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Caroline Yurovchak
Oct 9, 2011
07/19/1917 – 10/09/2011 Caroline E. Yurovchak, age 94, passed away at home on October 9, 2011. She was born in Sumas on July 19, 1917, to Louise (Lambert) and Edgar Thomas. Following her graduation from Nooksack-Sumas Union High School in 1934, she attended beauty school in Seattle and practiced in her mother’s beauty shop for the next six years. Caroline...
Donald Brown
Oct 8, 2011
08/03/1933 – 10/08/2011 Our beloved Donald Wayne Brown went to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on October 8, 2011. He was 78 years young. Funeral services will be held at Seminole Baptist Temple Thursday, October 13th ,at 1 pm with Pastor Don Baier officiating. Burial will be at the Veterans Cemetery in Springfield, Missouri, following the funeral...
Pearl Beaver
Oct 8, 2011
03/10/1919 – 10/08/2011 Pearl A. Beaver was born in Whatcom County on March 10, 1919, to Charles and Theresa Maslanka. She was the third of their four children. Preceded in death by her husband, Malvin M. Beaver, and by her son, Alan T. Voyce (both served in the U.S. Navy.) Pearl graduated from Meridian High School and Bellingham Business College....
Fred Evans
Oct 5, 2011
02/18/1920-10/5/2011 Fred Evans, age 91, passed away on October 5, 2011. He was born in Sussex, England to Fred and Fanny Evans on February 18, 1920. Fred was preceded is death by his first wife Olive, daughter Victoria Harris, and sister Eileen Band. He is survived by his wife Violet Evans, daughters Carol Partrick and Jackie (Richard) Orchard, son Victor...
Agnes Courtwright
Oct 1, 2011
1/11/1918 – 10/1/2011 Agnes V. Courtwright (Acheson) passed away on Oct 1, 2011 in Bellingham, WA following a stroke on the 4th of July. Agnes liked to joke about her birth and say she was born in a mill yard in Port Angeles, WA on Jan 11, 1918. She was the daughter of James Alexander and Edna Viola (Morse) Acheson....
Alice Sandin
Sep 27, 2011
08/16/1912-09/27/2011 Alice B. Sandin, age 99, passed away on September 27, 2011. She was born in Oregon House, CA on August 16, 1912 to Joseph and Lillian Wood. Alice was preceded in death by her beloved husband Edward. She is survived by her daughter Gail Ramsey, granddaughter Victoria Ramsey-Smith and three great grandchildren, Emma, Laura, Andrew as well as her...
Terradan Sagewynd
Sep 24, 2011
09/09/1953-09/24/2011 Terradan Landchild Sagewynd passed away on September 24, 2011 in Bellingham, Washington, after a two-year journey with pancreatic cancer. His enthusiasm for the beautiful natural world was never dimmed and he tried his best to enjoy it and his family during this time, as illness allowed, even making a last adventure to Yellowstone Park after Labor Day with his...
Betty Ballard
Sep 22, 2011
03/07/1920-09/22/2011 Preceded in death by her parents, Ada Belle and Orrin J. Wolfe and her husband Richard E. Smithey, Betty Wolfe Smithey Ballard died on September 22, 2011. Betty was born on March 7, 1920 in Seattle. The family moved to the Ferndale area and later to Bellingham where they remained for life. A natural talent, Betty started dancing at...
Pierce Ricketts
Sep 17, 2011
12/16/1927-09/17/2011 A celebration of Lee’s life with military honors will be held at Westford Funeral Home on Friday, October 21, 2011 at 2 p.m. //
Justin Vance
Sep 16, 2011
4/21/1987-9/16/2011 Justin David Vance was born to Colonel Michael and Magdalen (Lallas) Vance on April 21, 1987 at Madigan Hospital on the Fort Lewis Army base in Washington. He passed away on September, 16 2011. As any young man would do, he tested his boundaries and challenged the status quo, but with a tremendous capacity for love and caring. He...
