Obituaries

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Local Obituaries for Bellingham, WA, Whatcom County & Surrounding Areas

Gladys Irene Hyatt

Gladys Irene Hyatt

Jun 25, 2025

Gladys Irene Hyatt, age 83, passed away on Wednesday, June 25, 2025. 

A memorial service will be held on Monday, July 7th at 1:00 PM at Westford Funeral Home, 1301 Broadway, Bellingham. Reception following. 

Please check back here soon to read er full obituary.

Linda Kaye Erickson

Linda Kaye Erickson

Jun 25, 2025

Linda Kaye Erickson, age 77, went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Wednesday, June 25, 2025 at Whatcom Hospice House. 

A visitation will be held on Wednesday, July 9th from 2 PM - 4 PM at Westford Funeral Home, 1301 Broadway, Bellingham, WA. A graveside service will be held on Thursday, July 10th at 11 AM at...

Beverly A. LaFreniere

Beverly A. LaFreniere

Jun 15, 2025

Beverly Ann LaFreniere, 90, passed away on Sunday, June 15, 2025, in Bellingham, WA. She was born in Bellingham on July 15, 1934, to Owen Arthur and Lillian Margaret (White) Rhinehart. Bev was an ardent supporter and advocate, not only for her own family, but also for her patients, residents, and staff at care facilities where she served as Director...

Mary Louise Baker

Mary Louise Baker

Jun 15, 2025

Mary Louise Baker passed away on June 15, 2025. She was born in Spokane, WA to Raymond and Natalie (Favre) Kumbera, and graduated from Lewis and Clark High School, where she was a proud cheerleader who loved ice skating and skiing at Mt. Spokane with her friends.

Mary cherished her high school years and often returned to Spokane for reunions, always...

Peter H. Lane

Peter H. Lane

Jun 13, 2025

Peter H. Lane (“Crazy Pete”) passed away unexpectantly on June 13, 2025 after a long battle with cancer. He was born August 14, 1946 in Montreal, Quebec, Canda. He was predeceased by his parents, Isabel and Hamilton Lane, brothers Campbell and Christopher Lane and his sister, Heather Temple. He is survived by his sister, Deirdre Duggen, his wife of 54...

Kim E. Wagner

Kim E. Wagner

Jun 13, 2025

Obviously, my time with you has ended. I want to take this opportunity to acknowledge all the people who made my life meaningful. Thank you. I consider myself blessed beyond measure.

I was fortunate to be born to Randy and Audrey (Salveson) in Crookston, Minnesota on October 9, 1960. I was the youngest of six children. My siblings (Pat, Lon, Mark,...

Emma de la Cruz

Emma de la Cruz

Jun 6, 2025

Devoted wife, mother, grandmother, sister, friend, and community member

Emma (Meriam) Jalbuna de la Cruz, 90, passed away peacefully, surrounded by family and loved ones, on Friday, June 6, 2025.

Emma was born on July 23, 1934, in Iloilo City, Philippines, to Emilia Jamutillo and Carlos Jalbuna. She was the eldest of six children. She grew up attending Jaro Evangelical Church and...

Roland L. LaSalle

Roland L. LaSalle

Jun 1, 2025

Roland Louis LaSalle, age 86, passed away peacefully on June 1, 2025. He was born on December 5, 1938, in St. Martinville, Louisiana, and lived a life marked by devotion, hard work, and quiet strength.

A faithful member of the Church of God, Roland found purpose and peace in his spiritual walk. He spent many years as a truck driver, a...

Edmund Levi George Williams

Edmund Levi George Williams

May 27, 2025

Edmund Levi George Williams of Sumner, Washington, passed away on May 27, 2025 in Bellingham. He will be deeply missed by family and friends.

He worked as a janitor and enjoyed simple pleasures - picking berries, helping at the county fair, shopping at Goodwill, and watching sports. He was a dedicated collector of baseball, basketball, and hockey cards.

He was preceded in...

Elizabeth Van Ness Sacharov

Elizabeth Van Ness Sacharov

May 26, 2025

Elizabeth Van Ness Sacharov, daughter of Jeanne and Allan Yanco, passed away unexpectedly at her home in Bellingham over the Memorial Day weekend. She is survived by her brother Ted and sister Jennifer; by her beloved niece, Anna, and grand-niece and nephews.

Born in Needham, MA in 1951, her family moved to Bellingham when she was just two years old. Elizabeth...

