Maria-Christina Cardona-Guel

Maria-Christina Cardona-Guel, age 33, of Lynden, died at St. Joseph Hospital on Sunday, Jan. 31, 2010, from complications of the H1N1 virus.
  Chrissy, as she was affectionately known, was born in Bellingham on April 22, 1976, a daughter of Jose and Maria (Cantu) Cardona. She graduated from Lynden High School in 1994 and was employed at T-Mobile, and then for the past three years as an administrative assistant for the Employment Security office in Bellingham. She attended St. Joseph Catholic Church in Lynden and loved to spend time with her family. She was an avid reader and also enjoyed writing.

Floyd M. Sandell

Floyd M. Sandell, age 91, of Bellingham, passed away Jan. 29, 2010.
  He was born on Nov. 29, 1918, in Burlington to Alex and Betty Sandell. He married Verna Pettett in Mount Vernon on Aug. 18, 1941. Floyd graduated from Mount Vernon High School and Washington State College in vocational agriculture and later earned a master’s degree. Floyd taught for 44 years, including 27 years at Bellingham High School. He also bred, raised and milked registered Guernseys from 1947 to 1977, was an advisor to Whatcom County FFA and was voted into the Washington State Dairy Hall of Fame. Floyd was the first tenured teacher at Whatcom Community College and in 1970 he designed and initiated the Farm Management Program. When a “Hall of Distinction” was established for WCC in 2006, Floyd was honored as one of the first inductees. He was a great role model and was loved and admired by his students, friends and family. He was a faithful and devoted member of Trinity Lutheran Church.

Lucella Maude (Little) Van Lohuizen

Lucella Maude (Little) Van Lohuizen passed away on Jan. 24, 2010, after a courageous battle with cancer.
  Lucella was born in Bellingham on Sept. 30, 1942. She graduated from Meridian High School in 1960. Lucella was employed by the Aberdeen Daily World newspaper for more than 40 years.

Earl Blanchard Brockmeyer

Earl Blanchard Brockmeyer, of Lynden, passed away on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2010, at the age of 89.
  A funeral service will be held for Earl on Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010, at 1 p.m. at Moles Greenacres Chapel at the corner of Axton and Northwest roads in Ferndale.

  Christine Nelson, of Chilliwack, B.C., passed away on Jan. 26, 2010. She was 73 years old.
  A funeral service was held on Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2010, at the Nooksack Community Building.
  Arrangements are by Moles Family Funeral Homes & Crematory - Lynden.

  Gary Kuehnoel, of Bellingham, passed away on Monday, Jan. 25, 2010. He was 60 years old.
  Share your thoughts and memories of Gary at www.molesfuneralhomes.com.
  Arrangements are by Moles Family Funeral Homes & Crematory, Lynden.

Olive Hope Polinder

Olive Hope Polinder, age 4 months, passed gently from the arms of her loving parents into the arms of Jesus at Memorial Hospital in South Bend, Ind., on Jan. 22, 2010.
  Olive was born on Sept. 25, 2009, in Chiang Rai, Thailand, where her parents are working alongside the Akha people. Olive came sooner than planned, at 28-and-a-half weeks, and fought valiantly for the next four months through multiple physical complications, surgeries, six different hospitals and an international flight.

Arthur “Earl” Hickey

Arthur “Earl” Hickey, age 87, of Bellingham, passed away on Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2010.
  He was born to Arthur and Edith (Marr) Hickey, a grandson of Lynden homesteader Michael Hickey. Earl married Pearl Sorensen on Nov. 8, 1942.

Grace Kooiman

Grace Kooiman was born on April 20, 1919, to Walter C. and Dena (Vugteveen) Kooiman in Lebanon, Iowa. She attended Rock Valley Christian School.
  Grace died peacefully at her home in Rock Valley on Jan. 14, 2010. She was 90 years of age.
  Grace was united in marriage to Albert “Bert” Voetberg on March 27, 1941, in Rock Valley, Iowa. Together they lived in Orange City before moving back to Rock Valley where Grace was a homemaker. Bert died July 10, 1993. She was a lifelong member of the Christian Reformed Church. Grace enjoyed crocheting, sewing, traveling with Bert and visiting with many friends.

Conrad “Con” Geleynse

Conrad “Con” Geleynse, age 86, of Everson, went home to his Lord and Savior on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2010.
  A lifetime Whatcom County resident, he was born to Bartel and Dena (Schiebout) Geleynse on June 5, 1923. Con was married to Jeanette Woudstra in Lynden on March 12, 1943. Together they raised their family of 12 children and cared for 60 foster children. To support his large family, Conrad worked numerous jobs, which included dairy farming, carpentry, Boeing maintenance and as a mercantile store clerk. His hobbies included camping, golf and watching wrestling. Con treasured watching his grandkids play basketball. He was a longtime member of Christ Fellowship Church (formerly Nooksack Valley Baptist) where he served as a deacon. Active in the community, he and Jeanette served at the Everson Food Bank for a number of years. Con also enjoyed listening to Gaither Trio music.