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George W. Hanowell

George W. Hanowell

Feb 27, 2014

George W. Hanowell, age 87, of Ferndale, passed away in Bellingham surrounded by family Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014. He was born Feb. 15, 1927 in Nooksack, Washington to parents George A. and Agnes P. (Bjerke) Hanowell. George served in the U. S. Army as a Sergeant during the Korean War. He was employed by Mobil Oil Refinery in Ferndale for...

Scott Andrew Hardie

Scott Andrew Hardie

Feb 6, 2014

Scott “Too Hottie Scottie” Hardie, age 46, passed away peacefully on Thursday, February 06, 2014, surrounded by family and close friends at his home in Ferndale, WA. Scott bravely and valiantly fought a 16-month battle with Acute Myeloid Leukemia. Scott was born on December 4th, 1967 to William and Virginia Hardie. He is the youngest of four children, including sisters...

Norman Robertson

Norman Robertson

Feb 6, 2014

(Olaf) Norman Robertson, 88, of Ferndale WA, passed away peacefully February 6, 2014 at Alderwood Care Facility in Bellingham Washington.He was born July 17 1925 in a log cabin to father Olaf and mother Nelle (Ness)Robertson on the Brown Rd farm near Ferndale. Norman graduated from Ferndale High School in 1940 at 16 years old. He is survived by his...

Joyce Maude Palko

Joyce Maude Palko

Jan 30, 2014

Joyce Maude Palko, age 83, of Ferndale joined her son and met her heavenly Father, Thursday, January 30, 2014 at the Whatcom Hospice House of Bellingham. She was born February 24, 1930 in St. Boniface, Manitoba, Canada to Sidney Mark and Joyce (Macedon) Cooksey. She moved with her mother around age of 3 to Vancouver, B.C. where she spent her...

June Bernice Lunstroth

June Bernice Lunstroth

Jan 19, 2014

June Bernice Lunstroth, age 91, of Bellingham passed away Sunday, January 19 2014 peacefully at home. She was born June 7, 1922 on a sunny day in White Center, Washington to Victoria (Wagaman) and Alexander Heay.

June married Leland Lunstroth June 1, 1939 in Bellingham and were married 50 happy years.

They had three children, Patricia Lindquist (the oldest), Lynda...

Richard "Dick" Pearson

Richard "Dick" Pearson

Jan 9, 2014

Richard “Dick” Pearson, age 82, of Everson went to be with his Lord and Savior Thursday, January 9, 2014 surrounded by his beloved family at his home. He was born April 19, 1931 at the family home on Lake Whatcom; he called Whatcom County his lifelong home. Dick graduated from Bellingham High School in the class of 1950. He spent...

Charles Delbert Day

Charles Delbert Day

Jan 6, 2014

Charles Delbert Day passed away on January 6th surrounded by his loving family. Chuck was born on January 11, 1935 in Casper, Wyoming. He moved to this area when he was three. He was the oldest child of Thomas E. Day and Marjorie L. Day (Alexander). He had eight brothers and sisters, David, Sharon, Dennis, Bruce, Patrick, Shirley, James and...

Donna Jean Dragates

Donna Jean Dragates

Jan 5, 2014

Donna Jean Dragates, age 76, of Bellingham passed away Sunday, January 5, 2014 surrounded by her family. Donnie (Nee) was born in Des Moines, Iowa to Carl L. and Wilma (Kirkman) Phillips. Donna and husband George were avid campers, initially on their boat in the San Juan Islands then eventually becoming land-lovers and switching to their motorhome. Donna always had...

Ruby Allen Bays

Ruby Allen Bays

Jan 2, 2014

Ruby Allen Bays, formerly of Lexington, Kentucky, was born in Langley, Kentucky, on October 29, 1920, at the home place on the family farm and died Thursday, January 2, 2014, in Ferndale, Washington. Mrs. Bays, daughter of Felix Milton Allen and Laura Belle Allen Turner Allen was preceded in death by her parents (1954) and siblings: Virgil Osmer Turner, Andrew...

Jeffrey J. Hall

Jeffrey J. Hall

Dec 31, 2013

Jeffrey J. Hall, age 64, of Deming, WA, passed away with his wife by his side Tuesday, December 31, 2013 at the Whatcom Hospice House in Bellingham. Jeff was a Courageous Warrior during his battle with Cancer for the last 2 years. He was born September 14, 1949 to Walter E. and Ethel B. (Kent) Hall of Seattle, WA. Jeff...

