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Jean Ruth Stockton Baughn
Jul 15, 2014
Born July 22, 1920 to James and Lura Stockton; died July 15, 2014. Great-grandmother, grandmother, mother, aunt, sister, cousin. Jean graduated from Lincoln High School in 1938, was a member of Theta Rho, and was still friends with her junior high chums after 80 years. She married Kenny Baughn on July 10, 1943 and then worked in Kentucky while Kenny...
Tilmen A. Flotre
Jul 12, 2014
Tilmen Flotre, of Bellingham, WA, passed away Saturday, July 12, 2014 at Whatcom Hospice House surrounded by his family. He was born October 23, 1928 in Albion, Nebraska to Thor and Rachel (Sunde) Flotre, the fifth of their six children. The family moved to Whatcom County in 1938 after the Great Dust Bowl. Tilmen graduated from Ferndale High School and...
Teresa Black, Md
Jul 12, 2014
Teresa Black, age 49 of Bellingham, passed away on July 12, 2014 at home surrounded by her family. She is survived by her husband Rick Black, children Clara, Noah and Amelia, parents Marvin and Marlyce Heidt, brother Andrew Heidt and many loving family and friends. An open Celebration of Teresa’s life will be held at Westford’s Broadway Hall, 1300 Broadway...
Myrtle M. Taylor
Jul 11, 2014
Myrtle went to be with her Lord and Savior on July 11, 2014 peacefully surrounded by her family. She was born in Eholt, B.C. on June 7, 1927 to Violet and Harold Caron and raised in Trail, B.C. and Rossland, B.C. The family moved to Bellingham in 1948. She met Patrick Taylor and they were married September 22, 1951 at...
Ardis "Ardie" Brownrigg-Pazaski
Jul 3, 2014
Ardis Brownrigg-Pazaski, age 97 of Bellingham passed away on July 3, 2014. Ardie enjoyed fishing trips to the Cariboo, clam digging and crabbing, mushrooming, and trips to Reno. She was preceded in death by her sisters Hazel Peterson and Mariam Bush. She is survived by her son Mike (Colleen) Brownrigg, step-daughters Terrilee English and Roxi (Roger) Anthony, grandchildren Tim (Sue)...
Steven "Steve" Marr
Jun 25, 2014
Steven “Steve” Marr, age 64, passed away peacefully on June 25, 2014. He was born August 12, 1949 in Bellingham to Robert “Bob” Marr and Mildred Marr. Steve was happiest while spending time with family, watching sports (was a lifelong Seahawk and Mariners fan) and walking along the waterfront in Fairhaven. He is survived by his son Misha Marr (wife...
Christopher L. Flora
Jun 21, 2014
Chris Flora, age 60 of Blaine died while doing what he loved, mowing his beautiful lawn, on June 21, 2014. He was recently preceded in death by his father Jerry Flora. He is survived by his mother Rosemary, siblings Deva, Kim, and Lise, nieces Etosha and Keana and nephew Addeson. A visitation will be held at Westford Funeral Home on...
May Jackson
Jun 20, 2014
May Jackson, age 88 of Bellingham, passed away on June 20, 2014. May was preceded in death by eldest daughter Lynette Rose. She is survived by her husband of 54 years Charles Jackson, children Clarice Collier, Lee Jackson, Skip Jackson and Sheila Milam, 18 grandchildren and many loving family and friends. A graveside service will be held at Bayview Cemetery...
Jacquelene "Jackie" Watson
Jun 13, 2014
Jackie Watson was born in Butte, Montana to parents Crawford and Ella Vawter. She was the oldest of three children and she loved to play “cowboys and Indians” when she was a child. The first line of the book she was writing about her life read, “I always wanted to be an Indian...” Jackie attended Journalism School at the University...
Donna J. Arnason
Jun 8, 2014
Donna June Valdason was born on December 28, 1929 in Blaine, Washington to Adolph and Katherine Valdason, and passed away on June 8, 2014 in Lynden, Washington. She went to school in Blaine and Lynden, graduating from Lynden High School. She also attended Colorado Women’s College in Denver. She met her future husband, Hal Arnason Jr, at the Birch Bay...
George Armstrong Isenhart
Jun 7, 2014
George Isenhart, age 49, of Ferndale passed away on June 7, 2014.
Christopher Kent Glaze
Jun 4, 2014
Chris Glaze of Bellingham was taken from us on Wed. June 4th 2014 at the young age of 28. Born in Bellingham and graduated from Meridian High School in 2004. He was attending BTC for welding. He loved to make people laugh and we will miss his big smile. Preceding him in death was his grandfather Jim Hood. Chris is...
Richard A. "Dick" Zender
Jun 3, 2014
Dick Zender, age 91 of Deming, passed away peacefully on June 3, 2014 at St. Francis in Bellingham. He was born November 27, 1922 in Bellingham to Jacob and Catherine Zender. Dick married Elizabeth “Betty” Provost on January 1, 1943 in Lynden. Dick served in the U.S. Navy as a gunner on a Merchant Marine ship during WWII. Baseball was...
Catherine E. Zink
May 31, 2014
Catherine Elizabeth Zink passed away peacefully on 5/31/2014 at her home with her daughter by her bedside. Cathie was born December 21, 1914 near Springfield, OH to James and Rebecca Tyree, where she grew up in a rural setting with her sisters Georgia, Mabel, Betty & Mildred (Midge) and brother Lawrence “Bud”. She graduated from Olive Branch High School. Cathie...
Grace L. Repanich
May 28, 2014
Lifelong Bellingham resident Grace Repanich, age 91, passed away peacefully on Wednesday May 28th at home in the company of her family. She was born April 14, 1923 to Mike and Leoan Wehmeyer. Grace worked as a beautician and for many years in the children’s department of the Bon Marche. She was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, volunteered...
Agan Skrobonja
May 26, 2014
Our beloved Dragan Skrobonja, age 37 of Bellingham passed away on May 26, 2014. He was the loved son of Slavko and Elza, brother of Snezana, and friend to everyone he met – a charismatic, funny, charming man with a beautiful soul and the rare ability to live life to the fullest. Dragan was a genuine, memorable person who will...
Paul W. Tice, Sr.
May 25, 2014
Paul Tice, age 86 passed away May 25, 2014 in Bellingham. He was born September 28, 1927 in Hugo, OK to Ernest at Pearl (South) Tice. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy in November of 1945 and was honorable discharged with the World War II Victory Medal in October of 1947. He married Lorraine Tuttle in Bellingham on February 20,...
James Paul Zuanich
May 24, 2014
Jim Zuanich died unexpectedly Saturday, May 24 while hiking one of his favorite local trails, Pine and Cedar lakes. He was a proud commercial fisherman owning the purse seine vessel Marshal Tito. Son of Andrew and Irma Zuanich, he leaves Shirley, his wife of 37 years, sons Nick (wife Erin) and Andy (Leah), and daughter Katherine Zuanich, as well as...
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