Funeral Notices Fry-Fy

OBITUARIES OF WHATCOM COUNTY FRY - FY

FRY, John Lindsey, age 87, of Los Gatos, Calif., passed away in that city Saturday, Oct. 15th, (1966). A pioneer resident of Sumas he had made his home in California since 1921. Surviving are two sons John and William; two daughters, Mrs. Kirby Schull and Mrs. Walter Heineman, all in California; 8 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Graveside funeral service will be held in the Sumas Cemetery Wednesday, Oct. 19th, at 10 a.m. with Rev. Stanley Kuntz officiating. Arrangements by Gillies Funeral Home.
FRY, Herman, age 76, passed away at the family home, 2604 Yew St., Saturday, July 9, (1955). Mr. Fry had been a 64-year resident of Whatcom County and for 35 years had resided in the Welcome District, as was a charter member of the Welcome Grange. Surviving him is his widow, Mary, at home, also many nieces and nephews. The remains rest at the funeral home of Harlow-Hollingsworth where services will be conducted by Mr. Albert C. Gunderson Wednesday, July 13 at 1 p.m. Final resting place Saxon Cemetery.
FRY, Gertrude L., age 88 of Thermalito, Calif., passed away at her home Sunday, July 28, (1963). A pioneer resident of Sumas she had made her home in California since 1921. Surviving are her husband, John Lindsey Fry, 2 daughters, Mrs. Kirby Schull and Mrs. Walter H. Heineman, 2 sons, John W. and William L., all in California, also 8 grandchildren, 2 great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews. Graveside funeral services will be held in the Sumas Cemetery under the direction of the Gillies Funeral Home, Saturday, Aug. 3 at 2 p.m., Rev. Stanley Kuntz officiating.
FRYDENLUND, Kevin, 2 years old, son of Richard & Cindy Frydenlund passed away at Childrens Orthopedics April 17, 1981. He was born April 28, 1978 in Sedro Woolley. Survivors are his parents of Mt. Vernon; 1 brother Kelly of Mt. Vernon, maternal grandparents, Mr. & Mrs. Melvin Poppe, Mt. Vernon; paternal grandparents, Mr. & Mrs. Robert Frydenlund of Mt. Vernon; maternal great-grandmothers, Mrs. Freda Poppe & Mrs. Edith Lind both of Mt. Vernon; 1 paternal great grandmother, Mrs. Julia Tewalt of Clear Lake; numerous aunts, uncles & other relatives. Family graveside services will be held Tues. at 3 p.m. at Hawthorne Lawn Cemetery, Mt. Vernon. Public memorial services will be Tues. April 21 at 7 p.m. in the Trinity Lutheran Church, Mt. Vernon. Under the direction of the Kern Funeral Home, Mt. Vernon.
FRYE, George Washington, age 83, passed away at his home, 1014 Forest Street, Saturday, April 16, (1949). Mr. Frye resided in this community for the past 36 years and had been custodian of the Masonic Temple. Deceased was a member of Bellingham Bay Lodge No. 44, F.&A.M., Hesperus Commandery No. 8, K. T., Scottish and York Rite Bodies, and leaves to survive his widow, Iceafine, at home; one daughter, Mrs. Alice Hays, of Bellingham; one granddaughter; one brother, William, of Vancouver, B.C.; and two sisters, Mrs. J. C. Newberry, of Vancouver, B.C., and Mrs. Margaret Orange, of Bellingham. The remains are at the funeral home of Harlow-Hollingswoth, where services will be conducted by Dr. Robert T. McFarlane and officers of Bellingham Bay Lodge No. 44 and Hesperus Commandery No. 8, Monday April 18, at 3:00 p.m. Final resting place, Greenacres Memorial Park.
FRYE, Jack, age 5, of Route 4, Bellingham, passed away at a local hospital, Monday, January 23, (1950) following an illness of three weeks. Jack was a member of the Church of the Assumption. Surviving relatives include his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Macari; one sister, Linda Diane; grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Welch of Bellingham, and Mrs. Violet Frye of Seattle. Requiem mass will be celebrated Friday, January 27, at 9:30 a.m. within the church of the Assumption with the Rev. Fr. John Horan, celebrant. Interment Bay View Cemetery, under the direction of the Bingham-Dahlquist & Jerns Funeral Home.
FRYE, Sommer Lane died unexpectedly on Saturday, Oct. 5, (1991) while fulfilling his "awesome desire" to learn to ride a Kawasaki KX80 dirt bike for the first time. Sommer, 13 and 3/4 years old, was born Dec. 21, 1977 in Seattle, WA to Susan Lee Jantz, Christian Dale Frye and his brother Joe S. Turner, 19 years old. [text missing] He also self-adopted Robin Zell, 17 and 7/8 years old as his brother. Sommer attended eighth grade at Whatcom Middle School in Bellingham, where he lived. Sommer was an inquisitive and independent thinker whose bright and mischievous charm, impish grin and distinctive style delighted and challenged everyone he touched. His every interest and pursuit was sparked with passion from reading, writing and drawing, to reggae and rap; from baseball, football and basketball to RC-10 cars and motorbikes; from cooking pasta and a mean lemon chicken, to long showers at Grandma's and eating croissants and Frango mints. He also had a penchant for using his dad's Metropolis Cologne. Sommer believed in protecting and defending children's and women's rights and in preserving the environment and all wildlife. Because he lived his life with intensity, everyone whose life he touched will feel his absence deeply, including his many friends, and their families and teachers. His extended family includes his maternal grandmother, Corinne Sheehan, Aunt Roxane Duran, Great Aunt and Uncle Ralph and Lavonne Jantz, cousins Darlene, Scotty, Dawn and Shavonne McMurray; Craig, Sharon, Carly and Rebecca Jantz. His paternal relatives include his step-mom Karin Engler, grandparents, Viola Evenson, Werner and Betty Engler, Wayne Frye Sr.; Aunt Rhonda and Uncle Thomas Burns, Uncles Wayne and Gary Frye, Cousins Heather Burns, Brian and Wayne Frye and Tiffany Engle. Friends and family are invited to share their memories and reflections in a celebration of Sommer's life at Faith Lutheran Church on October 10th, at 10:00 a.m. Arrangements by Westford Funeral Home.
FRYE, William Allison, 69, 1505 Island View Dr., community leader and owner of William Frye Farmers Insurance Co., died Saturday (August 23, 1975) of a heart attack. Mr. Frye was a member of many organizations and had been the leader of several horse riding groups in Whatcom County. He is remembered as the head chef for the annual Whatcom county Cattlemen's Association beef barbecue. Among the groups Mr. Frye belonged to were Whatcom Lodge 151, F&AM; Maple Leaf Chapter 58, Order of the Easter Star; Marietta Grange, Washington State Horsemen's Association honorary member, Western Washington Appaloosa Club, Nooksack Valley Riders and Whatcom County Cattlemen's Association. He was a member of Marietta Community Baptist Church. He is survived by two daughters, A. Allison Stremler in California and Mary Lou Martin of Ferndale; a foster son, Glenn Nelson, of Alderwood Manor; five sisters, Florence Grabinski of Yakima, Joy Fulton and Lillian O'Brien of Renton, Fredda Gendril of Morton and Phyllis Belt of Everett; two brothers, Joffrie of Edmonds and Truman of Puyallup, and six grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at Moles Funeral Home, Ferndale, with burial in Greenacres Memorial Park.
FRYER, Howard W., age 87, Ferndale, passed away at home Tuesday, December 22, (1964), following an extended illness. Mr. Fryer had been a resident of Whatcom County for the past 30 years. He leaves to survive his wife, Goldie; 3 daughters, Mrs. Frona O'Brine of Lummi Island, Mrs. Verlyn Eschbach of Ferndale and Mrs. Geneva Manthy of Bellingham; 3 sons, Donald of Ferndale; Merle of Port Angeles and Dawane of Bellingham; 25 grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, December 26 at 1:30 p.m. in Moles Funeral Chapel, Dr. Wilfred Gunderson officiating. Final resting place Woodlawn Cemetery.
FUCHS, Frederick Carl, who resided at 1724 Smith Road, passed away in a local hospital at the age of 70 years following a short illness. Mr. Fuchs resided in Bellingham the past 20 years and was a retired farmer. He was a member of the Central Lutheran Church and the Darigold association. He leaves to survive besides his wife, Roceina Fuchs, one son, Frederick P.; four daughters, Mrs. Mary Wickler, Mrs. Lena Rauch, all of Bellingham; Mrs Della Fuchs, Billings, Mont.; Mrs. Pauline Perry of San Jose, Calif. Also 11 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Rev. O. A. Jacobson, pastor of the Central Lutheran Church, will officiate at funeral services Tuesday, March 29, at 2:00 p.m. in the chapel of the Bingham, Dahlquist & Jerns Funeral Home. Interment Greenacres Memorial Park.
FUCHS, Paul F., age 30, of 14028 Cascadian Way, Everett, passed away Sat. June 23, (1979). Mr. Fuchs was a former longtime resident of Bellingham, and was a printer for the Seattle PI. He was a member of the Typographical Union, Seattle Local No. 92. He was in the first graduating class of Sehome High School. He leaves to survive 1 daughter, Pauline of Ferndale, his mother, Mrs. Janice & step-father Wilber E. Krein of this city, 1 sister, Sharon Drouet of Marysville, his step-grandmother, Mrs. Ida Allen, City, several nieces, nephews & other relatives. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday June 26 at 10 a.m. in the Chapel of the Westford Funeral Home, Rev. Doug Anderson officiating. Interment Greenacres Memorial Park.
FUCHS, Roceina, age 90, formerly of 2816 Vallette St., passed away Tuesday, Sept. 28, (1976). A resident of this community for the past 41 years, Mrs. Fuchs was a member of Central Lutheran Church. Surviving 4 daughters, Mrs. Adella Fuchs, Billings, Montana, Mrs. Lena Rauch, Mrs. Mary Wickler, both of Bellingham and Mrs. Pauline Perry, of San Jose, Calif; 11 grandchildren, numerous great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. Funeral services Friday, Oct. 1, 1 p.m. Jones Funeral Home with Rev. Leonard Ericksen officiating. Interment Greenacres memorial Park.
FUCHSER, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Fuchser, of 1715 Lakeway passed away at a local hospital Monday, August 25th, (1952). Private funeral services were conducted Tuesday, August 26th, within the Cathedral Chapel of the Westford-Beck Funeral Home, followed by cremation.
