Latest Obituaries

Nellie Sterk

Nellie Sterk, age 83, of Lynden, passed away on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017 at Whatcom Hospice House. Nellie was born in Corsica, South Dakota, on March 14, 1933 to parents John and Gertrude ...

Sharon Tellefsen

Sharon Tellefsen, of Everson, passed away at home on Monday, Feb. 20, 2017. Funeral arrangements are pending with Gillies Funeral Home and Cremation Services.

Traci Van Dyken

Traci Van Dyken, age 37, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, Feb. 17, 2017 after a ten-year battle with breast cancer. Traci was born April 30, 1979 to Paul and Cheryl (Schuitema) ...

Mae Nyssen

Mae Ruby Nyssen, of Bellingham, passed away on Feb. 17, 2017. She was born April 9, 1940 in Bellingham. She leaves behind two children, four grandchildren and a sister. For more details, ...

Barbara Burrus

Our beloved mother, Barbara Elizabeth Burrus, 91, of Ferndale, passed away peacefully on Feb. 2, 2017 in Lynden with her family at her bedside. Barbara was born Oct. 6, 1925 in Oakland, ...

Irving Carlson

Irving Carlson, age 95, of Lynden, passed away on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017. Funeral arrangements are pending with Gillies Funeral Home and Cremation Services.

Geraldine Kooy

Geraldine Kooy went to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017 at the age of 92. She was born near Corsica, South Dakota, to Anna (Vander Tuin) and William Likkel. She ...

Mark Vermeulen

Mark Vermeulen, age 65, passed away on Jan. 30, 2017 in Boise, Idaho, from heart complications. Mark was born June 13, 1951 in Bellingham where he lived until 2013 when he moved to ...

Dawn Feltz

Dawn Feltz, of Lynden, passed away on Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2017 at the age of 63. She will be greatly missed. Arrangements are entrusted to Gillies Funeral Home and Cremation Services.

Robert Dodge

Robert Bruce Dodge Jr., age 58, passed away on Feb. 3, 2017 after a battle with heart disease. He was known for a huge heart that was like a teddy bear, having a sense of humor and ...