Austin “Bub” James Thomas, age 16, went home to his Lord Jesus Christ on Wednesday, May 16, 2012. He was born August 26, 1995 in Renton, Washington to Jason and Mika Thomas. Austin was known for his many qualities: He was a protector of his younger siblings whom he adored; his beautiful crooked smile; his [...]

Stan E. Brookings, age 77, passed away Tuesday, May 8, 2012. Stan was born on April 21, 1935 in Great Falls, Montana to Gene and Marguerite (Skinner) Brookings. Stan was an outdoorsman and loved the mountains. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, gardening, traveling, and was a great cook. He belonged to the Wildcat Steelhead Club and [...]

Ann Elizabeth Nelson, age 91, passed away Tuesday, May 8, 2012, culminating a life filled with hard work, adventure, and, most importantly, family. She was born July 28, 1920 in Sedro-Woolley, Washington to Avery and Etta (Robinson) Stiles. Ann grew up in the Skagit Valley, playing catcher on the softball team before graduating from Sedro-Woolley [...]

Robert Joseph Rigacci, age 90, passed away Tuesday, May 8, 2012 at the Skagit Valley Hospital in Mount Vernon, Washington. He was born January 7, 1922 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to Peter and Enrichetta (Bastiani) Rigacci. Robert grew up in Milwaukee, WI attending school and in 1940 he enlisted in the U.S. Army serving in the [...]

Sandra L. Cobb, age 63, of Mount Vernon, passed away May 4, 2012, at Skagit Valley Hospital. She was born July 11, 1948, in Coupeville, Washington, to Roger and Millie (Bailey) Jensen. Sandi grew up in Sedro-Woolley, was involved in the Order of the Rainbow Girls, graduated from Sedro-Woolley High School, and Skagit Valley College, [...]

Lowal Henderson Bullard, age 85, passed away Thursday, May 3, 2012, at the Mira Vista Care Center in Mount Vernon, Washington. He was born December 29, 1926 in Lorraine, Texas to H. Lonnie and Ruth (Anderson) Bullard. Lowal left Texas with his family at age 10 and moved to the San Joaquin Valley, California area [...]

Lawrence William LaPlante, age 76, passed away Tuesday, May 1, 2012 at Burtons Care Center in Burlington, Washington. He was born July 3, 1935 in International Falls, Minnesota to Donald and Vivian (Ponsford) LaPlante. Lawrence grew up in Bremerton, WA, graduating from Bremerton High School in 1954. He moved to Seattle and later to California [...]

Edwin Earl Oliver, 75, a resident of Mount Vernon, passed away at his home, surrounded by his loving family, on Sunday, April 22, 2012. Ed was born on December 29, 1936 in Bellingham, WA, the son of William & Hazel (McCoy) Oliver. As an infant the family moved to Sedro-Woolley where Ed was raised and [...]

Wesley (Wes) H. Allen, 67, a lifetime resident of Sedro-Woolley, died peacefully at his home on April 21, 2012 after a 4 year cancer battle. Wes was born on April 30, 1944 the son of Shirley and Clarice (Tiny) Allen. He graduated in 1962 from Sedro-Woolley High School and later that year married his high [...]

Edwin P. Webb was born August 19th, 1922 in Isonville, Kentucky. He passed away peacefully at Birchview Care Center in Sedro-Woolley on April 19, 2012. In 1941, he enlisted in the Army where he served four years spending time in Germany. In 1948, he married Velva Allen. They had 2 children, Vicki Webb Jones, and [...]

Fusako “June” Bates, 80 a resident of Sedro-Woolley, passed away on Thursday, April 12, 2012 at the Birchview Memory Care Center in Sedro-Woolley. She was born in Japan on June 30, 1931.   June married Glenn Bates in Japan and when he retired from the Air Force in 1973 they returned to the U.S. and made [...]

   David Edward “Dave” Wells, age 68, passed away April 9, 2012. He was born November 14, 1943 in Everett, WA to Claude and Edith (Jorgensen) Wells.   Dave was raised and attended school in Marysville. Dave married Donna M. Berry November 26, 1966 in Everett, WA and together they made their home in Bellingham where he [...]

Katia Vanessa Lugo, age 32, a resident of Burlington, passed away on Thursday, April 5, 2012 at Skagit Valley Hospital surrounded by her loved ones. She was born May 14, 1979 in Tepic, Nayarit, Mexico the daughter of Domingo Lugo and Maria Socorro Bernal. She will always be remembered as a happy person who loved [...]

