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Mary Theresa (Zender) Williamson
Oct 22, 2026
Mary Theresa (Zender) Williamson went home to be with her God and Savior on Thursday, October 22, 2026, at the age of 99. After nearly a century of faith, hard work, love, and devotion to family, she passed away peacefully in her sleep at her home in Kendall, Washington.
Mary was born on December 19, 1926, in Bellingham, Washington, to Jacob...
Robert James Kirkbride
Oct 11, 2026
Robert "Bob" James Kirkbride, age 83, passed away peacefully on October 11, 2026.
Bob was born on November 18, 1942, in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada, to John and Violet (Lain) Kirkbride. When he was five years old, his family moved to Bellingham, where he would make his home for the rest of his life. He attended Bellingham High School and...
Franchot Lloyd Fenske
Oct 5, 2026
Franchot Fenske, beloved husband, father, grandfather, veteran, engineer, and friend, passed away on October 5, 2026, in Bellingham, Washington, at the age of 86.
Franchot was born on May 23, 1940, in Hot Springs, South Dakota. In 1943, his family moved to Navy Yard City near Bremerton, Washington, where his father worked at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard. His early years...
Nancy Farmer
Oct 5, 2026
Nancy Farmer, age 92, passed away on October 5, 2026.
Nancy was born on August 27, 1934, in Bellingham, WA, to John and Edith Bruns. She graduated from Meridian High School and lived the rest of her life in Bellingham. Nancy and her neighbor, Bobbie Gwinner, ran a daycare in the Silver Beach area for many years.
She was preceded in death...
Rem Oy
Oct 2, 2026
Rem Oy passed away peacefully on October 2, 2026, in Bellingham, Washington, at the age of 82.
Rem was born on July 10, 1944, in Phum Prey, Cambodia. He survived the Khmer Rouge and, as a refugee from Cambodia, made the difficult journey to the United States during the war. His family was sponsored to come to America, and the family...
Lucie Goodman
Sep 30, 2026
Lucie Goodman passed away surrounded by the love of her family on September 30, 2026.
She was born on January 13, 1935, and was lovingly adopted by Kenneth and Norma Schell. Lucie graduated from Sedro-Wooley High School and went on to attend Western Washington College, where she met her beloved husband and adventure partner, John Minta Goodman, whom she married on...
Sheila Nickerson
Sep 27, 2026
Sheila Bunker Nickerson passed away at her home in Bellingham, Washington, on September 27, 2026.
Born in New York City on April 14, 1942, to Charles and Mavis Bunker, Sheila attended the Chapin School and Bryn Mawr College before earning her Ph.D. from the Union Institute.
A prolific and celebrated writer, Sheila published 17 books of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction, including Disappearance:...
Donna Lynn Hatter
Sep 24, 2026
Donna Lynn Hatter, of Ferndale, Washington, 77, passed away on September 24, 2026.
Donna was born on November 11, 1948, in Anacortes, Washington, to C. Stanley and Maxine (Brown) Mondhan. She was raised in Anacortes and graduated from Anacortes High School.
Donna worked in sales at Macy’s in Bellingham. In 1993, she married Patrick “Pat” Hatter. Donna enjoyed traveling with Pat, especially...
Margaret "Margy" A. Schacht
Sep 14, 2026
Margaret A. (Erickson) Schacht peacefully passed away surrounded by candles, flowers, and her family as they read aloud to her. She died as she lived: with gentleness and beauty. “She was a wonderful, wonderful person. Anyone who knew her would know that,” says Fred, her husband, who never forgot he “picked well” when he married his pretty, 19-year-old bride with...
Serge McCabe Verriele
Sep 13, 2026
Serge McCabe Verriele, of Bellingham, Washington, left this earth and became a star in the sky on September 13, 2026.
Serge was born on December 9, 1949, in Malo-Les-Bains, France to Pierre & Alberte Verriele. Serge immigrated to the United States from France at a young age. He served in the U.S. Army and became a U.S. citizen in 1972 (but...
