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Nicholas Cargile Harris
Apr 30, 2019
Nic Harris, age 39, died in Bellingham April 30, 2019. A beautiful soul with so much passion for life, he bravely lived with MS for many years, overcoming much of the illness. He was born April 17, 1980 in Bellingham to Lyle Harris Sr. and Betty Cargile Harris. He attended Sehome High School and Explorations Academy in Bellingham, and later...
Rachel M. L. Creed
Apr 27, 2019
Rachel Creed, age 33, passed away peacefully at Whatcom Hospice House on Saturday, April 27, 2019. She was born March 15, 1986 in Sydney, Nova Scotia to Lonnie and Alison Spence. Rachel married Michael Creed on June 6, 2009 in Clinton, MD. Rachel earned an ARCT, the highest academic standing awarded from the Royal Conservatory of Music, and taught piano...
David M. Hall
Apr 25, 2019
The world lost David M. Hall of Bellingham at the age of 88 on April 25th, 2019. He was born June 15th, 1930 in Tacoma, WA. While serving in the Army in France, he met his wife Yvonne who preceded him in death in 2017. They settled in Bellingham where David hosted the “Swinging Dave Hall” show at KPUG. He...
David C Thompson
Apr 25, 2019
David Thompson, age 64, passed away in Lynden on April 25, 2019. You may share memories of the family at www.westfordfuneralhome.com .
Gregory Thomas Francis Pitsch Sr
Apr 16, 2019
Gregory Thomas Francis Pitsch, Sr., age 85, passed away peacefully at home in Bellingham, surrounded by his wife and seven children, on Tuesday, April 16, 2019. He was born in Los Angeles, CA on December 20, 1933. Greg, his mother Beatrice, and his sister Pat faced a difficult time making ends meet during the Great Depression in Los Angeles due...
Norman "Ike" Eisenhut
Apr 16, 2019
Ike Eisenhut, age 78, passed away at home in Ferndale, after a lengthy illness, on April 16, 2019. He was born January 4, 1941 in Philadelphia, PA to Lamar and Margaret Eisenhut. He married Janice Brennan on December 30, 1960 in Anchorage, AK. Ike served in the U.S. Air Force for over 20 years. He then served as Postmaster in...
Mark S. Stebakov
Apr 13, 2019
Mark Stebakov, age 28, died on April 13, 2019. He was born February 28, 1991 in Kerch, Russia to Sergey Stebakov and Lidiya Stebakova. Mark is survived by parents, sister Julia Stebakova, sister Marina (Oleg) Nadykto and their children Eli and Zoe, and grandfather Victor Vlasenko. A graveside service will be held at Arlington Cemetery, 20310 67th Ave NE, at...
Helen J. Hindman
Apr 10, 2019
Helen J Hindman, of Bellingham, WA passed away on April 10, 2019 peacefully at home in Bellingham. She was 99, born on April 15, 1919 in Wildrose, ND to Ed and Anna (Elie) Akre where she was raised. Helen moved to Bellingham as a young woman. During World War II Helen was a riveter for Boeing, building parts for the...
Loui G. Kotsogeanis
Apr 9, 2019
Lou Kotsogeanis, age 60, of Bellingham passed away April 9, 2019. He was born March 24, 1959 in Bellingham to George and Cleopatra (Drakos) Kotsogeanis. Lou was a lifetime resident of Bellingham and graduated from Sehome High School in 1977. Lou co-owned Café Akroteri with his brother John for many years. He enjoyed watching the Mariners in Seattle and at...
Janet Colton Chandler Shawn
Apr 6, 2019
Janet Colton Chandler Shawn, 89, of Lynden, WA, was finally cleared for take-off. Her free spirit soared peacefully into the wild blue heavens on Saturday, April 6, following a brief illness. She will always be remembered by family and friends as a feisty, fascinating, independent woman who charmed everyone she met with her vivid anecdotes of a colorful life, and...
