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Marjorie Jane Reigstad
Jul 25, 2016
Marjorie Jane Reigstad died peacefully at home on July 25, 2016. She was 95. Marjorie was born in Lanesboro, MN, on December 10, 1920, the daughter and only child of Adolph G. and Marion A. Gullickson. She attended grade school in southeastern Minnesota and graduated from high school in Ellendale, MN (1939). Among her teachers were her mother in fourth...
Vernon F. Chapin
Jul 9, 2016
Vernon F. Chapin, of Bellingham, WA, passed away Saturday, July 9, 2016 in Bellingham. Vern was 85, born in Bellingham on September 24, 1930 to William “Bill” and Ruth (Harksell) Chapin. Vern was a logger for many years. He also worked at Brooks Manufacturing and later worked at Gundie’s Auto Recycling. He was preceded in death by his parents, son...
Elsie M. Stewart
Jul 8, 2016
Elsie M. Stewart, age 97, passed away peacefully on Friday, July 8, 2016 in Marysville, WA. Elsie was born February 18, 1919 in Sumas, WA to Frank and Minnie Gildersleeve. She married Richard E. Stewart in Yuma, AZ on August 19, 1940 while Richard was serving in the Marine Corps. Elsie traveled throughout the United States (mostly by herself) following...
Connor Rae Leib
Jul 7, 2016
Connor Rae Leib passed away on July 7, 2016. He was our son, our brother and friend to many who came to know him and grew up with him. His roots were in Whatcom County and he made his way through the many trails and areas where he loved to skateboard. Connor loved to be outside from the time he...
Duane L. Alwood
Jul 7, 2016
Duane L. Alwood, age 70, passed away peacefully on Thursday, July 7, 2016 in Palm Desert, CA. Duane was born March 10, 1946 in Spokane, WA. He graduated from Bellingham High School in 1964 and attended WWU for two years as an art student. Duane served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. When he returned he made a...
Robert L. Carpenter
Jul 3, 2016
Robert L. “Bob” Carpenter, age 86, of Bellingham, WA passed away in Bellingham on July 3, 2016. Bob was born in Hollywood, CA to William and Anna (Taylor) Carpenter on June 29, 1930. He proudly served in the U.S. Air Force. Robert was a licensed land surveyor in six states and worked for the Dept. of Water & Power for...
Matthew M. Johnson
Jun 28, 2016
Matthew Myron Johnson, of Blaine, WA, passed away Tuesday, June 28, 2016 surrounded by his family. Matt was 34, born in Bellingham, WA on October 27, 1981 to Myron and Cheryl (Weidkamp) Johnson. He graduated from Ferndale High School in 2000 and earned from BTC a degree in Associate of Applied Science. Matt married Meghan Clark on May 13, 2006...
Margie Freeman
Jun 26, 2016
Margie Freeman, age 51, of Ferndale, WA passed away on June 26, 2016. Margie was born to Judson D. “Mike” and Joan (Hilton) Cates in Everett, WA on November 14, 1964. She graduated from Marysville-Pilchuck High School in 1983 and earned her B.A. in English and Certificate in Education from Whitman College and her M.A. from WWU. Margie married Ray...
Anna E. Godden
Jun 24, 2016
Anna Elizabeth (Finley) Godden, age 92 of Bellingham,WA went to be with the Lord on June 24, 2016. The third of six daughters, Anna was born December 5, 1923 to Frank and Mamie Tucker Finley on the family farm in Lincoln County, Missouri. Anna and her five sisters were blessed to have been raised in a home that loved and...
Ignac Pajnogac
Jun 21, 2016
Ignac “Ignacio” Pajnogac, age 68 of Bellingham, WA passed away unexpectedly at home on June 21, 2016. Ignacio was born in Cakovac, Croatia on July 15, 1947 to Petar and Verona Pajnogac. After moving to U.S. he lived in Ohio and California before moving to Bellingham. Ignacio was a faithful member of Church of the Assumption and was a lifetime...
