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Helen L. Kincaid
May 29, 2015
Helen L. Bruns Kincaid of Bellingham, WA passed away on May 29th after a short illness. She was a resident at Woodway Assisted Living in Bellingham, WA. Helen was born in Yates Center, Kansas on July 4, 1926 to Harry and Ella Hicks, who were jokingly referred to as “the Hicks from the sticks”. Harry died when Helen was just...
Robert C. Eckes
May 25, 2015
Bob Eckes, age 94, passed away peaceably at home with his beloved songbirds serenading him at sunrise. As befitting a Navy signalman involved in nine major WWII battles in N. Africa, Europe and the Pacific, Bob cast off for the last time on Memorial Day. Reared on an Auburn farm with his brother (Ed), Bob enjoyed life-long passions for birding...
Vicki Jo Bishop
May 24, 2015
Vicki Bishop, age 69 of Bellingham, passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 24, 2015 at St. Joseph Hospital. She was born March 10, 1946 in Bellingham to Bill and Helen Bishop. Vicki graduated from Bellingham High School and worked for the Bellingham Yacht Club and later Sanitary Service. She enjoyed spending time with her grandkids and weekend getaways with friends....
Trudy Peters Zwink
May 15, 2015
Trudy Peters Zwink, age 94 of Lynden, WA passed away in Lynden on May 15, 2015. Trudy was born on May 19, 1920 in Bellingham, WA to Carl and Marie (Waschke) Kunzman. A life resident of Whatcom County, she was the oldest baptized member of St. John’s Lutheran Church. Trudy was an avid reader and loved writing poetry. She worked...
James Scott Key
May 15, 2015
James Scott Key, 45, of Bellingham, WA, died peacefully in his sleep on Friday, May 15, 2015. He was born in Portland, OR on April 7, 1970 to LeRoy and JoEllen (Magnuson) Key. James graduated from Bob Reeves High School on Adak Island, AK and went on to serve six years in the U.S. Navy and four in the U.S....
Joshua Jonathan Russell, Jr.
May 15, 2015
Josh Russell passed away unexpectedly at home in Custer on May 16, 2015. He was born December 28, 2014 in Bellingham, WA to Jasmine (Rose) and Joshua Russell, Sr. Josh is survived by his parents, Josh and Jasmine Russell, his sister Hazel, and many loving relatives and friends. A service of remembrance will be held at Westford Funeral Home at...
Betty Harrington
May 10, 2015
Betty Harrington, age 87 passed away in Bellingham on May 10, 2015, surrounded by family and friends.Betty was born in Bellingham on September 25, 1927 to Theodore and Irene (Lincoln) Maynard. She married Douglas A. Harrington on May 22, 1948 and they had two children; Mike Harrington (September, 1949) and Diane (January 1956). Betty and Doug were together for 47...
Rosalind Crook
May 8, 2015
Rosalind Crook, age 76, of Bellingham passed away on May 8, 2015 in Bellingham. She was born October 5, 1938 in Nevada to Harold and Margaret Gorman. She married Dr. Joseph Crook on January 25, 1958. Rosalind worked and volunteered for the American Red Cross for many years. She was an avid reader and enjoyed crossword puzzles and solitaire. Rosalind...
Elizabeth Bartee
May 4, 2015
Elizabeth Bartee, 91, died at 5:30 p.m. on May 4, 2015. Elizabeth was born June 15, 1923, to James Willie Latimer and Mary Elizabeth (Betty) Pickens in Lockesburg, Arkansas. Elizabeth grew up on a farm where she learned how to pick cotton. She attended a small country school with only 2 classrooms. Growing up she had 4 sisters and 1...
Patricia Lorene Hedman
Apr 26, 2015
Patricia L. Hedman, age 84 passed away on April 26, 2015. She was born March 7, 1931 in Aberdeen, WA to Aino and Aile Hill. She graduated from Aberdeen High School and earned her Associate Degree at Grays Harbor College in 1950. Pat met and fell in love with Don Hedman, and they were married June 23, 1951 in Aberdeen....
