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Darda Jean Burkhart
Apr 7, 2023
Darda Jean (Billester) Burkhart (Nee Wills)
Born May 4, 1930 in Auburn, WA, to Percy and Margarette Wills.
Predeceased by her mother, Margarette Wills, 1972; her Father Percy Wills, 1990; her brother Frank Wills. 1994; her first husband Robert M. Billester, 1975; and her second husband, Dick Burkhart, 2006.
Darda, also known as Jean at different periods of her life,...
Clark Alan Williams
Mar 30, 2023
Clark Alan Williams was born May 11, 1968 and passed away March 30, 2023. Clark had a brilliant mind that has left this earth. Clark lived life to the fullest. He was a perfectionist at heart. He took pride in his numerous hobbies, from car restoration, scuba diving, snow mobiling and bowling. Clark was the life of the party...
Terry Charles Berglund
Mar 28, 2023
Terry Charles Berglund, age 75, entered heaven unexpectedly Tuesday, March 28, 2023 as a result of a motorcycle accident. He passed away at St. Joseph’s Hospital with his wife and youngest daughter at his side.
Terry was born Feb. 17, 1948 in Fargo, ND, and moved to Washington at age three. He was preceded in death by...
Jean (Jan) Ann Beamer
Mar 27, 2023
Jean Ann Nordahl Beamer (Jan) passed away peacefully at home March 27, 2023, at age 93. She was born in Iowa and moved to Seattle at a young age with her parents Hamlin Nordahl and Bertha Oyer, older brother Vincent, and older sisters Shirley and Connie. She met her husband Elbert Monroe Beamer (Elbie) in high school. As a teenager...
Connie Lee Crape
Mar 27, 2023
Connie Crape passed away peacefully in her home surrounded by her loving family on Monday March 27, 2023.She was born in Seattle, Washington on August 30 1946 to her parents Lloyd and Florence Van Iderstine. She is preceded in death by her little sister Jeanine, her mother Florence, and father Lloyd. She is survived by her loving husband of 55...
Donald Martin Pilcher
Mar 25, 2023
Donald Martin Pilcher, age 97, passed away Saturday March 25, 2023. He came into this world on February 26, 1926, a child of the Great Depression and one of 14 children born to Elizabeth (Butler) Pilcher and Harry Daniel Pilcher. Born and raised on the family farm in rural Kansas near Delphos, KS, he enthusiastically regaled family with stories...
Paul Anthony Rockwell
Mar 25, 2023
Paul A. Rockwell, 75 years of age, passed away at his home surrounded by family and friends on March 25, 2023, in Bellingham, WA.
Paul was born in Vancouver, Canada on September 28, 1947. He moved to the United States and graduated from Bellingham High School. He met the love of his life, Fran Lautenbach, and they married...
Michael Desmond Praetzel
Mar 24, 2023
Michael (Mike) Desmond Praetzel of Bellingham, Washington, died peacefully early Friday evening, March 24th, at the age of 88. His oldest daughter Kimber was by his side.
Born on November 17th, 1934, in Petaluma, California to Bertha King and Desmond Praetzel, Mike grew up on his family’s farm with five siblings. As a child, he attended Catholic schools...
Ronald "Ron" Clarence Erickson
Mar 23, 2023
Ronald C. Erickson, age 87, went to the heavens of our Lord on Thursday, March 23, 2023. He was born January 1, 1936 to parents Clarence and Carrie Erickson in Bellingham, Washington. We are celebrating the life of Ron at the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Everson, Washington at 10:00 AM Saturday, April 22, 2023. Ron was an avid sport’s...
Thomas "Tom" Millard Dunn
Mar 21, 2023
Thomas Millard Dunn, age 75, passed away Tuesday, March 21, 2023. How do you capture an eye twinkle, or describe Irish charm in its purest sense, one of mischievousness that lightened every moment? That was Tom Dunn. He was a man full of the grace that humor affords, and rarely let an opportunity pass for fun. He had a...
