EX-99.906CERT 3 c26139exv99w906cert.htm SECTION 906 CERTIFICATION exv99w906cert
EX- 99.906CERT
Certification Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
I, Lloyd A. Wennlund, President/Chief Executive Officer of Northern Funds (the “Registrant”), certify that:
  1.   The Registrant’s periodic report on Form N-CSR for the period ended March 31, 2008 (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and
 
  2.   The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Registrant.
         
     
Date: June 6, 2008  /s/ Lloyd A. Wennlund    
  Lloyd A. Wennlund, President   
  (Chief Executive Officer)   
 
This certification is being furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 and is not being filed as part of the report with the Commission.

 


 

EX- 99.906CERT
Certification Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
I, Randal Rein, Assistant Treasurer/Acting Chief Financial and Accounting Officer of Northern Funds (the “Registrant”), certify that:
  1.   The Registrant’s periodic report on Form N-CSR for the period ended March 31, 2008 (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and
 
  2.   The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Registrant.
         
     
Date: June 6, 2008  /s/ Randal Rein    
  Randal Rein, Assistant Treasurer   
  (Acting Chief Financial and Accounting Officer)   
 
This certification is being furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 and is not being filed as part of the report with the Commission.