Obituaries

Apr 6, 2015

William “Bill” Louis Jones, age 80, of Blaine formerly of Lynden passed away at his home Monday, April 6, 2015. He was born February 9, 1935 in Mattson, Mississippi to parents, Ottis Irwin and Ruth Ann (Moore) Bedwell.  Bill dearly loved his family and spending time with his friends, he enjoyed the great outdoors, camping, hunting, horses and motorcycling. He...

Apr 6, 2015

Apr 5, 2015

Jack L. DeGolier, age 86, of Bellingham, passed away Sunday, April 5, 2015 at Bellingham Health Care in Bellingham.  He was born August 6, 1928 in Bellingham to parents Vernon and Essie (Hallman) DeGolier.  Jack married the love of his life Naomi Grace Thompson-Green November 3, 1967 in Bellingham.  He with four other people started Bellboy Boats in Bellingham and...

Apr 5, 2015

Gerald “Jerry” Lee Matter was born on July 3, 1944 in Bellingham, WA to Paul and Harriet (Tapp) Matter.  He grew up in Lynden and graduated from Lynden High in 1962.  He passed away on April 5, 2015 at St. Francis Care Center in Bellingham.

He met his future wife, Ellen Ten Kley, while cruising Birch Bay on a sunny...

Apr 3, 2015

Joyce Cheng, a fun, loving, thoughtful and creative individual to all who knew her passed away at the age of 40 on April 3, 2015 in Bellingham, WA, with her family by her side.  Joyce was a beloved daughter, daughter-in-law, wife, mother, sister-in-law, cousin, friend and colleague.  She was born in Taiwan and lived in several cities in Canada and...

Mar 28, 2015

Lynda Jean Weber Ferry, age 67, of Bellingham, passed away in Bellingham Saturday, March 28, 2015. She was born July 11, 1947 in Bellingham to parents Eldon A. and Clara M. (Martin) Weber.  A graveside inurnment service will be held at Bayview Cemetery, Thursday April 9, 2015, 10:30 AM, followed by a Celebration of Life Open House at the Squalicum...

Mar 23, 2015

Don Lee Roberts, age 71, of Bellingham passed away Monday, March 23, 2015 in Bellingham. 

Mar 18, 2015

Virgil Lee Reed, Sr., age 68, of Bellingham was born April 8, 1946 in Pikeville, Kentucky.  He is survived by his wife, Linda Sue Horton Reed; sons, Virgil Lee Reed, Jr. and Wesley Reed; and his faithful dog, Luke.

What a guy!  Virgil was unique, truly one of a kind.

Linda loved him, not only because he was cute as...

Mar 17, 2015

Veryl H. Reamer, age 74, of Bellingham went to be with his Lord and Savior on Tuesday, March 17, 2015 in Bellingham.  He was born November 24, 1940 to parents Earl Herbert and Lynne Rosland (Ewing) Reamer in Bellingham.  He graduated from Mount Baker High School in 1959.   Veryl married the love of his life Karen Noreen Wiley, on September...

Mar 16, 2015

  Frances Lucille (Burns) Johnson passed into the hands our Lord Monday, March 16, 2015.

Frances was born to Harvey E. and Tillie A. Burns, the fifth of seven children (Harvey, Harley, Delno, Lavera, Carmen and Amy), Feb. 9, 1912, in Liberal Kansas.  Frances was Salutatorian of the Liberal, Kansas High School class of 1930 and married E.J. “Slim” Johnson in...

Mar 13, 2015

Bruce Inge, age 53, was born in Bellingham, March 15, 1961 and was a lifelong resident of Whatcom County. After graduating from Sehome High School in the class of 1979, he worked for many years as a Glazier for Lyndale Glass and other glass companies. He also fished in Alaska several seasons.

            Bruce had an “old soul”. His best...

Mar 11, 2015

Nancy Lou Kolbe, age 78, went to be with the Lord Wednesday, March 11, 2015.  She was born in Everett, WA to parents Howard V. and Lillian (Christensen) Tate April 2, 1936.  Nancy was married to her husband, Roger Kolbe for fifty nine years.  A graduate of Western Washington University she was a dedicated teacher for over thirty years including...

Mar 3, 2015

Leo Valdimar Eiford went to his eternal home on March 3, 2015.   He was born December 6, 1924 to Thelma Irene (Waldron) Eiford and Guy Leo Eiford in Blaine, WA.  He grew up in Bellingham where he attended school graduating from Bellingham High School in 1942.  He enlisted in the United States Marine Corps and served during World War II. ...

Feb 28, 2015

Russell Jerome Miller, of Custer, WA, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on February 28, 2015, to an eight year battle to cancer and always maintained a positive attitude. He was born in Everett, Washington to parents Judith and Francis “Frank” Miller, on October 24, 1966. Russell was a 1986 graduate of Ferndale High School and beloved husband, father,...

Feb 26, 2015

Virginia “Ginny” Claire Stone passed away, February 26, 2015, at her home in Everson, WA at the age of 86.  She had been battling diabetes for over 45 years and was recently diagnosed with colon cancer.

Ginny was born to George and Hannah Fosmo on February 3, 1929 in Bellingham, WA.  She married Robert “Rob” Stone on September 30, 1949,...

Feb 23, 2015

Sharon L. Tutterrow, age 71, of Bellingham passed away at her home peacefully, Monday, Feb. 23, 2015 surrounded by her family and her good friend Roberta Finkbonner. She was born June 19, 1943 in Bellingham to parents Henry and Bobetta (Martin) Brandt.  Sharon graduated from Bellingham High School in the Class of 1961.  She worked at Dahl’s Fish and owned...

Feb 23, 2015

Carolyn was born May 27, 1934 in Pasco, Washington to parents Kenneth and Irene Reed and raised in Walla Walla, Washington.

Carolyn met her future husband, Jerry, during her freshman year at WSC and they married in September of 1955.  After living and raising their family in California and Idaho,they moved to Bellingham in 1990 where she became actively involved...

Feb 23, 2015

Ralph A. MacWilliams, III, age 63, of Bellingham passed away in Bellingham Monday, February 23, 2015.  He was born April 26, 1951 in New Haven Connecticut to parents Ralph Alexander, Jr. and Carol Winifred (Reid) MacWilliams.  Ralph graduated from Nooksack Valley High School in the class of 1969 and fished commercially for many years.  Ralph is survived by his mother,...

Feb 22, 2015

Roland O. Wagar was born December 2, 1937 in Bellingham and attended school at both Larrabee Elementary and Fairhaven Middle School, before his family moved to Mount Vernon, where he graduated from Mount Vernon High School in the class of 1955.

He enlisted in the US Army and served in Japan from 1959 to 1963.  Roland then enrolled at Skagit...

Feb 18, 2015

Janet Marie Isaacs, age 75, of Bellingham passed away Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015 in Bellingham. Janet was born on April 4, 1939 in Hanford, CA with her identical twin sister to parents Harley and Irene (Buenafe) Scott. She also had a sister, Joyce, two years older. She enjoyed being a high school cheerleader with her twin sister and had many...