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 September 30, 2014 (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: | December 3, 2014 | /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.
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EX- 99.906CERT
Certification Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
I, Randal Rein, Treasurer/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 September 30, 2014 (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: | December 3, 2014 | /s/ Randal Rein | ||||||||
| Randal Rein, Treasurer | ||||||||||
| (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.
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