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Date: Tuesday, 5 December 2017, at 2:26 p.m.

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Anita Ludtke Kettel
4/17/1913 - 4/15/2006

Anita Kettel, age 92, formerly of
Bellingham, born April 17, 1913 in
Wild Rose, ND to Anton & Kristine
(Gjertson) Norman. Anita was a
lifetime member of the Lutheran Church,
Missouri Synod. She lived in
Bellingham from 1941 to 1965, and has
since lived in both Marysville and
Bellingham. Anita loved her family and
grandchildren, and was a devoted
grandmother. She particularly enjoyed
cooking for the family.
Anita was preceded in Cemetery on Monday, April 24
at 11 AM with Rev. Carl Fischer
officiating. A lunch reception will
follow at Trinity Lutheran Church at 12
Noon.

Libby Taffel
1/23/1921 - 4/16/2006

Libby Taffel, age 85 of Bellingham,
born January 23, 1921 in Brooklyn, NY
to Max & Ida (Rosenfeld) Blek. She was
a Doctor of Psychology and worked in
many places in the US for the
government in the social-mental health
field. She traveled extensively
including trips to Kenya, New Zealand,
Australia, England, and Alaska. Her
husband, Charles Taffel passed away April 17, 2006.
He was married Susanne Torbush on Nov. 26,
1955 and they recently celebrated
their 50th wedding anniversary with the
family.
His first loyalty and dedication was
his family. Through his dedicated
hard work and motivation, he not only
watched but participated in his
children becoming Eagle Scouts,
college graduates, and most productive in
their chosen professions. An engaging
conversationalist, he energized many
people in navigating their life
journeys – and drew great happiness
when others succeeded. He was always
a gentleman. Peter enjoyed reading,
history, genealogy, woodworking and
sailing. After working for Union
Carbide for 32 years and retiring to
Bellingham in 1992, Peter and his
beloved wife Susanne logged thousands
of miles across the United States in
their motor home, as well as traveling
to England several times.
Peter is survived by his wife Susanne
of Bellingham; sons William P. Warren
(wife Susan) of Lafayette, LA; David
C. Warren (wife Roxanne) of Mercer
Island, WA; Thomas J. Warren (wife
Kathleen) of El Cajon, CA; daughter
Anne W. Sims (husband Scott) of
Mercer Island; 9 grandchildren
(Nicholas, Jeffrey, Allie, Matthew,
Michelle, Stephen, Rachael, Emily,
and Julia); brother James D. Warren
(wife Sylvia) of Redding, CT; and
nephews Peter, Roderick and Donald.
Memorials may be made to St. Paul’s
Episcopal Church at 2117 Walnut,
Bellingham, WA 98225, Lighthouse
Mission Ministries at PO Box 548,
Bellingham, WA 98227, or Salvation
Army at 2912 Northwest Ave, Bellingham,
98225. Memorial Services will be held
at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church on
Friday, April 21 at 1:00 PM with The
Rev. Kevin Bond Allen officiating.
Military honors will be presented by
American Legion Post #7. A reception
will follow in the Great Hall.

Tobias Botkin Lee
1/13/1981 - 4/18/2006

The personal family, west coast ski
community and loving friends mourn the
loss of one of their most colorful and
beloved young men. Toby born Jan. 13, 1981 in
Juneau, AK. He grew up with siblings
Nelson, Annabelle, Elijah, Adam,
Aurora, Malani and Antonio. Pre-
deceased by grandfather Dr. Alvin Rix,
he leaves behind grandparents Pat Rix
and Jerry and Stanley Lee, all of
Oklahoma City, as well as many loving
aunts, uncles and cousins in the
Botkin, Lee, Merrick, Oliphant and
Foster families.
His passion for skiing and love of
adventure left him not rootless, but
with many roots in western
communities, including Park City, UT,
San Francisco, CA, Crested Butte, CO,
Truckee, CA and Bellingham, WA.
At 25 years of age, Tobias was at the
height of his game. He and his brother
Elijah recently participated in the
final 2006 World Tour Freeskiing
Competition, held at Kirkwood, CA.
Tobias was thrilled to not only place
12th, but to also be awarded the much
coveted “Sickbird” title. The Sickbird
award goes out the competitor that
skis with the most aggression and
style. Although Tob was never a very
aggressive individual off skis, he was
known for his bold and outrageous
style as well as his compassionate and
fun-loving nature. He was a unique
individual who danced to his own beat.
His creative approach to life
delighted everyone who knew him, if
even for a fleeting moment. All will
forever remember his infectious smile
and kindness. He was a student of
life, skier, bartender, brother,
friend, lover, son, artist, carpenter,
surfer, traveler, writer and an
amazing, amazing person who lived his
life in a whirlwind of genuine love.
His family would like to thank
everyone for their overwhelming
support in these tough and emotional
times. Memorials in Tobias’ name may
be sent to the Juneau Community
Foundation at P.O. Box 34621, Juneau,
AK 99803. Private services were held
in Glacier, WA on Sat. April 22nd near
his brother Elijah’s house and the
mountains he loved so much. The Juneau
Memorial is scheduled for Saturday, May
20th at the Island Pub in Douglas.
Be sure to see Tobias' triumphant
race and awards ceremony at Kirkwood-
https://www.adventurefilmworks.com, on
the home page click on "Go right to the
goods: The Video Logs", click
on "Tobias Lee In Memoriam 2006,
Kirkwood Sickbird", "Tobias Lee"-
select Quicktime or Windows Movie." Be
sure your volume is cranked up.
Also, you may go to Tobias' main page
at tobiaslee.com.

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