WEIDKAMP, Beryl C. of Lynden passed away at a Bellingham nursing home on Saturday, Nov. 24, 2001. He was 80. Graveside funeral services will be conducted on Thursday at 1 p.m. in Greenacres Memorial Park near Ferndale. A son of Theodore and Minnie (McPhail) Weidkamp, Beryl was born on the family homestead on Weidkamp Road northwest of Lynden on Dec. 3, 1920. During World War II, he served in the U.S. Navy as a Gunners Mate First Class aboard a P.T. boat. Following his discharge, he married his childhood sweetheart, Lois Pearson, in Lynden on Aug. 27, 1947. For 30 years, Beryl was a serviceman for Northwest Propane in Lynden. He retired in 1982. He loved his family and enjoyed hunting, fishing and traveling in his motor home. He was a member of VFW Post #9301 of Lynden, the Clamdiggers Association and Pheasants Forever. Besides his parents, Beryl was preceded in death by his wife, Lois, in 1988 and four brothers, Harold, Willard "Chauncey," Milton and Ervin Weidkamp. Survivors include a son, Dave Weidkamp and wife Gay of Lynden; a daughter, DeAnne Johnson and husband Brian of Ferndale; five grandchildren; a special friend, Jean Horat of Lynden; two brothers, Vernon Weidkamp and wife Lois and Ira Weidkamp, all of Lynden; and many other relatives. Memorials may be made to VFW Post #9301, c/o Gerald Nelson, 689 E. Pole Road, Lynden, WA 98264. Services are under the care of Gillies Funeral Home and Cremation Service of Lynden.

WHITE, Velma Ergler, age 27, passed away Saturday, June 4, (1949) in Newton, Iowa, following a lingering illness. Mrs. White had spent most of her life in Bellingham, having gone to Newton, Iowa, about two years ago to reside. Surviving relatives include her husband, Joseph White, her mother, Mrs. Byron Button and step-father Bron Button, both of Wenatchee, Wash; one brother, John Ergler, Everett, Wash.; one step-brother and two step-sisters, Ardell Button, Seattle, Mrs. Fern Reynolds, Everett, Wash.; and Arlene Chockley, Wenatchee, Wash.; also numerous other relatives. The remains rest at the Bingham-Dahlquist and Jerns Funeral Home where funeral services will be conducted Saturday, June 11 at 2 p. m. with the Rev. Charles Muir officiating. Interment in Woodlawn Cemetery.

WIBURG - Nels, aged 94 years, passed away at the home, 310 Champion Street, Wednesday, May 3, (1944). Mr. Wiburg had been a resident of Bellingham for the past forty-three years. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Martha Wiburg, of the home; two daughters, Mrs. W. B. Hopple, of Bellingham, and Mrs. J. R. Parker, of Inglewood, California; six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Services will be conducted Monday, May 8, at 2 p.m. in the Cathedral Chapel of the Westford-Beck Funeral home by the Rev. John King Mitchell, pastor of the St. James Presbyterian church. Interment, Woodlawn.

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