Whatcom County, Washington Obituary Collection

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Miles Steven Arlington
4/9/1916 - 9/13/2002

Miles Steve Arlington, age 86 of
Custer, WA and Abbotsford, B.C., born April 9, 1916 in Billings,
MT. Predeceased by his wife of 56
years, Emma. Survived by a daughter,
Gail and Nick Walsh; son, Patrick and
Joan Arlington; 7 grandchildren and
their partners; 3 great-grandchildren;
and special friend, Julia Little of
Terrace, B.C. Steve was resident pro
at Grandview Golf Course in Custer
where he and Emma were part owners and
managers for many years. They enjoyed
taking golfers on guided tours of
Hawaii for over twenty years. A
memorial service will be held at
Westford Funeral Home Chapel 1:00pm
Friday, Sept. 20, 2002. Tea to
follow at the Aftermath Hall. In lieu
of flowers, memorials
to the Cancer Society would be
appreciated.

H.L. Kelley
8/8/1920 - 8/13/2003

H.L. “Kelley” Kelley, age 83, born August 8, 1920 in Maud, OK to Lee
and Pearl (Rutledge) Kelley. Kelley
passed away August 15, 2003 at St.
Francis Nursing Home. She was married Earl Wadsack in 1947, and
they lived in Concord, New Hampshire
for twenty years, and Denver, Colorado
for another fifteen, until making it up
to Bellingham in 2002. Helen
volunteered her time here at the
Bellingham Food Bank and was a member
of St. Joseph’s Parish in Ferndale. In
her free time, Helen was either
painting, reading, or travelling world-
wide. She was also an artists’ model
and a children clothes designer.
Helen was preceded in Funeral Service will be
held at St. Joseph Catholic Church in
Ferndale on Tuesday, August 19 at 6:00
p.m. with Father Tim Sauer
officiating.

Richard Keith Mahlberg
4/9/1923 - 8/19/2003

Dick Mahlberg, age 80 and a sixty-year
resident of Bellingham, born April 9, 1923 to Blanche
and Louis (Lars) Mahlberg in Olympia WA
and grew up in Tacoma before moving to
the Bellingham area.
The chapters to Dick’s rich and
adventurous life are a result of his
numerous passions. He was a proud
member of the Army’s 10th Mountain
Division and served in the Italian Alps
as a ski trooper during WWII. As a
highly accomplished pilot, he loved
flying bush charters in Alaska and
Western Canada. His over 40,000 hours
of flight time included passengers from
celebrities to beluga whales. He was a
daring, lifelong skier (Targhee powder
was his favorite). Those who went out
with him weren’t always warned that his
style was “straight down, all out, all
day!” Dick was also a skilled sailor
who enjoyed his many sailboats, first
by racing and later with cruising the
San Juans and British Columbia.
Being the eternal optimist and never
one to pass on a new adventure, his
business enterprises included owning 3
local gas stations, starting Bellingham
Seattle Airways, being co-owner of
Mount Pilchuck Ski Lodge and working as
an agent for Massey Real Estate. His
last enterprise, before retiring, was
17 years as co-proprietor, with Ellen
Peters, of Bellhaven Marine Charters
and Hunter Boat Sales.
He is survived by his wife, Shirley
Mahlberg; daughter Constance Mahlberg
of Seattle WA; daughter Carol Garcia,
with husband Steve and son Torrey of
Walden NY. He was preceded in died at St. Joseph Hospital
on August 23, 2003, after a short
illness. Mercybell was Cemetery on Tuesday, Sept. 2
at 1:00 PM.

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