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Bill Curry
Mar 22, 2016
Bill Curry, age 75, passed away peacefully at Hospice House in Bellingham on Tuesday, March 22, 2016. He was born to Harry and Harriett Curry in Bellingham on May 27, 1940. Bill married Diane Karuza at Sacred Heart Catholic Church on November 25, 1962. He attended Assumption School, graduated from Bellingham High School in 1958, and served in the U.S....
Wendell G. Ballard
Mar 21, 2016
Wendell G. “Windy” Ballard, age 93, of Bellingham, WA passed away on Monday, March 21, 2016. Windy was born to Charles and Luella (Crandell) Ballard on April 25, 1922 in Bellingham. He graduated from Meridian High School, class of 1941, and proudly served in the U.S. Coast Guard during WWII. Windy worked for the U.S. Postal service as a mail...
Norval Magnusson
Mar 17, 2016
Norval Magnusson went peacefully to be with his Lord on Thursday, March 17, 2016 at his home, surrounded by family. He was 93, born on February 25, 1923 in Gardar, ND to Karl and Stefania (Arnason) Magnussson. Norval served in the U.S. Army and worked for Georgia Pacific for many years, retiring in 1998. He was an active member of...
Dorothy Ellen Kuhblank
Mar 15, 2016
Dorothy Ellen Kuhblank passed from this life on March 15, 2016 after 98 years filled with family, friends, and fond companions. Childhood years in a family of 10 on a small Lakewood strawberry farm coupled with the lean years during WWII led Dorothy to develop a talent for creative ways to use and reuse discarded items. She would have been...
Jeannette Lynn "Jeanne" Robinson
Mar 12, 2016
Jeanne Robinson, of Lynnwood, Washington, passed away on Saturday, March 12, 2016 after a tough battle with cancer. She is survived by her parents, Donald and Jacalyn Robinson of Thornton, Colorado. Jeanne was an only child, however, Don and Jackie were not, so there are many surviving Aunts, Uncles, and Cousins. She is also survived by her fur-babies: Chloe a...
Jerry L. Mccutchen
Mar 10, 2016
Jerry McCutchen, age 68, went to be with his Lord and Savior on March 10, 2016 at home in Bellingham, WA. He was born November 29, 1947 in Dalton, GA to Frank and Geneva McCutchen. He was raised in Dalton, GA and married Frances C. “Fran” McClarrinon in Georgia in 1966. He proudly served our country in the U.S. Navy....
Charles R. Randall
Mar 9, 2016
Coach Chuck Randall, age 89, passed away peacefully at home in Bellingham on Wednesday, March 9, 2016. He was born to Charles R. and Novella (Person) Randall in Farmington, WA on December 15, 1926. When he was eight years old his mother Novella passed away. Later his father married Katherine Parker, who was Chuck’s loving mother until she passed away...
Sean M. Hill
Mar 7, 2016
Sean Michael Hill of Bellingham, WA, passed away suddenly Monday, March 7, 2016 in Bellingham. Sean was 46, born in Coeur d’Alene, ID on September 28, 1969. He grew up in Boise and graduated from Boise High School in 1988. Sean lived in several places before moving to Bellingham in 2010. He is survived by his Mother Cindy Benson; Brother...
Margaret Hathaway Bergquist
Mar 4, 2016
Margaret Bergquist, age 90, of Bellingham passed away on Friday, March 4, 2016. Margaret was born to Lloyd and Annis (Scotton) Hathaway in Brush Prairie, WA on October 10, 1925. After graduating high school, Margaret earned a Bachelor’s degree in Home Economics at WA State College (now WSU). She traveled the world before she married Robert Bergquist in 1955. Margaret...
Siegfried "Fred" Poppe
Mar 3, 2016
Fred passed away peacefully at his home in Burlington after a five year battle with cancer. Of his numerous accomplishments in his life he often cited his 50 years of marriage to Irmgard as his most important and rewarding. Fred will be remembered for his gregarious personality, his dedication to his guests, and his generous giving spirit. Surviving family will...
