Obituaries

Mom left us on January 24at Mt. Baker Care Center in Bellingham at age 93 years, 4 months, and 7 days. She was born Sarah Naomi O’Rourk in Gordon, Nebraska, on September 17, 1918 and was named after her grandmother, Sarah, and her mother, Naomi (Yockey).

Esther Bell, age 93, of Blaine, went to be with her Lord on Monday, January 23, 2012.

Following a 32 year battle with multiple sclerosis, Mark Dean Sanders is at peace.

Larry Croft passed away suddenly on January 10, 2012, while on the stupid boat (you all know what we mean) in Blaine Harbor.

Heather Nicole Earl, 23, passed away quietly at home surrounded by family and friends on January 4.

Colonel Richard C. Rich (Retired), 73, formerly of Boise, Idaho, passed away suddenly January 3, 2012, in Bellingham, Washington.

Oregon State Police Captain (retired) John P. Salle died unexpectedly on December 23, 2011 at his home in Blaine, WA.

Ludwig Kraus, age 83 of Blaine, passed away while working in his garden on Thursday, December 29, 2011.

Linda Fox passed away peacefully in Bellingham on December 29, 2011, after a two-year battle with cancer.

On Christmas morning, Valerie Michelle Minjarez “Little Valerie” passed away at Children’s Hospital in Seattle following a lifetime of illness from leukemia. Her final days were peaceful and were spent surrounded by the family and friends she touched in her short but memorable life.