surrounded by loved ones at the age of 91. She was born in Hospers, Iowa, on January 19, 1923, to Klaas and Grace (Hulst) Dykstra.

Wilma grew up in Iowa, the youngest of nine. She moved to Lynden in...

Jack L. Brownrigg

Jack L. Brownrigg

Apr 5, 2014

Jack L. Brownrigg, age 78, of Bellingham passed away at Lynden Christian Healthcare in Lynden Saturday, April 5, 2014 with his wife at his side. He was born October 28, 1935 in Bellingham to parents Lyle Michael and Bernice C. (Olson) Brownrigg. Jack was lifetime resident of Whatcom County. He graduated from Bellingham High School in the class of 1953....

Louis Kovacs

Louis Kovacs

Apr 5, 2014

Louis Kovacs, age 78, passed away Saturday, April 5, 2014 in Bellingham. He was born February 16 1936, in Heves Hungary to Bela and Maria Kovacs. The eighth of nine children. He escaped communist Hungary in October 1956 emigrating to the United States in December of the same year. After settling in Alaska, he became a U.S. citizen in 1962....

Dennis L. Sandvig

Dennis L. Sandvig

Apr 4, 2014

Dennis Sandvig, age 71, of Birch Bay, passed away Friday, April 4, 2014, at Whatcom Hospice House after a long battle with cancer. He was born to Leslie & Jessie Sandvig on November 19, 1942 in Tacoma, WA. Denny grew up at Lake Cushman, WA, attending school in Hoodsport and Shelton. He graduated from WWSC in Bellingham in 1966. In...

Bernie T. Muscutt

Bernie T. Muscutt

Mar 26, 2014

Bernie T. Muscutt

(5/12/1929 - 3/26/2014)

Bernie (affectionately known as "Boppa" to grandchildren and great-grandchildren) went home to be with the Lord on the morning of Wednesday, March 26, 2014. He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Shirley Muscutt, children Mitch (Greta) Muscutt, Tracy (Tom) Rhone, and Tammy (Terry) Wilcox. His grandchildren are Terry (Mandi) Muscutt, Lyndsay (Andy)...

Dianne Louise Keyes

Dianne Louise Keyes

Mar 20, 2014

Dianne Keyes died of complications from a 5-year battle with breast cancer on Wednesday, March 20th, 2013 at the age of 59. She passed peacefully and painlessly in her home surrounded by her family. Dianne was born August 28th, 1953 in Olympia, WA to Arthur and Cecilia Vonderohe. She grew up in Vancouver, WA and attended WSU as well as...

Richard D. Brobyn, MD

Richard D. Brobyn, MD

Mar 19, 2014

Richard D. Brobyn, MD

Late of Birch Bay, Washington

February 22, 1932 – March 19, 2014

Passed away peacefully at Whatcom Hospice House with his family by his side.

He was predeceased by parents, Walter and Edna (Dolde) Brobyn and his previous wife Anne (Singer) Brobyn.

He is survived by his wife Olga; son, Scott Brobyn of Bainbridge Island, Washington...

Linda L. Allen

Linda L. Allen

Mar 17, 2014

Linda L. Allen, born Linda Lee Riegel, age 73, passed away in Bellingham, WA on March 17, 2014. Linda was born in Spokane, Washington and graduated from Lewis and Clark High School in 1958. Her literary inklings began at that time as she published a regularly occurring article called Riegel’s Roundup in the Lewis and Clark Journal. After graduation and...

Frances J. Loewen

Frances J. Loewen

Mar 15, 2014

Frances (Francie) went to be with her Lord and Savior on Saturday, March 15, 2014 after heart surgery at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Bellingham, Washington. She was surrounded by her loving family and friends.

Daughter of Frank F. Loewen and Jessie Peters Loewen, Francie was born in Chinook, Montana. Francie was six years old when her family moved to Lynden,...

George Alastair Nairne

George Alastair Nairne

Mar 10, 2014

George Alastair Nairne, known to his old friends as ‘Al’ passed away peacefully New Years Day after a long illness. He will be lovingly remembered by his wife of 62 years Elizabeth, daughter Barbara, son Colin, daughter in law Wendy and grandsons David, Nicholas, Mark and Kyle Frewin of Vancouver. Also bother in law Bill Inglis of Nanaimo, BC and...

Dave Tucker

Dave Tucker

Mar 8, 2014

Kenneth David Tucker, age 79, passed peacefully from the earth to the Lord on March 8th, surrounded by loving family. He always went by “Dave” because of a mistake made on his birth certificate where he was born in Ronald, Washington, May 16, 1933. We could tell if someone knew Dad by what name they called him. Dave grew up...

SPC Cody Alan Douglas

SPC Cody Alan Douglas

Mar 2, 2014

SPC Cody Alan Douglas, age 23, of Bellingham passed away unexpectedly Sunday, March 2, 2014 at Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas. He was born February 7, 1991 in Phoenix, Arizona. At a young age he moved to Texas and Washington.

Cody played soccer, football and baseball. He enjoyed camping or learning how to make a snow cave as a...

Elijah "Eli" T. Starkovich

Elijah "Eli" T. Starkovich

Mar 2, 2014

Elijah “Eli” T. Starkovich, age 23, of Langley, WA formerly of Ferndale, WA passed away Sunday, March 2, 2014 in Everett, WA from Heart complications. Eli was born in Romania and was adopted at 6 weeks by his parents Thomas M. and Lauri S. Starkovich of Arlington, WA and was raised in Ferndale, WA, graduating in the class of 2009....

Walter L. "Walt" Wynne

Walter L. "Walt" Wynne

Mar 2, 2014

Walter L. “Walt” Wynne, age 72, was born in Minot, North Dakota in 1940.

His family moved to Ferndale when he was 3 years old & they bought the farm Walt lived on for the rest of his life when he was 5 years old. Walt spent 3 years serving in the US Army in Patton Barracks in Germany with...

Denise Aleeta Robinson

Denise Aleeta Robinson

Mar 1, 2014

Denise Aleeta Gail Robinson went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus on March 1, 2014. She was born Denise Aleeta Gail Shepherd on September 23, 1953 in Vancouver, B. C., Canada. Her Mother was Lucille Davies, who was born and raised in northern Alberta, and her Father was Alexander Shepherd, who was born in Scotland and raised in...

Jean M. Leary

Jean M. Leary

Feb 28, 2014

Jean M. Leary of Ferndale, passed away peacefully on her 84th birthday, Friday, Feb. 28, 2014 surrounded by several family members and staff that loved her at Mt. Baker Care Center in Bellingham, WA. Jean was born in Detroit, MI on February 28, 1930. On April 30, 1949, she married James G. Leary and raised seven children. Jean and James...