Ted Huizenga

Ted Huizenga Theodore “Ted” Huizenga, age 86, died peacefully at home on Dec. 13. Ted was born June 18, 1936 in Downey, California to parents Ted and Flora (Weidenaar) Huizenga.  Ted ...

Bob Van Beek

Bob Van Beek On Dec. 5, Robert “Bob” Van Beek, surrounded by his family, passed quietly away at the Christian Health Care Center. Bob was born Nov. 1, 1932 in Brookings, South ...

Dolores Schipper

Dolores Schipper Dolores (Bosman) Schipper, age 79 of Sioux Center, IA, passed away Thursday evening Dec. 8 at Crown Pointe Estates in Sioux Center, Iowa. Dolores was born to John and ...

Jennifer Maarhuis

Jennifer Maarhuis Jennifer Marie Standerfer Maarhuis, age 57, passed away on Dec. 4 at the Idaho Falls Community Hospital with her loving family by her side. Jennifer was born Aug. ...

Sherry Salo

Sherry Salo They lived and laughed and loved and left. — James Joyce And, so it was with our dear Sherry Lynn (Vandermay) Salo. Sherry was born to Tamara and Larry Vandermay on ...

Zack Ortiz

Zack Ortiz On Dec. 4, Zacarias Ortiz, “Zack,” 74 years old loving father, brother, uncle and friend, passed away. Zack was born to Josefa and Zacarias Gaitan in March 1948 in Charcas, ...

Henry Buys

Henry Buys Henry P. Buys, age 88, passed away peacefully in his sleep at home in Yakima, on Nov. 30. Henry was born on Aug. 3,1934, in Crookston, MN, the first of nine children to Gerrit ...

Anna DeVries

Anna DeVries Anna DeVries, age 86, of Lynden passed away Thursday, Dec. 8.  Anna was born July 5, 1936 in Bellingham to parents Mike and Anna (Tjoelker) Roorda. She attended Ebenezer ...

Judy VanderLey

Judy VanderLey Judy Bovenkamp VanderLey, of Puyallup, went to be with Jesus on Nov. 30 after a short battle with pancreatic cancer. Judy was the second daughter of Jake and Gertrude ...

Music teachers spark passion for arts

Courtesy Ferndale School District FERNDALE — According to Ferndale’s three middle school music teachers, the early-teen years are a crucial time for learning. That’s exactly why ...