Garold Gene Myers
Sep 12, 2026
Garold Gene “G.G.” Myers, age 77, of Bellingham, Washington, passed away on September 12, 2026.
Garold was born on November 3, 1948, in Bellingham to Harold and Jean Myers. He was born and raised in Bellingham alongside his identical twin brother, Harold D. Myers. He graduated from Bellingham High School in 1967 and later attended Skagit Valley College and Western Washington...
Edmund Snow McCormack
Sep 12, 2026
Edmund, known by his siblings as “Ted,” passed away peacefully on September 12, 2026, in Bellingham, Washington, at the age of 68.
He was born in Norwood, Massachusetts, on November 11, 1957, to Vinny and Cindy McCormack. He was the first of six children. His family moved to Cape Cod when he was about seven years old, where he grew up...
Penny S. Zehnder
Sep 7, 2026
Penny S. Zehnder, of Bellingham, Washington, passed away on September 7, 2026. Penny was born on July 12, 1946, in Bellingham to Arnold and Phyllis (Sorenson) Haugen. She was raised in Everson and graduated from Nooksack Valley High School in 1964 before attending Western Washington University, where she began studying business and accounting.
After marrying William “Bill” Zehnder on September 6,...
Cora Jean Razore
Sep 3, 2026
Cora Razore, age 95, passed away on September 3, 2026.
Cora Razore was born early in the morning on June 23, 1931, in Mandan, North Dakota, to Frank and Catherine “Katie” (Brown) Kuhn. Katie’s family name was originally spelled Braun while they lived in Odessa, Russia (now Ukraine), and was changed to Brown after the family moved to the United States....
Gwen Minkler
Sep 2, 2026
Gwen Minkler, age 93, went on to be with her Lord and Savior in September of 2026.
Gwen was born in Burbank, CA, to Clarence and Mary. She grew up in Glendale, CA and Eugene, OR, with her older brother, Delbert. Gwen started her musical life as a child, mastering the piano, organ and accordion. She became a Christian at a...
Kay B. Aker
Aug 25, 2026
Kay B. Aker, 88, of Bellingham, Washington, passed away peacefully on August 25, 2026.
Kay was born in April 1938 in Bellingham to Jacob “Jack” and Bernice Aker. A lifelong Bellingham resident, he graduated from Meridian High School in 1956 before enlisting in the United States Marine Corps in 1958.
Kay devoted his life to dairy farming in Whatcom County. He was...
Michael C. Peterson
Aug 24, 2026
Michael Clyde Peterson, age 81, passed away peacefully on Monday, August 24, 2026, at his home in Bellingham, Washington. He was born on April 24, 1945, in Bellingham to Clyde Harold Peterson and Lucy Helen Meyenberg Peterson.
Mike grew up on the family farm on Yew Street Road and graduated from Bellingham High School in 1964. He attended Bellingham Technical College,...
Bill Turnbull
Aug 21, 2026
Bill was born July 14, 1952, in Perth Amboy, New Jersey to Robert and Caroline Turnbull. He graduated from St. Mary’s High School and later from the University of Dayton. He began working for the federal government in 1976. During his more than 30 years as a Safety Manager for the U.S. Navy, Bill had the opportunity to travel the...
John F. Flanagan III
Aug 15, 2026
John F. Flanagan III, 76, of Bellingham, passed away on August 15, 2026, with his sons at his bedside.
John III was born on February 13, 1950, to John II and Virla Flanagan, and was the oldest of three boys. He grew up in Bellevue and joined the United States Army in 1967. He eventually served with the 5th Battalion, 12th...
Kenny Keenan
Aug 14, 2026
Kenneth William "Kenny" Keenan passed away on August 14, 2026, in Bellingham, WA.
Kenny was born in Queens, New York, which explains his beautiful New York accent. He began school at St. Teresa of Avila Grammar School, and around 1958, he and his family moved to Rosedale, New York, where he attended St. Clare's Elementary School, where he made lifelong friends.
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