Chandra Ranallo Anderson

Chandra Ranallo Anderson

May 25, 2025

Chandra Ranallo Anderson, age 49, passed away at her home on May 25, 2025.

Chandra was born on March 14, 1976, in Millersburg, Ohio, to Anthony and Judy Ranallo. Chandra was a kind, thoughtful, generous person who loved to help people in need. She loved the people in her life, and her dogs and cats (Mary, Pogo, Homer, Crash, and Bean)...

Lorraine C. Gardner

Lorraine C. Gardner

May 23, 2025

Lorraine Cynthia Gardner, age 91, passed away on May 23, 2025, in Bellingham, WA.

She was preceded in death by her parents Lela and Marion E. Wilkerson, her brother Bud Wilkerson, her first husband Charles Whitfield, and her second husband Wendell Gardner.

She is survived by her five children, eight grandchildren, eleven great-grandchildren, one great-great-grandchild, numerous nieces and nephews, sister Linda Priddy,...

Herbert "Herbie" Parks

Herbert "Herbie" Parks

May 23, 2025

Herbert Rich Halley Parks, 38, of Bellingham, WA, passed away on May 23, 2025 in a tragic accident doing what he loved.

Herbie was born on December 19, 1986 to Robert and Caroline Parks in Uturoa, Raiatea. After Herbie graduated from Sehome High School, he started his own business, ThreeSixtyLandscape, where he went on to use his creativity to make ideas...

Michael F. Stromberg

Michael F. Stromberg

May 18, 2025

Michael Francis Stromberg was born in Havre, Montana on October 18, 1935, and passed away in Bellingham, Washington on May 18, 2025.

Michael grew up in Great Falls and worked in trucking in Havre. Later, he worked in Southern California and finally retired in Santa Cruz.

He moved to Bellingham with his mother, Evelyn “Toots” Stromberg, to be closer to his brother,...

Evelyn Drossos Lallas

Evelyn Drossos Lallas

May 17, 2025

It is with deep love and sorrow that we share the passing of our beautiful mother, Evelyn Drossos Lallas, who left this world peacefully on May 17, 2025, surrounded by the family she cherished. She was everything to us - our heart, our strength, and our greatest joy.

Evelyn was born on July 14, 1933, in Penticton, British Columbia, Canada, the...

Edythe-Mae "Barbara" Cunningham

Edythe-Mae "Barbara" Cunningham

May 15, 2025

Edythe-Mae “Barbara” Cunningham, age 97, of Bellingham, Wash., passed away peacefully on May 15, 2025, at Highland nursing home. Barbara was born November 22, 1927, at Providence Hospital in Seattle, Wash., to Patrick and Patricia (McDermot) Cunningham. The eldest of four children, she attended Bellingham Campus School through the eighth grade at what is now Western Washington University. She graduated...

Philip "Jim" Blunck

Philip "Jim" Blunck

2025

A man who loved the Lord and his family.

Philip "Jim" Blunck (86) passed away May 12, 2025 in the loving arms of his wife, Arlene.

Jim was preceded in death by an infant daughter, his father; mother and adoptive father; his foster parents, two sisters, a nephew, a grandson, and a granddaughter.

He is survived by his wife Arlene of nearly 69...

Gene Thomas Hewitson

Gene Thomas Hewitson

May 11, 2025

Gene Hewitson, age 81, passed away peacefully at Whatcom Hospice House on Sunday, May 11, 2025. He was born in London, England on October 12, 1943. The family moved to Washington when he was three years old and he was raised in Bellingham. A proud veteran, Gene served in the US Navy. He worked for many years at Liberty Equipment...

William Zander Rice

William Zander Rice

May 7, 2025

With great sadness, we announce that William “Will” Zander Rice, age 64, passed away of natural causes on May 7, 2025.

Born in Flushing, NY to Ruthmary (Zander) and William “Bill” Rice, and raised in New York City, Will found his zest for adventure and travel while exploring NYC and the U.S. with his family. In his early teens, his family...

Nelson Rene Rios

Nelson Rene Rios

May 6, 2025

Nelson Rene Recart Rios passed away peacefully on May 6, 2025, in Bellingham, Washington, at the age of 84. Born in the Borough of Manhattan, New York City, to Louise Vossaert and Justo Recart, Nelson spent much of his youth in Tampa, Florida, where he first discovered a lifelong love of sailing – perched on a pier, resting his feet...