Latest Obituaries

Hermine Fisher

  Hermine Fisher, age 98, of Lynden, passed away on Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2018.   Funeral arrangements are pending with Gillies Funeral Home and Cremation Services.

John Roorda

  John Roorda, age 69, passed away Sunday, Sept. 16, 2018, at his home in the Silverado Memory Care facility of Bellingham.   John was born in Bellingham on April 23, 1949, ...

Charles Crnich

  Charles “Chuck” Crnich, age 70, passed away on Sept. 12, 2018 at his home in Bellingham.   He was born on April 27, 1948, in Bellingham to Joe and Adele (McCauley) Crnich. ...

Julia Stuurmans

  On Sept. 14, 2018, with her family at her side, Julia Stuurmans was reunited with her husband in the presence of her Lord, 40 years to the day that she was widowed. She was 95 ...

Jack De Vries

  “It’s the Journey, Not the Destination.” And for Jack J. De Vries, age 83, former Bellingham resident, founder and owner of Jack’s Bicycle Center, any journey on his bicycle ...

Dorothy Schilder

  Dorothy Joan “Anna” Schilder, age 98, of Lynden, passed away on Friday, Sept. 14, 2018. Anna was born May 10, 1920 in Barneveld, the Netherlands, to Dick and Gertrude (Vanden ...

Marvin Koop

  Marvin Ray Koop, 64, died Sept. 3, 2018, in Bellingham after a short illness. At his request, no services will be held.   Marvin was born on March 25, 1954, in Bellingham ...

Merle Suelzle

  Merle Suelzle passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family at his Bremerton home, on Sept. 12, 2018 at the age of 91.   Merle was born in Wells County, North Dakota, on ...

Christopher Zacharias

  Christopher Ray Zacharias, 56, passed into the presence of his Lord Jesus Christ on Monday, Sept. 10, 2018, surrounded by family at St. Joseph Hospital in Bellingham.   A ...

Raymond Nordby

  Raymond “Red” Nordby passed away peacefully at the age of 89 on Sunday, Aug. 26, 2018, in the comfort of the Whatcom Hospice House in Bellingham.   Memorials may be made ...