Memorials

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 […]

Ethan Josef Fox, a Sedro-Woolley resident passed away on May 20, 2005, the result of a logging accident. He was born on March 18, 1971 in Sedro-Woolley, the son of Rodney Fox and Nancy Snelson Fox Williams Ethan was raised in Sedro-Woolley and attended school there. He started working in the logging industry at a […]

Westley Dean Eaton, age 49, passed away on Tuesday, May 17, 2005, in Mount Vernon, WA, surrounded in the care of family and loved ones. Born November 24, 1955 in La Grande, Oregon to Archie and Betty DeJong Eaton, Wes grew up in Mount Vernon, and remained in Skagit County. In 1973, Wes joined the […]

Steven Ray VanDyke Ensley, 45, passed away suddenly of heart failure on Monday, May 16, 2005 at Mira Vista in Mount Vernon, WA. He was the first baby born on January 1, 1960, in Burlington, WA, the son of John A. and Caroline Bozell Van Dyke, Jr. Steven attended Sedro-Woolley schools, transferring to the Snoqualmie […]

Rose M. Pendergrast, longtime Clear Lake, WA resident, passed away peacefully, Thursday, May 4, 2005 at the Divine Grace Family Adult Care in Marysville, WA at 81 years of age. She was born May 14, 1923, in what was known as Laurel, an area north of Bellingham, the daughter of Arthur and Ella Keller Hoeruegel. […]

Mary Jane ‘Palmer’ Dean passed away peacefully at her home on Friday, May 13, 2005, with her family at her side. She was born February 28, 1927 on the family farm on Duffy Road, Skiyou, WA to Burton and Petra Tomren Palmer. She attended grade school at Utopia and Skiyou, graduating from Sedro-Woolley High School […]

Charles Patrick ‘Charlie’ Sloniker, age 56, passed away on Thursday, May 12, 2005 at his home in Clear Lake with his family at his side. He was born on August 5, 1948 in Monett, Missouri, the son of Fred and Florence Johnson Sloniker. Charlie grew up in Missouri, coming to the Skagit Valley in 1954 […]

VIRGINIA ‘GINGER’ FIELDS VADEN-DUDLEY, 64, a resident of Sedro-Woolley, passed away on Tuesday May 10, 2005 at Virginia Mason Hospital in Seattle. She was born on November 9, 1940, the daughter of Douglas and Gloria Collins Vaden. Although a native of Klamath Falls, Oregon, Ginger spent much of her life in Anchorage, Alaska before settling […]

Gordy Campbell, 71, a lifelong Skagit County resident passed away at the Skagit Valley Hospital in Mount Vernon on Tuesday, May 10, 2005. He was born on May 5, 1934 in Rockport, WA, the son of Johnny & Emily Campbell. He was raised and attended school in Concrete, and is where he spent most of […]

R. Sam Ebinger, age 75, went to be with his Lord on Sunday, May 8, 2005 at his home in Shelton with his family at his side. He was born June 18, 1929 in Olympia, WA, the son of Walter and Helen Russell Underwood. Sam grew up in the Portland and Seattle areas graduating from […]