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Zelda I. Petch
Jan 4, 2016
.Zelda Petch, of Bellingham, passed away peacefully on January 4, 2016 two weeks before celebrating her 90th birthday. Zelda was born on January 19, 1926 to Thomas and Dorothy (Bird) Wilson in Loverna, Saskatchewan. Zelda married Frank Petch in 1948, they were happily married for 52 years until his passing in 1990. She worked as a Registered Nurse in local...
Lawrence "Larry" Johnson
Jan 3, 2016
Larry Johnson of Bellingham, WA, passed away on Sunday, January 3, 2016 in Bellingham. Larry was 84, born on December 5, 1931 in Vancouver, B.C. He grew up in Ladner, B.C. until he moved to Bellingham at age 16. Larry graduated from Bellingham High School. He joined the Army in April 1952 in the 844th Engineer Aviation Battalion at Fort...
Neda B. Little
Dec 17, 2015
Neda Little, age 88, passed away peacefully in Bellingham on December 17, 2015. Neda is survived by her daughters Robin Holbert and Sandra Johnson.
Judith Helen Blythe
Dec 16, 2015
Judy Blythe passed away peacefully on December 16, 2015 in Olympia. She was born on April 14, 1941 to Steward and R. Kathryn (Spencer) Blythe in Bellingham, Washington, and was the oldest of three daughters. She attended Columbia Elementary, Lowell Elementary, Fairhaven Junior High and graduated from Bellingham High School in 1959. She attended the University of Washington and earned...
Thomas Bentley Cederlind
Dec 16, 2015
Thomas Bentley Cederlind passed away in Portland, Oregon on Wednesday, December 16, 2015. Tom was a very successful numismatist and historical scholar. He also sold antiquities. Tom was a widely renowned scholar in ancient Greek and Roman history. He also liked to travel, and as part of his business, he took trips across the country and across Europe; specifically, London...
John Milton Lewis
Dec 16, 2015
John M. Lewis, age 59 of Bellingham passed away on December 16, 2015. John is survived by his wife Jeanie, son Samuel and step-son Matt.
Jeanne P. Dupre
Dec 14, 2015
Jeanne DuPre, age 90, passed away on Monday, December 14, 2015 in Longview, WA. She was born March 13, 1925 in Portsmouth, England to Roy and Norah Aylen. Jeanne was a member of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church where she was active in the Chancel Guild. She also belonged to the British Friendship Club and the Daughters of the British Empire....
Timothy Nelson Unthank
Dec 12, 2015
Timothy N. Unthank, of Bellingham, WA, passed away Saturday, December 12, 2015 at his home. Tim was 67, born on January 21, 1948 in Los Angeles, CA. He served in the Navy during Vietnam as a parachute rigger on the aircraft carrier Coral Sea. Tim grew up in L.A. in the heyday of Southern California—Orange County still had oranges. He...
Des Mcardle
Dec 12, 2015
Patrick Desmond McArdle passed away on December 12, 2015 in Bellingham at age 76. Des lived in Bellingham with his wife Joyce for nearly 50 wonderful years, where they raised their three daughters: Pauline, Patricia and Joyce. He was born to Patrick and Bridget (McCann) McArdle on July 16, 1939 in Rathfriland, County Down, Northern Ireland. Des spent his happy...
Jerry Patrick Logan
Dec 10, 2015
Jerry Logan, age 82, passed away on Thursday, December 10, 2015. He was born January 16, 1933 in Seattle, WA to Happy Theodore and Evelyn (Garlick) Agnes. Jerry served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War. He worked for many years as a carpenter for Frank Burgler Construction in Bellingham and was a long time resident of Whatcom...
Jean Sornberger
Dec 9, 2015
Jean Sornberger, age 96, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, December 9, 2015. She was born July 6, 1919 in Gull Lake, Saskatchewan to Charles and Iva (Pearce) Willett. Jean graduated from Whatcom High School and attended WWU. She married Glen Sornberger on August 22, 1943. In 1949 Glen and Jean founded Sornberger’s, a local, family drive-in. Jean had a strong...
Ben W. Hinkle
Dec 8, 2015
Ben W. Hinkle stepped into eternity on December 8, 2015 at the age of 91. He was born on September 20, 1924 in Bonners Ferry, Idaho. He moved to Bellingham in 1935 with his father Clyde and his brother Robert. Ben attended Bellingham High School, but did not finish due to joining the US Navy at the start of WW...
Barbara J. Imus
Dec 8, 2015
Barbara Imus, age 87, passed away peacefully at home in Bellingham, WA on Tuesday, December 8, 2015. She was born September 1, 1928 in Bellingham to Watson and Alma Quinby. Barbara graduated from Bellingham High School in 1946 and married her high school sweetheart, Ken Imus, in 1948. Following Ken’s passion for the auto business they moved to California and...
Lucille J. Miller
Dec 7, 2015
Lucille Miller, age 87, passed away in her home on Lummi Island, surrounded by family on Monday, December 7, 2015. Lucille was born to Floyd and Eva (Dowell) Adema in Mount Vernon, WA on December 18, 1927. She grew up in Clear Lake, WA, graduated from Sedro Woolley High School, and moved with her family to Lummi Island in 1945,...
Sarah E. Sebat
Dec 4, 2015
Sarah Sebat, age 90, passed away peacefully on Friday, December 4, 2015. She was born February 3, 1925 in Danville, IL to R. Stanley and Ada Mires. Sarah lived in Danville, IL until moving to Bellingham, WA to be closer to her niece Sarah Spinks. Sarah enjoyed helping others, and has been a longtime supporter of Catholic Schools and her...
Florence Colovos
Dec 4, 2015
Florence Colovos passed away December 4, 2015 in Prineville, OR with family at her side. She was born September 8, 1921 to John and Josephine (Salico) Tomillo in Dunmore, PA. She grew up the oldest of 6 children, in a loving Italian family. She attended school in Scranton, PA and completed college courses at Keystone Community College before taking a...
Sylvester B "Syl" Alper
Dec 1, 2015
Syl Alper passed away peacefully on Tuesday, December 1, 2015 in Bellingham, Washington. Syl was born June 12, 1917 in Edmonton, Alberta. He immigrated to the United States in 1920, eventually settling in Southern California where he lived for most of his life. Before moving to Bellingham in 2013, he lived in Long Beach, California. Syl was a civil engineer...
David M. Ireland
Nov 28, 2015
David M. Ireland was born in Boston, MA on October 6, 1947, the first child of Elwood and Joan Ireland. David had four siblings, a sister Jane of Fairfield, CT, and three brothers, John and Doug of Oakland, CA and Woody of Boulder, CO. The family grew up in Fairfield, CT. He was an excellent student, a fine athlete and...
Richard "Dick" Bauer
Nov 26, 2015
Richard Joseph Andrew Bauer, age 87 of Bellingham, passed away on November 26, 2015 at St. Joseph’s Hospital. Dick was born on September 16, 1928 in Evanston, IL to Dorothy and William Bauer. He was preceded in death by his brother Robert Bauer. He is survived by his loving wife of 54 years, Elizabeth “Dana” Bauer, children Marie Bauer-Woodard (James)...
Jane I Orban
Nov 26, 2015
Jane I Orban, of Bellingham, WA, passed away into the arms of her Savior, Jesus Christ, on Thursday, November 26, 2015 in Bellingham. Jane was 84, born in Albuquerque, NM on September 3, 1931 to Moacyr and Marian (McCreery) Vaz. Jane was preceded in death by her son Peter Brian Orban in 1987 and her husband Peter Orban in 2007...
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