Memorials

Carlie Mae Slattery, 83, a longtime Sedro-Woolley resident, passed away on Saturday December 22, 2007 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Carlie was born on January 23, 1924 in Sedro-Woolley, the daughter of Leon & Dollie Murphy Cole. She was raised and attended school in Sedro-Woolley and graduated from Sedro-Woolley High School with the class of 1942. […]

Elane Winnifred Mahaffy, 87, a longtime Hamilton area resident, passed away on Saturday, December 15, 2007 at United General Hospital in Sedro-Woolley. Elane was born on September 4, 1920 in Sedro-Woolley, the daughter of Albert & Alvena Lane Ovenell. She was raised and attended school in Sedro-Woolley, graduating from Sedro-Woolley High School with the class […]

W. Lee Everett, 93, a longtime Sedro-Woolley resident, passed away peacefully at his home on Saturday, December 15, 2007 with his beloved wife Arlene at his side. Lee was born on March 8, 1914 in Custer, Washington, the son of Henry W. & Mary Aason Everett. He was raised and attended school in Whatcom County […]

Albert Frank passed away at his home in Concrete, in the loving arms of his family at 9:45 P.M. on December 15, 2007. He was 93 years old. He was born on February 28, 1914 to Rafaela and Gaetano Francomano, at home, in the ‘Little Italy’ section of Concrete. The town had been recently renamed […]

Valerie Dawn Smith, 34, passed away in Phoenix, AZ on Monday, December 13, 2007 of natural causes. Valerie was born on June 18, 1973 in Walla Walla, WA, the daughter of Robert & Angela Smith. Valerie lived in Washington state including Skagit County most of her life. Besides attending school in Washington, she attended school […]

Jon Gunnar Martin, 51, a longtime Sedro-Woolley resident, passed away at his home on Wednesday, December 12, 2007 of natural causes. Gunnar was born on August 10, 1956 in Bellingham, Washington, the son of Jon & Beverly Lentz Hagen. When Gunnar was 6, Beverly married Edwin Martin and he took the Martin family name. Gunnar […]

Laurence R. Larry Burke, age 72, passed away at his home on Sunday, December 9, 2007 with his family at his side. Larry was born on May 17, 1935 in Tacoma, Washington and moved to Hamilton, Washington in 1946 and was raised there by his mother and step-dad Cleo and George Meins. In 1949, he […]

Dima L. Huey, age 92, a longtime resident of Sedro-Woolley, passed away peacefully on Saturday, December 8, 2007. Dima was born on July 1, 1915 in Green Castle, Missouri. Her parents were Harley and Effie Saner VanLaningham. She moved with her family to New Providence, Iowa in 1923 and later moved to Mason City, Iowa. […]

Maria Elena Bocanegra, age 63, passed away on Saturday, December 8, 2007 at her home in Sedro-Woolley, Washington. She was born July 8, 1944 in Eden, Texas to Pedro and Anastacia DeLeon Costilla. Maria grew up and resided in the Petersburg, Texas area for many years until moving to Burlington, Washington where she resided for […]

Kathleen Shirley Iversen, age 86, passed away Friday, December 7, 2007 at the Skagit Valley Hospital in Mount Vernon, Washington. She was born May 1, 1921 in Lewiston, Montana to Patrick and Shirley Mathews Nihill. Kathleen grew up in Montana, later moving to Peoria, Illinois and after graduation from high school, she moved to Seattle […]

Georgia Elaine Wilson, age 89, passed away on Friday, December 7, 2007 at the Burton Care Center in Burlington, Washington. She was born to the pioneer family of Norman and Myrtle Duvall on May 24, 1918 in Hamilton, Washington. Her mother and father came out West from Arkansas in the late 1800’s part by wagon […]

Georgia Elaine Wilson, age 89, passed away on Friday, December 7, 2007 at the Burton Care Center in Burlington, Washington. She was born to the pioneer family of Norman and Myrtle Duvall on May 24, 1918 in Hamilton, Washington. Her mother and father came out West from Arkansas in the late 1800’s part by wagon […]

Marjorie Anne McCovey Abernathy, a member of the Hupa Valley Tribe, born in Hoopa, California on March 17, 1944 and a longtime resident of Sedro-Woolley, passed away Monday, November 19, 2007 in Eureka, California at the age of 63 years following a long battle with diabetes. Marge is survived by her spouse, Lloyd Paul Abernathy […]

Richard Lewis Morris, Sr., age 53, passed away Thursday, November 15, 2007 at his home in Sedro-Woolley, Washington. He was born January 20, 1954 in Bellingham, Washington to Robert and Patricia Wheeler Morris. Richard was a resident of Sedro-Woolley for the past 5 years and formally resided in Bellingham and the Seattle area. He served […]

Doris Griffina Long, 91, a former longtime Sedro-Woolley resident passed away at Good Samaritan Hospital in Puyallup, Washington on Wednesday, November 14, 2007. Doris was born on June 21, 1916 in Sauk, Washington, the daughter of Elisha & Hattie Bronson Ellison. She was raised and attended grade school in the Upper Skagit Valley and High […]

Tommy Gene Wilburg Jr. passed away accidently on Friday, November 9, 2007 in Clear Lake, Washington at the age of 38 years. He was born August 2, 1969 in Los Banos, California to Tommy G. and Ronalda A. Mehlum Wilburg Sr. Tommy has been a resident of Sedro-Woolley for the past 35 years and worked […]

Floyd ‘Sa-layqua’ Williams, 84, a longtime resident and tribal leader of the Upper Skagit Indian Tribe passed away on Tuesday, November 7, 2007 at the Life Care Center of Skagit Valley in Sedro-Woolley. Floyd was born on September 3, 1923 near Concrete, Washington, one of 13 children of George & Alice Edwards Williams. He was […]