FUCHSER-McKINSTRY, Megan Mae, an infant, of 8325 Fawn Crescent Drive, Blaine, died Sunday (May 21, 1989) in Children's Hospital in Seattle. The family requested no services. She was born to Michael McKinstry and Evelyn Fuchser on May 19, 1989, in Seattle. Survivors include her parents; a sister, Sarah Kathryn Fuchser-McKinstry of the family home; grandparents James Fuchser of Sedro-Woolley, Kathryn Fuchser of Bellingham, Eleanor McKinstry of Anacortes and Bill McKinstry of Seattle; great-grandparents Ella Fuchser of Sedro-Woolley and Mr. and Mrs. Gayl Bookter of Bellingham; and numerous aunts, uncles and cousins. Cremation arrangements are by Jones Funeral Home.
FUENFSTUECK, Ida, died Friday Feb. 4, (1966) in a local Sanitarium where she had been a resident for the past 3 years. Before coming to Bellingham to make her home with her sister, Mrs. Irving E. Mill for almost 15 years, she had lived in Sierra Madre, Calif. She had been a regular attendant at the First Baptist Church in Bellingham and for several years was a member of the Twentieth Century club and the Bellingham women's Music Club. She was born in Wilkes Barris (sic), Penn. on July 18, 1873, the daughter of the late Rev. and Mrs. E. A. Fuenfstueck. For many years she had been a kindergarten assistant in the Public Schools of Wausau, Wisc. and a worker with the children and youth in the late pastorate of her father in the Evangelical Reformed Church - now the United Church of Christ. She is survived by her sister, 1 nephew, Dr. Neal E. Miller of Yale University; 1 grand nephew James York Edgar Miller; 1 grandniece, Sara Rose Miller. Services will be conducted by Rev. Max K. Oliphant Wed., Feb. 9 at 1:00 p.m. in the Jones Funeral Home followed by entombment in the mausoleum at Greenacres Memorial Park.
FUERENCY, Mary Elizabeth age 48 of Sumas passed away Friday, Nov. 25, (1960). Mrs. Fuerency was born March 25, 1912 in Spokane, Washington. Mrs. Fuerency had lived in Sumas for the past 5 years and was a member of St. Anne's Catholic Church. Survivors include 1 daughter, Rosemary of Sumas; 3 brothers, George R. Hurley of Kodiak, Alaska, Frank B. Hurley of San Jose, California and Joseph Hurley of Spokane; 3 sisters, Miss Gertrude Hurley of Spokane, Mrs. Frank Scott and Mrs. Forrest Greif both of Seattle. Also her mother, Mrs. Nora Hurley of Spokane. Rosary will be said Sunday, Nov. 27 at 4 p.m. at the Gillies Funeral Home in Sumas. Mass will be held at 8 a.m. Monday, Nov. 28 at St. Anne's Catholic Church in Sumas with Father James Van Gogh officiating. Concluding services and interment will be held in Holy Rood Cemetery in Seattle.
FUGITT, Patterson P., 88, a Bellingham resident for forty years, passed away Tuesday (Feb. 19, 1991) at his home in Bellingham, following a short illness. Mr. Fugitt was born in Texas, and moved with his family to Colorado when he was eleven years old. He was a school teacher for two years, then went into business. He was a member of the Civilian U. S. Coast Guard Patrol during World War II. After moving to Bellingham, he worked for Whatcom County as an employee of the elections office prior to retirement. He was an avid collector of ceramic artwork, and was active as a flower gardener. He formerly owned the historic Wardner Castle, known as "Hilltop House" in the Fairhaven district. Patterson belong to Saint Andrews Masonic Lodge in Renton, The Order of Odd Fellows in Bellingham, York Rite Masonic Bodies, and was a Past Master of Fairhaven Masonic Lodge 73, in Bellingham. He was a member of the Masonic Temple Board of Trustees, Bellingham. He traveled extensively throughout the western states and Canada following his Masonic craft. His lifetime interest was doing good to others. He is survived by two sisters in Bellingham; a brother in Seattle, and their extended families. Funeral services will be Monday, at 1:00 p.m. at the Bellingham Masonic Temple, 2626 West Maplewood, under the direction of Fairhaven Masonic Lodge. Interment will follow at Greenacres Memorial Park. Arrangements by Jones-Moles Funeral Home.
FUGITT, Sandi C. of Bellingham died Sunday, May 23, 1993, in Bellingham. At the request of her family, her date of birth and age will not be published. No services will be held. Cremation will take place. She was a resident of Bellingham the past eight years. A retired school teacher, she enjoyed bird watching and flowers. She is survived by brothers Lee Fugitt of Arizona and Douglas Fugitt of Washington; sisters Betty Pickens of California and DeVoe Thomas and Roxane Christensen, both of Washington; and numerous nieces and nephews. Arrangement by Jones-Moles Funeral Home.
FULBRIGHT, Newman "Nick" - Memorail services for Newman (Nick) Fulbright, age 70, of 2838 Ellis St., will be Tues. Sept. 1, at 2 p.m. at the First Congregational Church with Rev. Cindy Bauleke, officiating. Cremation. Mr. Fulbright passed away Tues., August 25, 1987. He is survived by his wife Frances E.; 3 daughters, Patricia & husband Orlin Johnson of Lynnwood, Penny & husband Dick Piotter of El Sobrante, Calif., Marji & husband Jim Neill of Pullman; 2 sons, Jerry & wife Sandi Fulbright of Ocean Shores, Gregory & wife Patricia Fitzgerald of Wenatchee; 15 grandchildren & 3 great-grandchildren; sister, Vaden Blinzler of San Diego; 1 brother, Earl & wife Judy Anderson Jr. of Seattle; aunt, Mary Imus of City. Mr. Fulbright had been a life resident of Whatcom & Skagit Counties. He was a member of the First Congregational Church; Bellingham Elks Lodge No. 194 and the Marine Carpenters Union. Jones Funeral Home.
FULLAWAY, William N., age 56, of 812 Wilson Ave., passed away Monday, May 16, (1977) in a local hospital. He was a member of Bellingham Elks BPOE No. 194, ILWU Local 15 of Bellingham. He is survived by his wife, Dorothy at home; 1 son, Richard M. III at home; 1 daughter, Diane Hayes, City; his father, Richard M. of Long Beach, Calif.; 1 brother, Robert Fullaway of Alontas, Calif.; 3 grandchildren, numerous nieces and nephews. Prayer services will be offered Wednesday, May 18 at 7 p.m. followed by the ritualistic services of the Elks Lodge No. 194 in the Chapel of the Westford Funeral Home. Mass of the Christian burial will be held Thursday, May 19 at 10:30 a.m. from the Church of the Sacred Heart. Interment Greenacres.
FULLER, Adrian Lowell - Former Bellingham resident Adrian Lowell Fuller, 68, of Olympia, died Saturday (Apr. 26, 1986) in a Tacoma hospital. He was born April 23, 1918 in Bellingham, where he grew up and married the former Verna Wood. He was a Navy veteran of World War II. Mr. Fuller worked as an electrical engineer for Fishback & Moore Co. until his 1984 retirement, and had worked in Vietnam and South Africa while under that firm's employ. He had also lived in Texas, Arizona and Aberdeen before coming to Olympia five years ago. Survivors include his wife, of the family home; two sons, Adrian Vern Fuller of Tulsa, Okla., and Jeffrey Fuller of Dallas, Texas; a brother, Forrest Fuller of California; and three grandchildren. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday in the chapel of Forest Funeral Home, Olympia.
FULLER, Alfred, age 88 of 2500 Samish Way died Tuesday December 16, 1980, in Apache Junction, Arizona. A resident of this community for the past 40 years, Mr. Fuller was a member of Rome Chapel; Grandview Lodge No. 112 F & A M, Peoria, Illinois; Scottish Rite Bodies of Bellingham; Sehome Chapter No. 17 OES; Veterans of Foreign Wars & WWI veteran. He is survived by his wife Marie; 1 son, Kenneth A. Fuller of City; 3 grandchildren; 9 great-grandchildren; 4 brothers, George Fuller of Spokane, Noble Fuller of Clarence, Missouri, Johnny Fuller, Clarence Fuller; 2 sisters, Mrs. Ada Gwinner of City & Mrs. Blanche Glahn of Fresno, Calif. Funeral services will [be] held Thurs. Dec. 18, 1 p.m. at Jones Funeral Home. Interment Greenacres Memorial Park.
FULLER, Anna M., formerly of Lynden, passed away at Alderwood Park Convalescent Center in Bellingham on Sunday, June 27, 1993 at the age of 75. Mrs. Fuller was born in Baltimore on May 21, 1918, a daughter of James and Helen Brokos Pike. She grew up in Ohio. She was employed as a bookkeeper for numerous firms, the last of which was the Del Rey Yacht Club in Marina Del Rey, Calif. for four years. She was a member of the Eastern Star Chapter on the Island of Guam. After moving to Lynden in 1980, she attended Hope Lutheran Church. Mrs. Fuller is survived by her son Donald Fuller Jr.; granddaughter Wende Fuller of Prince George, British Columbia; step-sister Amelia Burnwell of Yorkville, Ohio; step-brother Henry Sadowski of Rayland, Ohio; and numerous other relatives. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at Hope Lutheran Church in Lynden with Rev. Wesley Howell officiating. Her ashes will be placed in Monumenta Cemetery in Lynden. Arrangements and cremation are under the care of Gillies Funeral Home of Lynden.
FULLER, Brittany Jo, infant daughter of Tracy & Pamela Fuller of Bellingham, passed away Oct. 9, (1986). Besides her parents she is survived by maternal grandparents, Mr. & Mrs. John Eastman of Ferndale; paternal grandparents, Fern & Richard Dermond of Olympia; maternal great-grandparents, Vaughn & Fonda Eastman of Colorado; maternal great-grandparents, Mr. & Mrs. Clyde Rushton of New York; paternal great-grandparents, Fay & Florence Tisher of Montana. Funeral services Sat. Oct. 11, 2 p.m. at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints with Bishop Alf Gunn officiating. Arrangements by Westford Funeral Home. [b. Aug. 11, 1986 Bellingham]
FULLER, Caroline Maxine of Bellingham died Friday, Sept. 12, 1997, at Bellingham Health Care & Rehabilitation Center. She was 74. A private service will be held. Born July 27, 1923, to Edward and Carrie Watkins Gille in Congerville, Ill., she lived in Whatcom County for 42 years. Mrs. Fuller taught ceramics and enjoyed crafts. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Guitanna Fuller. Survivors include daughters Luan Bernhardt of Mission, B.C., and Carol Fuller of California; sons Paul Fuller of Connecticut and Randy Fuller of Bellingham; five grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Arrangements are by Greenacres Funeral Home.
