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Gloria Campanilla Groothuis
Jul 27, 2025
With great sorrow and deep love, we announce the passing of Gloria Campanilla Groothuis, who peacefully departed this world on July 27, 2025, at the age of 80, due to complications related to pulmonary and respiratory health. Gloria passed at home, just as she had always wished - surrounded by the love and warmth of her devoted family.
Gloria was born...
Douglas Frank Dalry
Jul 21, 2025
Douglas Frank Dalry, age 83, of Blaine passed away peacefully at his home, after a good meal, lots of laughs, and an abundance of love, on July 21, 2025.
Doug was born in Renton, WA on March 25, 1942 to William (Frank) and Constance (Connie) Dalry (Hanson). Doug graduated from Renton High School before attending Central Washington University. He married his...
Shirley Elaine Gregory
Jul 20, 2025
Shirley Elaine Gregory (Sunde), aged 82, passed away on July 20, 2025, in Mt. Vernon, WA. Born on September 27, 1942, in White Salmon, WA, she spent many fulfilling years at Sampson Ocean Systems before transitioning to a bartending career at the Cedars Tavern in Ferndale.
Shirley's life was marked by her adventurous spirit and love for travel. Alongside her husband,...
Nola Dean (Powell) Cooper
Jul 16, 2025
Nola Dean (Powell) Cooper, age 93, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, July 16, 2025 in Lynden, WA.
Nola was born in Concrete, WA on April 26, 1932 and grew up in Rockport and Marblemount, WA with her parents, Edward and Opal Clark, and her brother, Druery (Dru) Clark. She was an outstanding student and skipped two grades of...
Charles "Sonny" Bylsma
Jul 15, 2025
Charles “Sonny” Dow Bylsma, age 87, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, July 15, 2025, surrounded by family at Shuksan Healthcare Center in Bellingham, Washington. He faced several health challenges over the last several years with courage and the constant support of his loved ones.
Born, March 19, 1938 and raised in Ferndale, Washington, Sonny married his high school sweetheart, Beverly, on...
Maxine "Elinor" Bostwick
Jul 14, 2025
After a very full life of over 101 years, Elinor Bostwick of Bellingham peacefully passed away Monday, July 14, 2025. Maxine Elinor Evig was born near Longmont, Colorado on January 3, 1924, the oldest of ten children born to John and Olive Rowena (Wiltsie) Evig. Growing up on a rural Colorado farm, Elinor was truly a child of the Great...
Marvin Richard Elsasser
Jul 14, 2025
Marvin Richard Elsasser, age 83, passed away on July 14, 2025, at the Whatcom Hospice House in Bellingham, WA. He was courageous in his 11-year struggle with Alzheimer’s Disease. He was born on January 24, 1942, in Bellingham, WA to parents Dave and Margaret (Schwab) Elsasser. He graduated from Ferndale High School in 1960 and lived his entire life in...
Mary Froberg
Jul 14, 2025
Mary Froberg age 95, went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Monday, July 14, 2025, in Bellingham, WA. Mary was born September 15, 1929, to George and Mary Penner in Central Butte, Saskatchewan, Canada. She was the oldest of 5 siblings.
Mary lived in Central Butte until moving to Yarrow, BC in her early teens, where...
Robert Vance Larson
Jul 10, 2025
Robert Vance Larson, a lifelong resident of Bellingham, Washington, passed away peacefully on July 10, 2025, at the age of 88.
Born in Bremerton, Washington, on September 3, 1936, to Louis and Grace Larson, Robert was the second of three children. The family moved to Bellingham when he was just three years old, and it was there that he built a...
James F. Fox, Jr.
Jul 9, 2025
Longtime Bellingham resident Jim Fox, of 2106 Young Street, died peacefully in his sleep in the wee hours of Wednesday, July 9 at the age of 83. Jim was born in Washington, DC, the elder son of James F and Ruth Fox, née Gary. His dad was a mechanical engineer and his mother a school teacher. Jim enjoyed a magical...
