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Carolyn J. Hook Parks Bell
Apr 4, 2020
Carolyn Bell, age 92, passed away in Bellingham on Saturday, April 4, 2020. She was born April 23, 1927 in Bellingham to Arthur and Adeline (Titcomb) Hook. As a young girl, Carolyn spent summers in Ketchikan working as a diving assistant on her father’s boat. She graduated from Bellingham High School in 1945 and from Colorado Women’s College in 1947....
Byron Carl Johnson
Apr 4, 2020
Byron Johnson, age 80, passed away peacefully in Bellingham on Saturday, April 4, 2020. He was born December 28, 1939 in Los Angeles, CA to Clayton and Frances (Nelson) Johnson. Byron graduated from Mexico City College with a degree in International Business in 1962 and remained fluent in Spanish throughout his lifetime. Byron was a Lieutenant in the United States...
James Bailey
Mar 31, 2020
James Bailey, age 90, passed away peacefully at Whatcom Hospice House on March 31, 2020. James was an amateur middle-distance runner from Australia. James shared many fond memories with his second family, his track and field teammates from the University of Oregon, one of the elite track and field schools in the nation. During his tenure at the University, his...
Garold Eugene Talley
Mar 31, 2020
Garold Talley passed away on March 31, 2020 in Bellingham. Gary was born on March 25, 1936 in Collbran, Colorado to Garold and Helen (Odem) Talley. He and his brother Carl grew up in Colorado and San Jose, CA. Gary attended San Jose State University and proudly served in the US Air Force. Gary spent many years as a commercial...
Eldora "Dodo" Beard
Mar 30, 2020
Eldora Beard, age 94, passed away at home in Shelton, WA on Monday, March 30, 2020. She was born April 24, 1925 in Bellingham, WA to Edward and Ann (Alderson) Herrmann. She graduated from Bellingham High School in 1943. DoDo married William F. “Bill” Beard on August 16, 1946. DoDo was a devoted wife and dearly loved her family. She...
Joseph K. Miller
Mar 30, 2020
Joseph K. Miller, age 87, passed away peacefully in Bellingham on Monday, March 30, 2020. He was born January 27, 1933 in Driftwood, PA to Frank and Cecilia Miller. While serving in the US Navy he met Kyoko Yoshikawa. They married January 5, 1959 in Fukuoka, Japan. Joe worked for many years at Intalco Aluminum. He enjoyed deer hunting, fly...
Richard F. "Dick" Kelly
Mar 26, 2020
Dick passed away peacefully on March 26, 2020 after a brief illness. He was born in Santa Barbara, CA and was raised in Los Angeles, CA. Like many in his generation, he went off to fight a war as a young man. After the war he returned to serve his community, first as a Los Angeles police officer for 20...
Preble Carlton Poland
Mar 25, 2020
Preble Carlton Poland passed away March 25, 2020 at Mt. Baker Care Center at the age of 90. He was born July 2, 1929 to John W. and Estelle (Lewis) Poland in Rocky Mount, NC. Preble graduated from Benvenue High School in Rocky Mount. In 1950 Preble enlisted in the Navy and served four years. He spent much of his...
Viola J. Zurline
Mar 24, 2020
Viola Jacqueline Fisher Zurline, life-long resident of Bellingham, died on Tuesday, March 24, 2020 from complications of old age. Born March 18, 1927, Vi passed away just a few days after her 93rd birthday. Vi was born in Kimberly, B.C., moving to Bellingham at the age two with her parents Alfred and Donna Fisher. Vi grew up humbly in the...
Linda Gammon
Mar 18, 2020
Linda Gammon, age 71, passed away in Bellingham on Wednesday, March 18, 2020. She was born November 16, 1948 in Bellingham to Donald and Bonnie (Rowe) Hornby. Linda met the love of her life, Michael Gammon, in the 5th grade and they were later married on November 8, 1980. Linda graduated from Bellingham High School in 1967 and worked numerous...
