Obituaries

Search Obituaries

Philip Rodney Kimball

Philip Rodney Kimball

Jan 29, 1944

PHILIP RODNEY KIMBALL (January 29, 1944 - December 15, 2012)

Philip Rodney Kimball, 68, was born January 29, 1944 in Long Beach, CA, the youngest child of Philip Bowen Kimball and Ave Maria Boyer. He departed this life at his home in Blaine, WA, on Saturday, December 15, 2012, after a brief fight against multiple brain tumors. He went to...

Charles F.H. Hurst

Charles F.H. Hurst

Oct 26, 1942

Charlie Hurst born October 26, 1942 in Toronto, Ontario, passed away January 4, 2014. We will all miss his carazmatic ways and sense of humor.

Survivors are, his wife Christine; brother John and wife Ann; nephews, Luke and Matt; niece, Jackie. He worked as night manager foreman in Post Press Production mailing room for the Vancouver Sun and Provence from...

Orville Lee Golden

Orville Lee Golden

Aug 28, 1941

Orville “Lee” Golden was born in Kermit, Texas to Louise and Floyd Golden on August 28, 1941. As a very little boy his family moved back to Washington where Lee was raised with his three older sisters in Tacoma by his brave and hardworking mother. Lee’s family moved to Montesano when he was in High School, and it was there...

Kurt E. Mauer

Kurt E. Mauer

Apr 25, 1941

Kurt E. Mauer, born April 25, 1941, Walsrode (Hamweide) Germany to Martha (Dittmer) and Erich Mauer. Passed away February 11, 2014 peacefully at home in Ferndale, WA.

Kurt was apprenticed in Germany as a mechanic before immigrating to Seattle, WA in 1960. He attended Ballard High School to learn English and graduated with the class of 1962 at the age...

Francis Jean LeClair

Francis Jean LeClair

May 1, 1940

Frances Jean LeClair, born 6 May 1940 Henry Levi LeClair and Mary Lovina Worland, passed into heaven 30 June 2013.

Frances was survived by her Daughter: Kelly Cannard, and her husband Jim, Sons: Karl Campbell, and his wife Lys, Kenneth Campbell, and his wife Mary Jo, Bruce Miner, and his wife Carol, Grand Children: Nathan Cannard, and his wife Jenn,...

Claire Marie Johnson

Claire Marie Johnson

Apr 7, 1940

Claire Marie Johnson, age 74, of Bellingham was born on April 7, 1940 in Boston, Massachusetts to parents Dominic and Marian (Davis) Rotondo. Claire has resided in Bellingham, WA since 1965. She was a regular contributor of Lighthouse Mission in Bellingham, WA; Claire passed away peacefully on Tuesday, August, 12, 2014. She is survived by her Children: Lynne Marie Cagle...

Shirley A. Tamcke

Shirley A. Tamcke

Aug 6, 1938



Shirley A Tamcke, age 75, of Bellingham was born Aug. 6, 1938 passed away peacefully Friday, June 13, 2014 following a long courageous battle with COPD.

In 1955 Shirley met Richard “Dick” Rohwer and they were married in 1956. From that union her children Victor, Jeffery, Teresa, Cheryl were born. They divorced in 1978 and remained friends.

In 1985...

Roger Lee Koble

Roger Lee Koble

Apr 11, 1937

Roger Lee Kolbe, age 80, went to be with the Lord Sunday, January 7, 2018. He was born in Monona, Iowa to parents Otto and Bessie (Entwhistle) Kolbe on April 11, 1937.  Roger was married to his wife, Nancy for fifty-nine years. 

Roger grew up in Whatcom County and worked at Georgia Pacific several years, but spent the majority of...

Donna Jean Erickson

Donna Jean Erickson

May 19, 1936

Donna Jean (Maleng) Erickson, was born in Acme, Washington on May 19, 1936 to John B. and Edna Pearl Maleng. The love of her life, Ronald C. Erickson, was with her until the end. They were married fifty-eight years. Donna passed away Sunday, August 3, 2014 in Lynden, surrounded by family. She was a graduate of Mt. Baker High School...

Doris Colleen Johnson

Doris Colleen Johnson

Nov 10, 1934

Doris Colleen Johnson, age 77, beloved sister, mother, gramma, and great-gramma, was born on November 10, 1934 in Bellingham, Washington to Harvey James and Theresa (Jones) Perry.

Doris passed away at home in Ferndale on Friday, June 15, 2012 from Leukemia, surrounded by family. Doris was one of nine children and graduated from Ferndale High School in 1952. During...