Lynne Rowena Buss
Jul 5, 2025
Lynne Rowena Buss, age 83, of Bellingham passed away Saturday, July 5, 2025 in Bellingham. She was born April 14, 1942 in Bellingham, WA to parents George Franklin and Violet Editha (Williamson) Byrum. She attended Bellingham High School and married the love of her life, Delano "Del" Franklin Buss, in Bellingham on December 19, 1972. She loved to paint on...
Michael Ray Davis, Jr.
Jul 2, 2025
Michael Ray Davis Jr., affectionately known as Mike D., passed away peacefully on July 2, 2025, at Tacoma General Hospital, at the young age of 38. Born on October 4, 1986, in Boynton Beach, Florida, he was the cherished son of Michael Sr. & Rita and Maria & Jim. The loss of Mike D. is preceded by his beloved PopPop,...
Leslie Ann Elsasser
Jun 30, 2025
Leslie Ann Elsasser, age 80, passed away peacefully on June 30, 2025, at her home in Lynden, WA. She bravely fought a two-year battle with GI cancer. Leslie was born on December 22, 1944, in Bellingham, WA, to parents Lester and Mattie (Oban) Sturtz. She graduated from Bellingham High School in 1962 and lived her entire life in Whatcom County.
Leslie...
Seki Malone Vander Giessen
Jun 27, 2025
Seki Kitayama Malone Vander Giessen sadly passed away on June 27, 2025 in Bellingham.
She was born Feb. 1, 1947 in Osaka, Japan and grew up in Sasebo, Japan, until moving to Gresham, Oregon in 1970. Seki was welcomed by her new parents, Herman and Betty Malone. She was married to their oldest son for a short time, which blessed her...
Marlene Rosa Stern
Jun 25, 2025
It is with deep sorrow that we announce the passing of Marlene R. Stern (born as Hoerrle) who passed away on June 25, 2025. She was 89 years old.
Marlene was born on September 21, 1935, in Stuttgart, Germany. In 1960 she immigrated to the United States to build a new life for herself. Marlene became a citizen in 1965 and...
Rosemary Elizabeth Ryan
Jun 23, 2025
Rosemary Elizabeth Ryan, 82, passed away peacefully June 23 after a life well-lived. Born on September 19, 1942, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, to Vernon and Martha Milligan, Rosemary was a woman of intellect, dedication, and boundless love for her family.
Rosemary pursued higher education with fervor, earning her degree from Clarion University and later, her Master's in Speech and Language Pathology from...
Frances "Earline" Hansen
Jun 22, 2025
Frances “Earline” Hansen: to know her was to love her. She was born in Everett, WA on August 20, 1950 to Clarissa Young. She passed away peacefully at her home in Ferndale, WA on June 22, 2025. She is preceded in death by her grandparents; mother, Clarissa Young; mother-in-laws, Vivian and Barbara Hansen; father-in-law, Kenneth Hansen Sr.; daughter, Teresa M....
Cynthia G. Dumas
Jun 17, 2025
Cynthia G. Dumas , age 64, of Bellingham, WA, passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, June 17, 2025, surrounded by loved ones. On February 15, 2025, Cynthia was diagnosed with acute monocytic myeloid leukemia (AML). She faced the next four months with remarkable strength, resilience, and the same fierce love that defined her life. Born on June 2, 1961,...
Kay Adele Waldo
Jun 14, 2025
Kay Adele Waldo, age 80, of Everson, passed away Saturday June 14, 2025 in Bellingham.
Kay was born March 23, 1945 in Oakland, California to parents Charles and Opal Adele (Walter) Russell.
Kay was preceded in death by her parents, husband of 64 years, Ron Waldo; son, Brian Lee Waldo; grandson, Ryon Harriman; her two sisters, Dorothy (Hackett) O’Brien and Corrine (Hackett)...
Barbara Caryl Benedict
Jun 13, 2025
Barbara Benedict breathed her last breath in this life and joyfully stepped into the presence of her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on June 13, 2025. As she suffered the effects of aging she often spoke longingly of this moment. We as her family and friends grieve her passing, but we rejoice with her knowing she is in heaven with...
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