Memorials

Douglas C. Lundgren, longtime resident of Samish Island, died March 3, 2021 at Skagit Valley Hospital of heart complications.  The son of Clarence W. and Ada Pearl Lundgren, Doug was born on February 16, 1937 in Aberdeen, WA. He attended school in Aberdeen, graduating from Weatherwax High School in 1955. He attended Grays Harbor College […]

Linda Ann Nilsen, age 71, passed away February 27, 2021 at home in Concrete, Washington.  She was born January 11, 1950 in Seattle, to Victor and Ethel (Johnson) Nilsen. Linda is survived by her children, Brian (Sherrhonda) Huggins, Georgia (Rob) Bailey, and Carly Huggins; grandchildren, Shontel, Tristin, Kaitlyn, Jackson and Jocalyn; great grandchildren, Taiden and […]

Geraldine DeMarco left this life to be with the Lord on February 27th.  She was born in Santa Monica, CA in 1934 and shortly after her sixteenth birthday married Louis DeMarco who passed away in 2020.  For seventy years, they had an amazing life together traveling all over the United States and to foreign countries […]

Corby Dee Cook, of Sedro Woolley, passed away Friday, February 26, 2021, after sixty years of life lived on his own terms.  He spent many of those living in Nevada, working as a truck driver, a cowboy, and a gold miner. He married Roxane Thompson in 1989 and they spent twenty-nine years raising their family […]

William “Howard” Handy, Sr., age 98, a lifelong Sedro-Woolley resident, passed away February 22, 2021, at home surrounded by his family.  He was born September 27, 1922 to William Lewis and Mabel May (Belles) Handy in Sedro-Woolley, Washington. Howard attended school in Rockport, Samish, Mcrae, and graduated from Union High School in Sedro-Woolley in 1941.  […]

Lloyd Dean Cook went home to Heaven on 2/26/21. He was born on 10/7/34 in Bellingham, WA and was 86 years old. Lloyd worked hard as a boy and in a service station in high school so he could put himself through college and better his life. He was an honor roll student and was […]

Delbert (Dell) A. West, 84, of Mount Vernon, WA, passed away February 23, 2021.  Dell was born October 19, 1936 in Seminole, OK to David and Rhoda (Barnes) West.  He attended High School in Shelton, WA, playing the coronet in the school band.  During his high school years, he met and dated Theresa “Sue” Shimek.  Post […]

Helen Pauline Crookshank was born on August 9, 1930 on a farm South of Dodge, North Dakota (Dunn County) to Harry and Ida (Becker) Halter. On September 19, 1949 she was united in marriage to John Crookshank in Golden Valley, ND and they farmed in Minnesota before moving to Marblemount in 1957. Helen worked for […]

Milo Duane Dralle, beloved husband, father, brother, grandfather, and great-grandfather passed away peacefully at his home, after making his final round checking on his cattle. Milo, age 82 was born in Gayville, South Dakota, the 13th of 14 children, born to Clarence and Hulda Dralle.  In 1947 the family moved to Bellingham, Washington. In 1955 […]

Dianne Evon Robertson, age 70, a longtime Rockport resident, passed away February 14, 2021, at Life Care Center of Skagit Valley in Sedro-Woolley, Washington.  Dianne was born October 29, 1950 in Sedro-Woolley to Lawrence, Sr. and Wanda (Brown) Sopher.  Dianne and James Walter Robertson were married June 10, 1969 by Reverend Fred Dellinger, at the […]

It is with great sadness that the family of Diane Rae (Jerns) Koenig, 77, of Sedro- Woolley, announce her passing on Saturday, February 6, 2021 at her home.  The world has lost a tremendous lady. Diane was born on May 27, 1943, the daughter to Nina and Gunnar Jerns.  Born in Bellingham, most of her […]

Elsie May Metcalf passed away at View Ridge Care Center in Everett, Washington on Thursday January 28, 2021.  Elsie was born on May 30, 1931 in Hoquiam, WA to Samuel Elias and Lisa Wilhelmina (Lexen) Kleiven.  She retired from the Bell Telephone Company.  Elsie was married to Stanley Metcalf in 1976 in Aberdeen, WA.  They […]

