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Local Obituaries for Bellingham, WA, Whatcom County & Surrounding Areas

Martha Louise Beaver

Martha Louise Beaver

Jun 3, 2022

Martha Louise Beaver was born in Los Angeles, CA to Orville and Mary (Jones) Tracy on August 19, 1929 and passed away peacefully at home on June 3, 2022 at the age of 92. In the spring on 1953, seeking some adventure and a way to serve the Lord, Martha, and a corps friend formed their own Service Corps and...

Jordan Scott Terry

Jordan Scott Terry

Jun 2, 2022

Jordan Scott Terry passed away suddenly on June 2, 2022 in Bellingham, WA at the age of 41. He was born in Seattle, WA. Jordan is survived by his son Jaydon R. Hinds; his parents, A.W. Terry and Margot Wade-Terry; a brother & three sisters. A private family memorial will be held. You may share your memories at www.westfordfuneralhome.com .

Georgene Robin Reid

Georgene Robin Reid

Jun 2, 2022

Georgene “Genie” Reid, age 69, passed away peacefully in Bellingham, with her five sons at her side, on Thursday, June 2, 2022. She was born to Robert and Grace (Rocke) Reid on January 4, 1953 in Seattle. Genie graduated from Sehome High School in 1971 and lived most of her life in Whatcom County. She enjoyed working alongside her father...

Betty M. Hugg

Betty M. Hugg

Jun 2, 2022

Betty Marlene Brewer Hugg, of Bellingham, WA, passed away Thursday, June 2, 2022. She was 86, born on July 25, 1935 in Waterford, CA to Levi and Stella (Murry) Brewer. Betty attended the University of the Pacific graduating with a degree in elementary education and music. She began her working career as a second grade teacher in Modesto and married...

Kenneth L. Harris

Kenneth L. Harris

May 30, 2022

Born in Fort Rucker, Alabama to Peter and Gerry (Barnwell) Harris, Ken passed away in Bellingham, WA at the way too young age of 58. Ken served as a boatswain’s mate in the US Coast Guard and then became a carpenter, welder, machinist, general contractor and owner of a home improvement business. He received an Associate’s Degree in Electro Mechanical...

Cecilia Heffner Penley

Cecilia Heffner Penley

May 23, 2022

Cecilia Heffner Penley was born September 25, 1920. She lived to make 101 trips around the sun. She is survived by her four children; Michael (Julie), Ronald (Sally), Susan, and Sara (Lynda); four grandchildren, Jason (Amy), Zachary (Jess), Parker (Summer), and Jenna; five great-grandchildren, Whitney, Lydia, Lilah, Burke, and Olive; and many nieces, nephews, and siblings. Cecilia loved everything outdoors...

Stuart L. Currier

Stuart L. Currier

May 23, 2022

Stuart Currier passed away in Bellingham on May 23, 2022 in Bellingham. He was born on July 29, 1928 in Keene, New Hampshire to George and Helen (Lane) Currier. Stuart is survived by his sister Gay Currier and his nephew Ted Carmody. At his request, no services will be held but you may share thoughts and memories of Stu with...

Thomas Hennessy

Thomas Hennessy

May 18, 2022

Thomas Charles Hennessy, born 8/23/1938 in Minot, ND, passed peacefully surrounded by loved ones at home in Bellingham on 5/18/2022. Tom grew up in Minot, ND, and had a wonderful work family at North Hill Bowl during his employment there from 1960-1972. In 1972, he moved to Bellingham, WA, where he had another wonderful work family at Bellingham Cold Storage...

Eunice M. Fischer

Eunice M. Fischer

May 16, 2022

Eunice Martha (Harthun) Fischer entered into The Lord’s presence on May 16, 2022, in Bellingham, WA. Eunice was born in Lansing, IL on September 17, 1926. She was the fourth of eight siblings, one of whom did not survive birth. Her parents were the Rev. Herbert and Martha Harthun. She grew up just outside of Chicago in Lansing during the...

