Karim Alipour Fard, who spent 30 years working at California’s State Council on Developmental Disabilities, on March 18, 2018.
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Obituaries
Karim Alipour Fard - 1971
Sharon Koch - 1971
Sharon Koch, 70, a retired teacher, on April 22, 2019.
Michael Richard Keefe - 1970
Michael Richard Keefe, 75, a U.S. Army Vietnam War veteran who was awarded the Purple Heart and Army Commendation Medal for Heroism, retired from the U.S. Postal Service, on May 1, 2019.
Charles Hill Kale - 1969
Charles Hill Kale, 72, a U.S. Army veteran and a retired probation officer, on May 8, 2019, in Bellingham.
Richard Gary Olson - 1968
Richard Gary Olson, 72, a U.S. Navy veteran and retired accountant, on May 1, 2019, in Bellingham.
Sharon L. (Burmark) Koch - 1968
Sharon L. (Burmark) Koch, 70, on April 22, 2019.
Peggy M. Jones - 1991
Peggy M. Jones, 80, on Nov. 4, 2018, in Bellingham.
Joseph Clemens Finkbonner - 1990
Joseph Clemens Finkbonner, 90, a fisher, merchant marine, purse seiner and a founder of the Lummi Aquaculture Project, on May 6, 2019.
Rini Ariani Sulaiman - 1989
Rini Ariani Sulaiman, 57, a longtime Shoreline resident and environmental toxicologist, on April 18, 2019, in Jakarta, Indonesia.
DeAnn Spratt - 1988
DeAnn Spratt, 59, on April 27, 2018, in Orlando, Florida.
Virginia “Ginny” McEvoy - 1987
Virginia “Ginny” McEvoy, 88, on June 3, 2019.
Raymond Joseph Schultz - 1986
Raymond Joseph Schultz, 62, who worked in computer science and built boats, furniture and musical instruments, on May 27, 2019.
Sandra Lyn Abley-Salas - 1986
Sandra Lyn Abley-Salas, 65, on April 21, 2019, in Oak Harbor.
JoAnne A. Tripp - 1985
JoAnne A. Tripp, 80, a retired case manager for the state of Washington, on March 24, 2019, in Bellingham.
Scott David Kimmel - 1984
Scott David Kimmel, 57, who worked in the employee benefits industry, on April 3, 2019.
James R. Holley - 1984
James R. Holley, 63, on March 25, 2018.
Molly Irene Mignon - 1982
Molly Irene Mignon, 83, an author and expert in the study of Mayan culture who led tours of Mayan ruins in Central America, on Feb. 2, 2019.
Janet Mendel-Hartvig - 1982
Janet Mendel-Hartvig, 58, on Feb. 8, 2018.
Alan Michael Cote - 1982
Alan Michael Cote, 61, former president of the Inland Boatmen’s Union/Marine Division ILWU, on April 5, 2019.
Virginia Schroeder - 1978
Sister Virginia Schroeder, 74, who taught in Catholic elementary schools in Oregon and later was director of admissions at Mt. Angel Seminary, on March 19, 2019, in Lake Oswego, Oregon.