Latest Obituaries

Don Berry

  Don Berry, age 91, passed away at the Christian Health Care Center on Monday, March 18, 2019.   Funeral arrangements are pending with Gillies Funeral Home and Cremation Services.

Vernon Armstrong

  Vernon Ray Armstrong of Bellingham, formerly of Lynden and Ferndale, passed away on Feb. 21, 2019.   He was born in Goodland, Kansas, on March 10, 1953.   He is survived ...

Sheila Smith

  Sheila Lorraine Smith, age 72, passed away suddenly on March 7, 2019, at her home in Auburn, Washington.   Sheila was born Nov. 4, 1946, to Neil and Carol (Elsbree) Smith ...

Phyllis Manier

  Phyllis Irene Manier was born in Cadillac, Michigan, on Aug. 28, 1925, to Phillip and Irene Bashaw.   She was preceded in death by her only sister, Jeanne, and her husband, ...

Robert Sterk

  Robert “Bob” Dale Sterk passed away at his Lynden family home on Friday, March 8, 2019.   Bob was born July 1, 1957 to parents Teunis “Bob” and Sena (Groothuis) Sterk ...

Vernon Norton

  Vernon Norton was born on July 23, 1937, in Chicago, Illinois, and passed away on Feb. 26, 2019. He was seventh of the ten children of Clarence and Elsie Norton.   The family ...

Dennis Drain

  Dennis Richard Drain passed away suddenly on Monday, March 11, 2019. He was 72 years old. He was known for his genuine love for people, his generosity and his faithfulness to ...

William Verwolf

  William Allen Verwolf, age 77, of Hot Springs, Arkansas, passed away March 2, 2019.   He was born to Rev. William and Fannie Verwolf on Feb. 28, 1942, in Summerside, Prince ...

Barbara Kamps

  Barbara Lois Kamps took a big breath and met her heavenly father on Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2019. She embodied joyfulness and kindness, but was she ever boisterous. She loved life and ...

Sandy Rasmussen

  Sandy Rasmussen was born on May 30, 1944, in Bellingham to Dewain and Jean (Sypien) Unick. She graduated from Ferndale High School in 1962.   She always told us kids, “I’m ...