FULLER, Eleanor F. - Memorial service for Eleanor F. Fuller, age 73, of 601 W. Maryland, will be Fri. Jan. 10, 11 a.m. at First Congregational Church with Donel G. McClellan, Pastor, officiating. Cremation. Mrs. Fuller passed away Mon. Jan. 6, 1986. A Bellingham resident for 42 years, she was a member of First Congregational Church; Kiwaniannes; active in Square Dancing for 33 years. She is survived by her husband Bob Fuller of City; 1 son, Bill & wife Linda Fuller of Everett; daughter, Barbara & husband Chris Van der Steenen of Startup, WA; 4 grandchildren, Gina & Jason Fuller of Everett, Diana Richardson of Tacoma & Pierre van der Steenen of Tacoma; 2 great-grandchildren; sister, Helen & husband James smith of Seattle. [b. Jan. 15, 1912 Seattle]
FULLER, George E. - Memorial service for George E. Fuller, age 75, of 2912 Lorraine Ellis Court, will be Wed. Jan. 22, 2 p.m. at Calvary Temple with Rev. Ernest Francis officiating. Private interment Evergreen-Washelli Cemetery, Seattle. Mr. Fuller passed away Mon. Jan. 20, 1986. A Bellingham resident for 9 years, he was a member of Calvary Temple, he sang with men's chorus and Senior Activity Center; and was a member of Happy Hours Fellowship at Laurel Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife Lucille; 4 sons, Bill & wife Dorothy Becker of Rossville, Kansas, Jack & wife Marge Becker of Redmond, Wa., Jerry & wife Edith Fuller of San Jose, Calif., Mike & wife Brenda Fuller of San Ramon, Calif.; 2 daughters, Bette & husband James Rigby of Kent and Pat Maffucci of Topeka, Kansas; 13 grandchildren; 9 great-grandchildren; 2 brothers, Al & wife Lena Fuller of Topeka, Kansas, John & wife Mayme Fuller of Salina, Kansas.
FULLER, Harold "Pete" age 72 of Bellingham, passed away Sunday, March 7, 1993 at St. Joseph Hospital Main Campus. He was born October 2, 1920 in Hawthorne, Calif. He served in the U. S. Coast Guard during WWII from 1942-1945 and married Joy Maxine Roedell in Bellingham on April 22, 1955. Mr. Fuller was a home heating oil delivery driver in Bellingham for 30 years. He loved camping at Baker Lake. Survived by his wife, Joy Maxine Fuller of the family home; son, Lawrence Fuller of Portland; daughter Judy & husband Mike and their children, Christine, Phillip, Matthew all of Gold Bar, WA, Shara of Medford, OR, and Michael of Everett, WA; sister-in-law Barbara Fuller and her daughter, Sandra Fuller both of CA; sister-in-law and brother-in-law Jack & Jewell Christy of Ferndale; nieces: Linda & husband Larry Montgomery and their children, Lisa, Lori and Jerri & husband Steve Williams all of Bellingham; and numerous other relatives and good friends Lee & Jane Harrington of Bellingham. Preceded in death by his mother and step-father, Ruth & Lawrence Vought; brother, Bob Fuller; and son Jerry Fuller. At Mr. Fuller's request, no services will be held. Interment at Greenacres Memorial Park. Arrangements by Greenacres Funeral Home.
FULLER, Inez L., age 61, of Carnation, Wa., passed away yesterday, Oct. 16, (1974) after a brief illness. She had been a resident of the Bellingham area until 4 years ago. She is survived by her husband, James of Carnation; 3 sons, Wayne and Jim both of Monroe and Charles of Wenatchee; 1 sister, Mrs. Lois Thrasher of Mount Vernon, 9 grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Purdy & Kerr Chapel in Monroe with burial in the Monroe Oddfellows Cemetery.
FULLER, Inga S., age 85 of Lynnwood, WA, passed away July 7, 1986 in a Seattle nursing home. A Seattle area resident since 1931, she had attended nursing school in Wenatchee in the early 1920's & worked in area hospitals & nursing homes from 1955 until her retirement. Beloved mother of Richard M. Fuller of Everett, Donald M. Fuller of Mt. Vernon & Herbert A. Fuller of Lynnwood & beloved grandmother of 14 grandchildren & 14 great-grandchildren. Services will be Fri., July 11, 1986 at 1 p.m. in the Chapel of Beck's Funeral Home, Edmonds. Interment in Floral Hills Memorial Park, Alderwood Manor.
FULLER, James Charles, age 75, of Wenatchee, a former Whatcom County resident died at Central Washington Hospital on July 12, 1986. Mr. Fuller was born in Bismarck, North Dakota on Sept. 9, 1910; the son of Walter & Agnes Nesmith Fuller. In 1922 he moved to Sequim; he married Inez L. Hardenbrook in B'ham on August 21, 1942. They dairy farmed in Lynden, Everson, Stanwood, Arlington & Carnation before moving to Wenatchee in 1976 following his retirement. He was a member of the American Legion, Post No. 10 & Wenatchee Eagles No. 264. Survivors include his 3 sons, Charles (Chuck) of Wenatchee, James (Jim) of Mt. Vernon, & Wayne D. of Entiat; his brother Lyle of Carnation; his 2 sisters, Rachel Ellis of Sequim, & Lila Bispham of Gladstone, Oregon; his nine grandchildren & his 7 great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife Inez in Oct. of 1974. Services will be held Thurs., 1:00 p.m. at I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Monroe. Arrangements under direction of Betts Funeral Home, Wenatchee.
FULLER, Jerald Eugene - Visitation for Jerald Eugene Fuller will be from 1 to 9 p.m. today at Gillies Funeral Home and 9 to 9:30 a.m. Thursday at Sumas Advent Christian Church. A funeral will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at the church, the Rev. Jim Osborn officiating. Burial will follow in Sumas Cemetery. Mr. Fuller died Monday, Oct. 20, 1997, in Bellingham. He was 58. Born Feb. 7, 1939, to Joseph and Frieda Mathes Fuller in Bellingham, he grew up in the Sumas area. Mr. Fuller graduated from Nooksack Valley High School in 1956 and attended Skagit Valley Community College and Western Washington University. He worked in agriculture and at Copeland Lumber and was a chef at local restaurants and a flagger for Security Specialists Plus for more that four years. He also worked in California and Nevada. Mr. Fuller was an avid fan of University of Washington sports and a supporter of Nooksack Valley High School sports events. For several years, he was referee for high school teams in Whatcom, Skagit and Island counties. He was preceded in death by his father in 1967 and stepfather Harold Odegaard in 1991. Survivors include his mother, of Sumas, sister Shirley Nielsen of Everson, stepbrothers Harold Odegaard of Sumas and Gary Odegaard of Centralia and other relatives.
FULLER, Jerry, age 35, of 608 Magnolia, passed away Mon. July 15, 1985. Mr. Fuller had been a life resident of Bellingham; he was employed at K-Mart and he leaves to survive his wife, Pam and a son, Jason, both of the family home; a sister, Judy and his parents, Peter and Maxine Fuller, all of city. Funeral services will be conducted Thurs., July 18th at 1:30 p.m. in the chapel of the Westford Funeral Home with Rev. Rod MacKenzie officiating, followed by interment. [b. March 20, 1950; m. Pam Cary]
FULLER, Joseph, age 52, Sumas, passed away Thursday, March 9, (1967) in a Bellingham hospital after an extended illness. A member of the Advent Christian Church, Mr. Fuller had lived in Sumas since 1937. He is survived by his wife, Frieda; 1 son Jerald Fuller of Sumas; a daughter Mrs. Donald Nielsen also of Sumas; 2 brothers Art and Lawrence of Kansas; 3 sisters, Mrs. Mary Biggs, Mrs. Velma Bradstreet, Mrs. Etta Meyers all of Kansas; step-mother Mrs. J. W. Fuller also of Kansas; 5 grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Monday March 13 in the Advent Christian Church at 11 a.m. with Rev. Earl Crouse officiating. Burial will follow in the Sumas Cemetery under the direction of the Gillies Funeral Home.
FULLER, Joy Maxine - In loving memory of Joy Maxine Fuller, who passed away Dec. 21, 1996 while visiting relatives in Gold Bar, WA. She was born Feb. 22, 1925 to Lora and Hiram Brown in Bellingham. Preceded in death by her husband Harold "Pete" Fuller and a son, Jerry Fuller. Survivors include her sister and brother-in-law, Jewell and Jack Christy and nieces, Linda Montgomery and Jerri Williams, all of Bellingham. At her request no services were held. Cremation.
FULLER, Julia Oline, age 64, of Deming Road, Everson, passed away June 13, (1973) in a Seattle hospital. She had been a lifetime resident of the county. Mrs. fuller was a member of the Immanuel Lutheran Church where funeral services were held June 16 with the Rev. Paul Shoup officiating. Burial in Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery was under the direction of Moles Funeral Home. She is survived by her husband Lloyd; four daughters, Joanne Jordan of Mt. Vernon, Deanne Cain of Bellingham, Cheryl Love of Seattle, Maxine Trettevik of Ferndale; three sons, Vernon Aarstol of Bellingham, Jack Fuller of Lemoore, Ca.; Leroy Fuller of Everson; one sister, Mrs. Inga Fuller of Seattle; brother Albert Flotre, of Everson; 14 grandchildren.
FULLER, Leota "Lee", age 47, of 1366 Smith Way, B'ham, passed away Tues., April 8, (1986) in B'ham. She had been a Whatcom County resident for 22 years, she was a member of the Eagles FOE No. 31, Bellingham; B'ham Yacht Club; was active with the Ferndale Band Booster Club; and the Whatcom County DARE Association, where she helped with the Ski to sea Parade. She leaves to survive her husband, Murray T. Fuller, of B'ham; daughter Charmaine & husband Clifford Pekema, of Seattle; her father, Clarence A. Lindsay & wife Margarette, of Grand Forks, British Columbia; brother Donald Lindsay & wife Gay, of Surrey, British Columbia; & numerous aunts, great-aunts, uncles & other relatives. Funeral services will be conducted Fri., April 11 at 1 p.m. in the Greenacres Chapel. Burial to follow in Greenacres Memorial Park.
