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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...
Thomas Arvid Walstrom
Feb 20, 2020
Thomas A. Walstrom, of Bellingham, WA, passed away Thursday, February 20, 2020 at home surrounded by his family. Tom was 86, born in Bellingham on June 3, 1933 to Ernest and Winnifred (Roberts) Walstrom. Tom retired in 1988 from a 36 year career as a federal employee as a chief substation operator with the Bonneville Power substation at the Custer...
Joann Amelia Muenscher
Feb 20, 2020
JoAnn Amelia Muenscher, 91, passed away among her family early in the morning of February 20, 2020. She was born to Herman Robson and Marie Carlson Robson on November 11, 1928 in Gresham, Nebraska. She married Carl L. Muenscher II on February 29, 1948. They worked as dairy farmers most of their life together until his death in 1998 at...
Helen A. Lesiuk
Feb 18, 2020
Helen Lesiuk, of Bellingham, WA, passed away with her family at her side on Tuesday, February 18, 2020. She was 84, born in Mundare, Alberta on January 15, 1936 to Steven and Mary (Bukrey) Nowicki. Helen worked for the Bellingham School District as a baker for many years. She was very active with the Bellingham Senior Activity Center, where she...
Deborah Ann "Debby" Sobjack
Feb 12, 2020
Debby Sobjack passed away on February 12, 2020 in Bellingham. Debby was born on August 25, 1951 in Bellingham to Paul and Francis (Payne) Simonds. She had a long and rewarding career with the Bellingham School District where she was admired and respected by her peers and students alike. Debby touched many lives as the registrar at Bellingham High School...
Charles O. Zeiger
Feb 9, 2020
Chuck Zeiger, age 90, passed away peacefully at Whatcom Hospice House on Sunday, February 9th. He was born November 13, 1929 in Bellingham to David and Charlotte Zeiger. Chuck married Ann Sluys on August 24, 1948 in Bellingham. He worked at a number of local saw mills and later retired as a millwright at GP. Chuck enjoyed woodworking, wood turning,...
John Evan Osborne Jr.
Feb 4, 2020
John Evan Osborne, Jr (83) passed away on Tuesday, February 4, 2020 in Bellingham. John was born on October 10, 1936 in Salt Lake City, Utah to John and Theola (VanSeters) Osborne. John became a brick mason in Utah and continued his work when he moved to Washington State. John spent most of his career working as a brick mason...
Jeanne Blackmore
Feb 2, 2020
Friends and neighbors of Jeanne are invited to a memorial service on Thurs., Feb. 13th at 10 AM at St. Paul's Episcopal Church. A reception will follow.
Anthony Marcus Westbrook
Feb 1, 2020
Anthony Marcus Westbrook, beloved Husband, Father, Grandfather, Apostle, Author, Counselor, Speaker, Community Leader and Mentor. Anthony Westbrook was born on March 17, 1961 in Savannah, Georgia to Everett Hunter and Betty Sue Westbrook. He was raised in Springfield, Massachusetts in a faith-based home and was taught to reverence the Lord thy God with all his heart, mind and soul. Anthony...
John M. "Mike" Daley
Jan 27, 2020
Mike Daley passed away on January 27, 2020 in Bellingham. Mike was born on March 26, 1938 in Bridgeport, Connecticut to John and Lucille (Bagon) Daley. Mike grew up in Miami Beach, attending Catholic schools throughout his education. He served as an altar boy with his brother James at St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church. Mike loved the beach, learning...
Joan Magnusson
Jan 25, 2020
Joan Magnusson, age 95, of Bellingham, WA went to be with her Lord on Saturday, January 25, 2020. Joan passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by family. Joan was born December 22, 1924 to Hulda and Joseph Melicher in Kulm, North Dakota, growing up with six brothers and sisters in the small town just west of Fargo. Joan enrolled at...
Jim Campbell
Jan 24, 2020
Jim Campbell, 73, passed away peacefully at home on Friday, January 24, 2020. Jim was born on February 1, 1946, in Wenatchee, WA. In 1968, Jim married Barbara Parkhill, his junior high sweetheart. After Jim spent two years in the Army in Germany, he and Barbara moved to Bellingham. He graduated from Western Washington University and taught elementary school for...
Sandra L. Johnson
Jan 21, 2020
Sandra Johnson, age 70, passed away in Bellingham on Tuesday, January 21, 2020. She was born August 21, 1949 in Akron, OH to Richard and Joan Starbird. Sandi graduated from Bellingham High School in 1967 and earned her BA and MA at WWU. She was an educator for Bellingham Public Schools, and worked over 20 years at Parkview Elementary. Sandi...
Richard Storch Burley
Jan 20, 2020
Richard Storch Burley passed away on Monday, January 20, 2020. Dick was 95, born in Seattle, WA on August 4, 1924 to Leon and Marie (Phillips) Burley. His parents shared their love of music and he became a professional musician who owned and operated music stores, traveled with the Henry Busse Band, played in various musical groups, taught at Havre...
Alice O'Leary
Jan 20, 2020
Alice O’Leary, age 89, passed away in Everett, WA on Monday, January 20, 2020. She was born July 9, 1930 in Brooklyn, NY. She married her loving husband John O’Leary on November 15, 1952 in Brooklyn. John passed away in 1997. Alice was a well-liked school teacher for many years. She was an active volunteer for the League of Women...
Kenneth I. Swanson
Jan 18, 2020
Ken Swanson, age 72, passed away on January 18, 2020. He was born August 27, 1947 in Bellingham, WA to Vyrl (Bud) Swanson and Dorothy Hoag Swanson. Ken served in the US Navy on a submarine tender on the East Coast and in Spain. He was an excellent mechanic and a dedicated, hard worker. Ken was preceded in death by...
Joy Lorraine Elerding Norris
Jan 15, 2020
Joy Loraine Elerding Norris went to Heaven on January 15, 2020. She lived most of her 93 years in Whatcom County. She was the widow of James Norris, former Ferndale school district superintendent. Joy encouraged all her children to be involved in music, and spent many hours listening to us practice and attending our musical performances. During her life she...
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