David Michael Cahill
Jun 12, 2016
David Michael Cahill went home to be with the Lord on June 12, 2016 in Bellingham, WA in the gentle loving embrace of his wife, Donna-Marie. David was born April 18, 1944 in Payette, Idaho. He grew up on the family farms and ranches in the Crystal area (half way between the towns of Payette and Weiser) and the Weiser...
Grace Tannenbaum
Jun 10, 2016
Our mother, Grace Tannenbaum has gone to waltz again with her loving husband Ray on June 10, 2016. Grace was 85 years old, born June 1, 1931 in Naperville, IL to Louis and Anna Arbogast and was the youngest of 5 children. On February 12, 1955 she married the love of her life at Saints Peter & Paul Church. Grace...
Norma E. Stevens
Jun 10, 2016
Norma Elaine Stevens, of Bellingham, WA, passed away Friday, June 10, 2016, surrounded by her family. She was 78, born on October 5, 1937 in Dubuque, Iowa to Earl and Bina (Brown) Doty. Norma worked as Membership Coordinator at the Bellingham YMCA for over ten years before graduating from WWU with a degree in Human Services. She began working at...
Ardith H. Kling
Jun 9, 2016
Ardith Highleyman Kling, 86, of Bellingham, Wash., departed this life peacefully on June 9, 2016. She was born Ardith Rae Wiseman on the family farm in Perkins County, Neb., on Nov. 16, 1929, to Harvey H. and Leola Maley Wiseman, the fourth of five children. Ardith attended school in Grant, graduated from Ogallala (Neb.) High School, and attended Nebraska Wesleyan...
Rosa Cardinale
Jun 9, 2016
Rosa Cardinale, age 85 of Bellingham, WA passed away on June 9, 2016. Rosa was the youngest of nine children born to Rocco and Caterina (Rappa) Costanzo in Capaci, Sicily, Italy on May 14, 1931. In 1962, Rosa immigrated to the United States where she lived in Monterey, CA for a short time, then spent 13 years in San Pedro...
Abner A. Ludtke
Jun 6, 2016
Abner A. Ludtke, age 99 of Bellingham, passed away peacefully on June 6, 2016. He was born May 29, 1917 in Wild Rose, ND to Fred and Anna (Gillund) Ludtke. Abner and his late wife Lorena had been faithful members of Trinity Lutheran Church for many years. He was preceded in death by his wife Lorena and sister Beatrice. Abner...
Sheryl "Darlene" Larson
Jun 5, 2016
Sheryl "Darlene" Larson, of Blaine, Washington, passed away in Blaine on June 5, 2016. Sheryl was born in Seattle, WA to Robert and Vida (Stillers) Schneider on September 20, 1948. Services will take place at a later date, and will be updated on our website when the arrangements are finalized.
Penelope Diane Miniter
Jun 3, 2016
Penelope Diane Miniter, age 66, of Bellingham passed away from complications due to renal failure at her home June 3, 2016. Pennie was born May 6, 1950 in Bellingham to parents Felix Whitney and Daisy Ruth (De Merice) Plank. She graduated from Sehome High School in 1968, and was a Bellingham Beauty School graduate, with her state license in 1969....
Frances P. Koshinz
May 30, 2016
Frances Koshinz, age 98, of Bellingham, WA passed away on Monday, May 30, 2016. Frances was born to Frank and Jane (Pakiz) Murn in Eagle, WI on September 5, 1917. She married Albert “Al” Koshinz in Palmyra, WI on November 20, 1941. In 1989 they moved to Bellingham where they became members of Church of the Assumption. Frances enjoyed spending...
Karlo Sipagan Albin
May 27, 2016
Karlo S. Albin, age 35, of Bellingham, WA passed away in his home on Friday, May 27, 2016. Karlo was born to in Manila, Philippines on May 14, 1981. He attended both Bellingham and Squalicum High Schools, graduating in 2000. Karlo loved watching baseball and was a loyal Mariners fan, he also enjoyed working on computers. He will be deeply...
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