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Richard Harvey
Apr 26, 2011
10/02/1927-04/26/2011 Richard H. Harvey, age 83, passed away April 26, 2011 in Bellingham. He was born October 2, 1927 in Palo Alto, CA to Frank and Margaret Harvey. Richard served in the U.S. Army from 1945-46. He married Cecilia Lomonte on January 17, 1959 in Palo Alto. Richard was raised in Palo Alto, lived for 20 years in Houston, TX,...
Elizabeth Klander
Apr 24, 2011
10/29/1915-04/24/2011 Elizabeth Klander, age 95 passed away peacefully on Easter Sunday, April 24, 2011 in Bellingham. She was born October 29, 1915 in Seattle to Robert and Edna Stevenson. Elizabeth married John Klander in 1935 and together they raised their family here in Bellingham. She enjoyed travelling and gardening. Elizabeth was an active member of Church of the Assumption. She...
Dolores Ledesma
Apr 21, 2011
03/31/1937-04/21/2011 Dolores C. Ledesma passed away April 21, 2011 in Bellingham. She was preceded in death by her daughter Katherine. She is survived by her children Eddie (Megan) Elliott, Sharon (Brian) Gilbert, Andrea (John) Nowell, and Ray (Teri) Elliott, 7 grandchildren, and many loving family members and friends. A family gathering will be held.
Ardella York
Apr 18, 2011
08/24/1920-04/18/2011 Ardella Angeley York, age 90, of Bellingham, WA passed away peacefully in her home on April 18, 2011. She was born August 24, 1920 in Port Chester, NY to William & Dorinda (Lyon) Angeley, the second of five children. She attended Greenwich (CT) High School. Ardella worked in retail for many years, which held some of her fondest memories....
Keegan Badgero
Apr 16, 2011
03/15/1990-04/16/2011 Keegan Badgero was born on March 15, 1990 in Aurora, IL. He went home to be with his Savior on Saturday, April 16, 2011 at St. Joseph Hospital in Bellingham. He left this world peacefully, surrounded by his family, and is now at rest in the arms of Jesus. Keegan graduated from Mt. Baker High School in 2007. Keegan...
Edith Branlund
Apr 16, 2011
01/01/1926-04/16/2011 Lifetime Bellingham resident Edith E.E. Branlund, age 85, passed away April 16, 2011. She was born January 1, 1926 in Bellingham to Otto and Emilie (Fritzsche) Hahnel. Edie married Clint Branlund in Bellingham in 1948. They owned and operated Bellingham Blueprinting for years. Edie and Clint were active in Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church, the Bellingham Yacht Club and the...
Norma (Ellingson) Bartleson
Apr 16, 2011
07/07/1914-04/16/2011 Norma (Ellingson) Bartleson was born July 7, 1914 in Bellingham to Leonard & Anna Ellingson. She graduated from Meridian High School, and then St. Luke’s General Hospital School of nursing in 1936. Norma entered the Navy Nurse Corps on August 26, 1940. She attended George Washington University from 1943-1944, and then served in WWII and the Korean War. Her...
Larry Thaut
Apr 14, 2011
02/18/1939-04/14/2011 Larry Thaut, age 72, passed away April 14, 2011 in Bellingham. He was born February 18, 1939 in Shepherd, Montana to Carl and Elizabeth (Yerger) Thaut. Larry graduated from High School in Wenatchee and served in the US Army Reserve. He married Judy Clark in Bellingham on September 21, 1963. Larry loved fishing, spending time with his grandchildren and...
Lylias Hendrickson
Apr 4, 2011
07/26/1917-04/04/2011 Lylias Hendrickson, age 93 of Bellingham passed away April 4, 2011. She was born July 26, 1917 in Litchfield, MN, to Emil and Hannah (Olson) Mortenson. Lylias served our country in the Women’s Army Corps (WAC) during WWII. Then after completing her nurses training she re-enlisted in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War. It was at McChord...
Enid James
Apr 2, 2011
03/06/1925-04/02/2011 Enid was born in Kerrobert, Saskatchewan on March 6, 1925 to parents Ethel & Harry Maxfield. She lived in the Vancouver area, moved to Bellingham in 1975, and returned to Abbotsford, B.C. in 2008. She loved to play golf, go bowling, and play cards with her friends. She especially loved to play games with her grandchildren and spend time...