Johnnie Allen Mayville, age 65, passed away Feb. 3, 2021 in, Burlington, Washington.  He was born March 18, 1955 in McMinnville, Oregon, to Johnnie and Nadine (Wright) Mayville. Johnnie is survived by sons, Denny Gaddis of Sedro-Woolley and Derek Adams of Sedro-Woolley; daughter, Shannon Vander Ark of Mount Vernon; three grandchildren, Colton, Canaan and Taylor; […]

Verna Jo Big Beaver Barcelo, 48, passed away on Monday, February 1, 2021 in Mount Vernon, WA. She was born on August 12, 1972 in Seattle, WA the daughter to Manuel Verzola and Barbara Williams. Verna was a very hard worker; her first job was working in the Tulip fields in Mount Vernon, then a […]

John Robert Slabodnik, 91, passed away in his sleep on January 24, 2021 at home in Sedro-Woolley, Washington. John was born in Ely, Minnesota as a second-generation Slovenian. He grew up with the nicknames of “Sonny” and “Slabs.” He graduated from Ely High School in 1947 and Ely Junior College (now Vermilion Community College) in […]

Sherry Ann Smith, age 78, passed away January 4, 2021 at home in Sedro-Woolley, Washington.  She was born February 3, 1942 in Berkeley California, to Howard and Alma (Chattin) Lindbergh. Sherry spent her working life in helping professions. First, after earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in Spanish from UC Berkeley, as a Spanish teacher […]

Catherine ‘Louise’ Bullard, 88 years old, born December 24, 1932, entered into final rest with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on the evening of January 6, 2021.  Louise was born in Pawnee, Oklahoma to Charles and Dovie Mynear, and was the fourth of seven children.  After living in Oklahoma during the Dust Bowl era, […]

Gregory Allan Eriksen, 61, of Concrete Washington passed away on Tuesday, January 12, 2021 at his home. He was born September 12, 1959 to George and Dorothy (Thompson) Eriksen in Toledo, Oregon. Greg was an avid reader of scientific material and particularly anything pertaining to Einstein.  He enjoyed carrying out his own experiments and inventions. […]

Abraham “Abe” Vanderwal, 81, passed away on Monday, January 11, 2021 peacefully at his home.  He was born in the Netherlands on September 7, 1939, the son of Jan and Lipke Vanderwal. His family immigrated to Ontario, Canada, in 1953.  He then moved to Bellflower, California, in 1964, where he met Ann Andringa at his […]

Dixie Ann Proctor, age 85, a life-long resident of Skagit Valley, Washington, passed away peacefully at home on Monday, January 11, 2021, surrounded by her family. Dixie, better known as, “Mom, Grandma Proctor and Grandma Dixie”, was born on August 2, 1935 in Burlington, Washington to Thomas and Emma Galbreath.  She graduated from Burlington-Edison High […]

Shubert James Hunter Sr., age 87, a longtime resident of Marblemount passed away Wednesday, January 6, 2021 at Skagit Valley Hospital, Mount Vernon, Washington.  He was born March 13, 1933 in Neah Bay, WA, to Lyle and Regina (Moses) Hunter. Shubert earned the rank of Eagle Scout in the Boy Scouts of America and served […]

Rebecca Christine Adams June 24, 1966 – January 3, 2021 Rebecca (Becky) Christine Adams—many of those who she touched within our community knew her as Mrs. Adams or Nurse Becky from her time as a nurse and teacher at Central Elementary School—passed away peacefully in the early hours of January 3, 2021, following an almost […]

Shelley Linda Morgan, age 74, passed away Friday, January 1, 2021 in Sedro-Woolley, Washington.  She was born June 26, 1946 in Sandpoint, Idaho to James and Barbara (Burford) Williams. Shelley graduated from Juneau-Douglas High School in Juneau, Alaska and then Kinsman College in Spokane, WA.  She made her home in Sedro-Woolley the past 48 years, […]

Eugene (Gene) Leroy Wilson, 89, of Burlington, Washington, passed away at 10:50 PM December 31, 2020 from a lingering painful neurological condition.  He was at home, surrounded by family.  Gene was born on March 5, 1931 to Theodore “Ted” and Ruth (Larson) Wilson in Martinez, California.  He was married to Margaret “Marge” Wilson née Washburn […]

Vivian Elaine (Hayward) Smallwood, a sixty-five year resident of Sedro-Woolley, passed away on Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020 at her home. Family and friends surrounded her with loving remembrances and each of her six children participated in her care during her final months on hospice. She was an elect and regal daughter of God who served […]