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Gerald L. Hurlbert
Dec 4, 2023
Gerald Hurlbert, age 90, passed away on December 4, 2023 in Bellingham. He was born in 1933 in Mayville, WI. He attended Winnebago Lutheran Academy in Fond du Lac, WI and proudly served in the US Navy in the Korean War. He was married to Patricia Morrissey on June 9, 1956 at Sacred Heart Parish and they spent 48 wonderful...
Frederick R. Lund
Dec 2, 2023
Lifelong Bellingham resident, Fred Lund, 87, passed away at home December 2, 2023, with his loving wife by his side. Fred was born at the old St. Joseph Hospital to Gertrude and Ronald Lund. Fred grew up in the Sunnyland neighborhood and maintained friendships from those years all his life. He graduated from Bellingham High School in 1954, and WWU...
Ashlyn Raine (Stroud) Abbott
Dec 2, 2023
Ashlyn Raine (Stroud) Abbott was born in the early morning hours of September 8, 2003 to Jacob and Amy in Mount Vernon, WA. Ashlyn was the firstborn child, gifted with intelligence and a sweet disposition. She exuded love and kindness from birth and that goodness grew as she did. The Stroud family welcomed Ashlyn’s siblings, Olivia in 2006 and Brody...
Carl Roger Sahlin
Dec 1, 2023
Carl Roger Sahlin, 83, passed away on December 1, 2023, in his hometown, Bellingham, WA. Born on April 17, 1940, in Bellingham, Roger was the beloved husband of Gerry Ann Sahlin for 55 years. He is survived by his daughters, Heather Sahlin and Sigrid Hoag, and his sons, Skip Sahlin and Chris Sahlin. Roger received his education at Bellingham High...
Kyle D. Lonsberry
Nov 25, 2023
Kyle David Lonsberry passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, November 25, 2023, in Blaine, Washington. Kyle was born in Woodbury, New Jersey on April 15, 1974. He spent most of his life living in Santa Clarita, California and most recently in Blaine, Washington. Kyle was an avid sports fan and was also a gifted athlete himself. Kyle is survived by his...
Carl J. Mueller
Nov 24, 2023
Carl Mueller, age 84, passed away peacefully on Friday, November 24, 2023, in Bellingham, WA. He was born November 5, 1939, in Cleveland, OH to Paul and Josephine Mueller. Carl graduated from Cleveland St. Ignatius High School in 1957. He briefly attended John Carroll University until he joined the US Navy in 1958 where he served until 1962. While in...
Kristine Hill
Nov 20, 2023
Kristine Hill was born in Baltimore, MD on November 3, 1948 and passed away in her Bellingham home on November 20, 2023. She was preceded in death by her parents, Nicholas and Lillian Kimler, as well as her brother Peter. Kristine lived a life full of creativity, travel, and miniatures. For the last 50 years she created hundreds of incredible,...
Judge Steven J. Mura
Nov 19, 2023
Steven J. Mura, 74, of Bellingham, WA passed away on November 19 in his home surrounded by family and loved ones. Steve was born in Bellingham, WA on March 29, 1949 to Edward and Mary (MacDonald) Mura. Steve excelled academically, attending Assumption Catholic School and then Bellingham High School. He was accepted into West Point Military Academy, where he became...
Colleen M. Kelley
Nov 12, 2023
Colleen Kelley passed away on November 12, 2023. Colleen retired after twenty-six years as a psychology professor at Florida State University. Prior to that, she taught at Macalester College, Williams College, and her undergraduate alma mater, Reed College. She earned her Ph.D. from Stanford University where she studied human memory. As a professor, she was admired by her students and...
Kathleen Bocchi
Nov 11, 2023
Kathleen (Pronschinske) Bocchi passed away peacefully on November 11, 2023. She was born October 14, 1926 to Albert and Lu (George) Pronschinske in Arcadia, Wisconsin and was the oldest of five children. Kathleen grew up on the Wisconsin dairy farm run by her parents, along with her siblings: Clarice, JoAnn, Albert Jr. and Harlan. Kathleen graduated from Arcadia High School...