FULLER, Lloyd A., 76, 5280 Northwest Road, passed away Wednesday, May 22, 1985. He had been a Whatcom County resident since 1940; was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Lawrence; and long time member of the Carpenter's Union Local No. 756. He leaves to survive 2 sons, Jack fuller & his wife Mary of San Diego, California; Walter L. Fuller & his wife Sandy of Everson; 3 daughters, Joanne E. & her husband Guy Jordan of Mt. Vernon; Cheryl D. & her husband John Love of Seattle; Deanne & her husband Carl Cain of Bellingham; step-daughter, Maxine & her husband Palmer Tretpevik (sic) of Bellingham; step-son, Vernon E. Aarstol & his wife Gail of Bellingham; 1 brother, Herbert R. Fuller of Seattle; 18 grandchildren; 7 great-grandchildren; numerous nieces, nephews & other relatives. Graveside & inurnment of ashes were held Friday, May 24 at 10 a.m. with Rev. Lewin Clefisch officiating. Cremation arrangements by Moles Funeral Home.
FULLER, Marie Elnora, age 93, of 409 York St., Bellingham, passed away Monday, August 9, 1993 at St. Francis Extended Health Care. She was born April 22, 1900 in Peoria, Illinois to Charles and Carrie Glasford Porter. Mrs. Fuller was Past Worthy Matron of Sehome Chapter #17 O.E.S., giving 60 years of service to the organization; member of Zenobia Club #2, Daughters of the Nile; Bellingham Court #25, Order of Amaranth; and WWI Auxiliary of Veterans of Foreign Wars. She was a member of the Bellingham Alliance Church and former member of the Rome Chapel. She is survived by a son, Kenneth Fuller of Point Roberts, WA; 2 grandchildren, Paul Fuller of Hartford, Conn. and Luan Bernhardt of Nooksack; 6 great-grandchildren; 3 great-great-grandchildren; 2 brothers, Fred Porter of Houston, TX and Clyde Porter of Bellingham; niece Mary Mize of Bellingham; and numerous other nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, Alfred Fuller. At Mrs. Fuller's request, no service will be held. Interment at Greenacres Memorial Park.
FULLER, Reginald H. - English-born Reginald H. Fuller, 82, of 3219 Pinewood Ave., died Thursday in Bellingham. Mr. Fuller was born June 29, 1905, in Norwich, England, and moved to Whatcom County in 1968. Survivors include his wife, Neita of the family home; three daughters, Maxine Franzke, Tacoma, Norma Muse, Freeport, Texas, and Janet Mottle, Seattle; 12 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Memorial services, to be announced at a later date, will be in Seattle. Cremation will be at Greenacres Crematorium.
FULLER, Sharon Linda - Services for Sharon Linda Fuller of DeSoto, Texas, will be at 11 a.m. Monday at the West/Hurtt Funeral Home Chapel in DeSoto. Mrs. Fuller, a former Lynden resident, died Friday, June 17, 1994, in Dallas of cancer. She was 45. Born Dec. 14, 1948, to Lyfus and Flora Kelsey Davenport in Fort Smith, Ark., she was raised in Lynden and lived there until 26 years ago. She was a homemaker and had lived in the DeSoto area for the past five years. Survivors include her husband, Lee Fuller, of the family home; sons Gary Lee Fuller of Oak Leaf, Texas, Mark Wayne Fuller of Omaha, Neb., and Ronald Lawson Fuller of Farmers Branch, Texas; daughter Christine Marie Grim of Dallas; mother Flora Cooper of Everson; and brothers Lonnie Davenport of Everson and Billy Davenport of Rohnet Park, Calif.
FULLER, Wanda Mae, age 59 of 505 West Bakerview Rd., Bellingham passed away Sunday, Jan. 15, 1898 in B'ham. She was born Feb. 14, 1929 in Erick, OK. She was a resident of Whatcom County 17 years and a member of the Bethany Baptist Church of Ferndale. Survivors include her husband, Troy; daughters, Janice Milstead and husband Glenn of Custer, Christy Fuller of San Diego, CA; son, Wendell Scott Fuller of Bellingham; grandsons, Paul, Matthew & Jason Milstead of Custer; mother, Bura Lee Grayson of Bellingham; sister Lorraine Brown of Anchorage, Alaska; numerous other relatives. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, Jan. 18 at 11 a.m. at the Moles Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Rollin Staats officiating. Burial at Greenacres Memorial Park.
FULLERTON, Charlotte E. Graham - Funeral service for Charlotte E. Graham Fullerton, age 68, of 405 Ohio St., Vallejo, Calif., will be Tuesday Feb. 28 in the Colonial Chapel, Vallejo, Calif. Interment at a later date in Bay View Cemetery. Mrs. Fullerton passed away Wed. Feb. 22, 1984. She was a retired Program Tech II with the California State Board of Equalization. She retired in 1981 after 35 years of service. She is survived by numerous cousins. Arrangement by Jones Funeral Home. [b. Sept. 21, 1915 WA]
FULLMER, Ardyth N., age 72 of 5464 Bell-West drive, No. 1, Bellingham, passed away at home Monday September 14, 1987. She was born October 16, 1914 in Central Point, Oregon. She was a resident of Bellingham for the last 19 months, prior to that she lived in Montesano, Washington for 43 years. She was a member of PEO Chapter U and OES Chapter No. 21 of Montesano. She was a member of the United Methodist Church of Montesano and is now a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Ferndale 1st Ward. Survivors include husband, Donald of the family home; one son, Robert E. Fullmer and wife, Pat of Seattle; two daughters, Maxine Vogt and husband, Earl of Ferndale, Phyllis Danielson and husband, Liebert of Houston, TX; eight grandchildren; one great grandchild; one sister, Kathryn Weeks of Kauai, Hawaii, numerous nieces, nephews and other relatives. Funeral services will be held Friday, September 18, 1987 at 1 p.m. at the Church of Latter Day Saints, 1st Ward, Ferndale. Bishop Derrill Adair officiating. Burial at Greenacres Memorial Park following services. Arrangements by the Moles Funeral Home.
FULLMER, Donald K. – A graveside service for Donald Kitchen Fullmer of Ferndale will be at 11 a.m. Monday in Greenacres Memorial Park in Ferndale, followed by a memorial service at 1 p.m. at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Ferndale, with Bishop David Walker officiating. A reception will follow the memorial service at the church. Mr. Fullmer died from complications caused by liver cancer on Thursday, March 2, 2000, at his home. He was 84. Born April 11, 1915, to Clinton and Florence (Kitchen) Fullmer in Rocky Ford, Colo, he moved with his family to Washington in 1931. On June 5, 1934, he married Ardyth Creesy in Pasco, and they were married for 53 years. She died in 1987. Mr. Fullmer served in the U.S. Army during World War II before being discharged in December 1945. Mr. Fullmer was a longtime resident of Grays Harbor County, where he lived in Montesano and worked in the insurance business in Aberdeen. After a three-year excursion to Germany to sell life insurance, he settled in Ferndale. He also was a paper carrier for The Bellingham Herald for many years. Mr. Fullmer was a member of the Grays Harbor Chorus, performed in many musicals and was a member of Bellingham Toppers and the Bellingham Blend Barber Shop choirs. He also was an active member of Aberdeen Kiwanis, where he was a former president of Montesano Lions Club; served as Republican County chairman in Grays Harbor County; and was a 50-year member of Montesano Masonic Lodge and Eastern Star. He was very musical and loved to sing. His sister Roberta Moody preceded him in death. Survivors include son Robert Fullmer of Duvall; daughters Maxine Vogt of Ferndale and Phyllis Danielson of Vancouver, Wash; brother George Fullmer of Los Gatos, CA; eight grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.
(From The Bellingham Herald, 4 Mar 2000) Submitted by Merrily Lawson.
FULLNER, Edith of Pasadena, California passed away in that city Sunday, April 18, (1982) in a rest home at the age of 93. Born May 25, 1888 in Germany, Miss Fullner was formerly of this area. Survivors include brothers Emil and wife Edna Fullner, Bill Fuller, and Otto and wife Wilma Fullner, and sisters-in-law Frances Fullner and Thelma Fullner. Miss Fullner had numerous nieces and nephews. Graveside services will be held in Pasadena.
FULLNER, Emil E., age 93 of 5952 Lawrence R., Everson, passed away Thursday July 14, 1983. He was born (April 15, 1890) in Stanton, Neb. Mr. Fullner was a life time Whatcom County resident and was a retired logger. He had also owned and operated a Christmas tree farm for more than 20 years and was a member of the American Tree Farm System. During WWI he served in the U. S. Army and was married to Edna Ohlund in Bellingham on April 21, 1920. He is survived by his wife Edna; 2 sons, Raymond and wife Dorothy of Riverside, Calif. and Lee and wife Marlene of Bellingham; a daughter, Jean and husband Ole Korstad of Everson; 12 grandchildren; 7 great grandchildren; 2 brothers, Otto and William both of Lynden; a sister-in-law Thelma Fullner of Lynden and numerous nieces & nephews. Graveside funeral services will be conducted on Saturday, July 16 at 1 p.m. in Nooksack Cemetery with Rev. Lewin Clefisch officiating.
FULLNER, Otto Elwin, 87, of 1020 Liberty #B, Lynden, passed away at the Christian Rest Home on Sept. 27, 1994. A funeral service was held on Saturday at First Reformed Church in Lynden with Revs. Marc deWaard, Eric schulze and Elmer VanderPloeg officiating. Burial preceded in Monumenta Cemetery in Lynden. Mr. Fullner was a lifetime resident of Lynden, both there on Oct. 6, 1906, a son of Carl and Bertha Pehl Fullner. He was a member of the 1924 graduating class of Lynden High School. Otto spent his career as a carpenter in construction and was a 50-year member of Carpenters and Joiners Local No. 756 in Bellingham. He enjoyed fishing and attending local Lynden High School sporting events. In Lynden on Feb. 28, 1936 he was married to Wilma "Wink" Roosendaal and she survives her husband in Lynden. Other survivors include: four sons, Carl Fullner and wife Donna of Oklahoma City, Okla., Dale Fullner and wife Rita of Lynden, Richard Fullner and wife Joanna of Bainbridge Island and Mel Fullner and wife Ann of Lynden; a niece, Shirley VanderPloeg and husband Phil of Lynden; brother William Fullner of Lynden; 19 grandchildren and a great-grandchild. He was preceded in death by nine brothers and sisters. Services and arrangements were under the care of Gillies Funeral Home of Lynden.
