Memorials

BARBARA JEAN SHIPLEY, 67, a Concrete area resident passed away at her home on Saturday March 8, 2003. She was born on November 19, 1935 in Trading Post, Kansas, the daughter of George M. & Bertha B. Barnes Archer. She was raised and attended grade school in Kansas, until the family moved to Wapato, WA […]

Henry Harold Hanel passed away Wednesday, March 5, 2003 in Sedro-Woolley, WA at the age of 97 years. He was born March 9, 1905 in Angora, Nebraska the son of Frank and Elizabeth Heattinger Hanel. Henry was a resident of Sedro-Woolley since June of last year coming here from Orting, WA where he had been […]

Maxwell Lowell Ruyle, infant son of Marcus and Jennifer Ruyle was born on December 6, 2002 in Bellevue, WA and passed away on March 5, 2003, at Skagit Valley Hospital in Mount Vernon. He was 3 months of age. Maxwell, you were so eager to meet the world, that you came to us a month […]

BERNA L. STOUT, 80, a Big Lake area resident passed away near her home on Tuesday March 4, 2003, the result of a tragic accident. She was born on June 12, 1922 at Ehrlich, WA, south of Big Lake, the daughter of Adolph ‘Ed’ and Arland McInnis Stone and the granddaughter of early Skagit County […]

VIRGIL M. RIGGLES, 85, a longtime resident of Sedro-Woolley passed away on Saturday March 1, 2003 at the Life Care of Skagit Valley in Sedro-Woolley. He was born on March 13, 1917 in Sedro-Woolley the son of Homer and Margaret Wagner Riggles. He was raised and attended school in Sedro-Woolley. After graduation he moved to […]

Robert Edward Kinsey passed away Friday, February 21, 2003 at his home in Sedro-Woolley, WA at the age of 69 years. He was born January 17, 1934 in Los Angeles, CA the son of Mac and Marjorie Yeager Kinsey. Robert was a resident of Sedro-Woolley for the past 9

ROBERT J. MILLER, a resident of Mount Vernon passed away at the Island Hospital in Anacortes, WA on Wednesday, February 19, 2003 at the age of 60 years. He was born on June 24, 1942 in Leavenworth, WA the son of Jess B. and Lillian Strehle Miller. Robert was raised in the Columbia Basin and […]

Burton ‘Lenny’ Lenell Johnson passed away Monday, February 17, 2003 at the Veterans Hospital in Seattle, WA at the age of 55 years. He was born October 1, 1947 in Prince Frederick, Maryland the son of Cecil ‘Tex’ and Frances Curry Johnson. Lenny grew up in Solomons, Maryland and attended schools in Calvert County. As […]

Evelyn Janes, age 78 died at her home in Burlington, WA on Monday, February 17, 2003. She and her husband Charles were managers of the Sumas Retirement Apartments. Funeral Services will be held Saturday, March 1, 2003 at Calvary Baptist Church 324 Avon Ave Burlington, WA at 11:00AM. Graveside Services will follow at 2:00 PM […]

INEZ CLARA CALKINS BRIGHAM FARMER, 95, a lifelong resident of the Montborne, WA area, passed away peacefully on Monday February 17, 2003 at the Life Care Center of Skagit Valley in Sedro-Woolley, WA. She was born on August 16, 1907, the third of four children of William Roger & Osie Violet Phillips Calkins, All of […]

MILDRED JUNE GARDINIER, 87, a longtime Concrete resident, passed away on Monday, February 17 at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle. She was born on June 14, 1915 in Belton, Texas the daughter of Thomas and Ella Garner Stokes. At age five she came to Concrete with her parents. She attended school in Van Horn and […]

Clifford Thomas Oleman passed away Friday, February 14, 2003 at his home in Anacortes, WA at the age of 74 years. He was born September 2, 1928 in New York the son of Clifford and Francis Carpenter Oleman. Clifford was a resident of Anacortes and Sedro-Woolley for the past six years and formally resided in […]

Terry Phillip Poirier passed away suddenly on Sunday, February 9, 2003 at Valley General Hopsital in Monroe, WA at the age of 50 years. He was born April 25, 1952 in Bellingham, WA the son of Phillip and Audrey Miller Poirier. Terry was a resident of Skykomish, WA for the past 5 years and formally […]

MICHAEL F. IRVIN, 57, a Rockport, WA resident passed away at his home on Thursday February 6, 2003. Mike was born on October 10, 1945 in Washington, DC, the son of Carroll W. & Norma J. Cotton Irvin. He was raised and attended school in Redwood City, CA. He served in the U.S. Navy, during […]

LOUIE F. COLOMBI, 86, a brief resident of Lyman and a former Renton area resident, passed away at his son’s home in Lyman on Tuesday February 4, 2003 following a brief battle with cancer. He was born on January 9, 1917 in Renton, WA, the son of Frank & Teresa Nicoli Colombi. He was raised […]