Robert Boice

  Robert C. “Bob” Boice, 96, died peacefully at his home in Lynden on Thursday, July 26, 2018.   Bob was born Feb. 9, 1922 in Lynden, the youngest child of Carl and Anna ...

Jane Halbrook

  Jane Halbrook passed away peacefully on July 19, 2018 at the age of 61. She will be greatly missed for her unique sense of humor.   For over 40 years Jane worked from her ...

Jan Koehler

  Jan Koehler was born to Harry and Dorothy Malstrom on April 10, 1947. Her early years were spent on the family farm outside Prosser, Washington, where she love to tag along behind ...

Carolyn Cartwright

  Carolyn June Cartwright, 67, of Bremerton, passed away suddenly and unexpectedly on July 20, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada.   Carolyn June (Van Dellen) Cartwright was born April ...

Russell Gollen

  Russell Theodore Gollen passed away peacefully on Friday, July 20, 2018, with the comfort of his family in attendance. Russ was 91, passing just 19 days before his 92nd birthday.   His ...

Carole Ecob

  Carole Ecob, of Lynden, passed away on July 15, 2018.   She is survived by her husband, Richard Coit; and two brothers, Kirk of Illinois and Philip of California.   A ...

Tena Heeringa

  Tena Heeringa, of Lynden, passed away on Tuesday, July 31, 2018 at the age of 79.   Funeral arrangements are pending with Gillies Funeral Home and Cremation Services.

Judith Gatto

  Judith Gatto, age 77, of Lynden, passed away on Friday, July 27, 2018.   Funeral arrangements are pending with Gillies Funeral Home and Cremation Services.

Skagit Bank to merge with Banner

Banner Bank located in Ferndale Haggen   BURLINGTON ­— Skagit Bank announced on July 25 that it has reached an agreement to sell all of its stock to Banner Bank, a transaction ...

New York private equity firm is sticking it to newspapers

By Adam Lewis For the Record   If there’s any industry in the United States that could use a financial boost right now, it’s the newspaper business. The decline of print advertising ...