FULLNER, Paul, age 82 of Rt. 2, Everson, passed away Thursday, March 2, (1967) in a Bellingham hospital. Survived by his wife Ada of Everson, 2 sons, Lorraine of Everson, William of Bellingham, also 4 step-sons, 1 daughter, Mrs. Wilma Davis of Edmonds and 3 step-daughters, 3 brothers, Emil, William and Otto all of Everson, 2 sisters, Miss Agnes Fullner of Everson and Miss Edith Fullner of Pasadena, Calif., 4 grandchildren, 4 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Monday, May 6 at 2 p.m. in the Gillies Funeral Chapel, with the Rev. Wilfred E. Gunderson officiating. Burial will follow at the Lynden Cemetery.
FULLNER, Thelma C., age 87 of 7420 Emerson Rd., Everson, passed away Friday, February 13, (1987) in Lynden. Born December 24, 1899. She had been a resident of Whatcom County since 1924. Graduating Cum Laude from the University of Washington in 1920 with a degree in Chemistry, she had been active in Collegiate Sports, winning 2 varsity sweaters & a varsity blanket. She was a teacher for over 34 years having taught in Mt. Baker High School, the Nooksack High school, & several other schools in the Northwest Washington area, California & Oregon. She was Mother Of The Year for the State of Washington in 1967, had been president of the Whatcom County Education Assoc. for 3 years, President of the Whatcom County Home Makers for 2 years, & was a former state Chairman of the Home Makers Club of citizenship, conservation & civil defense. She was a member of the Everson Presbyterian Church, serving as Sunday School superintendent for 9 years, a Deacon, a Choir Member, and served in many other programs of the Church. She is survived by 2 sons, Max W. (Bill) & wife Nola Fullner of Kent & Larry & wife Joan Fullner of Seattle; 1 daughter, Sharon & husband Larry Demmert of Bellingham; 9 grandchildren; 7 great grandchildren. Funeral Services will be 1 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 19th in the Greenacres Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be in Greenacres Memorial Park. Arrangements under the direction of Greenacres Funeral Home.
FULLNER, William Charles "Dutch" age 73 who resided at 2407 Park Street, passed away suddenly Friday, Jan. 18, 1985. He leaves to survive his wife, Grace Fullner of Bellingham; 1 son, Bob Henderson of Deming; 4 daughters, Glenda McCulley & Alma Turner, both of Ferndale; Lilla Lafferty of Florida; Ann Henderson of Bellingham; 1 sister, Wilma Davis of Edmonds; 18 grandchildren & 10 great grandchildren. Services will be held Wed., Jan. 23 at 10:30 a.m. at the Jerns LeVeck Funeral Chapel, Father Paul Dalton officiating. Interment to follow at Greenacres Cemetery. [b May 24, 1911 Canada; d. while fishing on Nooksack river]
FULLNER, William F., 93, a lifetime Lynden resident, died at the Christian Health Care Center in Lynden on Sunday, June 15, 1997. Visitation will be at Gillies Funeral Home from 1 to 9 p.m. today. A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the First Reformed Church in Lynden with the Revs. Marc deWaard, Elmer VanderPloeg and Eric Schulze officiating. Burial will precede in Greenacres Memorial Park at 10 a.m. Mr. Fullner was born in Lynden on Dec. 20, 1903, one of 11 children born to Carl and Louisa Pehl Fullner. He grew up on Abbott Road and served in the Army during World War II. He worked at various jobs throughout Washington including the building of the Grand Coulee Dam, and enjoyed baseball. He was an adherent of the First Reformed Church and had been a resident of the Christian Health Care Center for the past 20 years. He married Violet Schultz on Feb. 15, 1945, in Bellingham. He was preceded in death by his wife and his 11 siblings. He is survived by his daughter, Shirley VanderPloeg, and her husband Phil of Lynden; two grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. Arrangements by Gillies Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Lynden.
FULLNER, Wilma Roosendaal "Wink," formerly of 1020 Liberty St., Lynden, died at Christian Rest Home in Lynden on Feb. 15 at the age of 87. Memorial funeral services were conducted on Monday in First Reformed Church in Lynden with Revs. Mare deWaard and Elmer VanderPloeg officiating. Burial preceded in Monumenta Cemetery in Lynden. Born in Campen, the Netherlands on Jan. 21, 1908, Wink was the daughter of Albert and Alice (Groen) Roosendaal. From Holland the family moved to North Dakota in 1913 and then to Lynden in 1925. On Feb. 28, 1936 she was married to her husband Otto Fullner of Lynden; he preceded her in death in September of last year. A homemaker, Wink also was an owner of the former City Market in downtown Lynden for five years. She was a member of the First Reformed Church in Lynden and its Lydia Circle. She enjoyed her family, church, gardening, traveling and supporting missions. She is survived by four sons, Carl Fullner and wife Donna of Oklahoma City, Okla., Dale Fullner and wife Rita of Lynden, Richard Fullner and wife Joanna of Bainbridge Island and Mel Fullner and wife Ann of Lynden; daughter Shirley VanderPloeg and husband Phil of Lynden; three sisters, Margaret Van Werven and Nellie VanderMey of Lynden and Alice Bierlink of Sunnyside; 19 grandchildren and one great-grandchild and numerous other relatives. Besides her parents and husband, Wink was preceded in death by six brothers and three sisters. Services were under the care of Gillies Funeral Home, Lynden.
FULTON, Harry R., age 57, of Blaine, passed away Tues. May 26, (1987). Mr. Fulton had resided in Bellingham since 1960; was a private Planning Consultant and had been Whatcom County Planner for 18 years. Survived by his wife Lorraine; 3 sons, Scott & march both of Bellingham & Adam of Seattle; a daughter Jane Fulton of Bellingham; step-mother Margo Fulton & father Harry G. Fulton, both of Chilliwack; daughter-in-law Marian Fulton of City. Funeral services will be conducted Fri. May 29 at 1 p.m. at the Geneva Community Church with Rev. Robert Zimmerman officiating. Under the direction of the Westford Funeral Home. [b. June 12, 1929 Chilliwack, B.C.; studied architecture and economic planning at U.B.C. and attended Banff School of Fine Arts in Alberta.]
FUNCH, Inge, age 73 of 4237 Hoff Rd., Bellingham, passed away in a local hospital Thursday, Nov. 16, (1989). She was born Aug. 6, 1916 in Denmark, and moved to this area in 1972. She was Secretary/Treasurer from 1980-1981 & Vice President from 1982-1988 of the Danish Brotherhood of Bellingham. She is survived by her husband Paul of the family home; 3 sons, Kurt Funch & Allan Funch, both of CA, Flemming Funch of Bremerton; 2 sisters, Adda Tjorning of Denmark & Aase Petersen of Langley, B. C.; 4 grandchildren; 5 great-grandchildren; a niece & 3 nephews. A family remembrance service for relatives & friends will be held 12 noon Sunday, Nov. 19 at Jerns LeVeck Funeral Chapel.
FUNCH, Poul Johannes, age 79 of 4237 Hoff Rd., Bellingham passed away May 1, 1990 in Bellingham. He was born Aug. 8, 1911 in Copenhagen, Denmark, and moved to Bellingham in 1972. He was a retired self employed machinist. He is survived by his 3 sons, Kurt Funch and Allan Funch, CA, Flemming Funch of Bremerton; 6 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren. Arrangements by Jerns Leveck Funeral Chapel & Crematorium.
FUNDIN, Sidney W., age 44, of 1618 Bayview Ave., Blaine, passed away Sun., June 3, 1979. Family services were held Wed., June 6, under the direction of Veroske-Jerns Funeral Home.
FUNK, Edward - A memorial service for Edward Funk of 3141 Loomis Trail Road, Custer, will be at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at Mountain View Kingdom Hall with Russ Anderson officiating. A reception will follow at Blaine Senior Center. Mr. Funk died at home Friday, March 21, 1997. He was 74. Born April 29, 1922, to John and Katherine Heibert Funk in Altona, Manitoba, he lived in Whatcom County for 30 years. Mr. Funk was a member of Jehovah's Witnesses for 56 years, serving as an elder in the Blaine congregation for 30 years. Survivors include his wife, Ella, ofo the family home; brothers Ben Funk, Kenneth Funk and David Funk, all of Delta, B.C., Bernard Funk of Surrey, B.C., and Ernie Funk of Toronto; and sister Helen Esmonde of Prince Rupert, B.C. Arrangements are by Jerns LeVeck Funeral Chapel.
FUNK, Henry A., age 73, Rt. No. 2, Sedro Woolley, passed away Tuesday, January 4, (1966). Mr. Funk owned and operated the Shasta Park Grocery Store. He was a member of the First Baptist Church in Quincy, Wash. Survivors are his widow, Minnie Pearl, at home; two brothers, J. A. Funk of Quartzcite, Ariz.; Vernon Funk of Anacortes, and three sisters, Mrs. Gladys Farley, Kent; Mrs. Opal Burnett, Wenatchee, and Mrs. Lizetta Carlson of So. Attleborough, Mass. Services will be conducted by Mr. Newton Spurgeon Friday, January 7 at 10:30 a.m. at the Jones Funeral Home, after which time the remains will be forwarded to the Columbia Funeral Home Chapel in Quincy, Wn., for burial.
FUNK, Lawrence Arnold, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Martin J. Funk Jr., of 623 Gladstone Street, passed away at birth Tuesday Mar. 6, (1956). Besides the parents surviving relatives include grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Martin J. Funk Sr. and Mrs. and Mrs. John Flick of Burlington. Private graveside services will be conducted by the Rev. Ronald W. Glessner Friday, March 9, at 10:30 a.m. at Greenacres Memorial Park under the direction of Jones' Harlow-Hollingsworth Funeral Home.