Jean Lois Catherine Gleason Richardson

Jean Lois Catherine Gleason Richardson

Sep 17, 1933

Jean Lois Catherine Gleason Richardson, born in Great Falls, Montana, September 17, 1933 to Peter and Cora (Motari) Christensen, one of five children. Jean attended Franklin School and Great Falls High School. She married the love of her life Allan Gleason in Great Falls, Montana in 1950. The Family moved from Great Falls to Missoula, MT, in 1963 where jean...

Bonnie Carol Kriener

Bonnie Carol Kriener

Oct 11, 1931

Bonnie Carol Kriener, age 83, of Ferndale, WA was born into the pioneer family of Chester and Rebecca Wilson in Quinault, WA on October 11, 1931 and grew up in Quinault and in Olympia surrounded by a large and loving family. Bonnie met David in Olympia 1953 while they were both working at Puget Power and they married in 1956....

Donald Peter Lind

Donald Peter Lind

Jul 29, 1931

Donald Peter Lind

July 29,1931 – January 6, 2025

 Bellingham, Washington – Donald Peter Lind age 93, passed away January 6, 2025, after a short illness. Donald was born July 29, 1931, in Bellingham, Washington to Peter and Doris Inez Lind. He grew up in Bellingham and attended Bellingham High School. He married his high school sweetheart Margaret Haveman Lind on December...

Douglas Gale Kasper

Douglas Gale Kasper

Apr 2, 1930

Douglas Gale Kasper – April 2, 1930 – September 2, 2012. Doug was born on April 2, 1930 to Ottie and Ivy Kasper in Spokane, Washington. He grew up mainly in Alberta and Vancouver,BC and joined the U.S. Air Force where he was a staff sergeant and worked as a radar technician on B29 bombers, and he was posted to...

Robert Edward Hansen

Robert Edward Hansen

Aug 8, 1928

Robert E Hansen (1928-2019) passed away peacefully at his home on December 26, 2019 at the age of 91.  Robert was born in Bellingham and remained in the Blaine/Ferndale/Bellingham area for his entire life.  

Robert was the first infant on the west coast to survive surgery for an intestinal disorder. During his teenage years he worked daily alongside his father...

Nan Brooks Goodell

Nan Brooks Goodell

Mar 20, 1928

Nan Brooks Goodell, born March 20, 1928 in Gardner, Massachusetts and passed away December 12, 2012, Bellingham, Washington.

Nan met her husband Harvey Edward Goodell II in Pittsfield, Massachusetts after graduating with a degree in Early Childhood Education in Boston.

They lived in Williamstown, Massachusetts for 56 years where they raised their family before moving to Bellingham in 2010 to...

Octavia "Oudy" Burling

Octavia "Oudy" Burling

Oct 28, 1926



Octavia “Oudy” Burling

Born on October 28, 1926 in Akra, North Dakota, to Einar and Helga Thorlakson, Octavia Freda Thorlakson was the second child of six children. Oudy went to be with her Lord on November 12, 2012, after a long fight with dementia.

She is survived by her husband of 65 years, Duane Burling; children; Janice (Lee)...

Sussie Mable Reimer

Sussie Mable Reimer

Dec 13, 1925

Sussie Mable Reimer, age 87, of Ferndale was born to Gearhardt and Tiena (Quiring) Dyck Dec. 13, 1925 in Great Deer, Saskatchewan, Canada. A few years later moved to Dalhart, Texas and in those hard years ( Dirty 30’s as they were called) my father passed away suddenly from a ruptured appendix, leaving my mother with 4 children and I...

Merle E. Evers

Merle E. Evers

Dec 1, 1924

Merle E. Evers was born December 1, 1924, to Otto and Ellen Evers, in Cusic, Washington. He spent his childhood and teenage years working the family farm, hunting and fishing. He graduated from Cusic High School and then joined the United States Army in 1940. Merle served his country in North Africa and Europe until 1945, where he was honorably...

Nelda Clair Sigurdson

Nelda Clair Sigurdson

May 18, 1922

Nelda Clair Peterson Sigurdson was born to pioneer parents, Frank and Mary Peterson who homesteaded along the Nooksack River near Ferndale, on May 18, 1922. She shared her home with her cousins, the late Howard and Leslie Bergsma, who were orphaned at ages 5 and 7. Her cousin, Margaret Bergsma Yeoman, moved to Bellingham and now resides in Anacortes, WA....