Steven Thomas LaVelle, 44, a former Skagit County resident, passed away in Bellingham on May 9, 2013.     He was born on February 1, 1969 in Rifle, Colorado, the son of Thomas & Linda (Jonas) LaVelle.  He attended grade school in Ohio, California, Wyoming, and Colorado until the family settled in Anacortes in 1983 [...]

Ann Kathryn Stiles, age 53, passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, May 8, 2013 in Sedro-Woolley, Washington.  She was born May 12, 1959 in Neenah, Wisconsin the daughter of James and Kathryn (Pheifer) Votava. Ann grew up in Wisconsin, later moving to Darien, Connecticut where she excelled in high school gymnastics becoming a state gymnastics champion, graduating [...]

Vernon Glen Griffeth, age 56, passed away at his home in Sedro-Woolley on Monday, May 6, 2013. Vernon was born on October 24, 1956 in Seattle, Washington, the son of Phil and Peggy Griffeth. On September 24, 1977 Vernon married the love of his life, Vickie Littleton. Together they had three sons. Vernon was an [...]

Virginia Lee Keefe, age 82, passed away May 6, 2013 in Sedro-Woolley.  She was born October 13, 1930, in Tacoma, Washington, to Hugh and Esther (Thorston) Campbell. She met and married her husband of 59 years, James Keefe.  They soon after began their family and had 3 children.  Virginia enjoyed taking care of her family [...]

Whitey was born on June 7, 1920 in Omak, WA to Jake and Edna Warfield.  He was the youngest of 6 children; Ewan Warfield, Beatrice (Betty) Duffy, Maude Fitzgerald, Nellie Neumayer, and Clyde Warfield.  Whitey lived his whole life in the Skagit Valley, attending grade school in the Day Creek School and graduating from Sedro [...]

Perry Dale Philips February 24, 1926 – May 3, 2013 Often people say that a life, once passed, is reduced to a simple dash between two dates. Perry, Dale or “Pappy,” as most knew him by, however, filled that dash with an amazing amount of life and love. He was a wonderful man that all [...]

Karin Owens, 89, a longtime upper Skagit Valley resident, passed away on Friday, May 3, 2013 at the Birchview Memory Care Facility in Sedro-Woolley. She was born on July 6, 1923 in Munich, Germany, the daughter of Frances & Franziska (Flieger) Hechinger.  She was raised and attended school in Germany. In 1947 Karin married George [...]

Nancy Lee Mangeng, 67, passed away peacefully at her home in Oak Harbor on Sunday, April 28, 2013 surrounded by her family after a courageous 18 month battle with lung cancer. Nancy was born on April 30, 1945 in Mount Vernon, WA. She spent her childhood in Sedro-Woolley, WA where she met and married Bernie [...]

Charlotte June Boome, known as Seqwamiia, was born on June 7, 1931 in Sumas, British Columbia.  June passed away peacefully on April 23, 2013 in Sedro-Woolley, Washington surrounded by her family.  As a small child she lost her mother and- like so many others- was plucked from her tribal community and forced to endure the [...]

Irene Eloise Mullen, age 96, passed away peacefully on April 21, 2013, in Sedro-Woolley. Irene was born March 6, 1917 in Bellingham, to Bert and Myrtle (Walquist) Ryman.  During her 96 years, she brought laughter, joy and happiness to all those who knew her.  She grew up in the Happy Valley area of Bellingham and [...]

  Tricia Marie Miller, 34, from Marblemount, WA passed away unexpectedly on Monday, April 15, 2013. She was born on April 1, 1979 in Visalia, California, to Darrell and Susan (Gettman) Lummer. Tricia is survived by her husband, Jamin Miller; daughters, Keila and Trinity Miller; father, Darrell Lummer ( Laura); mother, Susan Lummer ; brother, [...]

 Arretta Price, peacefully went home with Jesus on Friday, April 19,2013 at age 87.   She was born on July 5, 1925 in Green Forest, Arkansas.      Arretta moved to Lyman, WA in 1938 at the age of 12. She moved one block from that home when she married Jim Price at age 19 and has [...]

Glenda Jean Petty, 74, a resident of Sedro-Woolley, WA passed away on Saturday, April 13, 2013 at Skagit Valley Hospital in Mount Vernon, WA of lung disease. She was born on August 20, 1938 in Bellingham, WA, the daughter of Glen and Agnes (Storm) Lamphiear. Jean was raised and attended school in the Ferndale – [...]

