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

Harriet "Bunny" Olson

Harriet "Bunny" Olson

Sep 13, 2020

Harriet “Bunny” Olson, age 89, passed away in Bellingham on September 13, 2020. She was born on July 30, 1931 in Seattle, WA to Charles and Tena (Jess) Follis. Bunny attended the University of Washington and was a Husky cheerleader and a member of Alpha Delta Phi sorority. She studied elementary education and after graduating taught first grade in Seattle...

Arthur "Art" J. Hendrickson

Arthur "Art" J. Hendrickson

Sep 6, 2020

On Sunday 6th, 2020 Arthur J. Hendrickson, age 95, passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by his family. He was born on February 4th, 1925 in Bellingham to Freeman and Lena Hendrickson. At a young age Art served in the U.S. Coast Guard during WWII. Art married the love of his life, Anna Wall, on Valentine’s Day; 1948. After serving...

Curtis Wesley Page

Curtis Wesley Page

Sep 5, 2020

Curtis Wesley Page, age 58, passed away on September 5, 2020 at his home in Bellingham, WA. Curtis was born on August 28, 1962 in Bellingham to Cloid W. “Chuck” and Darleen J. (Fitzpatrick) Page. He worked for many years in landscaping maintenance at Western Washington University. Curtis was a gentle soul with a warm heart. He was preceded in...

James V. Hinchey

James V. Hinchey

Sep 2, 2020

Butch was born October 7, 1946 in Richlands, VA to Virgil & Gladys (Edwards) Hinchey. Butch and his mother flew to Washington State when he was 6 months old to reunite with his father who had been stationed in Japan. They moved around a bit, and eventually settled in Sunnyside, WA where he graduated from High School in 1964. In...

Dominic Paul Garguile

Dominic Paul Garguile

Aug 31, 2020

Longtime educator Dominic Paul Garguile, 83, died August 31, 2020 at Whatcom Hospice House after a six-year battle with Parkinson’s and vascular diseases. He was born February 15, 1937, in Philadelphia, PA to Dominic and Lucy Garguile. His father died young, and Dominic subsequently attended Girard College, a boarding school for boys whose fathers were deceased. He made lifelong friendships...

Joan Felicia Quinn Graves

Joan Felicia Quinn Graves

Aug 23, 2020

Joan Felicia Quinn Graves, of Bellingham, WA, was born the 2nd of August 1930 in Inyo County, California. She will be missed by her son Glenn Graves (wife Lynn) and daughter Ellen Bartell (husband Bo); her two sisters Leeanette Dabbs and Maureen Quinn; seven grandchildren Kayla, Diana, April, MaryAlice, Kurtis, Jeromy, and Philip; and eleven great-grandchildren. As we travel through...

Clayton Delane "Lane" Richards

Clayton Delane "Lane" Richards

Aug 22, 2020

Clayton DeLane “Lane” Richards was born in Bellingham, WA on November 17, 1957 to Gordon Richards and Willena (Shannon) Richards. He grew up in Forks, WA and started his family in Port Angeles, WA, living out his best years in Bellingham, WA. He was a diligent worker, loving father, wonderful husband, and one of the greatest friends anyone could ask...

Alvin Curtis Glen

Alvin Curtis Glen

Aug 20, 2020

Alvin Glen, age 89, passed away peacefully at Whatcom Hospice House, on Thursday, August 20, 2020. Al was born on February 25, 1931 in Bellingham, WA to Harley and Violet (Doolittle) Glen. Al was married to Aileen Lowman for over 40 wonderful years before her passing in 2018. Al loved spending time in the outdoors, fishing, camping and boating. He...

Hai Ly

Hai Ly

Aug 18, 2020

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Robert Wayne Goyer

Robert Wayne Goyer

Aug 13, 2020

Robert Goyer passed away on August 13, 2020 in Bellingham. Robert was born on October 26, 1955 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to David and Lois (Gray) Goyer. Robert served in the US Navy from 1976-1978. Robert is survived by his sister Rose Dawson of Oklahoma. You may share memories with the family at www.westfordfuneralhome.com .

