Christy Lynn (Himes) Johnson was born in Grand Coulee, Washington, on April 23, 1986, to Sherry Lynn Honeycutt. Christy spent her formative years in Coulee City, and later moved to Grand Coulee when her mother married Steven Turner. In 1997, Christy moved with her parents to Bellingham, where she attended Shuksan Middle School and Squalicum…
Margaret Alexander Lewis died Aug. 10, 2014, at home in Palm Desert, Calif., of natural causes. She was 91. She was born in Seattle on Feb. 3, 1923, to Helen and Mauré Alexander. She had a younger sister, Grace. Their mother was a homemaker and their father sold dry goods and wholesale groceries. Margaret attended…
Betty Cronk of Eau Claire, Wisconsin, passed away on July 27, 2014. Betty attended the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire and the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse where she graduated with a degree in physical education. Betty served in the U.S. Navy for four years during World War II. She then moved to Blaine where she taught…
Raymond E. De Poppe passed away on Monday, Aug. 4, 2014, at the age of 94, in his Ferndale home. Ray was a farmboy from Preston, Minnesota, serving in World War II with the Navy’s Asiatic-Pacific Area Campaign. He met and married his wife, Anna, in Ferndale where they raised their eight children: Richard, Norman,…
Barbara E. Abrahamson passed away from heart failure at Whatcom Hospice House on Aug. 16, 2014, surrounded by her loving family. She was born on Dec. 3, 1922, in Buckeye, Arizona, to Herman and Gladys Weber. Barb graduated from Buckeye Union High School in 1941. She then earned her nursing degree from Good Samaritan Hospital…
After a long illness, Henry H. Kraus, who was born on June 19, 1954, left this world on Aug. 25, 2014, to pursue grander pastures in our Heavenly Father’s kingdom. His mother, Aida Kraus, is deeply saddened but finds comfort in that he will be welcomed with open arms by his father, Ludwig F. Kraus,…
John J. “Jim” Lagerwey, 77, of Lynden, died on Monday, Sept. 8, 2014. Service arrangements are pending with Gillies Funeral Home and Cremation Service….
Darwin Albert Greenfield, age 65, passed away peacefully on Aug. 26, 2014, after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. Darwin was born on July 20, 1949, in Bellingham and grew up in Custer until his family moved to California. At the age of 18 he enlisted in the U.S. Army where he served in Vietnam…
William Boyd Grafmyre, of Everson, passed away on Monday, Sept. 1, 2014. He was 82 years old. William was born to James and Hilma Grafmyre in Duluth, Minnesota. At the young age of 15, his family moved to Everson, where he attended Nooksack Valley schools. After graduation, William joined the U.S. Army serving from July…
Lois Marie Meenk Nyland, age 99, passed away peacefully on Aug. 28, 2014, in Tacoma. She was born on Nov. 16, 1914, to Arthur and Johanna Meenk in Maurice, Iowa. In 1919 the family moved to Lynden. Lois graduated from Lynden High School in 1932. Lois married Fred Nyland in 1938 in Lynden. In 1948…
Brooklyn Hoksbergen was the 3-1/2-year-old daughter of Rob and Jen Hoksbergen. She was a fun-loving kid who loved to dance and sing and anything to do with pink and princesses. She tried her best to keep up with her three older sisters, and was a very smart, spunky girl. Brooklyn was so proud to attend…
Irwin Raymond Fleishauer, age 90, of Lynden, entered into the arms of his Lord and Savior on Sept. 11, 2014. Irwin was born on Oct. 2, 1923, in Bakersfield, California, the eldest child of Charles and Sarah Fleishauer. Raised in Bakersfield, he graduated from Kern County Union High School in 1941 and married Georgia Dean…
Mary Elizabeth (Orr) Doubt, age 97, beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sweet wife, friend and teacher for many years in the Custer and Ferndale area, passed from this life to be with the Lord Jesus and the many loved ones who have gone before, on Sunday, Sept. 14, 2014. She was preceded in death by husband…
John J. “Jim” Lagerwey, age 77, went to his Heavenly home on Sept. 8, 2014, after a 4 ½-year battle with cancer. Jim was born on May 30, 1937, to John and Winnie Lagerwey in Bellingham. He married Carol Eiene on Dec. 6, 1957. Together they had four children, Teri (Marty) Hilt, Lori (Kevin) Visser,…
Shirley Ann Martin peacefully passed on, surrounded by her family, on Sunday, Sept. 14, 2014. She was 77 years old. Shirley (Marciniak) Martin was born in Los Angeles to Bonita (Boyes) and Marion Marciniak. It was in California that she met the love of her life, Danny Ray Martin. They were married on Aug. 6,…
James W. Baum was born on Jan. 9, 1939, in Charleston, South Carolina, and passed away on Sept. 12, 2014, in Lodi, California, after a long battle with cancer. Known for his joy of living, it is with sadness that his friends and family watched that joy fade during his battle, but we know that…
Mark Langstraat passed away quietly early on Tuesday morning, Sept. 23, 2014. A celebration of life service will be held on Saturday, Sept. 27, at 10 a.m. in North County Christ the King Church. Lunch to follow….
Our beautiful grandmother Ruth Schouten peacefully graduated to Heaven on Sept. 13, 2014, at the age of 90. Ruth was born in North Dakota and moved to Washington at the age of 12 where she resided for the remainder of her life. She was married to the love of her life, Marinus, for over 60…
George Bernard Boeringa of Kimberling City, Missouri, died on Aug. 30, 2014, at the age of 79. George was born on Oct. 18, 1934, in Sunnyside, Washington, grew up in Lynden and graduated from Washington State University. A celebration of his life is scheduled for 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 27, in Second Christian Reformed Church…
Jason Shane Kivlighn was born on Dec. 30, 1986, in Fort Rucker, Alabama. He grew up in south Texas and later, with his family, moved to Lynden. He graduated from Lynden High School in 2005 and attended church at Sonlight Community Church. Jason went on to the University of Washington, graduating with a degree in…
