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Raymond Joseph Schultz
May 27, 2019
Ray was born to Robert and Zella Schultz on July 27, 1956. He lived in Seattle and had many adventures with his gang of friends, including giving himself tattoos on both of his hands (was the “R” for “right” or “Ray”?). Ray graduated from Franklin High School in 1973, attended Western Washington University (WWU) and the University of Washington, and...
Dorothy Ann Lee
May 17, 2019
Dorothy Ann Lee, 81, of Bellingham went home to be with her Lord and Savior on May 17, 2019, surrounded by her family. Dorothy was born February 24, 1938 in Seattle as the eldest of four children of Howard and Cora Ashmore. She graduated from Cleveland High School in Seattle in 1956 and married Lester Lee on June 28, 1958....
Lan Tuyet Nguyen
May 15, 2019
Lan Tuyet Nguyen, age 68, of Ferndale, WA, passed away at home Wednesday, May 15, 2019. Born in Hanoi, Vietnam on May 28, 1950, she was orphaned at 10 months and raised by her older siblings. She spent her formative years in service to charity work and the Catholic Church. Lan arrived in the United States in 1975 as a...
Dale A. Henning
May 15, 2019
We regret to announce that Dale A. Henning passed away on Wednesday, May 15, 2019, at his retirement home in Bellingham, WA, at the age of 94. He suffered from increased memory loss over the past year. Above all else, Dale was devoted to his wife and family, who loved him greatly. His generosity and dedication were extraordinary; he offered...
Virginia Christine Jones
May 12, 2019
Virginia Christine Anderson Jones Virginia Christine Anderson Jones, age 76, of Bellingham was born July 17, 1942 in Philadelphia, PA. She left to be with Jesus, Mother’s Day, Sunday, May 12, 2019. Survived by Husband David A. Jones, Daughter Deborah Anne Beck Feig and Son David William Beck; Two Grandchildren: Joshua Nathaniel Feig and Kaitlin Elizabeth Feig; Four stepdaughters: Charissa...
Mary Louise Strickland
May 9, 2019
Mary Louise (Halladay) Strickland, 90, passed peacefully on Thursday, May 9, 2019 in Bellingham, WA. Born December 31, 1928 in Monmouth, Illinois to Delfred Dean and Isabelle (Howell) Halladay, she moved with her family at age 5 yrs. to Tulsa, OK, where her father, an osteopathic physician, opened a practice. She met M.H. “Buck” Strickland, Jr. while attending the...
Mary Eldora Altona
May 9, 2019
Mary Eldora (Hunt) Altona, age 85, of Custer passed away peacefully Thursday, May 9, 2019 at PeaceHealth St. Joseph’s Medical Center in Bellingham WA. She was born March 27, 1934 in Zion, Illinois to Eldon and Bessie Hunt. The youngest of 4, her family moved to the Wickersham Blue Canyon area near Lake Whatcom, Washington. She attended school in the Mt....
Lon D Morgan
May 8, 2019
Lon D. Morgan and Amy M. (Gandee) Morgan
A Celebration of Life for Lon D. Morgan and Amy M. (Gandee) Morgan will be held Sunday June 23, 2019 at 1 pm at the home of Gary and Irene Morgan, 1258 E. Pole Rd, Everson. Lon passed away at Hospice May 8, and Amy passed away Oct 14, 2004, both after...
Rory Arthur Brown
May 3, 2019
On Friday, May 3, 2019 Rory Arthur Brown was welcomed into Heaven. He was born on August 7, 1960 in Wyoming, and then spent his childhood in Colorado, Hawaii, and Washington. He graduated from Ferndale High School in 1979 and then from Perry Technical Institute in 1987. Rory worked as an Instrumentation Technician for years - a job that he...
Curtis Darrel Miller
Apr 30, 2019
Curtis Darrel Miller, age 33, passed away Tuesday, April 30, 2019 in a tragic traffic collision on I-5 near Conway, WA. He was born on April 28, 1986. Curt graduated from Lynden High School with the class of 2004 and went to Leenders Drywall, where he loyally worked for 15 years.
Curtis married the love of his life, Jocelyn,...
