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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
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
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
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...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
Brian William Cratsenberg
Jul 18, 2020
Brian William Cratsenberg, age 59, died July 18, 2020 at PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center. He was born August 15, 1960 in Juneau, Alaska, the son of Frank and Helen (Sims) Cratsenberg. Brian graduated from Sehome High School, class of 1978, and went on to work a variety of jobs; a jack of all trades. He enlisted in the Air...
Margaret M. Abbess
Jul 17, 2020
Margaret M. “Marge” Abbess, age 74, passed away peacefully at home in Bellingham on Friday, July 17, 2020. She was born February 16, 1946 in Wilkes-Barre, PA, to John and Margaret Monko. Margaret worked as a registered nurse, graduated from University of Redlands with a degree in nursing, and later worked as a nurse practitioner in women’s and family health....
Timothy M. Fisher
Jul 16, 2020
Tim Fisher, age 71, passed away peacefully at Hospice House in Bellingham on July 16, 2020. He was born in Seattle on May 2, 1949 to Stephen and Teresa Fisher. Tim graduated Ingraham High School and attended Catholic seminary for two years, before deciding a different path for his life. He graduated from Central Washington University and later married Ginny,...
Herbert B. Cole
Jul 14, 2020
Born in Bellingham to Eugene and Jane Warwick on February 10, 1935, Herb left this life on July 14, 2020. Although his mother passed away upon his birth, he remained in the family when he was adopted by Aunt Katherine “Babe” and Uncle Herbert S. Cole. He graduated from Meridian High School and Western Washington College of Education in Bellingham....
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