June Ross memorial set for May 12 in Bellingham

A memorial service for June Ross, who passed away March 10, has been set for 1 p.m. at the Roeder Home in Bellingham. Ross was an emeritus faculty member at Western Washington University, having served the Department of Biology for 37 years, seven of those as department chair.

Ross retired as professor emeritus from Western in 2004. In her time at Western, she greatly enjoyed teaching and challenging both undergraduate and graduate students to work through problems fully and to excel in answering questions directly. She also served several years on the WWU Faculty Senate and was president of the senate for one term.