Memorials

Boyce Lawson passed away Thursday, August 22, 2002 at the Life Care Center of Skagit Valley in Sedro-Woolley, Washington at the age of 71 years. He was born September 13, 1930 in Dallas, Texas the son of Charlie and Pansy Kennedy Lawson, Sr. Boyce was a resident of the Burlington area since 1981 and formally […]

Ivory Nicole Fields, the infant daughter of Gabe and Rochelle passed away Monday, August 19th, 2002 at the Skagit Valley Hospital in Mount Vernon, WA. She is survived by her parents Gabe Fields and Rochelle Soderberg of Sedro-Woolley. A sister Savannah Soderberg of Sedro-Woolley. Grandparents Richard Soderberg of Burlington, Launa Soderberg of Sedro-Woolley and Richard […]

Mark Henry Westre passed away Monday, August 19, 2002 at the Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, WA at the age of 55 years. He was born August 19, 1947 in Seattle, WA the son of Chester and Janet Braun Westre. Mark was a resident of Sedro-Woolley for the past two years and formally resided in […]

MAURICE ARTHUR SWANSON, 78, a resident of Sedro-Woolley for the past 45 years, passed away from pneumonia peacefully surrounded by family on Sunday, August 11, 2002. He was born on July 3, 1924 in Arlington, WA, the son of Arthur and Margaret Campbell Swanson. He was raised in Darrington by his uncle and aunt, Johnny […]

MARGARET A. STRICKLAND passed away August 10, 2002 at her home. She was born October 16, 1904 in Millstone, Kentucky. She was married to James Floyd Strickland in 1919. Margaret moved from Kentucky, to Toledo, WA in 1926, then to Fairbanks, AK in 1935. In 1939 they moved to Chehalis, WA. They eventually lived at […]

ROY W. VAHLBUSCH, 89, a longtime Sedro-Woolley resident passed away on Saturday August 10, 2002 at Home Place Special Care in Burlington, WA. He was born on July 15, 1913 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, the son of Walter and Martha McConnell Vahlbusch. He moved to Bellingham, WA as an infant and there was raised and […]

Virginia M. Johnston, 85, a longtime Sedro-Woolley resident passed away surrounded by her family at her home on Friday, August 9, 2002. She was born on July 29, 1917 in Leavittsburg, Ohio the daughter of William A. and Anna L. Perman Byham. As a young child she moved to Sedro-Woolley. She was raised and attended […]

SAMUEL E. PATTISON, 85, A Concrete area resident passed away on Wednesday August 7, 2002 at the Skagit Valley Hospital in Mount Vernon. He was born on May 17, 1917 in Martin’s Ferry, Ohio, the son of William & Kate Tanks Pattison. He was raised and attained his education in Ohio. In 1937 he enlisted […]

EMILY ‘JANE’ HILTON passed away on Sunday, August 4, 2002 at the Skagit Valley Hospital in Mount Vernon. She was 68 years of age. She was born on August 11, 1933 in Sylva, North Carolina, the daughter of Ott and Jerdie Shuler Morgan. In 1947 she came to Skagit Valley and settled with her family […]

DOROTHY E. TYMINSKI, a longtime Sedro-Woolley resident passed away on Friday August 2, 2002 at the Life Care Center of Skagit Valley in Sedro-Woolley at the age of 74 years. She was born in Sedro-Woolley WA on December 17, 1927, the daughter of Coleman & Bessie Little Martin. She was raised and attended school in […]

JERRY BEGAY, 39, a resident of Sedro-Woolley, passed away at his home on Wednesday July 31, 2002. He was born on August 13, 1962 in Ganado, Arizona, the son of Edison & Rose Benally Begay. He was raised and attained his education in Arizona. In 1983 he joined the U.S. Navy, serving much of that […]

Leander Ervin ‘Lee’ Shuler a longtime resident of Sedro-Woolley passed away peacefully at his home on Tuesday, July 30, 2002 after a long battle with cancer at the age of 68 years. He was born November 2, 1933 in Waynesville, NC the son of William and Sudie Wyatt Shuler. Lee worked in the sand and […]

Robert D. Yost, a longtime resident of Sedro-Woolley passed away peacefully on Tuesday, July 30, 2002 at Life Care Center of Skagit Valley in Sedro-Woolley. He was 86 years of age. He was born on July 10, 1916 in South Bend, Indiana, the son of William and Bessie H. Yost. As a young man he […]

Sharon Diane Cabana passed away at her home in Sedro-Woolley, WA on Sunday, July 28, 2002 at the age of 57 years. She was born April 13, 1945 in Seattle, WA the daughter of John and Joyce House Parker. Sharon grew up in Seattle attending schools and had been a resident of Sedro-Woolley since 1990 […]

JOHN P. RUSH, 92, a lifelong Skagit County resident passed away at his home in Sedro-Woolley on Friday July 19, 2002. He was born in Hamilton, WA on May 2, 1910, the son of George M. and Beunia Angel Rush. As a young boy John moved to Lyman and then Sedro-Woolley where he attended grade […]

Richard ‘Dick’ Locke, 59, of Mount Vernon, WA passed away at his home on Thursday, July 11, 2002. He was born January 13, 1943 in Bellingham, WA to Kenneth and Jean Florence Locke. Dick lived in Skagit County most of his life, moving to Oregon with his wife Sandy in 1993 to pursue his love […]