Memorials

DUANE MAHLE, infant son of Christopher ‘Bucky’ & Marra Mahle, passed away at his home in Sedro-Woolley on Tuesday December 7, 2004 , a victim of SIDS. He was born on October 19, 2004 in Mount Vernon, Washington. He is survived by his father, Christopher ‘Bucky’ Mahle and his mother, Marra Espinosa-Napoles. A brother, Christopher […]

OBITUARY Jim D. Peninger, 49, a longtime resident of Newhalem, WA passed away suddenly at his home of a massive heart attack on Tuesday, November 30, 2004. Jim was born on February 27, 1955 in Seattle, WA, the son of John and Joyce Hietala Peninger. He spent his childhood growing up in Georgetown, WA until […]

OBITUARY Jim D. Peninger, 49, a longtime resident of Newhalem, WA passed away suddenly at his home of a massive heart attack on Tuesday, November 30, 2004. Jim was born on February 27, 1955 in Seattle, WA, the son of John and Joyce Hietala Peninger. He spent his childhood growing up in Georgetown, WA until […]

LOIS ENBERG WARD, 89, a longtime resident of Sedro-Woolley, passed away on Monday November 22, 2004 at Skagit Valley Hospital in Mount Vernon. She was born on May 7, 1915 in Seattle, Washington, the daughter of Nels and Sarah Hackett Enberg. In 1922 the family moved to Sedro-Woolley where Lois was raised and attended school, […]

Kay Stafford-Larsen, age 81, passed away Saturday, November 20, 2004 at her home in Concrete with her family by her side. She was born on May 27, 1923 in Franklin, North Carolina, to Margaret Henderson Martin, Kay came to Washington as a child and spent her early years in Sumas. Kay graduated from Nooksack High […]

BERNICE E. TAXDAHL MADISON, 85, a resident of Sedro-Woolley, Washington, passed away on Wednesday, November 17, 2004. She was born on November 24, 1918 in Cooperstown, North Dakota, the daughter of Charles & Hattie Clark Feske, Sr. Bernice had made her home in Cooperstown until 1968 when she moved to Seattle to be closer to […]

MARY LOU CHANDLER, 70, a lifelong Skagit County resident, passed away on Saturday November 13, 2004 at the Life Care Center of Skagit Valley in Sedro-Woolley. Mary was born on November 5, 1934 in Hamilton, Washington, the daughter of William A. & Olive Franks Brown. She attended grade school in Hamilton and High School in […]

MARIA NANCY OMDAL passed away nine days short of her 82nd birthday on Friday, November 12, 2004 at the Life Care Center of Skagit Valley in Sedro-Woolley. Marie was born on November 21, 1922 in Brooklyn, New York, to Italian immigrant parents Emilio and Melchiora Prestia Dell’Orto. Maria cherished her Italian heritage, and she was […]

MARY LORRAINE HOSHEIT, 63, a longtime Concrete area resident, passed away at her home on Friday November 12, 2004. She was born on March 9, 1941 in Seattle, WA, the daughter of Joseph & Mary Sherman Meeker. She was raised and attended school in Seattle until moving to California as a young girl. Mary had […]

GRAYCE M. HALSKOV, 84, a resident of the Birdsview community, passed away on Wednesday November 3, 2004 at the Life Care Center of Skagit Valley in Sedro-Woolley. She was born on December 9, 1919 in Reno, Nevada, the daughter of Walter F. and Mary Ann Raddly Gage. She was raised and attended school in Smith […]

Dennis Albert ‘Denny’ Lisherness, beloved husband, father, and brother and a lifetime resident of Sedro-Woolley, passed away Wednesday, November 3, 2004 at the Life Care Center of Skagit Valley in Sedro-Woolley at the age of 62 years. Denny was born November 15, 1941 in Tacoma, WA the son of Albert and Kathleen Beeman Lisherness. Denny […]

MARY E. CONKLING GURNEY, 95, a resident of Mount Vernon, passed away on November 1, 2004 at Skagit Valley Life Care Center of Mount Vernon. Mary was born June 30, 1909 in Alliance, Ohio to Walter E. and Mary E. Williams Dougherty. As a young girl the family moved to Alt, Colorado where she was […]

LAWRENCE G. CUNNINGHAM, 87, a pioneer of the upper Skagit Valley and lifelong resident of Concrete, passed away at his home on Sunday October 31, 2004. He was born on December 12, 1916 in Concrete, the son of Charles P. & Georgia Miller Cunningham. He was raised and attended school in Concrete where he was […]

Betty Jean Stephenson, a resident of Snohomish, WA passed away Sunday, October 24, 2004 at the Providence Hospital in Everett, WA at the age of 65 years. She was born November 9, 1938 in Sedro-Woolley, WA the daughter of Lester and Eva Bennett Stephenson. Betty grew up in Sedro-Woolley attending school and graduated from Sedro-Woolley […]

MICHAEL GLEN HOTSON, 53, a resident of Sedro Woolley, died Wednesday, October 20, 2004 at his home. Michael was born on June 5, 1951 to Junior James and Pearl Pinneo Hotson in Fort Ord, California. He moved to Sedro-Woolley with his parents and spent his childhood here. As an adult he moved to the Woodland, […]

JOYCE I. GRIMBLY, 78, entered into God’s rest on October 16, 2004 at home in Sedro-Woolley after a brief illness. She was born in Acme, Alberta, Canada on October 3, 1926, the daughter of William and Olive Jaquith Bruneski, and she grew up on the family farm there. At sixteen she came to Anacortes, WA […]