Lloyd Otto Orluske
Apr 25, 2019
Born to immigrant parents, Lloyd Otto Orluske was the youngest of 8 children. He was born on July 7, 1922 and died on April 25, 2019 at age 96 of Parkinson’s Disease. His mother Anna Paulina Lockner came to this country from Germany at age 17. His father Friedrick Wilhelm Orlowski arrived on US soil from Poland at age 3. ...
Lyle Raymond Smith, Sr.
Apr 16, 2019
Lyle Raymond Smith, Sr., age 96, passed away, Tuesday, April 16, 2019 at his home in Everson. He was born the seventh child of nine to Charles E. and Olive (Thompson) Smith in Bismark, North Dakota on May 3, 1922. He graduated from Mt. Baker High School with the class of 1942. Also married Shirley A. Tiplin October 25, 1942...
John Eugene Roe
Apr 13, 2019
John E. Roe, age 74, of Blaine, Washington passed away Saturday, April 13, 2019 at the Whatcom Hospice House in Bellingham. He was born August 4, 1944 in Kalamzoo, Michigan to parents Donald Eugene and Clara Mae (Anson) Cox. His mother married Allan Roe and John was adopted by his step-father. John left Michigan in 1973 and move to Washington...
Jeannine B. Wazny "Neena"
Apr 9, 2019
Jeannine B. Wazny, "Neena", age 90, passed away peacefully from this life the evening of Tuesday, April 9, 2019. She was born to Simon and Agnes (Janowicz) Jakubczak in Bay City, Michigan on December 27, 1928, one of eight children. Jeannine and her husband John, traveled and lived throughout the United States finally settling in San Diego, CA in the...
Donald Eugene Stockton
Apr 9, 2019
The world lost a great one, a true one of a kind. Donald Eugene Stockton, age 86, of Bellingham passed away at home surrounded by his family Tuesday, April 9, 2019. Don was born July 24, 1932 in Bellingham to parents Kenneth Emory and Gladys Zoe (McDonald) Stockton. He was raised an only child on their family dairy farm on...
Garrett Michael Rusing
Apr 8, 2019
It’s with deepest sorrow we announce that Garrett Rusing (Ace), age 22, our beloved son, brother, grandson, uncle & friend passed away suddenly Monday, April 8, 2019 in Ferndale, WA from a fall due to a Stress Seizure caused from broken heart syndrome. He was devastated when he lost his dad, his home there and asked daily when he could...
Winfred Denver Reimer
Apr 7, 2019
Winfred Denver Reimer, age 97, of Bellingham passed away in Bellingham Sunday, April 7, 2019. He was born June 26, 1921, in Hillsboro, Kansas to parents Dietrich Cornelius and Nellie (Voth) Reimer. He married Alyce Carolyn Archer, August 23, 1946 in Newton, Kansas. Winfred was born on the farm 6 miles East of Goessel. He went to school for the...
Joann Adair Gaulke
Apr 5, 2019
Joann Gaulke, age 76 of Custer, Washington passed away in Bellingham, Friday, April 5, 2019. She was preceded in death by her parents, Leonard and Lilah (GoodJohn) Gaulke and her brother James Gaulke. Joann is survived by her “Sister” Linda Ertsgaard; nieces, Lisa Gaulke Anderson (Scott Reed) and Kathy Gaulke Sieg (Jeff); great nieces and nephews, Ennisa Anderson, Regan Anderson,...
Sally Jo Swanson
Apr 2, 2019
Sally Jo was born in Port Angeles, WA to “Stun” and Iris Bray on June 23, 1939. At 6 years old her family moved to Bellingham, where later she attended Bellingham High School and graduated in 1957. She went on to attend a year at WWU, having the most fun working on the yearbook staff.
In July 1962, sally was...
Meridale Jane Watson
Mar 30, 2019
Meridale Jane Watson entered heaven March 30, 2019. Born in Detroit, Michigan on June 1, 1929, to Ottomar and Dorothy (Schmidt), she grew up in the Detroit and Rochester areas with her two sisters, Valerie {Larry) and Donna {Corky). Mom loved her family farm at Lake Orion where she developed a lifelong love for horses. She met Norman Watson when...
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