FUNK, Martin Joseph - A memorial service for Martin Joseph Funk, formerly of Bellingham, will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at Greenacres Memorial Park in Ferndale. Mr. Funk, 71, died July 10, (1988) at his Langley home after 3 1/2 years of treatment for colon cancer. Mr. Funk was perhaps best known as a saxophonist and clarinetist in dance bands which entertained from Seattle to Blaine beginning in the early 1930s. He was born in Arlington on Jan. 16, 1917, and lived his entire life in the Puget Sound area except for his years in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He graduated from Arlington High School in 1934, and spent most of the next five decades in Bellingham, with short periods of residence in Burlington and Lynden. He was employed in Bellingham as an accountant for Bargreen Restaurant Supply. He moved to Whidbey Island in 1982. He is survived by his wife, Virginia Morgan Funk, at home; a daughter, Pamela Jean Funk, of Puyallup; a son Ronald Joseph Funk, of Seattle; two step-daughters, Sharon Yve Martell and Janette Lemme, both of Seattle; two sisters, Irene Palmer of Fairbanks, Alaska, and Christina Rheinford of Seattle; one grandson; three step-grandchildren; and numerous other relatives. Cremation arrangements were under the direction of Hitchock-Visser Funeral Home in Langley.
FUNK, Rosalie J., age 44 of 1320 Lakeway Dr., Apt. 145, passed away in this city. Mrs. Funk was a life resident of Whatcom County, a past member of salvation Army and was employed by Georgia Pacific Building Materials. Survivors are Martin Funk of City, Pamela Funk of Seattle, Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Funk of Seattle, 3 brothers, Alex Flick of City, Eugene Flick, Milwaukee, Oregon, LeRoy Flick of San Diego, Calif. 1 sister, Esther Faye Flick of Easton, Wash., numerous nieces and nephews. Services will be conducted by Major John Rocheleau Tuesday April 17, 1 p.m. at the Jones Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Greenacres Memorial Park. [apparently fell accidentally through the window of her apartment in the Foothills Apartments complex.]
FUNK, Ruth, age 53 of 2222 St. Clair St., Bellingham, passed away April 5, 1990. She was born April 27, 1936 in W. Germany and came to Bellingham in 1966. She was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church. Survivors are her husband, Erich Funk; son Brian Funk; daughter Brenda Funk, all of Bellingham; mother Gertrude Storck; brother Kurt Storck of W. Germany; granddaughter Ashley Funk of Bellingham. Memorial service will be held 1 p.m. Tuesday, April 10 at St. John's Lutheran Church with Pastor Ken Daugs officiating. Arrangements by Jerns Leveck Funeral Chapel & Crematorium.
A memorial service for Bellingham National Bank employee Ruth Funk, 53, will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at St. John's Lutheran Church with the Rev. Ken Daugs officiating. Mrs. Funk, of 2222 St. Clair St., died Thursday at her home after a long battle with cancer. She was born Ruth Storck on April 27, 1936, in Ulm, West Germany. Mrs. Funk moved to Bellingham in 1966 with her husband, Erich, from Port Angeles, where they had lived for six years. The couple met in New York, and returned to West Germany to be married on Sept. 19, 1959. A bank clerk at the Bellingham National Bank operations center on Cornwall Avenue, Mrs. Funk also was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church. She loved animals, and enjoyed supporting wildlife organizations. ...
FUNKE, Margaret Elizabeth, age 80, passed away Dec. 8, 1993, at St. Francis Nursing home. She was born on June 4, 1913 in Victoria, B. C. [to Henry & Gertrude Dickson]. She graduated from Everett High School and went through Nursing Training at Providence Hospital. On Dec. 19, 1958, she married Harold J. Funke. He preceded her in death in 1970. Mrs. Funke has been a local resident for eleven years; was a registered nurse; devoted Mother and grandmother, and loved by all who knew her. She is survived by 2 daughters, Maria & Wayne Foote of Lynden, WA and Sherrill Meyer of Corbett, Oregon; 4 grandsons, Brian and David Foote of Lynden, WA, Dale Meyer of Portland, OR, and Jay Schorr of Seattle, WA; and 2 granddaughters, Meghann Foote of Lynden, WA and Marlys Meyer of Portland, Or. Memorial celebration for family and friends will be Dec. 10, 3:30 p.m. at Sunrise Baptist Church in Custer, WA with Pastor Jon Aldrich officiating. [Arrangements by Greenacres Funeral Home in Ferndale]
FUNKHOUSER, Catherine (Ulrich), born Dec. 31, 1904 in Acme, Washington, died Jan. 31, 1982 in Spokane, Washington. Catherine lived a big part of her life in Acme and went to schools there. She was the daughter of Bertha and William Ulrich, pioneer farmers on the Mosquito Lake Rd. Services were Feb. 4, 1982, 10:30 a.m. in the Riplinger's Chapel of Flowers in Spokane. Officiating was Rev. Burton Schroeder. Merrill Womach provided musical selections "Children of the Heavenly Father" and the "Lord's Prayer". Cremation followed.
FUNKHOUSER, Elva Pauline, age 39, of 730 High Street, passed away in a local hospital Saturday, January 3, (1948). Mrs. Funkhouser had resided in this community for the past 12 years and was a member of Our Saviour's Lutheran church. Surviving relatives are her husband, Robert M.; one son, Robert M. Jr., and one daughter, Beret, all at home; three sisters, Mrs. Marie Libert and Miss Thora Anderson, of Seattle, and Mrs. Clyde Reed, of Los Angeles, Calif.; four brothers, Anton L. Anderson, and Bernard Anderson, both of Seattle; Paul Anderson, of Tacoma, and Theodore Anderson of Coulee Dam, Wash. The remains are at the funeral home of Harlow-Hollingsworth, where services will be conducted by the Rev. Clarence Haugen Tuesday, January 6, at 3 p.m. Final resting place Greenacres Memorial Park.
FUNKHOUSER, Julia Alice, age 96, of 700 32nd, passed away Sun. Jan. 3, (1988). Miss Funkhouser had resided in Bellingham since 1935; was a retired housekeeper; member of Our Saviours Lutheran Church and leaves to survive 2 sisters, Helen Stierwalt & Blanche Funkhouser, both of Illinois; nephews & nieces Bob & Sally Funkhouser of City, Marvin & Beret Hamon of Olympia; great nephews, Rob & Mark Funkhouser, both of City & John Sophusson of Longview. Graveside services will be held Wed. Jan. 6 at 10 a.m. at Greenacres followed by memorial services at 11 a.m. at Our Saviours Lutheran Church with Rev. Jorgen Kappel-Hansen officiating. Under the direction of the Westford Funeral Home.
FUNKHOUSER, Kip Randall, age 20, 1826 Lake Samish Lane, died Fri. Aug. 7, (1987). He was a student at Washington State University and a 1985 graduate of Sehome High School. Survived by his parents Robert & Sally of City; 2 brothers, Rob & Mark, both of Bellingham; aunt Beret Harmon of Olympia, aunt Alice Funkhouser of Bellingham, aunt Sandra Bailey & aunt Vickie Schrudder, both of Idlewild, CA; uncle Stan Strelan of Seattle; numerous cousins. Funeral services will be held Mon. Aug. 10, 10:30 a.m. in the Chapel of the Westford Funeral Home with burial to follow in Greenacres Memorial Park.
Kip Randall Funkhouser, 20, 1826 Lake Samish Lane, died Friday from injuries sustained in a motorcycle crash Thursday night on Chuckanut Drive. He was born May 29, 1967. ... struck a sign post and tree...
FUNSETH, Ferdinand V., age 54 or 3426 Ruth Rd., B'ham passed away Tues. April 10, 1979. Mr. Funseth lived in Whatcom County since 1964, he was a World War II Veteran in the U. S. Navy, and was a member of the American Legion, Albert J. Hamilton Post No. 7. He was also a member of the Operating Engineers Local No. 303. He is survived by his wife Barbara, son Robert in the U. S. Navy, San Francisco, Calif. Daughter Virginia Salisbury of Placentia, Calif. Brother Eugene of Seattle, Sister: Delores Bendickson of Warroad, Minn. Stepson Ken Olson of B'ham. 3 step-daughters, Janet Jansen of Kent, Elaine Gavin and Kelli Hempel both of B'ham. 10 grandchildren and numerous other relatives. Funeral services will be held Mon. April 16, at 1:30 at Moles Funeral Chapel, Rev. Verle Dean officiating. Military honors and interment will follow at Enterprise Cemetery.
FUQUA, Cecil E., a longtime resident of Bellingham, passed away March 13, 1991 in a convalescent center in Gresham, Oregon. He moved there in November, 1985 to be near his family. Cecil was born in Oklahoma on January 17, 1905 and spent his early years in Oregon and Idaho. Cecil and his late wife, Marie operated the Big Daddy restaurant on Holly Street for many years. Preceding that Cecil owned and operated several wholesale food businesses. He also traveled for Arden Farms. He enjoyed being active in his community and was a member of the Bellingham Central Lions Club for many years serving as president in 1949-50. He was also a Master Mason of Bellingham Lodge No. 44. His hobbies were fishing, sailing and sharing his home on Pleasant Bay. He is survived by sisters Mildred Gibson and Reta Benedict of Portland, Oregon, brother E. M Fuqua of Olympia and daughter Bettee Gerdes of Portland. At his request there was no service.
FUQUA, Dayton H. "Hal" age 69 of 295 Shallow Shore Rd., passed away January 5, 1980, in Bellingham. He was born Sept. 11, 1911 in Salem, Oregon. He had moved to Bellingham in 1976 and he was a member of the Christian Science Church and active in the Senior Citizens Center. He is survived by his wife, Mabel T., 1 sons, Gary of Seattle; 3 daughters, Mrs. Donna Dullinger of Anchorage, Alaska, Mrs. Arnold (Sandra) Bolick of Beaverton, Oregon and Mrs. Kenneth (Carol) Kuieck of Los Vegas, Nevada; 1 step-son Richard Blackstock of Independence, Missouri; 1 step-daughter, Mrs. Judy Braz of Fountain Valley, Calif; 24 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren; 2 nieces & 2 nephews. Services were held today at 3 p.m. at Jones Funeral Home, with Mr. Joseph Scott officiating. Followed by cremation.
FUQUA, Marie G. age 75, of 4915 Samish Way, passed away Aug. 10, 1985 in B'ham. She was born in Clarkston, WA (July 28, 1910) & had been a resident of B'ham since 1935. She was co-owner with her husband Cecil of the Big Daddy Drive-in Restaurant (on West Holly) for approx. 15 yrs., selling it in 1973. She was Past President of B'ham Lady Lions & is survived by her husband Cecil, B'ham; 1 sister, Vivian Harbin; 1 brother, John Pound; 3 nieces, Susan Nelson, Carol Robinson & Geraldine Cass; & 1 nephew, Gerald Marvel, all of Moscow, Idaho. At her request there will be no services. Cremation under the direction of Greenacres Funeral Home & Crematorium.