Margaret Daley

Margaret Daley

May 12, 2022

Margaret Daley passed away on May 12, 2022 in Bellingham. Margaret was born on February 23, 1934 in Kansas City, Kansas to Braulio and Felisa (Nunez) Hernandez. Margaret grew up in a segregated community in Kansas City, Kansas where she attended John J. Ingalls Elementary School with sisters Wilma and Anita. From early in her life, Margaret’s parents passed on...

Sarah Ingrid Wetzel

Sarah Ingrid Wetzel

May 6, 2022

Sarah Ingrid Wetzel was born on February 8, 1975 to Larry and Bonnie Larson in San Jose, CA. She attended schools in San Jose and graduated from the University of Oregon in 1997 with a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science. She completed a Master’s degree in Business Administration in 2009. Sarah and Michael Wetzel were married on August 23, 2013...

Ronald Lee "Ron" Haling

Ronald Lee "Ron" Haling

May 4, 2022

Ron the “Miracle Man” Haling passed away at his home in Bellingham on May 4, 2022 at the age of 80. He was born on March 24, 1942 in Arbor Vitae, Wisconsin, the second youngest of 13 to Frank and Grace (Eschenbauch) Haling. Ron entered the US Army in 1962 working on helicopters during the Korean War and received an...

Kailia Lexis Posey

Kailia Lexis Posey

May 2, 2022

Our angel, Kailia Posey, went to be with the Lord on May 2nd, 2022. Kailia was born on April 19th, 2006, in Las Vegas, Nevada to Marcy Gatterman. Kailia touched the hearts of many during her short life. She is remembered for her sweet and outgoing personality, and how she cared about everyone she met. Kailia was passionate about performing...

Susanna Hunter

Susanna Hunter

May 1, 2022

Susie Hunter, a woman of many talents and interests, died May 1, 2022 in Bellingham, Washington. Susie was born on February 5, 1948 to Royce and Ellen Burton in Berlin, Germany. As a young child, she was an “Army brat”, moving with her dad’s assignments. When he retired from the service, the family moved to Austin, Texas where Susie spent...

John Snow Bell

John Snow Bell

Apr 29, 2022

John Bell passed away on April 29, 2022 at the age of 94 at his home in Bellingham. He was born to Frank and Rhoda (Lybargar) Bell on December 4, 1927, one of ten children. He graduated from Bellingham High School. A proud veteran, John enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1950 and served in the Korean War. He was...

Patricia Mercedes Huntley

Patricia Mercedes Huntley

Apr 27, 2022

Patricia Mercedes Huntley went home to the Lord on April 27, 2022. She was 91 years old. She was born in Bellingham, WA on December 11, 1930 to James and Kathrine Ashe. Patty attended Assumption School, graduated from Bellingham High School in 1948, and attended Western Washington State College for two years. On March 28, 1950 she married the love...

Daniel Brown Md

Daniel Brown Md

Apr 23, 2022

Dr. Daniel Brown died on April 23, 2022 in Twin Falls, Idaho at St. Luke's Magic Valley Hospital. Dan was born in Berkeley, California in 1941. Following his father's example, Dan earned the rank of Eagle Scout. He studied engineering at the University of Michigan and was named to the Vulcan honorary society. He worked for a year as an...

Ray L. Stebner

Ray L. Stebner

Apr 22, 2022

Ray was born on November 1, 1932 in Yakima, WA to Jacob and Janie (Baldwin) Stebner. He passed away peacefully at Whatcom Hospice House in Bellingham, WA on April 22, 2022. A proud veteran, Ray served as Captain in the U.S. Air Force from 1954-1958, where he was asked to teach at the academy. He married Jeanne Kanzler on June...

Beverly Jean Macleod

Beverly Jean Macleod

Apr 18, 2022

Beverly Jean MacLeod, age 92, passed away on April 18, 2022 in Lynden. She was born February 20, 1930 in Jamestown, North Dakota to William and Ethel Hyland. Beverly married her husband Duncan in 1951, and moved to Bellingham in 1954. Beverly was a talented quilter and loved to crochet. She will be dearly missed by her large and loving...

Vann Pon

Vann Pon

Apr 16, 2022

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