Obituaries

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Local Obituaries for Bellingham, WA, Whatcom County & Surrounding Areas

Norma C. Marrs

Norma C. Marrs

Jan 12, 2017

Norma Marrs, age 98, passed away peacefully, following a stroke and surrounded by family, at Hospice House in Bellingham on Thursday, January 12, 2017. She was born February 22, 1918 in Aberdeen, WA to Harper and Anna Coons. She married H. Wayne Marrs on December 18, 1938. Norma attended Grays Harbor College and later in life attended Seminary of the...

Luis F. “Uncle Louie” Gonzales

Luis F. “Uncle Louie” Gonzales

Jan 12, 2017

Luis Francisco Fidencio Gonzales, of Maple Falls, WA, passed away suddenly on Thursday, January 12, 2017. Luis was born in Yakima, WA on August 13, 1955. He was preceded in death by mother Modesta Valles; brother Faustino Gonzales; and nephews Johnny Vasquez and Carlos Rios, Jr. He is survived by son Marcos Gonzales (fiancé Sonja McCartney), daughter Rebecca (Joseph) Hahs;...

Georgia R. Clunk

Georgia R. Clunk

Jan 11, 2017

Georgia R. Clunk, age 85 passed away peacefully on January 11, 2017 in Bellingham. She was born July 16, 1931 in Checotah, OK. She married Jim Clunk on May 25, 1956 in Statesville, Georgia. During Jim’s 30 year military career the family lived around the US and overseas. They settled in Ferndale in 1970. Georgia worked as an RN at...

Yvonne “Anne Marie” Hall

Yvonne “Anne Marie” Hall

Jan 9, 2017

Yvonne “Anne Marie” Hall, age 84 of Bellingham, passed away January 9, 2017. Anne Marie was born February 26, 1932 in Paris, France. She is survived by her husband David M. Hall, sons Eric (Susie), Andy (Mary Janice), Dan (Katie) and Marc (Theresa), brothers Philippe and Eric, sister Nelly, and numerous grand and great-grandchildren. A graveside service will be held...

Donald H. Sharp

Donald H. Sharp

Jan 8, 2017

Donald H. Sharp passed away on 1/8/2017. Services have been entrusted to Westford Funeral Home. Share your memories at www.westfordfuneralhome.com .

Todd W. Mcclure

Todd W. Mcclure

Jan 7, 2017

Todd William McClure of Bellingham, WA passed away in his sleep at home on Saturday, January 7, 2017. Todd, 27, was born in Bellingham on March 5, 1989 to Jeffrey and Debra (Williams) McClure. He attended Bellingham Schools, graduating from Sehome High School in 2007. Todd later earned a BA in Business from Seattle University. Todd was a compassionate and...

Betty P. Stevenson

Betty P. Stevenson

Jan 7, 2017

Betty Stevenson passed away peacefully at home in Marysville, WA, on January 7, 2017. She was born on January 16, 1944 in Trinidad to Patrick and Muriel (Ayoung) Cornwallis. Betty spent her early years in Trinidad before immigrating to New York City with her parents and four siblings. In her early twenties, Betty went to nursing school and worked in...

Robert C. Nunamaker

Robert C. Nunamaker

Jan 6, 2017

Robert C. Nunamaker, age 94, of Blaine, WA passed away peacefully on January 6, 2017. Bob was born to Clinton and Loretta Nunamaker in Conrad, Montana on September 25, 1922. He graduated from Bellingham High School in 1941, then proudly served in the US Army Air Force from 1942-1946. On November 1, 1947, he married Betty Peaster in Bellingham. Bob...

Anne P. Gordon

Anne P. Gordon

Jan 6, 2017

Anne Gordon, a resident of Chandler's Square for many years, passed away peacefully in Anacortes, Washington on January 6, 2017 at the age of 96. Anne was born at home on April 29, 1920 to Howard and Annie Powell on a wheat farm near the prairie town of Rosetown, Saskatchewan. She attended a one room school house for primary school...

Calixtro "Alex" Sison Deleon

Calixtro "Alex" Sison Deleon

Jan 4, 2017

By the grace of God, Calixtro Sison deLeon was born on October 19, 1949 in Bayambang, Pangasinan, Philippines. And by the grace of God, died to be with the Lord on January 4, 2017. Alex was the first of eleven children to be reunited with their mom and dad, Maria Sison and Ramon deLeon. His parents raised Eligio, Sylvia, Carlito,...

