Freda Henken

Freda Henken Freda Lil Henken of Bellingham slipped away to heaven on Dec. 24, 2021. She was 85. Freda was born July 25, 1936 in Great Falls, Montana. She was the second oldest child ...

Albert Smit

Albert Smit Albert “Al” Smit passed away on Dec. 16, 2021 after battling MDS and Acute Leukemia. Beloved husband, brother, father, grandfather, uncle, and friend will be greatly ...

Alyce Reimer

Alyce Reimer Alyce Carolyn Archer Reimer passed away Nov. 18, 2021. She was born in 1924 in Nebraska to the late Guy and Lueta Archer.  Her four brothers have preceded her in death.  In ...

Harriet ‘Bea’ Vreugdenhil

Harriet ‘Bea’ Vreugdenhil Harriet Grace “Bea” Vreugdenhil passed away on Christmas Eve, Friday, Dec. 24, 2021.  Bea was born on Nov. 28, 1927 in Lynden to parents Dick and ...

Kenneth Visser 

Kenneth Visser Kenneth James Visser, age 74, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Dec. 24, 2021, at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Bellingham, due to complications related to COVID-19.  Ken ...

John ‘Mark’ Tilley

John ‘Mark’ Tilley John Mark Tilley entered into rest on Sunday, Dec. 26 at the age of 70. Mark was preceded in death by his parents, Joseph Van-Dorn and Evelyn Delle (Falkner) ...

Ryon K. Harriman

Ryon K. Harriman Ryon K. Harriman went to be with his Lord and Savior on Christmas Day. Ryon was born in January 1979 in Bellingham to parents Robert and Gail (Dennison) Harriman. He ...

Cornelius Lankhaar

Cornelius “Casey” Lankhaar, of Lynden, passed away in Sun City, Arizona on Monday, Jan. 3 at the age of 76. Funeral arrangements are pending with Gillies Funeral Home and Cremation ...

Wesley Assink 

Wesley Assink of Lynden went to heaven on Jan. 1. Funeral arrangements to be announced.

GETTING TO KNOW YOU: Brandt finds ‘immense sense of pride’ as teacher

By Bill Helm [email protected] LUMMI NATION — In 1972, Gary Brandt promised himself that neither money nor the lack thereof would keep him from being a teacher. “And, I’ve ...