Elizabeth "Betty" Jane Manning
Apr 24, 2015
Betty Jane Manning, 88, of Bellingham, WA passed away peacefully, surrounded by her loving family on April 24, 2015 at Highland Health and Rehabilitation. She was born on May 20, 1926 in Vancouver, WA to Dan and Irene Carroll. She graduated from Providence Academy in Vancouver, WA with honors and worked as a dental assistant. Betty met her future husband,...
Gerald Oland Rhea Jr.
Apr 24, 2015
Gerry was born in Popular Bluff, MO to Gerald Rhea, Sr. and Jean Brinson. At an early age, the family moved to Whatcom County for their strawberry business where he attended Assumption School and graduated from Bellingham High School in 1961. He then attended Yakima Valley Community College until he enlisted in the Marine Corps and served 6 years with...
Conner A. Biendl
Apr 24, 2015
Conner A. Biendl, of Bellingham, WA, passed away Friday April 24, 2015 in Bellingham. He was 85, born in Bellingham to Louise (Lovelace) and Alfons Biendl on October 4, 1929. Conner was preceded in death by his parents, wife Vesta and sister Ardelle Hess. He is survived by step children, Dixie (Bill) Tamcke and Frederick David (Gloria) Ringel; numerous step...
Betsy "Mimi" Ahlstedt
Apr 24, 2015
Betsy “Mimi” Ahlstedt of Lynden, WA passed away in peace and comfort in the early morning hours of April 24, 2015 at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Bellingham. Betsy married Harold “Dude” Ahlstedt in Bellingham in June of 1946. Together they had two children, Rick and Kathy, who they lovingly raised in Bellingham. Betsy loved traveling, boating, golfing and playing cards...
Virginia Peters Goss Hyldahl Brynildsen
Apr 23, 2015
Virginia was born in Bellingham, WA on July 1, 1922 to Dr. and Mrs. J.H. Peters. Virginia passed away on April 23, 2015 in Lynden, WA. She lived most of her life in Whatcom County. She graduated from Bellingham High School in 1940 and attended Western Washington College in Bellingham, where she played violin in the orchestra. She outlived three...
Carol Lynn Davis
Apr 21, 2015
Carol Lynn (Liburdy) Davis went home on April 21, 2015 surrounded by her family after a brief struggle with an aggressive cancer. She was born on Father’s Day on June 16, 1946 in Long Beach, CA to Anthony and Margaret Liburdy. She was raised in Seattle and graduated from Central Washington University in 1968 with an Elementary Teaching degree. There...
Woodrow Niklaus Philip Moore
Apr 21, 2015
Woody Moore, age 21, passed away unexpectedly after a brief illness in Bellingham, WA on April 21, 2015. He graduated from Eatonville High School in 2012 and was a junior at Western Washington University. Woody was surrounded by his roommates and faithful friends from Ecclesia and Christ the King in Bellingham. Woody’s motto in life was to “love extravagantly” and...
E. June Brown Snyder
Apr 19, 2015
June Snyder, age 84 of Bellingham, passed away April 19, 2015. She was born June 3, 1930 in Renton, WA to Emulus Roy and Bessie B. Brown. June was raised in Kendrick, ID and attended Northern Idaho College of Education now known as Lewis-Clark State College in Lewiston, ID. For her first years after college June taught elementary school in...
Gustav A. Kolbert
Apr 16, 2015
Gustave Adolfovich Kolbert, age 96 of Ferndale passed away on April 16, 2015. There will be a Prayer Service at 7:00 PM on Monday, April 20th at Westford Funeral Home and there will be a Funeral Service at 11:30 AM on Tuesday, April 21st at Westford Funeral Home. Pastor Walter Ilyin will be officiating.
Ilene E. Ball
Apr 15, 2015
Ilene Ball, age 94 of Bellingham passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 15, 2015. Ilene will be remembered for playful attitude and her beautiful crochet work. She was preceded in death by her husband Clarence, her son George Mack and her sisters Maxine and Mary. She is survived by her daughter Janice (Duane) Andrews, daughter-in-law Denise Ball, sister Sally Grigsby,...
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