FUQUAY, Patrick James, 20, an Aberdeen resident most of his life, was shot to death last weekend after giving a friend a ride home from a party in Bellingham, where Pat has been attending Western Washington University. Born Jan. 6, 1968, in Corvallis, OR, Pat had attended school at North River, Cosmopolis & Aberdeen, graduating from Aberdeen High School in 1986. He had many friends of all ages here on the harbor, & here in Bellingham. Since graduating, he had been a full-time student at Western & had spent the summers fishing with his Great Uncle off Kodiak Island in Alaska. He had planned to become an elementary school teacher, saying "I never met a little kid I didn't like." His passions were reading, hunting, fishing and being with his friends. Survivors include his parents, Bud & Anita Fuquay and his brother, Joe from the family home on North River, in Grays Harbor County; grandparents, Robert and Eleanor Pearmain of Mt. Vernon. Services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday on the 29th of October at Whiteside Funeral Home in Aberdeen, WA. Cremation to follow.
FURBER, Theodore T., age 58 of 421 E. Maple Street passed away Saturday April 9, (1977). Survived by 2 sisters Mrs. Mary Hamilton, city and Mrs. Joseph Piedel of Chenult, Oregon, a niece Mrs. Ronald Hentz, city. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday, April 12 at 11:30 a.m. within the chapel of the Westford Funeral Home.
FURLONG, George Bernard of Bellingham died Wednesday, April 9, 1997, at St. Joseph Hospital. He was 74. No local service will be held. Mr. Furlong was born June 1, 1922, to Patrick and Elizabeth Cahill Furlong in Dublin, Ireland. Survivors include his wife, Joan Furlong, of Bellingham; son Paul Furlong of Bellingham; daughters Elizabeth Furlong, Jean Furlong and Elaine Furlong, all of Bellingham, and Georgina Furlong-Head of Kendall; sister Patricia Burnell of Dublin; and three grandchildren. Arrangements are by Westford Funeral Home.
FURMAN, Arthur E., age 80 of 1227 Northwest Road passed away in a local hospital Saturday, March 25, (1961) following an extended illness. He had been a resident of North Bellingham for the past 59 years. He was a member of the Free Methodist Church in Minnesota. Survivors include his wife, Leona, 1 son, Fay Furman of North Bellingham, 5 grandchildren, Mrs. Barbara Albee of Bellingham, Mrs. Peggy Joy of Bellevue, Arthur, Dale and Fred Furman, all of North Bellingham,2 great-grandchildren, numerous other relatives. Funeral services will be held in the Moles' Monroe Chapel Wednesday, March 29, at 1:30 p.m. with Rev. Norman Harrison officiating. Final resting place Woodlawn Cemetery.
FURMAN, Carrie, age 85, of 605 11th St., passed away Thursday, June 21, (1962), in a local hospital, following an extended illness. Mrs. Furman had been a resident of Whatcom County the past 60 years. Survived by two daughters, Mrs. Dora Kennedy of Bellingham, Mrs. Fontella McClure of Chehalis; two sons, Howard Furman and Ernest Furman, both of Canyonville, Ore.; four grandchildren, LeRoy Birdsell, Bellingham, Dennis McClure, Chehalis, Louvenia Smith, San Antonio, Texas, Peggy Lye, Pasco; eight great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted Monday, June 25, 1:30 p.m. in Moles' Funeral Chapel, Rev. Paul Jacobson officiating. Final resting place, Woodlawn Cemetery.
FURMAN, Ernest L., passed away in a hospital in McCleary, Wa. on Sun. Jan. 31, (1982). Mr. Furman was born Nov. 15, 1900 in Staples, Minn. Mr. Furman was a resident of the Olympia area from 1967 to 1979 and had lived in Bellingham for many years before that. He was a logger for Simpson till his retirement. He is survived by 2 daughters, Mrs. Jake (peg) Lye of La Conner, Wa., and Mrs. Louvenia Smith of Racine, Wisc.; a sister, Mrs. Don (Fontella) McClure of PeEll, Wa.; 3 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; 2 great-great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Wed. Feb. 3 at the Forest Funeral Home Chapel, Dr. Henry S. Rahn officiating. Burial will follow at Forest Memorial Gardens.
FURMAN, Ernest LeRoy, was the new born son, September 27, (1949) of Mr. and Mrs. Fay W. Furman, 1227 Northwest Road. Surviving relatives, besides the parents include two sisters, Barbara Mae and Delores Arlene; two brothers, Arthur Andrew and Dale Howard, all of Bellingham. Maternal grandmother, Mrs. Buckner-Magoffin of Blaine; paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Furman, of Bellingham, and great grandmother, Mrs. Eliza Shetler, of Ferndale. Private funeral services will be conducted within the Bingham-Dahlquist & Jerns Chapel, Thursday, September 29, at 2 p.m. with the Rev. A. B. C. Nelson, pastor of the Blaine Baptist Church officiating. Interment in Enterprise Cemetery.
FURNESS, Birch W. "Butch" born March 30, 1913 Maple Falls, Washington, passed away in Seattle, Nov. 1, 1986. Graduated from Whatcom High school, served in the U.S. Air Force during WWII. Survivors: Mrs. Irene Ohmart DuLong (sister), Issaquah, Wa.; Mrs. V. Mae Bradley (cousin), Lynden, Wa., Mrs. Mildred Furness (sister-in-law), San Francisco, CA; 3 nieces; 3 nephews. Burial will be Willamette Cemetery for Veterans, Portland, OR.
FURNESS, Ezra A., age 84, 1455 Kamm Road, passed away Monday, Feb. 27, (1967) in a Bellingham hospital. Preceded in death by his wife Permelia, he is survived by his daughter, Mrs. Glen Bradley of Lynden; 1 sister Mrs. Blanche Bert Ohmart of Everson. Funeral services will be held Friday, March 3 at 2 p.m. in Gillies Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Marvin Jordan officiating. Burial will follow in Nooksack Cemetery.
FURNESS, Herbert J., age 85 of Ferndale passed away at his residence on Monday, Feb. 17th, (1958) following an extended illness. He had been a resident of Ferndale for the past 20 years and was a member of the St. Joseph Catholic Church. He is survived by his wife, Anna V., 2 sisters, Mrs. Blanche Jamieson of Vancouver, B. C., Mrs. Grace Nelson of Enumclaw, one brother, Ezra Furness of Lynden and numerous nieces and nephews. Rosary will be recited Wednesday evening at 6:30 in the Monroe Funeral Chapel. High mass will be offered by Father Joseph Dakin in St. Joseph Catholic Church Thursday, Feb. 20 at 10 a.m. Final resting place, Greenacres Memorial Park.
FURNESS, Loren E., age 65, of San Francisco, Calif., who was born and raised in Whatcom County, passed away Friday, Sept. 20, 1985. He was a retired City of San Francisco employee. He is survived by his wife, Mildred; two children and two granddaughters; one sister, Mrs. Irene Ohmart DuLong and one brother, Birch Furness, both of Issaquah, Wash.; a cousin, Mae Bradley, of Lynden; a niece, Gerry Ohmart Sleeth, of Bellingham, and a nephew, Jack Ohmart, of Edmonds. Memorial services were held Saturday Sept. 28 in San Francisco.
FURNESS, Walter A. 68, of Issaquah, passed away at the Veterans Hospital in Seattle May 14, (1982). Services were held Tuesday evening, May 18 at Flintoft's Issaquah Funeral Home. Burial will be Wednesday at 1 p.m. at the Lakeside Cemetery in Clearbook. Furness was born March 16, 1914 in Maple Falls, the son of Lorne and Carrie Furness. He was raised in Whatcom County and graduated from Sumas-Nooksack High School. He attended Western Washington State College, and served with the National Guard from 1933 to 1936, and with the U. S. Marine Corps. from April 1937 to July 1948 receiving several medals and citations. Furness was a member of F.O.E. No. 2643, West Seattle, American Legion Post No. 112-12528, Lake City. Furness is survived by his sister Irene DeJong, Issaquah, two brothers, Birch Furness, Seattle, and Lorne Furness, San Francisco, one cousin, Mrs. Glen Bradley, and numerous nieces and nephews.
FURR, Archie, age 85 of Bellingham, passed away April 18, 1978. Survived by 2 sons, Earl of Arizona and Orville of B'ham. 1 sister, Pearl Evans of Chula Vista, Calif. Private services will be held.
FURR, Bernice F., age 75 of Stanwood formerly of Bellingham died Monday Oct. 2, (1964) in a Stanwood nursing home following an extended illness. She was preceded in death by her husband Roy in 1954. She leaves 2 sons, Rick Furr of Lake Stevens & Milton Furr of Bellevue, 6 grandchildren. Graveside services 2 p.m. Friday Oct. 6, Bayview Cemetery. Services under the direction of Gilbertson Funeral Home Stanwood.
FURR, Lillie May, age 81, of 2716 Meridian St., passed away in a local hospital Thursday, May 7, (1953). Mrs. Furr had resided in this community for the past 45 years and attended the Christian Missionary Alliance Church. Surviving relatives include two sons, Roy and Archie, of Bellingham; two daughters, Mrs. Mabel Messer, of Juneau, Alaska, and Mrs. Pearl Evans, of Seattle; ten grandchildren; one brother, Andrew Prettyman, of Bellingham; two sisters, Mrs. Grace Gibbons, of Bellingham, and Mrs. Carrie Tremble, of Gresham, Ore.; numerous nieces and nephews. The remains rest at the funeral home of Harlow-Hollingsworth, where services will be conducted by the Rev. Roy Peterson, Monday, May 11, at 3 p.m. Final resting place, Woodlawn Cemetery.
FURR, Orvill Richard, 56, 6424 Church Road, Ferndale, died Tuesday (Dec. 23, 1986). He was born March 30, 1930, in Bellingham and was a lifetime resident of Whatcom County. Mr. Furr was a veteran of the U. S. Army. Survivors include two daughters, Barbara Ann Wacker and Carol Owens of Bellingham; and six grandchildren. At his request, there will be no services. Cremation will be at Greenacres Crematorium. Arrangements are by Jones Funeral Home.
