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Wayne Church Obituary

Wayne M. Church (Lil Punkin) died peacefully Saturday morning. He lived a full successful 60 years, until slowed down by cancer two years ago. He was born in Bellingham and stayed local. He attended Meridian High excelling as a baseball pitcher. He started working as a garbage man at SSC at age 19 and retired 34 years later. Wayne liked hunting, fishing, bowling, driving sprint cars, golfing, and drinking with his friends. For all of the 20+ years he went hunting he always got a deer. He is survived by his wife Judy, his parents Rozella and Garland, sisters Linda, Gail, and Wanda, son Jimmy and wife Cindy, daughter Kelly and husband Scott Pfannenstiel, step children Richard and Tara Adams. Wayne had many grandchildren: Tyler, Martin, Julian, Samantha, Autumn, Kamryn, Deyshawn, Jaxson, and James. Graveside service is Saturday, Jan 13, 2018, 1 pm, Ten Mile Cemetery. Everyone is welcome to attend, celebration of life afterwards at Wayne's Garage (Valley View Rd.)

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Published by Bellingham Herald on Jan. 11, 2018.

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Kelly Pfannenstiel

January 13, 2018

Tom Erickson

January 13, 2018

I remember having a beer or two.....with Wayne and the gang many years ago. Always had fun. Wayne, tell my brother hello. I miss him terribly. God Bless you and your family.

Greg Todd

January 12, 2018

Rock on my old friend!

Ruby Pippin

January 11, 2018

Cousin, when I get to heaven, we will have a lot of + fun being crazy. Lol.
You will be soooo missed till then, by so many.

Love always to your family, that loves you so much. cousin Ruby

Carl Dell Bev and family Church

January 11, 2018

Gone to soon fly high nefew and cuz

Kim Jeppson

January 11, 2018

Wayne, I will miss you, we brought Kelly and Jimmy, 2 really wonderful people in to this world and we are very lucky to have 6 perfect grandchildren. For this and for the bond we shared I will always be grateful

Keely Finn

January 11, 2018

Love and thoughts will all of you, Wayne will be missed by all of us. We were all lucky to know him.

January 11, 2018

Judy and family, So very sorry for your loss. Karen Neeter

January 11, 2018

To the Church family, we are so sorry for your loss. Always remember the good times.

Kurt and Sandee Oberleitner

Dale Nymeyer

January 11, 2018

Wayne we will miss you we had a lot of good times and will always remember them rest in peace my good friend

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