Gerald "Jerry" Eugene Edmonds
Mar 21, 2023
Gerald Eugene Edmonds was born in Seattle on September 28, 1943 to Lloyd “Bud” Edmonds and Irene Yvonne (Lagasse) Edmonds. He was preceded in death by his parents, Sister Irene (Edmonds) Neyens and Brother Lynn Edmonds. He is survived by his wife Ruth Edmonds, Son Jay (Dana) Edmonds, Son Chris Edmonds, Granddaughter Jayna Edmonds, Granddaughter Katie Edmonds, and Grandson...
Tena "Thea" Speelman
Mar 16, 2023
Tena “Thea” de Jong Speelman arrived in Jesus arms on March 16, 2023. She loved family and was a shining example of what a wife, mother and daughter of God should be.
She was born in Sneek, the Netherlands on March 21, 1931 to Hessel de Jong and Reino Bajema. Her father passed away when she was very young...
Robert Thacher Campbell II.
Mar 9, 2023
Robert Thacher Campbell, II, age 75, passed away Thursday, March 9, 2023 at his home in Bellingham, WA. Bob was born and raised in the Kansas City, MO, area. He graduated Platte City High School with the Class of 1965, where he played football. He attended Grinnell College in Iowa before graduating from the University of Missouri at Columbia. Bob...
Thomas "Tom" Alan VanderYacht
Mar 6, 2023
Thomas Alan VanderYacht
7/6/56-3/6/23
Tom was born in Bellingham on 7/6/56 to Orville and Frances VanderYacht . Tom attended Ferndale schools and had a love for farming, working for many local farmers. Predeceased by his parents, Tom is survived by his brothers, Del of Blaine, Jeff of CA, sister Rosalee MacDonald of Bellingham and several nieces and nephews.
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Jolene Pearl Lagerwey
Mar 1, 2023
Jolene Lagerwey was welcomed into the arms of Jesus on Wednesday, March 1st, 2023 at age 88. Jolene was born in Bellingham WA on February 10, 1935 to Joseph and Marjorie (Knight) Manthey. She was one of six children. Jolene was raised in the Laurel area, attended Meridian schools and graduated from Ferndale High School in 1953.
Jolene...
Paul Raymond Acker
Feb 27, 2023
Paul came into the world on July 10, 1923, the third child of six born to Charles Raymond and Mary Frances Acker, hard-working farmers in the eastern foothills of Colorado southeast of Denver.
He attended a one-room country school through the 8th grade, then graduated from Douglas County High School in Castle Rock in 1939. His love for...
Margaret Jean Swieringa
Feb 23, 2023
Peg Swieringa died unexpectedly on February 23 at the family home in Custer, WA, of heart failure. All who knew her mourn at her loss. Our light is gone but the glow remains.
Peg was born on May 26, 1951, in Midland, Michigan, to Joe and Molly Francis. She was born on the opening day of trout season and...
Koren (Kory) Ann Diemert
Feb 13, 2023
Koren (Kory) A. Diemert, age 80 of Bellingham passed away peacefully on Monday, February 13, 2023 at home after a 16 month battle against brain cancer. She was born August 5, 1942 to Mabel (Hawkinson) Karber and John Karber in Ulysses, Kansas. She graduated from Blaine High School in 1960 and got her Associates Degree from Tabor College in Kansas. In 1966, she married the love of her life, Arvid Diemert. Kory...
Rose Marie Miller
Feb 10, 2023
Rose (Rosie) Marie Miller went home to be with Jesus, her Lord and Savior on Friday, February 10, 2023. She passed away in the presence of loved ones at the age of 80. Born in Placentia, California on October 12, 1942, to Daniel and Mary Solorzano. Rosie began her leadership skills early on. She was the eldest of 6...
Nathaniel (Nate) Luke Wielenga
Feb 8, 2023
Nate, amazing and loved son, brother, uncle, and nephew passed away on a clear, bright morning February 8th, 2023 in Bellingham. Nate was born October 28th, 1993 in Bellingham to Gregg and Sheila Wielenga. He graduated from Lynden High School in 2012 where he was a two sport athlete in football and his first love, basketball.
Nate lived a...
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