Randy M. Hook

Randy M. Hook

Jan 1, 2017

Randy Hook, age 67, passed away after a sudden heart attack while doing what he loved, working at the Mount Baker Ski Area, on January 1, 2017. Randy was born April 4, 1949 in Bellingham, WA to Robert and Marilyn (Poyser) Hook. Randy graduated from Sehome High School in 1968 and served the U.S. Army for three years. Randy was...

Dorothy L. Brown

Dorothy L. Brown

Dec 30, 2016

Dorothy L. Brown, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother was called home as she slept peacefully on Friday, December 30, 2016. Dorothy was born in Caddo, Texas on May 29, 1919 to Allen and Rose (Clinton) McDowell. She was raised by her aunt and uncle, Elma and Gene Wyek in Newhall, CA. As a school teacher in public education, Dorothy...

Margaret Graham Rice

Margaret Graham Rice

Dec 28, 2016

Margaret Graham Rice, age 92, passed away peacefully at home on December 28, 2016. She was born in Bellingham, WA on February 1, 1924 to Robert and Margaret (Macaulay) Graham. Margaret was a music major in college where she excelled in her music studies as an accomplished violinist. She was Concert Master and First Violin in her college orchestra. She...

Charles Henry Coleman

Charles Henry Coleman

Dec 28, 2016

Charles Henry Coleman passed away on Wednesday, December 28, 2016. He was born in Lubbock, Texas to Charles Henry Coleman and Winnie Mae (Roberts) Coleman. Charles served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War for two years. After high school, he trained in the IBEW apprenticeship program and served as a journeyman electrician in Texas and Washington for 40...

Bang Thi Nguyen

Bang Thi Nguyen

Dec 25, 2016

Bang Nguyen, 84, passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 25, 2016 in Bellingham. She is survived by her sons Trương Đình Cường, Trương Quốc Hùng, Trương Quốc Dũng, Trương Quốc Mạnh, and Trương Quốc Khải, along with their wives and children, and daughters Trương Thị Thanh Hằng, Trương Thị Thanh Hà, and Trương Thị Thanh Hảo, along with their husbands...

Dennis R. Bohrer

Dennis R. Bohrer

Dec 22, 2016

“A child of the Universe no less than the trees and the stars…” Desiderata Desired Things by Max Ehrmann 1927. Dennis Royse Bohrer, eldest son of E. Royce Bohrer, MD and Lois Wood Bohrer of Jefferson City, Missouri, died at home, Thursday, December 22, 2016. Dennis, very early in his life discovered the magic of the natural world. He spent...

Lumduan “Dim” Zatrine

Lumduan “Dim” Zatrine

Dec 19, 2016

Dim Zatrine, age 70, passed away peacefully in Bellingham on Monday, December 19, 2016. She was born October 7, 1946 in Bankok, Thailand. Dim enjoyed gardening and grew wonderful flowers. She also enjoyed playing bingo, listening to Elvis music, and traveling to Thailand to see her family. She is survived by her husband of 47 years, Steve Zatrine, Sr., son...

Mark Andrew Lundberg

Mark Andrew Lundberg

Dec 19, 2016

Mark Lundberg, age 61, passed away December 19, 2016 at home in Sedro-Woolley. He was born January 14, 1955 in Anacortes, WA to C.T. “Pete” and Joyce (Tubbs) Lundberg. Mark graduated from Anacortes High School 1973 and earned his B.S. at the University of Washington and his M.S. at the Appleton Pulp & Paper Institute in Appleton, WI. Mark’s career...

Jonathan J. Greenwood

Jonathan J. Greenwood

Dec 18, 2016

Jon Greenwood, energetic doer, playful friend, and loving husband and father, died, surrounded by his family at home on December 18th, 2016 from Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease at the age of 46. Jon was a force of ambition and action, a man who plunged into every endeavor with unbridled energy and confidence. He wasted not a minute, as if he knew he...

Ronald George Beers

Ronald George Beers

Dec 18, 2016

Ronald George Beers, Sr., passed away on December 18th, 2016 at age 74. He passed holding his youngest daughter Naomi’s hand and was delivered into Heaven with a bright red Christmas bow. If you asked his friends and family what they would remember about him they might tell you his sleeveless shirts or his baseball cap filled with his favorite...