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Jean Elizabeth Andrews
Jun 28, 2025
Jean Elizabeth Andrews, 96, passed away June 28, 2025, in Bellingham. She was the daughter of Wendell and May (Miell) Wright and grew up on Lake Samish. After graduating from Bellingham High School in 1946, Jean began her career in Seattle in the insurance claims field. She later returned to Bellingham, working for various insurance companies, and retired from Rice...
Gladys Irene Hyatt
Jun 25, 2025
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our mother, Gladys Irene Hyatt, on June 25, 2025 at the age of 83.
Gladys was born in Coos Bay, Oregon on November 24, 1941 to Fred and Hattie McCarthy. Gladys was devoted to and is survived by her children Charles L. Palmer (Jeanette Palmer) and Sandra J. McClain (Jeffery...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
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