Aaron Christopher Stacey

Aaron Christopher Stacey, beloved dad, son, brother, and friend passed from this life on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024, at the age of 46 after suffering from a brain aneurysm. He is survived ...

Alta Louws

Alta LaVergne Louws, age 93, went to be with her beloved Savior on Saturday, March 2, 2024, surrounded by her family.  Alta was born in Long Island, Kansas on July 2, 1930, to BC and ...

Gary Abercrombie

Gary Abner Abercrombie, 76, of Everson died peacefully on Feb. 20, 2024. Gary was born in Everett on April 16, 1947 to Wayne Milton Abercrombie and Norma Isadean Purtteman. He was raised ...

Marsha Miller 

Marsha Miller, age 72, passed into her heavenly home on Friday, Feb. 23, 2024, after an eight-year battle with cancer. She was able to stay in her Lynden home under the constant care ...

Nicholas ‘Nick’ Criscuola

Nicholas “Nick” Criscuola was born on June 15, 1946, in Coupeville, Washington. Raised on his family’s fishing boat, he joined the Navy after graduating high school in 1966, serving ...

Christy ‘Grizzly’ Baisden

Christy Lynn “Grizzly” Baisden, born Sept. 17, 1959, age 64, passed away peacefully on Feb. 29, 2024, at an adult family home in Birch Bay. Christy was born with Down Syndrome and ...

Lillian E. Hettich

Lillian Elizabeth (Reichert) Hettich passed away, Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024, at the age of 92. She lived for the last 20 years in Lynden and called it home. Lillian was born in New Jersey ...

Phyllis Quinn

Phyllis Quinn, age 92, of Lynden, passed away peacefully, Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024.   Phyllis was born Oct. 25, 1931, in St. Charles, Iowa, to parents Clarence R. and Clariece (Gibson) ...

Whatcom County News Briefs: March 6, 2024

Nomination deadline approaching for teacher award WHATCOM — A nomination deadline is approaching for a new award that honors excellence in Whatcom County public school teachers. The ...

New facilities benefit horticulture, agriculture science programs

By Ferndale School District FERNDALE — In January, Ferndale High School’s new CTE wing opened, which provided a state-of-the-art space for many programs such as welding, wood shop, ...