Gerard Rutan, Ph.D
Mar 30, 2011
03/03/1935-03/30/2011 Jerry Rutan, age 76, passed away March 30, 20l l in Bellingham. He was born March 3, 1935 in Great Falls, MT, to Joseph and Helen (Giltner) Rutan. Jerry was the oldest of 6 children. Jerry served in the U.S. Army for 2 years where he earned the Soldier of the Month twice. Jerry married a girl from Great...
Kathleen Shofner
Mar 29, 2011
04/29/1931-03/29/2011 Kathleen Shofner, age 79 of Bellingham, passed away peacefully on March 29, 2011. She was born on April 29, 1931 in Golden, Mississippi to David and Rada (Wood) Graham. Kathleen received her Bachelor of Science degree from Mississippi State College for Women. In her early years she worked as a librarian at Fort Benning, Georgia and for the public...
Roy Porter
Mar 28, 2011
01/23/1931-03/28/2011 Roy Joseph Porter, Jr., age 80, passed away on Monday, March 28, 2011, at his home in Lynden, WA. Roy was born on January 23, 1931 in Akron, Ohio. Roy was a lifelong resident of Akron, Ohio until he moved with his wife of 60 years, Janet E. Porter, to Lynden in 2006 to be near their sons and...
Doris Warner
Mar 26, 2011
6/30/1928-3/26/2011 Doris C. Warner, age 82, passed away March 26, 2011 in Bellingham, WA, surrounded by her loving family. She was born June 30, 1928 in Wynona, OK, to Melvin Eli and Gladys Pearl (Osborn) McMenomy. Doris worked as a legal secretary for over 20 years and retired from Southwestern Bell Telephone. She enjoyed traveling with family and friends, collecting...
Harlan Kelley
Mar 24, 2011
4/29/1927 – 3/24/2011 Harlan S. Kelley, age 83 of Sumas, passed away March 24, 2011 in Bellingham. He was born April 29, 1927 in Fordville, ND to Harry and Pearl (Cooper) Kelley. Harlan served in the US Navy Seabee’s during WWII. He was an active member of St. Peter’s Catholic Church, the Lions Club, Sumas American Legion Post #212, and...
Sr. Clarina Burns
Mar 23, 2011
10/4/1924 – 3/23/2011 Sr. Mary Clarina Burns was born Mary Elizabeth Burns on October 4, 1924 in Caldwell, Idaho to Thomas and Helen (Morgan) Burns. Sr. Clarina died peacefully on March 23, 2011 at Christian Healthcare Center in Lynden. She earned her Master’s in Administration and Master’s in Counseling and studied under the noted psychiatrist John Butler. She has been...
Nick Cullop
Mar 22, 2011
1/22/1955 – 3/22/2011 Nick Cullop, age 56 of Bellingham passed away on Tuesday, March 22nd in Bellingham. He was born January 22, 1955 in Minneapolis, MN to Henry and Donna (Potvin) Cullop. Nick was kind hearted and generous. He enjoyed golfing, fishing, cooking, and spending time outdoors. He was a proud father of three and loved spending time with his...
Ann Halverson
Mar 21, 2011
12/25/1914-03/21/2011 Ann Halverson passed away on March 21st, 2011 at the age of 96. Although she made her home in Bellingham for 51 years she was a native of New York. Ann worked as an administrative assistant for the political science department of Western Washington University for 21 years. She was preceded in death by her husband Gil Halverson and...
Nick Zourkos
Mar 20, 2011
1/13/1962 – 3/20/2011 Nick Zourkos, age 49 of Bellingham, passed away March 20, 2011. He was born January 13, 1962 in Bellingham. On August 15, 1991, he married the love of his life Yanna in Greece. Together they had three children: Dimitri, Eleni & Rina. Nick had many activities that he enjoyed in life. He had a great passion for...
Barbara “Bunny” Skinner
Mar 20, 2011
Barbara Louise Skinner of Bellingham passed away on March 20, 2011 in Bellingham, WA.Born in St. Paul, Minnesota on August 19, 1936 to Robert and Wilhelmina “Billie” Adam, she was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother, enthusiastic about every aspect of her life. We will miss her energetic spirit and enthusiasm for life, her smiles and hugs, her love of...
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