Memorials

Marjorie May Dreyer a longtime resident of Sedro-Woolley passed away Wednesday, March 26, 2003 at the Life Care Center of Skagit Valley in Sedro-Woolley, WA at the age of 80 years. She was born May 16, 1922 in Tacoma, WA, the daughter of Elmer Dewey and Allie Rood Mahaffie. Marjorie grew up in the Saxon […]

Suzanne M. Fortin Gadbois, a lifetime resident of Mount Vernon died unexpectedly Monday, March 24, 2003. She was born on January 10, 1947 to Nap and Marintha Fortin, she graduated from Mount Vernon High School and married Larry Gadbois. They made their home in the Clear Lake area where they raised 5 children and ran […]

KATHRYN E. WILLIAMS, 56, a longtime Mount Vernon resident passed away on Friday March 21, 2003 at the Life Care Center of Mount Vernon following an extended and courageous battle with cancer. She was born in Sedro-Woolley, WA on April 27, 1946, the daughter of Neconer and Wilma Brown Bergstedt. Kathryn was raised and attended […]

Wallace Elmer ‘Wally’ Tresner a former longtime resident of Sedro-Woolley, WA passed away Tuesday, March 18, 2003 at the Palestine Regional Medical Center in Palestine, Texas at the age of 82 years. He was born October 10, 1920 in Sedro-Woolley, WA the son of Lee and Irene Richmyer Tresner. Wally grew up in Sedro-Woolley attending […]

Eleanora A. Carpenter a longtime resident of Lyman, WA passed away Monday, March 17, 2003 at the Skagit Valley Hospital in Mount Vernon, WA at the age of 90 years. She was born August 25, 1912 in Franklin, North Carolina the daughter of Robert and Mattie Greenwood Williamson. Eleanora has been a resident of Lyman […]

GLADYS I. QUEEN, 91, a longtime Sedro-Woolley resident, passed away Friday March 14, 2003 at the Mira Vista Care Center in Mount Vernon. She was born on September 27, 1911 in Willetts, North Carolina, one of nine children of Hanley & Parlee Dills Gunter. She was raised and attended school near Sylva, North Carolina. Gladys […]

LURA JUNE MYRE, 75, a longtime Sedro-Woolley resident, passed away on Thursday March 13, 2003 at the Life Care Center of Skagit Valley in Sedro-Woolley, surrounded by her loving family. Lura was born on June 2, 1927 in Buffalo, Oklahoma, the daughter of Fred & Cora Couch Porter. She was raised in Oklahoma until coming […]

Clement D. Hassa passed away at his home near Wickersham, WA with his family at his side on Wednesday, March 12, 2003 at the age of 66 years. He was born January 14, 1937 in Bismarck, North Dakota, the son of William and Rose Gable Hassa. Clement was a resident of Park Road near Wickersham […]

MABEL B. SCHWENK, 91, a Sedro-Woolley resident, passed away on Sunday March 9, 2003 at the Mira Vista Care Center in Mount Vernon. She was born on October 22, 1911 in Haydraw, SD, the daughter of Stanley and Abbie Leary Barry. She was raised and attended school in South Dakota. On October 29, 1932 she […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]