All Obituaries

William Wesley “Bill” Wertman, age 90, of Ferndale, WA passed away on May 12, 2021.  The memorial service will be held at 1:00 pm on Wednesday May 19, 2021 at Whatcom New Life Assembly in Ferndale with Pastor Andy Fox officiating.              Bill was born January 3, 1931 in  Pittsburgh, PA to William and Elizabeth Wertman, the second eldest of 7 children.  After graduating from Alleghany High School he enlisted in the United...

Kathy Mills, age 73, passed away Wednesday, May 5, 2021 due to complications from Covid-19. She was born October 25, 1947 in Bellingham to Cecil and Genett (Barraford) Clifton.  Kathy was preceded in death by her husband Stan Mills, parents and her brother Ken Clifton. She is survived by her children Karen (Howard Helgeson) Mills, Kim (Nick) Trail and Jeff (Shellie Neyens) Mills; grandchildren Heather (Cody) Ralson, Cora (Nea) Helgeson, Holly (Nick) Helgeson, Haley (Vincent) Helgeson,...

Harold Lee Chapman was born on March 17th, 1932 in Chattanooga, TN. At the age of 3, Harold and older brother Paul moved west when Tom and Grace decided to move to Meadow Glade, WA. He graduated from Walla Walla College with a degree in religion, later earning a master’s degree in education. He began teaching elementary school in 1955 and eventually transitioned to administration, serving as a principal for many years before retiring in 1997 after 42-years of service in the Seventh-Day...

 Alice A. Taylor, age 90, of Ferndale passed away at the Whatcom Hospice House in Bellingham Monday, May 3, 2021. She was born on January 9, 1931 in Raymondville, Texas to parents Manuel and Esmerelda Salazar.  Alice had a life-long passion for Embroidery.  She also enjoyed making quilts, which she gave as gifts.  She took great pleasure in her first cups of coffee each day and she was known for her love of hats.   Alice had a career as a Nurses Aide, a work she...

Stanley Russel Graves, age 87, passed away Sunday, May 2, 2021 at his home in Ferndale, Washington surrounded by his family.  Stanley was born on April 22, 1934 in the sand hills of Chambers, Nebraska to Russel Lawrence and Latrelle (Grimes) Graves and his family moved to Ferndale when he was 3 years old.  He graduated from Ferndale High School in 1952 and immediately left for Olga Bay on Kodiak Island where he was a Gill Netter for over 60 years.  In September 1954 he...

My name is Kathy Maureen Duffey, I was born in Ukiah, California. My folks Claudia & Patrick Duffey moved our family to Bellingham when I was 10 years old. Kathy attended Harmony Elementary School. Fairhaven Middle School, then Sehome High School for freshman year, went to Bellingham High School for her sophomore year and then dropped out at the age of 16 to have her son. Kathy worked her whole life doing many jobs that she loved, her favorite was being a caregiver and helping others. At...

Debra Ann McCombs was born on Monday March 12th, 1962 to her parents Richard and May Marzocco in Northamptonshire, England. She is the middle child of her older brother Steve and younger sister Michele. Growing up with their dad in the Air Force, her family moved through different countries and states of the U.S. but settled in California when she was older. Then she met her husband Bill, they had their firstborn son Sam, and decided to move to the Pacific Northwest to raise their family and...

Garry Ross Montgomery, age 71, of Blaine, Washington passed away peacefully with his daughters Alison Mayer and Jennifer Montgomery by his side Sunday, April 25, 2021.Garry was born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan on January 26, 1950 and along with his twin brother (Gordon) became the chosen son of Grant and Lola (Williams) Montgomery on February, 1951. Garry was raised together with his seven siblings on a farm near Saskatoon, where he learned the value of hard work. He attended Kinley...

Jerry William Price, age 74, was born in Lynden December 10, 1946 and passed away at his home in Bellingham Sunday, April 25, 2021. He worked as an Analytical Chemist at Georgia Pacific. Jerry generously funded two Chemistry Scholarships at WWU. He is survived by his wife, Nancy Sherer; son, Nathaniel Price; granddaughter, Ryanne Price; brother, Ken Price, and sister Erma Snook. Jerry was preceded in death by his brothers, Wally and Dale Price and his sister Alice Erickson.

Stephen Gail Hanks, 76, died April 21, 2021, from complications of heart bypass surgery. He is survived by son Steve and grandson Waylon; and son Chad (Liz) and grandson Hunter; brother John (Cyndi) Hanks of Mission Viejo, CA, and sister Pam (Greg) Kenyon, of Des Moines, IA. Steve was preceded in death by his daughter, Marissa Lee; parents,      O.W. "Woody" and Marie Hanks; brother Orbie and sister, Patty. Seven nieces and nephews and nine great nieces and great...