FURR, Pearl, age 79 1315 H St., passed away Thursday, July 8, (1978) in a Bellingham nursing home. A 68-year resident of Bellingham, Mrs. Furr leaves to survive her husband Archie of Bellingham; a son Don Smith in Kent; 2 stepsons, Orville Furr in Aberdeen and Arthur Furr, Dateland, Arizona; 1 daughter, Mrs. Wanza Carlson, Los Angeles, California. Graveside service will be conducted Tuesday, July 13 in Woodlawn Cemetery with the Rev. Oscar Olsen officiating. Friends wishing to attend may meet at the Jones Funeral Home Tuesday at 1 p.m.
FURR, Roy Milton, age 43, of 3003 Elm St., passed away at home Thursday, Feb. 16, (1956). Mr. Furr had resided in this community his entire life, was a meat cutter for the Brandt Meat Co., and a member of the Lutheran Church. Surviving relatives include his widow, Mrs. Bernice F. Furr and two sons, Milton and Rickey at home; one brother, Archie of this city; two sisters, Mrs. Mable Messer of Bellingham and Mrs. Pearl Evans of Seattle. The remains rest at the Jones' Harlow-Hollingsworth Funeral Home where services will be conducted by Pastor Oscar A. Jacobson Monday, February 20 at 1:00 p.m. Final resting place Woodlawn.
FUSSNER, Agnes T., age 93, of Bellingham, passed away Sat. July 25, 1992 at her residence. Born May 2, 1899, at East Helena, MT to Aseus and Helen Jacobson. She worked for Puget Sound Power and Light for 45 years. In 1949, she married Albert Fussner in Seattle, WA. They moved to Bellingham and were the owners of Fussner Monuments. Mrs. Fussner was a charter member of the Zion Lutheran Church, and was active in the Bellingham Senior center and the BPOE No. 194 Auxiliary. She enjoyed dancing, playing cards and crocheting. Survived by a sister-in-law, Frances McKinnon of Bellingham; a special friend, Vivian Fosberg of Blaine; several relatives in Norway. Graveside services were held Tuesday, July 28, 1992 at 11:00 a.m. at Bayview Cemetery with Rev. James Stender officiating. Arrangements by Westford Funeral Home.
FUSSNER, Bessie Taylor, age 54 years of Woodinville, Wash., passed away Saturday noon, July 3, (1948) at Providence hospital, Seattle, following a lingering illness. She spent her entire lifetime in Bellingham with the exception of the last 2 years when she made her home in Seattle and Tacoma prior to moving to Woodinville. Mrs. Fussner had been active in the Seattle Children's Orthopedic. She was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Taylor. Surviving relatives are her husband, F. A. Fussner; one son, John Robert of Falls Pass, Alaska; also one sister, Mrs. Irene Mallory of LaPlapta, Argentina, So. Amer. Rosary was said at St. Brendans church in Bothell, Monday, July 5, at 8 p.m. Requiem Mass was celebrated Tuesday, July 6 at 10 a.m. with the Rev. Fr. Patrick Donnelly officiating. Interment in Bay View cemetery under the direction of the Westford-Beck funeral home.
FUSSNER, Frank Albert, age 56 years, of the Fussner Monument Works, passed away in Glendale, Calif., Saturday, September 26, (1953) following a lingering illness. He owned and operated the monument business for the past four years and was formerly employed by the Puget Sound Power & Light Co. for 32 years. Mr. Fussner was a member of the Church of the Assumption and the Elks Lodge B.P.O.E. No. 194. He is survived by his wife, Agnes T.; one son, Robert, of Woodinville, Wash.; three grandchildren; his father, Herman J. Fussner, of Blaine; two sisters, Mrs. Loretta Fitzwater and Mrs. Francis McKinnon, both of Bellingham; an aunt, Mrs. Claudia Slack of Brea, Calif., and other relatives. Rosary will be said Wednesday, Sept. 30, at 7 p.m. within the Cathedral Chapel of the Westford-Beck Funeral Home. Requiem High Mass will be sung Thursday, Oct. 1, at 9:30 a.m. within the Church of the Assumption with the Rev. Bernard V. Cremer, Celebrant. Interment, Bay View Cemetery.
FUSSNER, Gunda Olive, age 65, of 1431 State Street, passed away at the family home early Friday morning, January 14, (1949) following a short illness. Mrs. Fussner had been a Bellingham resident for the past thirty-one years, and was a member of the Lutheran Church. Surviving relatives include her husband, Herman J. Fussner; one daughter, Mrs. Frances McKinnon, of Bellingham; one son, Clarence Clous, of Seattle; two grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Thelma Nelson, of Bellingham and Mrs. Millie McClure, of Snohomish, and one brother, John Olsen, of Vancouver, B. C. Funeral services were conducted Monday, January 17, at 1 p.m. within the Cathedral Chapel of the Westford-Beck Funeral Home with the Rev. James Martyn Wilson officiating. Interment in Bay View.
FUSSNER, Herman J., age 83 years, of Rt. No. 1, Blaine, passed away in a local hospital Thursday, September 15, (1955) following a short illness. Mr. Fussner had been a resident of the community for the past 45 years, and was the founder of the Fussner Monument Works. He was a member of St. Anne's Mission Catholic Church in Blaine. He is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Loretta Fitzwater, Rt. No. 1, Blaine; Mrs. Frances McKinnon, city and one stepson, Clarence Clous, of Seattle; five grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren, and one brother, August Fussner, in Germany. Rosary will be said Sunday, September 18, at 7:30 p.m. within the Cathedral Chapel of the Westford Funeral Home. Solemn High Mass will be sung Monday, September 19, at 9:30 a.m. within the Church of the Assumption. Interment, Bay View.
FUSSNER, Mary, age 73, of Yakima, passed away in that city, Wednesday, March 8, (1950). Mrs. Fussner was a former resident of Burlington and a member of the Fourth Order of St. Frances. Surviving relatives include a son, F. A. Fussner, of Bellingham; a daughter, Mrs. Loretta Fitzwater, of Yakima; one sister, Mrs. Claudia Slack, of Brea, Calif., and one grandson, John Robert Fussner, of Bellingham. Requiem mass will be said Friday, March 10, at 9:30 a.m. with the Rev. Father John Horan, celebrant, within the Church of the Assumption. Interment in the Burlington Cemetery, under the direction of the Westford-Beck Funeral Home.
FYFE, Clara Isabel - Services for Clara Isabel Fyfe, 81, of Surrey, B. C., will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Chapel of Valley View Funeral Home in Surrey, with the Rev. Donald E. Walter officiating. The body will be cremated and the ashes placed at Valley View Cemetery. Mrs. Fyfe died Saturday (Sept. 3, 1988) at a Surrey hospital. She was born June 1, 1907, in Thessalon, Ontario, Canada. During much of her life, Mrs. Fyfe belonged to garden clubs and volunteer organizations. Survivors include husband, Joseph, of a Surrey rest home; two sons, Bill and Jack Fyfe, both of Surrey; three daughters, Gladys Flint of Custer, Joyce McLennan of White Rock, B.C. and Sharon Vernon of Surrey; nine grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; three brothers, Lorne Bowland of Manitoba, Canada, and David and Alex Bowland of Ontario, Canada; five sisters, Gladys McKague of Ashcroft, B.C., and Ella Pacey, Madeline Henderson, Lillian Trembley and Toots David, all of Ontario; and numerous nieces and nephews.
FYFE, Joseph Ivan, passed away July 18, 1993 at Surrey, B. C. Pre-deceased by wife Clara in 1988 also 1 grandson and 1 brother. He is survived by his loving family, 3 daughters, Gladys (Dale) Flint, Joyce (Crawford) McLennan, Sharon (Dave) Vernon, 2 sons Bill Fyfe, Jack (Lois) Fyfe, 9 grandchildren, 5 great grandchildren, numerous nieces, nephews and friends. Funeral service will be held Wednesday, July 21 at 2:00 p.m. from the Chapel of Valley View Funeral Home.
FYHN, Anna Maria, age 73, of 1146 Franklin St., passed away in a local hospital Wednesday, Nov. 15, (1961). Mrs. Fyhn had been a 36 year resident of this community and was a member of the Lutheran Church. Surviving relatives are her husband, Adolf L. at home; two daughters, Mrs. Lewis C. Hallett of Rollins Hills, Calif., and Mrs. Lynn F. Preston of Salt Lake City, Utah; two grandchildren; two brothers and two sisters and many nieces and nephews in Norway. The remains rest at the Jones Funeral Home where services will be conducted by Pastor Don Taylor, Monday, Nov. 20, at 10:30 a. m. Cremation.
FYRK, Leo C., age 68, of 506 S. State St., B'ham, passed away Thurs. April 5, 1979. A longtime Bellingham resident, retired from Burlington Northern Railroad in 1976. He was a member of Garden St. Methodist Church, past master of B'ham Bay Lodge No. 44 F&AM, treasurer of B'ham Bay Lodge No. 44 for the past 9 years. He was also a member of Scottish Rite Foundation, the York Rite Assembly & a member of Caribou Lodge No. 4 F&AM. Surviving are his wife, May. 4 brothers: Hugo, Earl, Leslie & Louis all of Saskatchewan. 4 sisters: Ruby Maximchuk, Hazel Taylor, Winnie Dowling all of Saskatchewan & Perl Vinner of Ontario. Services will be held Mon. April 9th at 1 p.m. in Veroske Jerns Funeral Chapel, with Rev. Lawrence Guderian officiating with officers of B'ham Bay Lodge No. 44 F&AM participating. Burial will follow at Greenacres Memorial Park.
FYRK, May A., age 62 who resided at 506 South State Street, passed away in a local hospital June 6, 1981. She had been a resident of Bellingham for the past 32 years; was a member of Garden Street United Methodist Church. She leaves to survive her mother, Mrs. Gordon Sumner of Burnaby, B.C.; 1 sister, Irene Ayers, 1 brother, Harry Cawsey, both of Vancouver, B.C.; 2 nephews, Robert & Dan Ayers & 1 niece Catherine Williamson, all of British Columbia. Funeral services will be held Wed. June 10 at 1:30 p.m. at Veroske, Jerns, & LeVeck Funeral Chapel. Interment to follow at Greenacres Memorial Park. [b. Jan. 20, 1919 Saskatchewan, Canada]

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