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Daniel Zender
Aug 8, 2011
11/19/1943-08/08/2011 Dan Zender, age 67 passed away peacefully in Bellingham on August 8, 2011. He was born November 19, 1943 in Bellingham to Dick and Betty (Provost) Zender. Dan graduated from Mt. Baker High School (1962), University of Washington (1967) and Gonzaga University Law School (Magna Cum Laude, 1976). He was active at the local, state and federal levels with...
Setu Taumaoe
Aug 5, 2011
07/25/1993-08/05/2011 Ray enjoyed playing many different sports including football, basketball and rugby. He graduated from Bellingham High School in 2011. Ray is survived by his father Lupe Pouli, mother Smiley Taumaoe, sisters Sala, Lisa, Margaret, Leilani, Virginia, Melody, and Susie, brothers Joey, Sefa and Mark, grandparents Peleiata Afuvai and Ana Soifua and Soifia Taumaoe, and a large extended family. Visitation...
Rogelia Panaguiton
Aug 2, 2011
03/30/1928-08/02/2011 On March 30, 1928 a wonderful woman, my grandmother, Rogelia Pedrola, was born in the town Pototan, Iloilo, in the Philippines. She was the only daughter of Anacleto Pedrola and Apolonia Cordero. Together with her brothers Manuel and Custodio she grew up in Pototan. In her late 20’s she met and married Marcus Panaguiton. Together they raised seven children,...
Kay Quinby
Aug 2, 2011
01/17/1924-08/02/2011 Kay Quinby, age 87, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, August 2nd, 2011 in Bellingham. Kay was born January 17, 1924 in Bellingham to William and Ella (Little) Martin. She married Robert Quinby on January 16, 1948, and they welcomed their only child Sally into the world in 1957. Kay and Bob were members of the Elks Lodge #194, BGCC...
Evelyn Garland
Jul 29, 2011
11/08/1924-07/29/2011 Evelyn Marie Garland, age 86 of Bellingham, passed away peacefully on July 29, 2011. She was the second of fourteen children, born November 8, 1924 in Red Lake Falls, MN to Arthur and Maria Lizotte. Evelyn was an active member of Church of the Assumption. Evelyn was preceded in death by her husband Donald and 7 brothers and sisters....
Jerrol Sandall
Jul 26, 2011
11/01/1921-07/26/2011 Jerry was born in York, NE, on November 1, 1921 and passed away on July 26, 2011 in Bellingham, WA, surrounded by her family. After graduating from college, Jerry enlisted in the WAVES and was transferred to Seattle. When the war ended she moved to San Francisco, CA, where she resided and worked for many years. Sick of the...
Kenneth Edward Holler
Jul 25, 2011
03/22/1947-07/25/2011 Ken Holler, age 64, passed away Monday, July 25th in Bellingham after a long illness. Ken had been fighting health issues for the last 5 years and had shown remarkable courage every day. Ken was born March 22, 1947 in Richmond, CA to Walter and June Holler. Ken enlisted in the U.S. Marines after high school and fought in...
William “Cougar”
Jul 25, 2011
01/05/1921-07/25/2011 William Palmer “Cougar” Lee died Monday, July 25, 2011 after losing his brave battle with dementia and congestive heart failure. At the time his soul left to be with his Lord he was surrounded by his son Fred, devoted niece Sharon Curran, loving friend Cora Razore and the incomparable and loving caregivers at Hospice House. Mr. Lee was a...
Esther Schlagel
Jul 25, 2011
05/22/1916-07/25/2011 Esther Christensen Schlagel passed away Monday, July 25th at the Shuksan Healthcare Center where she had lived for the past year. No words can express the gratitude her family has to the caring and compassionate staff of Shuksan Healthcare. Esther was born to Lizzie and Charles Christensen on May 22, 1916 in Spokane, WA. She married Paul, her high...
Alvin Fitzsimmons
Jul 23, 2011
05/30/1941-07/23/2011 Al Fitzsimmons, age 70 passed away peacefully Saturday, July 23rd in Bellingham. He was born May 30, 1941 in Fruitland, Idaho to Bird and Amy Fitzsimmons. Al was a hardworking and dedicated man. And he was a loving husband who deeply cared for his wife and his entire family. Al enjoyed hunting, fishing and camping. Al was preceded in...
Violet Downing
Jul 22, 2011
08/21/1925-07/22/2011 Violet Evelyn Downing, age 85 of Bellingham, passed away July, 22, 2011. She was born August 21, 1925 in Clyde, Alberta Canada. Vi resided in Bellingham for more than 60 years and will be missed by her family and many good friends and acquaintances. She worked at the downtown Bellingham J.C. Penny’s in the 1960’s making lifelong friendships with...
Hugh Fleetwood
Jul 17, 2011
03/18/1930-07/17/2011 Hugh Fleetwood, age 81, passed away peacefully at his Bellingham home on July 17, 2011 from complications of Parkinson’s disease. He was born March 18, 1930 in Grayling, MI to Arthur and Dorothy Fleetwood. Hugh grew up in Beulah, MI on the shores of Crystal Lake. After graduating from Benzonia High School in 1948 Hugh attended the University of...
John Morrissey
Jul 16, 2011
03/06/1933-07/16/2011 Jack passed away on July 16th after a hard fought illness. He was a lifelong resident of Bellingham, except for the two years spent teaching in Guam. Jack graduated from Bellingham High School in 1951. He then spent three years in the U.S. Army, where he was stationed in Germany. Upon his return, Jack graduated from WWU with a...
Evelyn Mason,
Jul 13, 2011
10/08/1924-07/13/2011 Evelyn Mason, age 86, died peacefully on July 13, 2011, in Bellingham, where she had resided since 1954. Born October 8, 1924 in Grand Junction, Colorado, Pete was the daughter of Edward and Margaret Peterson. Her mother had emigrated from Scotland, and late in life Pete was happy to reconnect with relatives overseas. On arriving in Bellingham, she co-founded...
John Heller
Jul 10, 2011
06/02/1948-07/10/2011 John Michael Heller was called to God on July 10, 2011 at the age of 63. He was born June 2, 1948 to Jack and Dorothy Heller and was raised in Bellingham. He attended Assumption School and Bellingham High School, graduating in 1966. He served in the US Navy in Vietnam from 1966 to 1971 aboard the USS Agerholm...
Janna Lallas
Jul 7, 2011
01/31/1967-07/02/2011 Janna B. Lallas, age 44 of Bellingham, passed away peacefully July 2, 2011 at Hospice House. She was born January 31, 1967 in Bellingham to George and Alta Lallas. Janna was a loving daughter and sister, and a compassionate mother. She is survived by her sons James and Joseph, parents George (wife Alta) Lallas, brothers Jim, John and Joe...
Don Wright
Jul 6, 2011
11/24/1943-07/06/2011 Don Ray Wright, age 67, passed away on July 6, 2011. He was born November 24, 1943 in San Antonio, Texas to Donald and Daisy Wright. He spent the latest years of his life in Washington with his wife of 27 years, Connie. He was a charismatic man who loved his family, and will be remembered most for his...
Henry Guckert
Jul 3, 2011
10/16/1924-07/03/2011 Bud Guckert, age 86 passed away July 3, 2011 at home in Custer. He was born October 16, 1924 in Columbus, OH to Frank and Emiline Guckert. Bud served in the U.S. Army during WWII, earning a Purple Heart and Silver Star for his service. He married Eugenia Estergreen on August 22, 1948 in Clearbrook, WA. Bud worked for...
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