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Khiet Van Huynh
Oct 17, 2017
Khiet Van Huynh passed away on October 17, 2017. Services have been entrusted to Westford Funeral Home.
John Tallahan
Oct 16, 2017
John Tallahan, age 75, passed away in Bellingham on October 16, 2017. He was born April 14, 1942 in Bellingham to Gus and Marjorie Tallahan. John graduated from Bellingham High School in the Class of 1960 and went on to graduate from the University of Washington. John dearly loved his friends and family and will be deeply missed. The family...
Justin Michael Riddle
Oct 14, 2017
Justin Riddle, age 29, died in Bellingham on October 14, 2017. He was born November 9, 1987 in Bellingham to Reg and Lee Anne Riddle. Justin grew up in Ferndale and graduated from Ferndale High School in 2006. Justin has struggled for the past few years, and our relationship with him was complicated. He seemed destined to repeatedly make the...
Charles K Zamzow
Oct 14, 2017
Charles K. Zamzow, of Everson, WA, passed away on Saturday, October 14th, 2017 in Bellingham, WA. Charles was 93, born in Portland, OR to Charles and Esther (Hulbert) Zamzow. He graduated in 1942, the first of four generations of Zamzows’ to graduate from Mt. Baker High School. Charles married Gwen Marsh in June 1949. After graduating from WWU he taught...
Sylvia C. Ford
Oct 8, 2017
Sylvia C. Ford, age 85, passed away peacefully on October 8, 2017 in Bellingham. She was born November 10, 1931 in Reno, Nevada to Frank and Oralee (Burchett) Este. Sylvia married John Stanley Ford on May 16, 1949 in Ephrata, WA. She was preceded in death by her loving husband of 63 years, Stan Ford, and siblings Frank Este, Fred...
Wilma A. Erickson
Oct 6, 2017
Longtime Bellingham resident, Wilma A. Erickson passed away October 6, 2017 at the age of 101. Wilma was born on September 22, 1916 to William Van Etten and Bessie Lytle in Doe Bay, Orcas Island. Wilma was known for her pies, garden and her pot roast which everyone tried to copy. Wilma was preceded in death by her husband Earl,...
Reginald Annis Gale Ii
Oct 5, 2017
Reginald Annis Gale II passed away on October 5, 2017. Services have been entrusted to Westford Funeral Home.
Patricia Jean Hjort
Oct 4, 2017
Patricia J. “Pat” Hjort, age 93, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, October 4, 2017. She was born on February 26, 1924 to William and Mae Booher in Wallace, Idaho. Pat was just three years old when Mae passed away, but she was blessed to be cared for by another dear woman when her father William married his longtime friend, Vera....
Audrey Jean Barton
Oct 4, 2017
Audrey Jean Barton passed away peacefully on October 4, 2017 at the age of 94. She was born on May 1, 1923 in Yorkton, Saskatchewan to parents Frederick L. and Nancy Jean Appleton. She grew up in Sylvan Lake, Alberta, the oldest of four siblings. During WWII, Audrey attended the University of Alberta in Edmonton and graduated as a Registered...
Robert A. Strahl
Sep 26, 2017
Bob Strahl, age 76, passed away peacefully on September 26, 2017 in Carlsbad, CA. He was born June 11, 1941 in Tacoma, WA, to Bud and Doris Strahl. Bob graduated from Bellingham High School and worked as an investment advisor. He loved his work and truly cared for his clients. He was upbeat, energetic and had a great sense of...
Stanley Joseph Pytel
Sep 21, 2017
Stanley Joseph Pytel, age 93, born in Sayreville, NJ, died on 9/21/2017, at home, in the company of loved ones. Stan was preceded in death by his wife Clare “Corky” Pytel on March 10, 2017. He is survived by 5 daughters, 2 granddaughters, brother Ed, sister Helen, and many loving relatives and friends. Stan earned his B.A. and M.A. in...
Raymond Charles Grinstead
Sep 18, 2017
Ray Grinstead, age 80, passed away peacefully in Bellingham on September 18, 2017. He was born April 2, 1937 in Bellingham to John and Rachel Grinstead. Ray graduated from Bellingham High School in 1955 and served in the U.S. Air Force until 1959. He married Shirley Ann Robinson on July 28, 1956 in Bellingham. Ray owned and operated Grinstead Construction...
Catherine “Jane” Thomas Mcmillion
Sep 14, 2017
Jane McMillion, age 90, passed away peacefully on Thursday, September 14, 2017, in Bellingham. She was born November 12, 1926, in Trenton, NJ to Bernard J. and Emma Miles. Jane graduated from The College of New Jersey with Majors in English and music and a minor in World History. She taught high school in Lynden for over 20 years, and...
Ganna Balko
Sep 13, 2017
Ganna Balko passed away on 9/13/2017. Arrangements have been entrusted to Westford Funeral Home.
Alice Burch Collins
Sep 11, 2017
Alice Blanche (Burch) Collins passed away on September 11, 2017. She was born in Oceanside, California on April 23, 1955 to Joseph and Penelope (Drakus) Burch. She is predeceased by her loving parents, her eldest sister Barbara and her brother Thomas. She leaves behind her heartbroken children Matthew Colford (Jessica), Christine Phair (Matt); grand-children Miles and Niele Colford; 2 brothers...
James William Dallavalle
Sep 10, 2017
James W. DallaValle passed away on Sunday, September 10, 2017. He was born in Atlanta, Georgia on August 11, 1983. He is survived by his Mother: Nancy E. Reinsberg, Stepfather: Jeffrey J. Reinsberg, Father: William R. DallaValle, two sisters: Alison J. DallaValle and Lindsay 0. Cowart, and three nieces: Daetyn Cowart, Ella Quigley, and Callie Quigley. James graduated from Northeast...
Kaye Haggith
Sep 9, 2017
Kaye Haggith, age 90, passed away on Saturday, September 9, 2017. She was born in Stavely, Alberta on April 14, 1927 to David and Aganita Riediger. She married George A. Haggith in 1957 in Bellingham. Kaye and George were members of the Rome and Goshen Granges and attended Rome Community Bible Church. Kaye enjoyed cooking, sewing, and spending time with...
Lyle “Sammie” Steinbach
Sep 6, 2017
Sammie Steinbach, age 80, passed away peacefully at Whatcom Hospice House on September 6, 2017. He was born October 7, 1936 in Ferndale to Delmar and Irma Steinbach. Sammie was laid to rest at Bayview Cemetery in Bellingham. You may share memories at www.westfordfuneralhome.com .
Shirley Jean Conley Strickler
Sep 4, 2017
Shirley Strickler, age 86, died on September 4, 2017. Shirley was born on September 28, 1930 in Seattle to John and Lillian (Dumas) Conley. She was predeceased by her husband Dale Strickler, former husband George Gregory, son Jeffrey, grandson Christoffer and sister Vivian. Shirley is survived by her three children, Linda “Lindy” Gregory, Bill (Paula) Gregory, and Steve Gregory, grandchildren...
Inabelle Kennedy
Sep 2, 2017
InaBelle Kennedy passed away on September 2, 2017, in Bellingham, WA. She was born to Don and Amy Irwin, on October 4, 1920, in Basin, WY. In 1934, InaBelle and her parents and siblings, Stella and Donny, moved to Palmer, AK, where her father became the first Superintendent of the Alaska Rural Rehabilitation Corporation—a position appointed by President Franklin Roosevelt....
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