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John Posthumus Obituary

John G. Posthumus, age 93, passed away in Bellingham, WA on Nov. 9, 2017. He was born May 9, 1924 in Lynden, WA to James and Maggie Posthumus. He had 5 sisters & 3 brothers. John married June Hissong in 1946. They shared 67 years of marriage and raised 2 daughters, Cheryl Reitz & Karrie Yeoman. John leaves behind 6 grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren, and numerous nieces and nephews. A visitation will be held on Mon. Nov. 27 at 11am at Moles Farewell Tributes - 2465 Lakeway Dr. Bellingham. The graveside service will be held at 12pm at Bayview Cemetery in Bellingham, followed by a celebration and sharing of John's life at 1pm at Moles Farewell Tributes. To share your condolences, please visit molesfarewelltributes.com.

Published by Bellingham Herald on Nov. 23, 2017.
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Ryan Larrabee

Grandchild

November 26, 2017

John and June were a big part of my life growing up due to their friend ship with my parents , john was always so upbeat and fun to be around . I had the pleasure of being at their home for many occasions and on lots of fishing trips in Canada with him.He was also such a great shade tree mechanic and when I was confused on something or my parent were he would be there to help .The world will be missing a wonderful man . My heart goes out to his family

donald baker

November 24, 2017

Amy Bevan

Grandchild

November 22, 2017

Amy Bevan

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November 22, 2017

Amy Bevan

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November 22, 2017

Amy Bevan

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November 22, 2017

Amy Bevan

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November 22, 2017

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November 22, 2017

Amy Bevan

Grandchild

November 22, 2017

Below is a little something I wrote almost a year ago thinking of my grandfather. I will forever treasure my time with him and send my love to all whose lives he touched.
Strong, loving, funny, kind, tall, belly laugh, handy, care-taker, big ears, hard-working, do-it-yourself, fix anything, save it, stubborn, insistent, happy, common-sense, smart, simple & loyal.
As I think about my grandfather, John, my mothers dad these words swirl around my mind. At 92 years young he makes me smile, giggle and feel an unconditional love like Im still a little girl.
He has taught me that living a simple life with people that you love, working hard for what you NEED, being generous with your time and teachings and having common-sense is really the only thing that matters. Just be together, be with each other, love each other dont be stupid. Simple.
My grandpa is the kind of man that you can borrow money from. As you pay him back in payments over to many months he has stashed the payments away in an envelope. When you feel the relief of that final payment, your debt being paid, he belly laughs, hands you the envelope which he just put your last payment into and says with a huge smile. Well, now its a GIFT. He and I went through this a few times in the last 25 years. It was just one of the ways he taught me how to do the right thing.
John fell yesterday, its a broken hip. He is scheduled for surgery this afternoon.
The real gift is that Ive had my grandfather on my side my whole life. My daughter has had her GREAT grandfather her whole life. He has made us all belly laugh more times than we can remember with unconditional love always.
Last night at the hospital I told him I heard they were giving him a bionic hip, which meant he would soon be a superhero.
Truth is he already is.

Amy Bevan

Grandchild

November 22, 2017

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