  Dallas E. Johnson, age 58, of Sedro-Woolley, passed away April 4, 2012. He was born June 30, 1953, in Burlington, to David and Lillian (Tyree) Johnson. He was married to Shirley Shultz in Salem Oregon, July 19, 1980. Dallas loved his kids and grandkids. He was the Coffee Ministry at His Place Community Church. [...]

William George Vroman II, AKA Bill “Hippie” Vroman, was born in Naples, Italy on December 19, 1957.   He passed away on Tuesday, April 4, 2012, after working in the morning sun.    Bill was proud to be a master carpenter. Through a lifetime of experience, he could creatively build anything. When Bill wasn’t challenging his [...]

Lilla Mae Queen, age 92, passed away on Wednesday, April 4, 2012 at Where The Heart Is in Burlington, Washington.   She was born in Caney Fork, North Carolina  on March 15, 1920 to Tyrell and Lorena (Cook) Corne. Lilla Mae attended school in North Carolina and graduated from Cullowhee High School in 1938.  She married [...]

Eddie Aldridge, 77, a longtime resident of the Rockport community, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Saturday, March 31, 2012. He was born on August 23, 1934 in Avery County, North Carolina, the son of Thomas Edgar & Naomi (Wiseman) Aldridge.  His parents passed away when he was a young boy so he stayed [...]

Robert Ray “Bob” Shannon, age 66, a lifetime resident of Sedro-Woolley, passed away on Friday, March 30, 2012. Bob was born on June 23, 1945, in Sedro-Woolley the son of Ray and Fern (Sorensen) Shannon.  He grew up in Sedro-Woolley, graduating Sedro-Woolley High School in 1963, and then attended Skagit Valley College. He joined the [...]

Walter Stanley Whitney, age 81, of Lyman passed away March 29, 2012.  He was born September 29, 1930, in Lillooett, British Columbia, Canada, to Edward and Alvira (Means) Whitney. Walt is survived by his wife of 46 years, JoAnn; daughter, Iona (Larry) Bridgman; son, Kenneth Borgman; daughter, Ruth (Jay) Bennett; son, Todd Borgman,; daughter, Diana [...]

Bruce Eugene Harshman, age 88, a longtime Lyman resident, passed away on March 25, 2012, at his home. He was born on October 2, 1923, in Eaton Rapids, Michigan, to Ralph and Vera (Fox) Harshman. During World War II, Bruce was a paratrooper, serving at the Battle of the Bulge and at Normandy, receiving the [...]

Lester Leroy Hart, age 80, passed away Sunday, March 25, 2012 at the Life Care Center of Skagit Valley in Sedro-Woolley, Washington. He was born November 11, 1931 in Hitchcock, South Dakota to Joseph and Edith (Avery) Hart who passed away when Lester was a young child. Lester was raised by his Aunt Clara (Mom) [...]

Alvaro Serrano, also known as Spooky, age 33, a resident of Sedro-Woolley, passed away unexpectedly on Friday March 23, 2012. He was born on July 19, 1978 in Tijuana, Mexico, but has resided in Washington State since he was a baby. Spooky worked many different odds jobs. Most recently he worked as a car detailer [...]

Keith Gordon Brink, age 71, a lifelong resident of the Sedro-Woolley area, passed away on March 19, 2012 at his home. He was born July 16, 1940 to Henry and Grace (Joosten) Brink in Lancaster County, Nebraska, and grew up in Sedro-Woolley. He wrestled for Sedro-Woolley High School, and liked fishing and crabbing in the [...]

Daniel Ray Wenrick, 54, a lifelong resident of Sedro-Woolley, passed away at his home on Friday, March 16, 2012. Dan was born on March 25, 1957 in Sedro-Woolley, the son of Richard & Annie (Knuth) Wenrick. He was raised and attended school in Sedro-Woolley. As a teenager Dan began working in the logging industry, working [...]

Judith (Judy) Gayle Fredrickson, age 65, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 14, 2012 after a lengthy illness at her home in Sedro-Woolley, Washington. She was born March 15, 1946 in Sedro-Woolley, Washington to Aurel (Wink) and Eleanor LaCasse. She graduated from Sedro-Woolley High School in 1964. Judy spent most of her life in Sedro-Woolley, [...]