Latest Obituaries

Grace Gortsema

  Grace S. Gortsema, 97, went home to her Lord and Savior on Oct. 29, 2019.   Grace was born Feb. 4, 1922, in Grangeville, Idaho, to Gerben and Minnie (Sloot) Kingma. There ...

Nellie Vriesman

  Nellie Mae Vriesman, age 93, of Lynden, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2019.   Funeral arrangements are pending with Gillies Funeral Home and ...

Mary Huff

  Mary Louise (Pruett) Huff, age 98, of Vancouver, Washington, and formerly of Lynden, passed into the arms of her loving Savior on Friday, Oct. 18, 2019.   Mary was born July ...

Barbara Kenner

  Barbara McIntyre Kenner, 100, peacefully passed on to be with her Savior in the early morning of Oct. 22, 2019.   Barb was born in Tacoma on Aug. 11, 1919, the second of ...

Elodia Ramirez

  Elodia P. Ramirez passed away on Oct. 17, 2019.   Sometimes if I close my eyes, I can still smell her fried chicken. My mom made the best fried chicken. People drooled when ...

Mary Huff

  Mary L. Huff, age 98, of Vancouver, Washington, and formerly of Lynden, passed away Friday, Oct. 18, 2019.   Funeral arrangements are pending with Gillies Funeral Home and ...

Francis Likkel

  Francis Eugene (“Fran”) Likkel passed away peacefully on Oct. 3, 2019, at age 92. He was born to William and Anna (Vander Tuin) Likkel on Jan. 28, 1927, in Joubert, South ...

Maxine Buford

  Maxine Joyce Buford, daughter of the late George and Agnes Rexford, was born in Lynden on Oct. 29, 1930. She departed this life at her residence in Ellington, Missouri, on Oct. ...

Correan Nims

  Correan Nims, age 76, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2019, in Bellingham.   Correan was born on July 18, 1943, to Roy and Irene (Gifford) Crabtree ...

Mary Ellen Hamstra

  Mary Ellen Hamstra, of Lynden, met her Lord and Savior on Monday, Oct. 21, 2019. She lived a life of strong faith, had a gentle spirit and was deeply devoted to her family.   Mary ...