Arthur “Art” Leonard Morris, Jr., age 56, of Sedro-Woolley, passed away April 7, 2013. Art was born October 31st, 1956 in Caribou, Maine and was preceded in death by his parents Arthur and Rosalyn Morris and his only child, Michael Shane Morris, age 8, who died in a drowning accident in 1989 and whose loss [...]

Donald George Maxwell, age 86, a longtime resident of Sedro-Woolley, passed away peacefully with his family by his side on April 26, 2013 at Skagit Valley Hospital in Mount Vernon. Don was born in Lyman, WA on August 4, 1926 the son of Ethel Loretta (O’Brien) and George Myron Maxwell. He attended school in Concrete, [...]

Alexandra Stokes passed away on Sunday, March 31, 2013 at Providence hospital in Everett, WA surrounded by her loving family. She was born on February 17, 2013 infant daughter of Anthony and Erin Stokes. Although Alexandra was only here for a short time she brought so much joy and love to all who were near [...]

Clarice “Joan” Huston passed away on Thursday, March 28, 2013 at the Josephine Sunset Home in Stanwood.  She was 88 years of age.      She was born on July 15, 1924 in Iuka, Kansas, the daughter of Charles & Mina (Blue) Parker.  She moved to Laverne, Oklahoma where she was raised on a wheat farm.  [...]

      Edward Bertrand Marsh, 78, a resident of Sedro-Woolley, passed away at his home on Saturday, March 23, 2013 surrounded by his family.        He enlisted in the USNR on April 30, 1952.  On June 13, 1955 he left the USNR and on June 14, 1955 he was inducted into the [...]

Harold Edward “Ed” Hoyt, 80, a resident of Sedro-Woolley, passed away at his home on Saturday, March 16, 2013. Ed was born on January 28, 1933 in Sedro-Woolley, WA, the third child born to Bob and Mary Hoyt of Prairie, and the grandson of Joe & Annie Hoyt and Charles & Anna Newberg. Ed grew-up [...]

Cassandra Marie (Sam) Joe, age 29, a member of the Upper Skagit Indian Tribe, passed away on March 14, 2013, in Marysville, Washington. Cassandra was born on May 20, 1983 in Toppenish, WA. She was the daughter of Harlan Sam, Jr. and Armena (Stahi) Sam. Cassandra was raised in Sedro-Woolley, WA, attended the Public Schools [...]

  Richard “Woody” Woodring, 85, a longtime Sedro-Woolley resident, passed away on Sunday, March 10, 2013 in Lakewood, Washington. He was born on September 1, 1927 in Granite Falls, Washington, the son of Richard & Alice (Ammons) Woodring. The family later moved to the Utopia area east of Sedro-Woolley and there Woody was raised and [...]

Loretta Mae Johnson, 86, a resident of Concrete, passed away at her home on Friday March 1, 2013, surrounded by her loving family. She was born on May 30, 1926, (the first baby girl born at Waldo Hospital) in Seattle, Washington, the only child of Clayton & Elizabeth (McAllister) Rupp.  She was raised and attended [...]

Ruth Spurling Wilkens—beloved family member, teacher, and friend—passed away on February 28, 2013 at Virginia Mason Hospital in Seattle. She was born on October 28, 1937 in Tucson, Arizona, the third of four sisters. Throughout her early years Ruth’s family moved frequently between the Arizona homeland of her mother and the Washington forests her father [...]

Dorothy Louise Benfield, age 92, a former long-time resident of the Upper Skagit Valley, passed away February 28, 2013, in Edmonds, surrounded by her daughters. She was born September 8, 1920, in Broken Bone, Nebraska, to Clarence and Georgia (Melton) Hersh.  She married Cecil Benfield on August 18, 1945, in Dallas, Texas, and then moved [...]

Born November 20, 1957, Kenny passed away unexpectedly on February 27, 2013 at Evergreen Hospital in Kirkland.    Kenny is survived by his wife Dana, and three children, Megan, Kylie, and Spencer, his mother and father, Kenneth Sr. and Stella, brother, Rian and sister, Kelly, along with many loving nieces, nephews, relatives and friends. His sister, [...]