Kathy Ann Spinelli

Kathy Ann Spinelli

Aug 8, 2020

Kathy Ann Spinelli, of Lynden, WA, passed away at home on Saturday, August 8, 2020 after a courageous battle with cancer. She was 55, born in Bellingham, WA on September 1, 1964 to Vonnie (Peters) and Daniel Fitzgerald. She spent the best years of her life raising her family and making long lasting, stable community connections. She was strong and...

Leslie O. Crosby

Leslie O. Crosby

Aug 7, 2020

Leslie O. Crosby, age 96, passed away on August 7, 2020 in Bellingham, WA. He was born May 10, 1924 in Cranbrook, B.C., Canada to Oliver and Mabel (Radel) Crosby. Along with gardening, birthday parties, birds, and honey bees, Les loved LIFE. Les was famous for his many jokes for all occasions fathered from his seed salesman days with Ferry...

Lorena Derr

Lorena Derr

Aug 1, 2020

Lorena Derr, age 90, passed away at Hospice House in Bellingham on Saturday, August 1, 2020. She was born December 28, 1929 in Bellingham. As an RN, Lorena worked as the Director of Nursing at a number of local care facilities. She was a member of Christ Episcopal Church in Blaine for many years. In earlier years she enjoyed ceramics,...

Virginia Chapman

Virginia Chapman

Aug 1, 2020

Virginia Chapman, age 91, passed away peacefully in her home in Bellingham on Saturday, August 1, 2020, with loved ones by her side. She was born in Kayville, Saskatchewan, Canada on March 15, 1929 to Joseph (Iosif) and Rose (Zurita) Gieni (Diezen). She married Raymond B. Chapman on December 27, 1952. Virginia, a mother of four, grew up working on...

Bro Anton Berg

Bro Anton Berg

Aug 1, 2020

It is with great sorrow I share the death of my beloved son, Bro Anton Berg, with you. He had struggled with mental health issues for some time, the pain that came with it became unbearable and took him away. Bro grew up in Bellingham attending Lowell, Fairhaven, and Sehome schools with summers spent sailing and camping in the PNW....

Betty Elaine Haskell

Betty Elaine Haskell

Jul 31, 2020

Betty Elaine Haskell passed away on July 31, 2020, at the age of 93. She was born to Frank and Katherine Cassell on April 4, 1927 in Bellingham. She married F. Murray “Red” Haskell on September 14, 1947. They spent many years together, enjoying traveling and cruising with friends. Her times spent at their home on Lake Whatcom with family...

John T. Slater

John T. Slater

Jul 30, 2020

John Thune Slater passed away peacefully at the age of 93 in Bellingham, Washington on Thursday, July 30, 2020. He was born January 11, 1927 in Bellingham, Washington to Ruth and Glen Slater. John is survived by his loving wife Barbara of 63 years. John is also survived by three children, Kellie, Tim (Kiersten) and Patricia (Rolf); grandchildren, Alexa, Hannah...

Jack-Ryan Ostrovsky

Jack-Ryan Ostrovsky

Jul 30, 2020

Jack-Ryan Ostrovsky, age 20, died on July 30, 2020 in a training exercise while serving our country in the U.S. Marine Corps near San Diego, CA. Jack-Ryan and his fraternal twin brother Samuel were born August 18th and 21st 1999, respectively, in Bellingham and Seattle, WA to Peter and Lynn (Fischman) Ostrovsky. Jack-Ryan and his brother Sam were raised in...

Donald Earl Treat

Donald Earl Treat

Jul 29, 2020

Donald Earl Treat, 92, of Bellingham, Washington, passed away peacefully with his loving family surrounding him on Wednesday, July 29th. Don was born to parents Bessie Woods and Guy Treat, on March 29, 28, in Beardon, Oklahoma. He graduated from Bakersfield High in 1946 and enlisted the United States Army as a private. Shortly after enlistment he attended Officer Candidate...

Marian S. Lee

Marian S. Lee

Jul 29, 2020

Marian Lee, great-granddaughter of Bellingham Pioneer Peter P. Lee, passed away peacefully in Bellingham on Wednesday, July 29, 2020 at the age of 60. She was born May 7, 1960 in Bellingham to Leslie and Britt Marie (Selander) Lee. Marian graduated from Sehome High School in 1978 and became an LPN and later a Certified Pharmacy Technician. A lifelong resident...