Bellingham High School Class of 1957
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[   PAGE LAST UPDATED OCTOBER 31, 2009   ]

ABOUT THIS SECTION:
The names of our classmates (and some teachers) who have passed on are included on this web page. This lists are as complete and accurate as we can determine. However, names could be listed in error and names could be missing. We are very sorry when this occurs, but we often have no way of verifying the information supplied by classmates or other people.

Please send email with recent obit information (and/or any corrections, additions, or deletions to the lists below) regarding our BHS-57 classmates and/or teachers to:

Marilyn Moir Coughran for updating this web site's Memorial page and informing everyone via email.

Wayne Richter for updating the Alumni Memorial Display (for the 2009 Alumni Picnic).

Please send ONE email with both email addresses listed in TO and/or CC lines, so that Marilyn and Wayne will each know the other also received your information. Thank you.

Note:   For the poem I call "THE CROSS-OVER," click on MEMORIAL POEM or click anywhere in this page's top banner. (I first heard this lovely poem at a good friend's memorial in the1980s. Marilyn)

FOUR MOST RECENT LOSSES - CONDOLENCES TO THEIR FAMILIES & FRIENDS
(Click a Shuksan photo or classmates's name for pop-up details.)

David Baller
May 2008
Joel Everett
October 2008
Phil Anderson
November 2008
Sharon Wilcox
October 2009

76 CLASSMATES (47 MEN + 29 WOMEN) HAVE PASSED AWAY
Red text = 10 men and 9 women passed away in 2005 or later)

  • Phil Anderson (11-2008)
  • Ross Anderson
  • Sue Atterberry
  • Myrna Bachman
  • Gary Bailey (1956 or 1957?)
  • David Baller (05-2008)
  • Dennis Barrett
  • Wayne Barsness
  • Arnold Becker (1989)
  • Robert Benson
  • Beryl Bookey
  • Bruce Bowman (year unknown)
  • Roberta Bradbury Gwinner (05-2005)
  • Garth Brandt (04-2006)
  • John Buckley (11-2006)
  • Don Buzzard (07-2005)
  • Sue Carpenter Wallace
  • Larry Charroin
  • John Cummings (05-2003)
  • Gary Cyr
  • Anne DeGolier Dunham
  • Terry Drafs
  • Mary Duffy
  • Dennis Dunn (1996)
  • Tom Durham (1997)
  • Jacki Elmore Jacobs (09-2005)
  • Joel Everett (10-2008)
  • Brian Dennis Erickson
  • Mike Forbes (1965)
  • Jeanette Frostad Bird (08-2001)
  • Norman George (03-2002)
  • Estella Gerard Anderson (08-2005)
  • Sheila Glen (10-2006)
  • Gary Grimland (09-2006)
  • Shirley Grinton Joneli (07-2003)
  • Bonnie Gudbranson Seavers (09-1997)
  • Shirlee Hamlin Nutter (1996)
  • Lorene Haug Brown (12-2006)

  • Blythe Hecht Cole-Busch (09-2000)
  • Ron Henifin (1989)
  • Orv Henley (02-2005)
  • Phil Hillier
  • Sandra Howard Bailey
  • Noel Johnson
  • Vivian Jones Sundstrom (04-2002)
  • Nelda Judd (12-1997)
  • Roger Kley
  • Terry Knowles (02-2007)
  • Eileen Krein Calvin (06-2005)
  • Hector LaFreniere (06-2007)
  • Edward Lawrence
  • Elton Markel (in the 1980s)
  • Kathleen ("Kitty") Melton (07-2002)
  • William (Bill) Millett (late 1950s)
  • Myron Pederson
  • Dale Pierson
  • Lorraine Porter Pringle (08-2004)
  • Larry Prather (07-2003)
  • Spencer Putnam
  • Audrey Richards
  • Dennis Roberts (summer, 1962)
  • David Schnabel (07-1996)
  • Larry Sigmen (03-2002)
  • Vangie Sjolund Christensen (11-2001)
  • Betty Sparman Brown (08-2003)
  • Paul Thorsteinson (01-1995)
  • Betty Tincker Nelson (06-2005)
  • Danny Van Zanten (01-2004)
  • Richard Veenstra
  • Errol Vogel (2001)
  • Darrell Weden
  • Donald Wilcox
  • Sharon Wilcox Chase (10-2009)
  • Jeannette Willis Harris (02-2006)
  • Joan Woodruff Cohee (2000)
  • Richard Zimmerman


4 SPECIAL TEACHERS/COACHES HAVE PASSED AWAY

  • Jack Allison (12-2004)
    Chemistry teacher and Sr. Class Advisor; passed away at age 85. His picture and quote "A man's true wealth is the good he does in this world." is on page 16 of the 1957 Shuksan.