Charles Trimmer
Mar 2, 2016
My son, Charlie Trimmer, passed away peacefully on Wednesday evening, 3/2/16 at the age of 51. I had visited the evening before and he was content and happy. Wednesday, he’d had a great day….chilling, laughing, baking cookies. At 5:30 he took his last breath and simply let his spirit soar. Miraculously, I was only 5 minutes away when I got...
Ariel L. Deer
Feb 29, 2016
Ariel L. Deer, of Bellingham, WA, passed away Monday, February 29, 2016 at Whatcom Hospice House. She was 78, born on July 20, 1937 in Shelton, WA, the youngest daughter of seven children born to Harold and Martha (Wagner) Dunbar. Ariel was raised in Shelton and graduated from Shelton High School in 1955, where she was selected Forest Festival Queen....
Fritz O. Anderson
Feb 26, 2016
Fritz O. Anderson, of Bellingham, WA, passed away on his birthday, Friday, February 26, 2016 in Bellingham. He was 89, born in Sanak Island, Alaska on February 26, 1927 to Fritz O. and Melinda Anderson. Captain Fritz O. Anderson had a distinguished career in the US Army Transport Division, Military Sealift Command, and as a Merchant Marine spanning WWII, Korean...
Arlene T. Olund
Feb 23, 2016
Lifetime Bellingham resident Arlene Olund, age 92, passed away on her husband Virg’s birthday, February 23, 2016. She was born in the family home on H Street on August 29, 1923 to Toralf and Annie Hansen. Arlene graduated from Meridian High School in 1942 and married Virg Olund on February 25, 1944. She worked for Griggs, Wahl’s and Lakeway Card...
June Lila Martin
Feb 22, 2016
June Martin, age 95 of Bellingham passed away peacefully on February 22, 2016. She was born June 29, 1920 in Kenmare, ND to George and Nina Dayton. June was a talented artist, known in earlier years for her amazing wedding cakes and drawings. June was an active member of the Jehovah’s Witnesses. She was preceded in death by her husband...
Martin Anthony Kuljis
Feb 20, 2016
Martin Kuljis, age 89, passed away peacefully on Saturday, February 20, 2016 in Bellingham. He was born September 6, 1926 in Bellingham to Martin and Amanda (Stanovich) Kuljis. Martin graduated from Bellingham High School in 1944 and served in the U.S. Army during WWII. He married the love of his life, Beverly Whited, on July 12, 1947. Martin was born...
Diane Engle
Feb 19, 2016
Diane Engle, of Bellingham, WA, passed away Friday, February 19, 2016 in Bellingham. She was 81, born in St. Helena, CA on November 22, 1934 to Gwynne and Madeleine (Bradt) Dalrymple. Diane was preceded in death by her brother Gordon Dalrymple and is survived by her husband Howard; children, Lara Sendjaja, Desi Engle, Eric Engle, and Delanie Paul; 6 grandchildren...
Edwin Earl "Ed" Hemnes
Feb 18, 2016
Edwin “Ed” Hemnes, of Bellingham, WA, passed away suddenly February 18, 2016 at his home. Ed was 76, born in Bellingham on January 1, 1940 to Carl and Hannah (Akre) Hemnes. Ed was a life resident of Whatcom County and graduated from Bellingham High School. He worked for many years at Georgia Pacific. Ed was a cowboy at heart, an...
John "Jack" Johnson
Feb 15, 2016
John “Jack” Johnson, of Bellingham, WA, passed away Monday, February 15, 2016 in Bellingham. Jack was 83, born in Toston, MT on October 9, 1932 to John A. and Wilma C. (Wood) Johnson. He served with the US Navy during the Korean War and married Rose Barnett in May of 1954. Jack enjoyed international and domestic travel. He was an...
Bess R. Christman
Feb 14, 2016
4/29/1924 – 2/14/2016 Bess Christman, age 91 of Bellingham, passed away peacefully on February 14, 2016. She was born to St. Clair and Harriet Riesenmen in Denver, CO on April 29, 1924. In 1953 she married Robert Christman, and they spent 59 wonderful years together until his passing in 2012. Bess was a faithful and devoted member of Sacred Heart...
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