Letters to the Editor — July 15, 2015

Supports Bersch   In the cross I see the vertical as primary, the horizontal as important, but secondary. So that cross represents all I hold dear: God first, people second.   As ...

Kevin Riley

  Kevin Barry Riley of Lynden was born on March 2, 1936, to Jack and Barbara (Walsh) Riley in Vancouver, B.C., Canada. He passed away on June 27, 2015, at the age of 79.   Kevin ...

Toots Swinburnson

  Toots Swinburnson, longtime Lynden resident, passed away peacefully on July 10, 2015, at the age of 93.   Born Bertha Marie Kehl in Boyd, Carbon County, Montana, on Nov. 6, ...

Connie Maberry

  Connie Sue Maberry, age 56, died on Saturday, July 11, 2015, at her Everson residence. Born on March 14, 1959, in Bellingham to George and Rosalie (Lenhart) Vrieling, she grew ...

Anna DePoppe

  Anna DePoppe passed away peacefully on Monday, June 8, 2015. She was born on Dec. 4, 1925, to Anna and Jens Petersen on the family farm in Ferndale.   In 1945 Anna married ...

William Overdorf III

  William Lee Overdorf III passed away on June 29, 2015.   He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Patricia; sons Robert, Billy and wife Kelly and Christopher and wife Melissa; ...

Noma Winchester

  Noma E. Winchester passed away on July 4, 2015. She was born on April 26, 1947.   A celebration of life will be held on July 16 at 3 p.m. in Cornwall Church, Bellingham, followed ...

George Tjoelker

  George Tjoelker, age 79, of Lynden, a devoted husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather, passed away on Thursday, July 2, 2015, in Lynden.   Son of a Klompen maker, ...

Wilford Feller

  Wilford “Willie” Feller, at age 70, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Friday, July 3, 2015, at 11:22 p.m. after a year and a half battle with cancer.   He was ...

Wesley ‘Bernie’ Schuyleman

  Wesley Bernard “Bernie” Schuyleman peacefully went home to meet his Lord on July 4, 2015, at the Christian Health Care Center. He was 91 years old.   Bernie was born in ...