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Robert M. 'Mike' Murphy
5/8/1957 - 9/16/2006
Robert Michael “Mike” Murphy, 49 of
Lynden, WA born May 8, 1957
in Cut Bank, MT. Mike graduated from
Simms High School in 1975, and from
Montana State University, Northern –
Havre, in 1984. In 1984 and 1985, he
worked in Renton, WA for Boeing on the
Stealth Missiles project.
In 1985 he began his career with Puget
Sound Energy where he worked in
Colstrip, MT until 1993. He moved to
Washington in 1993 where he continued
to work for Puget until the last year
when he was forced to take time off
because of failing health.
Mike was quite an athlete in high
school, and loved watching his own
children participate in school
activities. When his health permitted,
he would spend hours at the driving
range trying to perfect his golf
swing. Being a “Montana Boy,” hunting
was a natural part of his upbringing.
He loved to fish and he and his son
spent many happy hours together trying
to catch “the big one that got away.”
Left to mourn his death by his
father, Robert Murphy and his
grandparents, Dick and Bernice Kulberg
of Cut Bank, MT. A Celebration of Life
will be held on Fri., Sept. 22, 2006 at
2:00 PM at Cornwall Church, 4518
Northwest Dr., Bellingham. Graveside
Services will take place at a later
date in Cut Bank, MT.
Edwin Michael Rhodes
11/18/1952 - 8/30/2006
Birthplace: Mt. Vernon, Washington
Last Resided in: Bellingham, Washington
Markell Foote Kaiser
9/8/1944 - 4/30/2006
Markell Foote Kaiser, 61, wife and
mother, business and community leader,
born September 8, 1944 in the northern
suburbs of Chicago, where she grew up,
to Robert and Barbara Austin Foote.
Markell developed her love of music and
history at Vassar College, where both
her mother and grandfather were
trustees. She taught at the Shady Hill
School in Boston before marrying
Nicholas F. Kaiser (Nick), a Bellingham
native, in 1968. The U.S. Army sent
them to Indianapolis, Indiana where she
finished her master’s at Butler
University.
She soon switched from teaching to
motherhood and then, well-armed with a
professor’s mantra of “Math is fun,
Math is easy,” became a broker and
Nick’s partner in the mutual fund
industry. They spent twenty years
building a successful family and
business together. Markell’s community
activities centered on the Junior
League of Indianapolis. They settled
in Bellingham in 1989, where they built
a dream home and started new ventures
such as Saturna Capital.
Markell inspired all who knew her. Her
unusual balance of spontaneity,
organization, playfulness, and
intelligence led her to become engaged
in many venues. President of the St.
Joseph Hospital Foundation and member
of the hospital's finance committee,
past president of the Bellingham
Festival of Music and Western
Washington University's Foundation, and
house mother at St. Paul’s Episcopal
School, she directed the Kaiser's
philanthropic and real estate
activities. Markell kept beautiful,
vibrant homes in Bellingham, British
Columbia, and northern Wisconsin. She
entertained generously, making her
guests feel as she felt: like a queen
in her castle.
In addition to her husband Nick, she is
survived by two sisters, Marion R.
Foote and Helen (& Peter) Schloerb,
children Brooks Kaiser, Max (& Sarah)
Kaiser, Sarah (& Aaron) Brand, Jane (&
Terence) Carten, Emmeline (& Zachary
Williams) Kaiser, and new granddaughter
Mary Jane Kaiser.
Memorials may be made to St. Paul’s
Episcopal School or St. Joseph’s
Hospital Foundation. A Memorial
Service will be held at St. Paul’s
Episcopal Church on Friday, May 5 at 3
in the afternoon, with reception to
follow.
Rick L. Harms
11/20/1957 - 6/4/2006
Rick L. Harms, age 48 born Nov. 20, 1957 in Long Beach, CA to
Richard and Marcella Harms. Rick served
4 years in the U.S. Army in Europe. He
loved all outdoor activities including
hunting, fishing, camping and
barbequeing. Rick worked for San Juan
Seafoods for 4 years and Arrowac
Fisheries for over 10 years.
He was preceded in passed away Tues., May 9, 2006. He was
Cemetery on Fri., May 19 at
1:00 PM. A reception will follow at
Redeemer Lutheran Church.
