Latest Obituaries
Leona Vander Griend
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of a loving mother, sister, grandmother, great-grandmother, aunt and friend.
Leona Vander Griend, born June 9, 1935, ...
Paul Van Zanten
Paul Van Zanten passed away at home surrounded by family on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2020. He loved the Lord, his family, babies and flowers. A man who loved to be around people, he ...
Curtis Atneosen
Curtis Gene Atneosen, 81, passed from this life into eternal life at his home in Lynden. He was born in St. James, Minnesota, a son of Clarence and Helen Atneosen.
He was ...
Tillie Hawke
Tillie (Penny) Tichelaar Hawke passed away Dec. 11, 2019, at Whatcom Hospice House in Bellingham.
She was born March 1, 1949, in Bellflower, California, to Bert and Marie ...
Lyle Isert
Lyle V. Isert, age 92, passed away quietly on Saturday, Dec. 28, 2019, at his home in Burlington. Lyle was known for his very strong faith and unending love for his wife Elvena. ...
Paul Werth
Our dad, Paul Edward Werth, of Ferndale, passed on Dec. 24, 2019, at Bellingham’s St. Joseph hospital after a brief illness. He was 84 years old.
Born in Milwaukee, Paul ...
Arnold Raaymakers
Arnold T. Raaymakers passed away peacefully with his family at his side on Dec. 2, 2019, after a short illness complicated by Alzheimer’s.
Arnie was born on March 3, 1930, ...
Sharon Downey
Sharon Eva Downey passed away on Monday, Dec. 16, 2019, after a lifelong fight against lupus and several years battling breast cancer. Her husband Ben and service dog “Jiggs” ...
Judy Calkins
Judy Lynn Calkins, of Lynden, went home to her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Dec. 16 at the age of 72, surrounded by her kids. Judy was born Oct. 18, 1947, in Arlington.
She ...
Lyle Isert
Lyle Isert, age 92, of Burlington, passed away at his home on Saturday, Dec. 28, 2019.
Funeral arrangements are pending with Gillies Funeral Home and Cremation Services.