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Gregory Khilchenko
Jan 11, 2015
Gregory Khilchenko, age 82 of Bellingham passed away on January 11, 2015. Services were held at Westford Funeral Home in Bellingham, WA.
Lou M. Pacifico
Jan 10, 2015
Louis Michael Pacifico, of Bellingham, WA, entered into eternal peace at the age of 62 on Saturday, January 10, 2015 at Whatcom Hospice House in Bellingham. Lou, his wife and two children moved to Bellingham in 1993. Lou was a union cement finisher for over 30 years. He loved his job and was an incredibly hard worker. He was an...
Marjory Louise Olsen
Jan 10, 2015
Marjory Louise Olsen (nee Jacobson) was born in 1919 on a ranch in eastern Montana to Carl and Grace. Shortly afterwards, her family moved to Tacoma where she lived until moving to Ferndale after she retired. She had 3 siblings: Art Jacobson (deceased), Luella Gismervig, and Carol DeFino, 4 children: Kathleen Barry, Jane Olsen, Stan Olsen, and Walter Olsen, plus...
Thomas L. "Tom" Haugen
Jan 8, 2015
Tom Haugen, age 94 of Bellingham, passed away peacefully on January 8, 2015. He was born January 10, 1920 in Minneapolis, MN. Tom served in the U.S. Army in the Signal Corps during WWII and worked his entire career for New England Bell Telephone in Lawrence, MA as a long distance toll test employee. He married Jennie Tomaselli on May...
Marjorie "Marge" Ellen Markham
Jan 7, 2015
Marge Markham, age 94, passed away peacefully on January 7, 2015 at Christian Health Care Center in Lynden. Marge was born on December 12, 1920 in Miller, Nebraska. She moved to Washington with her family during the Depression. She married Talmage Cowin in 1942, he preceded her in death in 1965. She married Eddie Markham in 1966. Marge worked for...
Paul Norman Jordan
Jan 6, 2015
Paul Norman Jordan was born in Burlington to Roy and Myrtle Jordan, as the middle of nine children. They lived "on the wrong side of the tracks" and often struggled for basic survival, but a strong sense of humor helped keep the family together and remained one of Paul's strong assets. Paul joined the Navy at age 17 and served...
Jean Mccarter
Jan 6, 2015
Jean McCarter, age 87 of Bellingham, passed away January 6, 2015. Jean dearly loved the Lord. She enjoyed gardening, cooking, reading, watching the news, playing games, sharing family history and spending time with her family. She is survived by her children Wanda Vammen, Sherry (Chuck) Akers, David Fox (Holly Joseph), John Fox, Shannon (Greg) Wadden and Heather (Brian) Waterhouse; grandchildren...
Michael "Mike" Wispinski
Jan 4, 2015
Mike Wispinski, age 87 of Bellingham, passed away peacefully on January 4, 2015. He was born at home on March 17, 1927 in Plain Lake, Alberta to Dmytro and Ahaphia Wispinski. He was one of twelve children, one died at birth. His father and grandfather emigrated from the Ukraine in the late 1800’s and early 1900’s and they settled on...
Jane Hemnes
Jan 4, 2015
Jane Hemnes, age 78 of Bellingham, passed away in Bellingham on January 4, 2015. She was born January 16, 1936 in Laurel, WA to Arthur and Dorothy Anderson. She attended Meridian Schools and maintained lifelong friendships with her classmates. Jane married Al Hemnes on May 4, 1955 at the Laurel Community Baptist Church. Jane worked at the Lynden Department Store,...
Lawrence "Larry" Johnson
Jan 3, 2015
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 and served with the US Army during Korea. Larry married Colleen Todahl in 1955 in...
Toshi Petty
Jan 2, 2015
Toshi Petty, age 78, passed away peacefully at home in Bellingham on January 2, 2015. She was born April 10, 1936 in Kichijoji, Japan to Mitsuo and Yuki Majima. She married Ronald Petty on November 12, 1959 in Tokyo, Japan. She enjoyed traveling, bowling, sports, cooking, music, watching television and spending time with her children and grandchildren. A trip to...
Paul Temperio
Jan 2, 2015
Paul Temperio passed away January 2, 2015 after a 4 year struggle with cancer. He was an accomplished (prize winning) artist and an art teacher. Many who knew him considered him special and unique with a fine tuned sense of humor and a love for all people. He leaves behind his wife (Cecilia Meadows) his children (Natalia & Ryland) Cecilia’s...
Charles J. "Chuck" Dannenhold
Dec 30, 2014
Chuck Dannenhold, age 98 of Bellingham, passed away peacefully on December 30, 2014. He was born October 10, 1916 in Chicago, IL to Clarence and Elinor Dannenhold. He married Dolores Andriot on October 12, 1940. Chuck and Dolores moved to Bellingham in 1988 and were active members of the Church of the Assumption. Chuck was preceded in death by his...
John N. Zaremba
Dec 30, 2014
John Zaremba, age 65, passed away unexpectedly at home in Bellingham on December 30, 2014. He was born September 6, 1949 in San Bernadino, CA to Carl and Geraldine Zaremba. John graduated from Bellingham High School and Western Washington University. He served in the U.S. Army for two years. John married Lois Reid on September 18, 1970. John practiced as...
Mimi Baptista Gosano
Dec 30, 2014
Mimi Gosano passed away peacefully in her sleep on December 30, 2014, just one month before her 91st birthday. She was predeceased by her loving husband, Luigi Gosano, who passed away in July of 2014. Mimi Baptista was born in the British Crown Colony of Hong Kong on January 31, 1924. She was the eldest of 11 children born to...
Lorena V. Ludtke
Dec 28, 2014
Lorena V. Ludtke, age 92 of Bellingham, passed away peacefully on December 28, 2014. She was born August 16, 1922 Port Angeles, WA to James and Vina (Emory) Corning. She graduated from Port Angeles High School and married Abner Ludtke on August 31, 1941 in Bellingham. Lorena and Abner have been faithful members of Trinity Lutheran Church for many years....
Marglen Vike
Dec 28, 2014
Marglen Vike, a long- time resident of Bellingham, passed away at the age of 88 on December 28, 2014. The daughter of James Yates Sneddon and Floss Oneal Sneddon, she was born on September 2, 1926 in Tacoma and grew up in Port Angeles with her brother James Oneal Sneddon. After graduating from Roosevelt High School in Port Angeles in...
Leonard S. "Lee" Sygitowicz
Dec 27, 2014
Lee Sygitowicz, age 73, passed away peacefully at home in Idaho, Falls, ID on December 27, 2014. He was born in Bellingham, WA on November 14, 1941 to Leonard S. and Agnes (Scutvik) Sygitowicz. Lee grew up in Darrington and Van Zandt, WA, graduated from Mt. Baker High School in 1959, and married Beverly Gorum on September 18, 1965. Lee...
Raymond J. Downey
Dec 26, 2014
Raymond J. Downey, age 61, of Bellingham passed away at home surrounded by his loving family on December 26, 2014. Ray was a consummate musician, a dedicated music teacher, and an award-winning composer. He grew up in Lake Tahoe, California and moved to the Pacific Northwest in 1972 to play clarinet and saxophone in the McChord Air Force Band. In...
Helen O. Willis
Dec 23, 2014
Helen "Henny" O. Willis, age 90 of Bellingham passed away on December 23, 2014.
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