Memorials

Ronald E. Ensley, age 48, passed away at his home in Hamilton, Saturday, November 29, 2003. Ron was born February 26, 1955, in Sedro-Woolley to Amos and Ethel Ashe Ensley. He grew up in the Skagit Valley and remained here all of his life. Ron worked on the family dairy as a young man, later […]

WALTER A. KESTER, 80, a longtime Sedro-Woolley resident, passed away on Tuesday November 25, 2003 at the Life Care Center of Skagit Valley in Sedro-Woolley. Walt was born on June 5, 1923 in Augusta, Wisconsin, one of nine children of Joseph Edna Lowe Kester. He came to Washington with his family in 1937. On July […]

Dale R. ‘Red’ Lucas born December 22, 1938 went to be with his Lord on November 22, 2003 at the age of 64 years. After a very courageous battle with cancer, he went peacefully at home with his wife and daughter at his side. Dale lived an extremely eventful and complete life. He was a […]

Roy Donald Stout, Sr. passed away Saturday, November 22, 2003 at the Life Care Center in Sedro-Woolley at the age of 74 years. He was born on June 28, 1929 in Richmond, Indiana the son of Roy and Thelma (Huffer) Stout. Roy was a resident of Sedro-Woolley for the past 42 years.  He was married […]

SHARON GAY RIDDLE PILGRIM, 66, a longtime Sedro-Woolley resident, passed away at her home on Thursday November 20, 2003. Sharon was born on September 25, 1937 in Astoria, Oregon the daughter of Fred & Geraldine Wycoff Metcalf. She was raised and attended school in Centralia, WA before coming to Skagit County in 1949 and graduating […]

Steve C. Hislop, 56, of Concrete, passed away at his home Thursday, Nov. 13, 2003. He had been a Skagit County resident for 37 years. Steve was born April 17, 1947 in Longview, WA to George E. and Minnie A. ‘Hereford’ Hislop. He attended Western Washington University and Port Angeles Community College where he graduated […]

James ‘Art’ Cook a longtime resident of Lyman went to be with his Lord on Wednesday, November 12, 2003 while hunting with his son near Winthrop, WA at the age of 73 years. He was born May 21, 1930 in Caney Fork, North Carolina the son of Paul and Gennie Morgan Cook. Art has been […]

PASTOR FRANK ENSLEY, 53, a lifelong Skagit Valley resident and longtime Sedro-Woolley area minister, went Home to be with his Lord and savior Jesus Christ on Tuesday November 11, 2003 at Skagit Valley Hospital in Mount Vernon. Frank was born on October 11, 1950 in Sedro-Woolley, one of ten children of Luther & Mary Jane […]

Stanley K. Cichonski, a well beloved member of the Sedro-Woolley community, passed away gently and peacefully at home at 4:48 A.M. on November 8, 2003 under the watchful care of Hospice. He was 84 years young. Stan was born in Sheridan, Wyoming at the break of the 1919 new year. The eldest of seven children, […]

BRENDA LOUISE HODGIN HAWK, 47, a longtime Skagit Valley resident, passed away on Friday November 7, 2003 at the Skagit Valley Hospital in Mount Vernon. Brenda was born on November 16, 1955 in Sedro-Woolley, the daughter of Wilburn ‘Bud’ & Dorothy Green Hodgin. She was raised and attended school in Sedro-Woolley. She grew up on […]

Irma Virginia Stafford, 88, a former Skagit County resident, passed away at the Columbia Basin Hospital in Ephrata, WA on Sunday November 2, 2003. She was born on October 8, 1915 in Marblemount, WA, the daughter of Oline & Grace Clark Stafford. She was raised and attended school in Concrete. On June 20, 1934 she […]

GREGG ALAN LOVAAS, 41, a lifelong Sedro-Woolley resident, passed away on Saturday November 1, 2003. Gregg was born on March 30, 1962 in Mount Vernon, WA, the son of Richard A. & Bette J. Erdman Lovaas. He was raised and attended school in Sedro-Woolley, baptized and confirmed at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, and graduated from Sedro-Woolley […]

WOODROW F. ‘WOODY’ COX, 84, a resident of Sedro-Woolley, passed away on Saturday October 25, 2003 at the Skagit Valley Hospital in Mount Vernon, WA. He was born on December 10, 1918 in Tidewater, Oregon, a son of Fredrick Van Burien Cox & Amy Eleanor Nipp Cox. The family lived in Oregon until moving to […]

HAROLD W. ‘SWEDE’ DONNELLY Dad was born February 12, 1919 in Parkersburg, Iowa. At an early age his family moved to Fall City, Washington, where his mother, Hulda Barfuse Donnelly married Charles Hanson. Harold graduated from Fall City High School and worked on the family farm until he enlisted in the Army in 1943. He […]

Dorothy ‘Lohman’ Wadum passed away Tuesday, October 21, 2003 in Mount Vernon, WA at an adult family care home at the age of 87 years. She was born August 22, 1916 in Chicago, IL, the daughter of Frederick and Nellie Grant Hill. Dorothy was a Registered Nurse receiving her RN Degree from St. Frances Cabreni […]

JOHN ANDREW WAKE, 57, a longtime Sedro-Woolley resident, passed away on Monday, October 20, 2003 at the Life Care Center of Skagit Valley in Sedro-Woolley. John was born on May 5, 1946 in Sheridan, Missouri, the son of Vernon & Fern Swett Wake. He came to Skagit County in 1956, attending school in Sedro-Woolley and […]

Betty Mae Hacker also known as ‘Nana’, a longtime resident of Skagit Valley passed away at her home with her family at her side near Big Rock on Wednesday, October 15, 2003 at the age of 72 years. She was born May 12, 1931 in St. Paul, Minnesota the daughter of Elmer and Vera Lundquist […]

Sierra Michelle Manion, 5 years old, became an angel with the Lord on October 15th 2003. She was born April 8th 1998 in Everett, WA to Sativa Yates and Joshua Manion. Sierra attended Kindergarten at Evergreen Elementary School in Sedro-Woolley. She was very well liked and a bubbly little girl. She enjoyed singing, playing Guess […]