Janice Lee Techter
Nov 3, 2023
Janice Lee (Brown) Techter passed away suddenly at home on November 3, 2023 at the age of 73. Jan was born May 1, 1950 to Elmer and Lois Brown and grew up in Barrington, IL. She worked as a graphic artist in Chicago, IL and Bellingham, WA with positions at JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association), Discovery International, The...
Tryfonas D. Fotopoulos
Nov 3, 2023
Tryfon Fotopoulos, age 92, was born in the rural village of Agios Giorgos in Greece on 14 March 1931. As a child he began working on the family farm for what amounted to decades of industrious, yet adverse, labor in the production of olive oil. While an adolescent during WWII, he served with valor for the resistance against Germany's occupation...
Steve Dominic Kuljis
Nov 2, 2023
Born on November 26, 1928, in Bellingham, WA to Martin and Amanda (Stanovich) Kuljis, Steve passed away in Bellingham on November 2, 2023. Steve grew up at the small family home on 12th Street in Fairhaven and attended Lowell Elementary School, Fairhaven Middle School, Bellingham High School, and Western Washington University. He was very active in sports and played both...
Bryan Arthur Mckay
Oct 30, 2023
Bryan A. McKay went to be with his Lord and Savior on Monday, October 30, 2023. He is survived by his wife of 51 years, Shelly Towle McKay, their three sons, Brad McKay and his wife Kristy of Bellingham, WA, Dustin McKay of Bellingham, WA, and Darin McKay and his wife Lawanda of Lititz, PA. He was blessed with seven...
Richard Charles Tobias
Oct 28, 2023
Richard Charles Tobias was born on September 12, 1937, to parents Joseph & Genevieve Tobias in Chicago, IL. He passed away peacefully on October 28, 2023. Richard married Marian Johnson on June 4, 1966. He was a high school biology teacher for 35 years, retiring in 1997. Richard graduated with his Doctor of Arts from the University of Northern Colorado....
Robert Morrison
Oct 28, 2023
Robert Edward Morrison was born on March 11, 1948, in Bellingham, WA and passed away at age 75 on October 28, 2023, surrounded by those very close to him. Robert is buried at Bayview Cemetery next to his father, Robert, and sister, Nancy. My “Uncle Ted” as I called him was an incredibly fascinating man. He was a proud Alger...
Jay Theodore Kaufman
Oct 27, 2023
Jay Theodore Kaufman passed away peacefully at home on October 27, 2023, at the age of 90. A beloved husband, father, grandfather, and brother, he loved family, basketball, books, libraries, good beer, and travel. Born in Bellingham, WA to Ted and Jean Kaufman, he was the oldest of four children. He went to what is now Western Washington University to...
Ruth Eileen Lyles
Oct 26, 2023
Born in Portsmouth, OH on September 23, 1923 to Frank and Edna (Schwamberger) Gemperline, Ruth Eileen Lyles passed away at her Lynden home on October 26, 2023 at the age of 100. In Portsmouth, Ruth graduated from Holy Redeemer High School. After marrying Harold Lyles and having two children, Lynn Ann and Raymond Francis, they moved to Chicago, IL. In...
Peggy Koellmann
Oct 18, 2023
Peggy Virginia (Scott) Koellmann, passed away peacefully on October 18, 2023 in Bellingham, Washington. She was born on July 19, 1941 in Leon, Iowa to John and Anita Scott. Peggy, a most loving and devoted mother, grandmother, and sister, is survived by her son Derek and his wife Jennifer, brother John and his wife Earlina, daughter Keri, grandsons Sam and...
Ruby Janet Smith
Oct 17, 2023
Ruby Schafer was born February 28, 1935, in Bellingham, WA at St. Joesph’s Hospital just three days after her future husband, Curt Smith; their mothers’ week-long stays overlapped as was the standard in those days.
A lifelong Bellingham resident, Ruby grew up with her mother Maud, father Harry, and younger sister Joanne, in several houses around Bellingham including at Dellesta Park...
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