Richard Jack Schmitt
Mar 13, 2020
Richard Jack Schmitt passed away peacefully in his home in Bellingham, WA on Friday March 13, 2020. He was 94. Richard – known as Rich or Dick – was born in San Francisco on November 18, 1925 to Frank and Myrla Schmitt. Richard and his brother Frank grew up exploring the streets of San Francisco on their bikes with their...
Bobby D. "Bob" Green
Mar 12, 2020
Bobby D. "Bob" Green, age 82 of Bellingham, passed away Thursday, March 12, 2020. He was born at the family ranch on September 16, 1937 in White River, South Dakota, to Everett and Fern (Ulrich) Green. He graduated from White River High School in 1955, then joined the U.S. Navy in 1958. He spent much of his almost 20 year...
Gailen A. Ludtke
Mar 11, 2020
Gailen Ludtke, age 77, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 11, 2020. He was born October 22, 1942 in Bellingham to Abner and Lorena (Corning) Ludtke. Gailen graduated from Bellingham High School in the class of 1960. He served in the US Army before attending the University of Washington, and later transferred to WWU, where he graduated with a degree...
Terry Klaus
Mar 10, 2020
Terry Ann Klaus,74, passed away at her home in Bellingham, Washington on March 10, 2020 where she enjoyed the last seven years of her retirement, cherished her independence, and always delighted in opening her home to guests. Terry was born in Sedro Woolley, Washington and was a 1963 graduate of San Juan High School in Citrus Heights, California. At San...
James "Jim" A. Mustappa
Mar 10, 2020
Jim Mustappa, age 73, passed away at home in Bellingham on March 10, 2020. He was born June 6, 1946, in Bellingham to Dominic and Hazel Mustappa. Jim grew up in Fairhaven and graduated from Bellingham High School in 1964. He married Marcia Moena on April 19, 1965. Jim worked in management for UPS for 35 years, 7 of those...
Milo M. Hallmark
Mar 9, 2020
Milo Hallmark, age 71, passed away at home in Bellingham on Monday, March 9, 2020. He was born June 15, 1948 in Bellingham to Leo and Phyllis (VanSoest) Hallmark. Milo graduated from Meridian High School in 1966 and served in the US Army during the Vietnam War. He married Vivian Parks on August 10, 1974 in Bellingham. In earlier years...
Robert "Bob" M. Funkhouser
Feb 29, 2020
Bob Funkhouser, age 83, passed away peacefully in Bellingham on February 29th at Whatcom Hospice House. Bobby was born January 6, 1937 in Bellingham, WA. The Funkhouser family has been in Bellingham since 1927. He was the son of Robert Sr. who moved out from Illinois as an accountant closing banks during the depression who later became an elected official...
Patrick C. "Pat" Mcevoy
Feb 27, 2020
Pat McEvoy, age 92, of Bellingham, WA passed away Thursday, February 27, 2020 in Bellingham. Pat was born on June 21, 1927 in Seattle, WA to Charles and Alice McEvoy. His grade school years were spent at Assumption School in Bellingham. He graduated from Bellingham High School in 1945 and served in the U.S. Navy during WWII. After basic training...
Robert Eugene Narum
Feb 25, 2020
Robert Eugene Narum passed away Tuesday, February 25, 2020 in Bellingham after a long, slow decline due to Parkinson’s. Bob was born in Beatrice, NE to Eugene and Doris (Petrich) Narum on March 5, 1941. He attended the University of Colorado at Boulder, where he met his first wife, Marianne Lester Narum. Together, they raised three children in Idaho Falls,...
Lena "Wispy" Ryan
Feb 24, 2020
Lena “Wispy” Ryan, of Bellingham, WA, passed away Monday, February 24, 2020 in Bellingham. She was 100, born in Plain Lake, Alberta, Canada to Dmytro and Ahaphia (Warawa) Wispinski. She grew up on a large wheat farm in Alberta with seven sisters and three brothers. Wispy trained as a nurse at Vegreville Hospital in Alberta, worked in St. Paul, MN...
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