  • Coach Robert "Bob" Dorr (07-2005)
    (For "school days" and "recent" photos and info, click the "LATEST UPDATE INFO" text link on the Home Page and then click the AUG 2005 date for Bob Dorr's obit info.)

  • Coach Frank Lariza (07-2003)
    Football coach; passed away at age 75. His picture is shown on page 48 of the 1957 Shuksan, along with Seniors Lee Binschus, Bob Diehl, John Tiscornia, and Paul Miller in their football uniforms.

  • Charles "Chuck" Trentman (12-2005)
    Music teacher in several schools around Bellingham and B-Band at BHS (not during 1995-1997 though, but music students will remember him from other schools); passed away at age 84. His picture and more details are given in the "Latest Update Info" notes for the month of DEC 2005.


====   MOST OF OUR 75 TEACHERS (ETC) LISTED BELOW HAVE PASSED AWAY   ====
Black text = DECEASED   Red text = LIVING   Green text = STATUS UNKNOWN  

  • Gordon Carter - Superintendent (09-2002)
  • Randy Obertalz - Assistant Superintendent (11-1973)
  • Harlan Jackson - Principal (09-2002)
  • Lester Feldman - Vice Principal (01-1985)
  • Hogan Brehm - Custodian (01-1996)
  • Alma Young - Custodian (10-1996)
  • Hulda Cooke - Nurse (02-1973)
  • Jack Allison (12-2004)
  • Leon Alpaugh - LIVING
  • Pearl Bartruff (08-1998)
  • E. J. Bjorkquist (02-1990)
  • R. S. Bray (01-1965)
  • Lyle Buss - STATUS UNKNOWN
  • Dorothy Button (10-1975)
  • Marlene Burleson - STAT UNKNOWN
  • Don Christenson - STAT UNKNOWN
  • Milton Clothier (01-1987)
  • Rebecca Cole - STATUS UNKNOWN
  • Archie Connell - (09-1970)
  • Carolyn Conlee (09-1983)
  • Carol Cornish (05-1972)
  • Lorraine Coy (11-1999)
  • Clarence Coye (07-1997)
  • Mae Dennis (12-1982)
  • Mary Dickey (11-1985)
  • Ruby Dillion (06-1974)
  • Robert Dorr (07-2005)
  • Harry Emery (10-1974)
  • Olive Foster (06-1970)
  • Robert Frazier (09-1974)
  • Harry Garrett (04-1985)
  • John Godfrey - LIVING
  • Margaret Gray (05-1973)
  • E. Alfred Hagon (07-1982)
  • Bruce Harding - LIVING
  • J. W. "Bill" Hays (09-1990)
  • Forest Holland - LIVING
  • Kathleen Holzer - STATUS UNKNOWN
  • Albert C. Hunt - LIVING
  • Earle Jewell (11-1966)
  • Rudy Johnson - LIVING
  • Howard Jones (01-2000)
  • Helen Kelly (10-1981)
  • Mary Knibbs (10-1994)
  • Gerald Korte - STATUS UNKNOWN
  • Whitfield Kratz (09-2001)
  • Virginia Larsen - STATUS UNKNOWN
  • Frank Lariza (07-2003)
  • Almeda Lavelle (09-1977)
  • Cliff Leedy (06-1993)
  • Norma Martin (07-1974)
  • Boyd McCaslin - LIVING
  • John Monroe (07-1991)
  • Clarita Moore (04-1966)
  • Lenore Nichols (12-1976)
  • Rod O'Connor (12-1995)
  • Mary Perry (01-1964)
  • Dorothy Peterson (07-1996)
  • Matilda Petry (07-1972)
  • Floyd Sandell - LIVING
  • Gertrude Scott (06-1977)
  • Florence Smith (02-1977)
  • Raymond Smith (02-1986)
  • Trula Smith (12-1994)
  • Dee Stewart (08-1970)
  • Joseph Stottlebower - LIVING
  • Irma Tarkoff (12-1980)
  • Margaret Threlkeld (11-1989)
  • Chuck Trentman
  • John Worden - LIVING
  • Geri Webster - STATUS UNKNOWN
  • Irene Usitalo (09-2003)
  • Marie Christopherson (04-1992)
  • Connie Wilson - STATUS UNKNOWN
  • Ann Greenwalt - STATUS UNKNOWN


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