Memorials

Valerie Elizabeth Mason, age 87, passed away Monday, July 25, 2005 at the United General Hospital in Sedro-Woolley, WA. She was born November 22, 1917 in Reidsville, Georgia, the daughter of Wallace and Fannie Tootle. Valerie grew up in Georgia attending school and in February of 1938 she was married to Henry ‘Eddy’ Mason in […]

EUGENE LLOYD BISTLINE, 96, a resident of Sedro-Woolley, passed away on Monday July 25, 2005 at Home Place Special Care in Burlington. He was born on February 1, 1909 in Minneapolis, Kansas, the son of George W. & Mary E. Scheider Bistline. He was raised and attended school in Minneapolis after which he attended Central […]

Esther Louise Hunter, age 81, a resident of Anacortes, WA passed away un-expectantly on Saturday, July 23, 2005 at Island Hospital in Anacortes. She will be remembered as a Wife, Mother, Grandmother, Great- Grandmother, and especially as a Classy Lady. She was born October 27, 1923 in Redmond, Oregon, the daughter of Blight Llewellyn Buckley […]

ARTHUR L. BAILEY ‘The Lord answered my prayers on Wednesday July 13, 2005 and took me home after a hard fought battle with cancer. I was born on June 27, 1940 in Polson, Montana, the son of Arthur L. & Blanche Noble Bailey, Sr., and was raised on a farm. In 1957 I entered the […]

EVA ELIZABETH WALDEN, 71, a longtime resident of Sedro-Woolley passed away on Saturday, July 9, 2005 at Skagit Valley Hospital in Mount Vernon. Eva was born on July 17, 1933 in Hamilton, WA the daughter of William Allen and Olive Franks Brown. She was raised and attended schools in Hamilton and Sedro-Woolley. She was united […]

GARY PETER ‘PONCHO’ RODRIGUEZ, 60, a longtime resident of Sedro-Woolley passed away at his home on Tuesday July 5, 2005. Poncho was born of July 8, 1944 in a logging camp at the base of Mount Rainier near Mineral, Washington, the son of Leonard L. and Myrtle B. Campbell Rodriguez. He was raised in several […]

VALERIE LOUISE PARKER RICHARDS, 42, a resident of Mount Vernon, passed away on Sunday June 26, 2005 at Skagit Valley Hospital in Mount Vernon. She was born on June 9, 1963 in Forks, Washington, the daughter of Walter J. & Phillis Parker. In 1964 the family moved to Sedro-Woolley and there Valerie was raised and […]

GREGORY LEE APPLE, 58, a longtime resident of Sedro-Woolley passed away unexpectedly at his home on Wednesday, June 22, 2005. He was born on July 16, 1946 in San Diego, California, the son of Charles and Frances ‘Fran’ Rapp Apple. He resided in California and briefly in Japan before settling in Sedro-Woolley in the early […]

Willard ‘Jack’ Pressley, age 74, passed away Tuesday, June 21, 2005 at the Life Care Center of Skagit Valley in Sedro-Woolley. He was born March 29, 1931 in Jackson County, North Carolina, the son of Charles and Nancy Mills Pressley. Jack grew up in North Carolina and served in the US Air Force until coming […]

Jack ‘Dean’ Ledford Long time Concrete resident Dean Ledford, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, June 19, 2005 at the Life Care Center of Skagit Valley in Sedro-Woolley after a long battle with emphysema. He was 69 years of age. He will be greatly missed by all who knew him and those who […]

Daisy Mae Kreis, 92, a life long resident of Sedro-Woolley went home to be with our Lord on June 16, 2005. She was born to William and Laura Pruitt Terwillegar on June 11, 1913 in Sedro-Woolley. Daisy loved to spend time with her family, cooking, working in the garden, crocheting, knitting, and make hand crafts. […]

Pete Clarence Olsen, 93, passed away at the Skagit Valley Hospital on Saturday, June 11, 2005. He had a long and rewarding life and enjoyed the respect, friendship and love of family and friends. Pete was born March 10, 1912 on a small farm east of Sedro-Woolley on the Burmaster Road. He attended Utopia Grade […]

Jennette L. Hill, age 58, passed away Saturday, June 11, 2005 at United General Hospital in Sedro-Woolley after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born March 22, 1947 in Visalia, CA, the daughter of James and Eleanor Rush Thomas. Jennette grew up in Tulare, CA graduating from Tulare Union High School with the Class […]

Mamie Alice Stiles, 79, a 55-year resident of Lyman, WA died on June 8, 2005. Her parents were James and Laura Peggy Gregory Ammons of Franklin, NC. She was born December 31, 1925, in Franklin, NC. She began working at 17-years old at the cotton mill in South Carolina. Later she moved to Skagit County […]

Martin Budzius, a resident of Mount Vernon for the past 18 years, passed away on Wednesday, June 8, 2005 at his home at the age of 100 years. He was born November 11, 1904 in Vilnius, Lithuania, the son of Charles and Telka Budzius. Martin came to the United States in 1914, living in Chicago […]

NELLIE E. FRANK, 85, a longtime Concrete area resident passed away on Thursday May 26, 2005 at the Life Care Center of Skagit Valley in Sedro-Woolley. She was born on October 1, 1919 in Sumas, Washington, the daughter of Archie & Minnie Conant Johnson. She was raised and attended school in Sumas in Whatcom County. […]

Kathryn Bernice Roberts, 53, passed away at the family home in Day Creek on Tuesday, May 24, 2005. Kathy was born the daughter of Floyd and Bertha Smith on April 18, 1952, at the Miners Hospital in Nevada City, CA. Her father died shortly before she was born and her mother married Ira Davy, whom […]

Ralph Leonard Willis, age 95, passed away on Monday, May 23, 2005 at his home in Mount Vernon with his family at his side. He was born June 10, 1909 in Kittyton, Unicoi County, Tennessee to Arthur and Jannett Bean Willis. His family left Tennessee to homestead in Dawson County, Montana in 1914 and later […]