[ Return to Index ] [ Read Prev Msg ] [ Read Next Msg ] Whatcom County, Washington Obituary Collection GenealogyBuff.com - Whatcom County, Washington Obituary Collection - 45 Posted By: GenealogyBuff.com Date: Tuesday, 5 December 2017, at 2:33 p.m. Huge Marriages Search Engine Phillip Gordon Poeppel 6/16/1930 - 10/17/2006 Birthplace: Seattle, Washington USA Last Resided in: Burlington, Washington USA Galen W. Stearns 2/2/1936 - 10/2/2006 Galen W. Stearns born in Bellingham, February 16, 1936. His parents, George W. Stearns and Lucile Biery Clem (Stearns) predeceased him. He is survived by his brothers, George W. Stearns, Newport Beach, CA, Keith Stearns, Sierra Vista, AZ and his sister, Melinda Cooper, Bellingham, WA. While growing up in Bellingham Galen enjoyed many family trips to California and participating in operettas while attending Fairhaven Junior High School. He graduated from Stadium High School in Tacoma in 1955. Following graduation he served in the US Navy as a yeoman. Following his service in the Navy he lived and worked at various jobs in Bellingham. Galen resided at the Woodway Inn since 1989. The family would like to thank the staff at the Woodway Inn for their continued care and support for Galen. Woodway Inn became his home and the staff and other residents became his family. A memorial service for Mr. Stearns will be held at the Woodway Inn Retirement Center Wedesday, October 11 at 2:00 p.m. 1712 E. Maplewood Avenue. John Floyd Pace 5/19/1914 - 9/22/2006 John F. Pace, age 92 of Bellingham born May 19, 1914, on a horse drawn wagonload of corn on the way to the hospital. His dad was a horse trader and cattleman and knew the right things to do when the time came. He comforted his new son in his mother's bosom, covered them with blankets and continued his journey. His grandmother was waiting for them at the hospital and while attendants aided his mother, she carried him into the building in her apron, brushing off the kernels of corn as she walked. His dad married and had a son - but the marriage ended and it took several years for him to reunite with his son. He continued to pursue his musical talents and also started a trading store in Littleton and Idaho Springs, Colorado. His band played every Saturday night at the Miner's Hall in Idaho Springs and a tiny gal in bobby Sox caught his attention. He finally asked her to join him for a late dinner - and she did - and she was his love for life - his Lotty. Together, for sixty-seven years, they traveled the country and the world in pursuit of dreams and happiness. Their life together was filled with excitement and adventure. John was always a good provider and when World War II came along and he was rejected from the service for medical reasons, he set up his trading business in Bellingham where his beloved adopted LaShell family had moved. When the war ended, he was ready to take his trading business to Alaska and received the first official permit to travel the military supply route to Fairbanks, Alaska. He soon earned the money to have his family join him and from then on, it was one adventure after another. When the trading business dropped off, he started an unpainted furniture business in Spokane, and later had a pet store and parakeet aviary. He also purchased a monkey show and traveled throughout the Pacific Northwest to country fairs and shopping mall openings. He was also a camp cook for several Alaskan canneries and even had a restaurant in Palms Springs, California. His life was typified by adventure and excitement such as the time a California film crew arrived in Bellingham to film a beer commercial - and selected him as the main character - the bartender. The filming blocked Holly Street for a day and was one of Budweiser's principal television commercials in the Chicago area for several years. For the past few decades, he settled in his Bellingham home - the same home he had purchased for his adopted LaShell Family - he could always be found on his Holly Street store, trading, talking, sleeping and just plain enjoying the blessings in his life. He often sat in the store doorway playing his guitar or sometimes just music and one day had a "real talented" singer and banjo player drop by.....it turned out to be Bob Haworth of the Kingston Trio - and the friendship and music just blossomed from that point. More recently, when the Kingston Trio appeared at the Lynden Fair, Bob found the time to drop by John's house for a little jam session. His life story was finally put into words by a Western Washington Professor and is appropriately titled "On the Go" - the life of John Pace. For all those that knew him, for all those that met him, most will remember him - for all those that loved him - all will suffer a loss - but will always carry him in their hearts. He was a long time member of the Bellingham Elks Lodge, a past member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles and the Moose Lodge. He was preceded in death by his Lotty- his sweetheart in 67 years of marriage; sisters Katherine and Margaret, adopted brother and sister Jack and Mary Jane and half- sister Gertie. He is also survived by sons Paul (wife Roberta) Pace and Jack (wife Timi) Pace, all of Bellingham, John (wife Shirley) Pace of Texas; grandchildren Ginger, John and Vernon, Jacquelyn and Paul, Richard and Darren, Jaime and Jennifer; nieces Janette Smith, Jane Mains, Johanna Nicholson and Daphne Lindsay, and numerous great-grandchildren. A private family gathering will be held at a later date. Memorials may be made to Tall Elks, care of Bellingham Elks Lodge, or Whatcom Hospice. Huge Marriages Search Engine [ Return to Index ] [ Read Prev Msg ] [ Read Next Msg ] Whatcom County, Washington Obituary Collection is maintained by GenealogyBuff with WebBBS 5.12.

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