Catherine Eloise Flanagan
Apr 5, 2019
Catherine E. Flanagan, of Bellingham, WA, passed away suddenly on Friday, April 5, 2019 at her home. Catherine was 65, born in St. Louis, MO on January 10, 1954 to Ralph Oliver and Virginia (Jacobson) Winter. She served in the US Army and was employed for many years at St. Joseph Hospital as a dietician. Catherine enjoyed sewing, traveling and...
Marie A. Christy
Apr 3, 2019
Marie A. Christy exchanged her earthly home for her eternal home on April 3, 2019 at Skagit Valley Hospital in Mount Vernon. She was born at the Sumas Hospital on February 20, 1921 to LeRoy and Minnie Gargett and graduated from Sumas-Nooksack High School in 1938. After attending Success Business College in Bellingham, she married her high school sweetheart and...
James "Jim" Thiebes
Apr 1, 2019
Jim Thiebes, age 70, passed away peacefully in Bellingham on April 1, 2019. He is home at last with Jesus and his mother and father whom he missed daily. He was born November 20, 1948 in Spokane to John and Margaret (Finck) Thiebes. Jim lived most of his life Eastern Washington and moved to Bellingham 10 years ago to be...
Lois Evelyn Tiffey
Mar 31, 2019
Lois Tiffey, age 89, passed away in Lynden, WA on March 31, 2019. She was born May 27, 1929 on a farm in Harrison County, Calhoun Township, Iowa. She was the daughter of Elzie C. Tiffey and Edna Grant Tiffey. At the age of seven she moved to Missouri and resided at various locations in the Kansas City, Missouri and...
Mary E. Mckinnon
Mar 30, 2019
Mary McKinnon, age 75, passed away peacefully in Bellingham on March 30, 2019. Mary was born in South Bend, IN to Myron and Mary Savage on August 11, 1943. She is survived by son Shannon McKinnon, sisters Paula Arnal (husband Roger Arnal), Megan Marceau (husband Rick Marceau), Martha Savage and brother Myron Savage (wife Shannon Savage), and many loving relatives...
Betty Marie Seldal-Eagon
Mar 28, 2019
Betty Marie Seldal-Eagon, 88, of Bellingham, WA, passed away March 28,, 2019. Betty was born September 20, 1930, in Bellingham to Blanche (Beare) and Lloyd Whitfield. Betty was the youngest of four children and was preceded in death by her parents and siblings Evelyn, Sherman, and Raymond. She lived in Bellingham most of her life and graduated from Bellingham High...
Ruth Lawrence
Mar 28, 2019
Ruth Lawrence, age 92, passed away peacefully in Bellingham on March 28, 2019.
Steven W. Kizer
Mar 27, 2019
Steven W. Kizer, of Blaine, WA, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, March 27, 2019. He was 58, born in South Gate, CA on September 26, 1960 to Eugene and Rosemary (Perkins) Kizer. Steve chose a life of service. He enjoyed volunteering weekly at the Blaine Food Bank, his St. Anne’s Community, and hanging out at the Senior Center. Steve was...
Patricia Lynn Hadeen
Mar 27, 2019
Patricia “Lynn” Ramsey Hadeen passed away suddenly on March 27, 2019, at age 52, at her mother’s home. Lynn was born on June 13, 1966 to Cecil “Sonny” and Lillian (Coggins) Ramsey in Sedro Woolley, WA. She lived in Whatcom County. She enjoyed education and received several Associate degrees from Whatcom and Skagit community colleges and pursued a career in...
Tamra Wood Paskus
Mar 26, 2019
Tamra Wood Paskus was born in Wichita, Kansas to Jim and Lovelle Wood on September 18, 1957, the youngest of four children, so there was always someone to play with and boss her around. The young family moved to Auburn, Washington in 1958, where she had a pretty stereotypical suburban childhood, but there were darker indications that she wouldn’t always...
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