George Wendy Hewitt
Sep 16, 2011
George Edgar Ronald Hewitt and Wendy Elizabeth Alto were joined in marriage on April 11, 1992 in North Vancouver, B.C. and passed away together on September 16, 2011 at the Reno Air Races. George, born December 3, 1950 in Winnipeg, Manitoba to George and Rose Hewitt, was a career pilot for Air Canada. He concluded his career as Captain of...
Sarah Baisden
Sep 16, 2011
12/3/1990-9/16/2011 Sarah Frances Baisden, age 20 of Deming, passed away Friday, September 16, 2011. She was born December 3, 1990 in Mt. Vernon, WA to Rob Baisden and Susan Schaar. She grew up in Deming and graduated from Mt. Baker High School in 2009. While at MBHS Sarah loved being involved with the FFA, had a tremendous presence at many...
Grace Pollock
Sep 13, 2011
11/26/1923-09/13/2011 Grace M. Pollock went home to be with her Lord and Savior on September 13, 2011. She was born November 26, 1923 in Bellingham to Joseph and Jeanie Hogg. She was preceded in death by her daughter Loretta Pollock and husband Donald S. Pollock. She is survived by her four children Jeanne Davis, Joe Pollock, Donna Nordhaug and Tom...
Alice Cave
Sep 12, 2011
01/04/1922-09/12/2011 When Alice A Cheek was 17, she met and fell in love with a young Texan who attended the Missionary Baptist Church in Salinas, California. A year later she married the love of her life, Bonnie, and became Alice Cave. Alice and Bonnie were then blessed with five children, Trent, Laura, David, Linda, and Alan. Their first home was...
Marguerite Riggs
Sep 10, 2011
06/22/1914-09/10/2011 Marguerite Ann Riggs, age 97 of Bellingham passed away peacefully Saturday, September 10, 2011. She was born June 22, 1914 in Appleton, WI to Joseph and Gertrude Kroll. Most important to Marguerite was her family. She loved family gatherings, dancing and listening to music. She was preceded in death by husband, Wally in 1976, brother, Mathew Kroll and sisters,...
Ruth Hansen
Sep 4, 2011
02/24/1921-09/04/2011 Ruth Marion Hansen, age 90, passed away on September 4, 2011 . She was born on February 24, 1921 in Bellingham , WA . She served in the Women’s Army Corps during WWII and was a private 1st class when she was honorably discharged in 1945. Ruth was a lifelong resident of Bellingham , and worked as a custodian...
Melva Clemenson
Sep 4, 2011
01/25/1945-09/04/2011 Melva Clemenson, age 66 went to be with her Lord on September 4, 2011. She had been diagnosed with lung cancer in March of this year. Melva was born January 25, 1945 in Dayton, Ohio. Melva’s faith was central to her life and she has been an active member of Christ the King Community Church in Bellingham for years....
Katherine Adams
Sep 3, 2011
08/07/1921-09/03/2011 Katherine Pauline Adams, age 90 passed away September 3, 2011 at St. Francis Extended Healthcare in Bellingham. She was born in Bellingham to Fred B. and Elizabeth (Toner) Victor. She graduated from Bellingham High School in 1939. She was married to Ed Moultray and they had a son Terry. Later she married Kaye L. Adams and they had two...
Ruth Bird
Aug 30, 2011
6/4/1931 -8/30/2011 Ruth was the mother of Karen (and Joe) Williams and their 8 children Tiffany, Britney, Sharley, Brady, Juliette, Jeremiah, Jeremy and Jasmine; who were members of the Ferndale 2nd Ward in Bellingham. Ruth passed away at age 80 on August 30, 2011 in Arlington, WA. She was born on June 4, 1931 in Bozeman, MT. Ruth served in...
Charles Aurand
Aug 29, 2011
10/22/1943-08/29/2011 Charles “Chuck” Lemont Aurand passed away August 29, 2011, in Bellingham, WA, after a brief illness. He was 67. Chuck was born on October 22, 1943, in Shiloh Valley, Illinois, to Shirlee and Lee Aurand. He moved as a junior in high school with his family to western Washington, and attended Washington State University. Chuck started his career with...
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