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Robert "Bob" Avery
Jul 29, 2023
Bob was born on October 28, 1936 in Seattle, WA to Lloyd and Mabel Avery. He went to heaven on July 29, 2023. A veteran of the US Air Force, Bob served the Seattle Police Department for over 27 years, a majority of that he served as a Seattle Police Harbor Patrol Officer and diver. He was a talented golfer...
Robert "Bob" W. Kehoe
Jul 28, 2023
Born in Mexico, MO on April 17, 1943 to Cecil and Josephine Kehoe, Bob passed away at his Bellingham home on July 28, 2023. He joined the U.S. Navy and toured in Vietnam in 1962. The Navy brought him to Washington where he worked at Georgia Pacific and later retired from ARCO at age 55. In 1972, he married Judith...
Marlene Wolf
Jul 28, 2023
Marlene (Trecker) Wolf, age 87, passed away peacefully on July 28, 2023 at her home in Bellingham, WA. Marlene was a lifelong resident of Bellingham, born on February 5, 1936 to Carl and Frances (Mark) Trecker. Marlene graduated from Bellingham High School in 1954. She enjoyed her high school years and the lifelong friends she made there. She was a...
Norman Chapman Tennock
Jul 25, 2023
We are deeply saddened with the passing of Norman Tennock on July 25, 2023. He is together now with Gillian, his beloved wife of 60+ years, who passed away just 3.5 months before him. He also joins Craig’s partner, Alison, who passed suddenly last September. Norman is survived by his children and their spouses, Craig, Karen & Ivar, Julie &...
Allen F. Hankins Jr.
Jul 21, 2023
Allen Franklin Hankins Jr. was born on April 21, 1950 in Bellingham, WA to Allen and Regatha (Crout) Hankins. Allen passed away on July 21, 2023 with his beloved partner, Paula, by his side. Allen grew up in Alger and Bellingham. He was the youngest of seven children. He graduated from Bellingham High School and moved to Georgia where, through...
Mark Steven Lundquist
Jul 20, 2023
Mark Steven Lundquist left this earth on July 20, 2023 at the age of 62. He was born in Portland, Oregon on October 18, 1960 to Vern and Lorene Lundquist. He grew up in the Portland area and graduated from Sam Barlow High School in Gresham, Oregon. He has lived in Bellingham, Washington for the past 25 years and worked...
Lorraine Cora Reid
Jul 17, 2023
Lorraine Cora (Stearns) Reid, passed away on July 17, 2023. She was two months shy of her 96th birthday. Lorraine was born on October 3, 1927 in Chelan, WA. She was the fourth child of Arthur Clifford Stearns and Annie Darling McLeod. When her parents separated in 1929, her mother relocated with the children to Bellingham, WA. On New Year’s...
John Minta Goodman
Jul 14, 2023
John Minta Goodman, 90, passed away Friday, June 14, 2023, in his beloved Lake Samish home. John was born in Bellingham to Harry and Bernice Goodman on November 28, 1932. He graduated from Bellingham High School and enlisted in the United States Navy, becoming a proud Seabee in the Korean War. Before earning his Bachelor’s Degree in Education at Western...
Maureen Sharon Anderson
Jul 13, 2023
Our dear sweet friend Maureen has passed away, safely and comfortably, and with the kindness and assistance of the wonderful staffs of hospice and Angelcare Acres. She will be sincerely and dearly missed by her many friends, co-workers, cousins, classmates, extended family of “youngsters” who knew her as “Auntie Maureen” and “Gramma Reenie,” her sisters by choice, and especially by...
Harriett Ann Green
Jul 13, 2023
Harriett Ann Green, age 89, has entered into the arms of Jesus. Just shy of her 90th birthday, she was grateful to have lived in the comfort of her own home until her passing on July 13, 2023. Harriett was born on July 30, 1933 in Laurens, South Carolina to William and Mattie Dawkins. She continued her route westward, ending...
Rodney E. Jones
Jul 9, 2023
Born in Nicholson, PA to Emory and Sarah Jane Jones, Rod passed away in Concrete, WA on July 9, 2023. He graduated from Lackawanna Trail High School in Nicholson, PA and joined the US Army in 1980, serving for twelve years before retiring as a Ranger in 1992. The Army took him all over the States, including stays in Ft....
Mary Warren Radey
Jul 6, 2023
Mary Warren Radey, age 62, passed away in Bellingham. She was born June 21, 1961 in Bellingham to Walter and Donna Warren. She was preceded in death by her father, Walter. She is survived by her mother Donna Warren, sister Theresa (Gary) Barnhart, sister Trish (Ray) Snyder, and many loving friends. A graveside committal will be held at Enterprise Cemetery...
Tammy Jacobsen
Jul 5, 2023
Tammy Jacobsen, age 63, passed away in Bellingham on July 5, 2023. She was born February 16, 1960 in Price, Utah to James and Julia Piantes. She worked as a pharmacy technician at Swedish Hospital before moving to Bellingham. Tammy enjoyed camping, needlework, spending time with her dogs and family trips to Disneyland and Disneyworld. She was preceded in death...
Robert "Bob" Alan Ham
Jul 3, 2023
Robert “Bob” Alan Ham was born on November 9, 1948, in Tuxedo Park, NY to William Ham Sr. and June (Roseburg) Ham. Bob passed into his eternal rest with Jesus Christ on July 3, 2023, in Bellingham, WA. Bob is survived by his wife Carol (Gerber) Ham, daughter Christine “Christy” Ham, brothers William Ham Jr. (wife Bettye), Richard Ham (wife...
Joan Betty Dubow
Jun 30, 2023
Joan Betty Kunin DuBow (aka Joanie, Lola, Bubbe, Fire, GG, Mom) passed away on Friday, June 30, 2023, at the studio house she had been living in since September 2019, on her youngest daughter’s beautiful acreage in Bellingham, WA. Joanie had a long life, filled with many people who loved her and countless fun activities. She spent her early years...
Christopher Bard Goldsmith
Jun 30, 2023
Christopher Bard Goldsmith passed away on June 30, 2023 after being diagnosed five weeks earlier with a glioblastoma brain tumor. He was 76. Chris was born in Seattle on February 28, 1947, to Melvin William and Dorothea Darsie Bard Goldsmith. He was raised on Queen Anne Hill in Seattle and graduated from Queen Anne High School in 1965. He was...
Elizabeth "Betty" Cross
Jun 29, 2023
Betty was born in 1926 in New York City, followed by sister Dorothy in 1928, and attended school in Mt. Vernon, NY. Family vacations were enjoyed in upstate New York, coastal New England and Martha’s Vineyard. Following her father’s death in 1938, her mother moved the family to Chicago where extended family resided. Betty and Dorothy graduated Francis W. Parker...
Carl F. Roehl Jr.
Jun 28, 2023
Born in Wichita Falls, TX on May 2, 1944, Carl passed away in Bellingham on June 28, 2023. A lifelong resident of Bellingham, he was a graduate of Western Washington University and University of Montana School of Law. He practiced law in Bellingham from 1970 until his retirement. He was preceded in death by his son, Carl F. Roehl, III....
Jesse Ericksen
Jun 21, 2023
Jesse Taylor-Bryant Ericksen passed away on June 21, 2023, in Bellingham, WA, following a long battle with depression. He was 29 years old. Jesse was born on November 28, 1993, in Olympia, to parents Charles and Jodi (Thramer) Ericksen. He graduated from Bellingham High, earned his bachelor’s degree in computer science at WWU, and was building his career in the...
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