Leo Roy Rudolph, Jr

Leo Roy Rudolph, Jr

Dec 30, 2013

Leo Roy Rudolph, Jr., age 69, of Blaine, WA passed away with his wife and other family members by his side on Monday,December 30, 2013. Leo was born July 25, 1944 to Leo Roy and Mildred Louise (Swain) Rudolph of Alameda, California. He was preceded in death by his parents and daughter Diana Rudolph, and is survived by his wife...

Robert J. Main

Robert J. Main

Dec 28, 2013

Robert James Main, aged 61, of Ferndale, Washington, passed peacefully in his sleep at Whatcom Hospice House. Robert was born in Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada to Harold and Louise (York) Main, joining his siblings Melvin, Ruth, Louis, Alice, Jimmy, Helen, Kenny and Nancy.

Grandpa Main valued family above all else. Even before the grandchildren came along for rides in the “Grandpa...

Garry N. Davis

Garry N. Davis

Dec 20, 2013

Garry Nelson Davis of Lynden Washington, went to be with the Lord at the age of 58 on December 20th, 2013.

Garry was born in Arlington, Washington on October 21, 1955 to Troy and Minnie Davis of Darrington, Washington where he grew up. After graduating from Darrington high School, he attended Northwest Bible College and finished his bachelor's degree in...

Gayle Glass

Gayle Glass

Dec 15, 2013

Gayle (Hoyt) Glass, age 64, of Bellingham, passed away at Whatcom Hospice House on Sunday, December 15, 2013, surrounded by her daughter, sister and brothers. Gayle was born, February 8, 1949 in Bellingham Washington to Ruth V. (Korstad) and Donald R. Hoyt Sr. She was preceded in death by her parents and is survived by her daughter, Jodi Byrom &...

John E. Marshall

John E. Marshall

Dec 7, 2013

John E. Marshall

12/16/1926 – 12/07/2013

John Marshall passed away quietly at home, in his favorite chair, early Saturday morning, December 7. He kept his sense of humor and his ability to enjoy a hot toddy until the day he passed. He was the youngest of 7 children, born in North Dakota to Percival Edgar Willouby and Emma (Kramp) Marshall....

Edwin F. Whitehead

Edwin F. Whitehead

Nov 30, 2013

Edwin F. Whitehead was born 1/20/1929 in Yakima, WA to Lewis and Francis (Foster) Whitehead, the 3rd of 4 boys. He passed away in the early morning of 11/24/2013 after a long brave fight with Multiple Myeloma. He fought the battle head on, never losing his sense of humor and defying death multiple times. Ed knew his wife Rae for...

Edwin Raymond Cronk

Edwin Raymond Cronk

Nov 26, 2013

Edwin Raymond Cronk passed away peacefully at his home Tuesday, November 26, 2013, surrounded by his loving family. Ed was born November 18, 1956, in Bellingham, Washington to Ray and Carol Cronk. After graduating from Mt. Baker High School, Ed served in the Navy for a decade. Following an honorable discharge for his military service, he worked as a heavy...

Patti Walton

Patti Walton

Nov 18, 2013

Patti Walton, age78, of Bellingham was born August 13 ,1935 in Tacoma, Washington. Where she lived with her parents and later joined by a sister, Linda and brother Jerry. In 1953 she graduated from Gresham High School. Patti attended Multnomah School of the Bible where she met Tom, they were married June 22, 1957. They settled in Bellingham, Washington where...

Gordon C. Loomis

Gordon C. Loomis

Nov 8, 2013

Gordon C. Loomis

6/5/30 – 11/8/13

Gordon C. Loomis, age 83, passed away November 8, 2013 in Bellingham.

He is survived by his wife JoAnn Loomis, daughters Marcia (Bill) Dorn, Marie (Kel) Erickson, Marilynn (Kelly) Stamm, Patsy Hearn, Nancy (David) Rainford, Catherine (Jim) Leat, and numerous Grandchildren and Great Grandchildren.

Gordon was born in Bellingham and was active in...

Kevin Paul Holst

Kevin Paul Holst

Nov 5, 2013

Kevin Paul Holst (August 20, 1952 - November 5, 2013) grew up in Southern California with a passion for surfing and the outdoors. In the mid-90s his lifelong struggle with addiction and mental health brought him to the Lighthouse Mission in Bellingham, WA where as a gifted horticulturist he found his niche maintaining the Mission grounds. He worshiped at First...