Memorials

Stanley Bakke, 98, of Mount Vernon, Washington passed away Thursday, December 1, 2022.  Stanley was born May 7, 1924, in Saxon, WA to Sven and Ellen Bakke.  He was married to Mary Ellen Pulsipher on January 22, 1946, until her passing in November 2013. Stanley was the owner/operator of the ENCO service station in Sedro-Woolley, […]

Mona Straathof Henken, 71, of Stanwood, Washington passed away November 26, 2022 in Burlington, WA. Mona was born on July 11, 1951, in Downey, California to Cornelius and Wilhelmina Straathof.  In 1960, the family moved from Downey to Clear Lake, WA.  In 1969, Mona graduated from Sedro-Woolley High School.  In 1973, she met and married […]

Our dear mother, Vernelle Viola Jech, passed away on Thanksgiving Day, after a relatively brief period of increasing frailty. She died peacefully at home, in her sleep, in her favorite chair, and with attentive loved ones close at hand. She was 99. Mom was a lovely lady. She was smart. She was capable. She was […]

Dorothy Lavada (Parker) Wood, 95 of Lyman, WA passed away on Thursday, November 24, 2022.  Two weeks before she celebrated her 95th birthday with family, enjoying her son’s special pineapple upside down cake, which was her favorite. She was born on November 10, 1927 to  Holmes B. and Mary Etta (Henry) Parker in the Great […]

Joseph Du Bois, 74 of Sedro-Woolley, passed away on Sunday, November 20, 2022. Joe was born on February 23, 1948 to Joseph and Charlotte Du Bois in Rosenheim, Germany. He married Nancy Du Bois; they were married 43 years before divorcing in 2020. Upon graduation from Queen Anne high school in 1966 he enlisted in […]

Joey Rogers Catway was called home unexpectedly on the morning of November 17, 2022 at 49 years old.  Joe was born April 20, 1973 in Sedro-Woolley and grew up in Skagit Valley.  After graduating, he worked in Alaska, returned to Washington working for his dad’s logging company, then would end his working years as an […]

Mabel Tolliver age 91, a longtime Sedro-Woolley, Washington resident passed away November 15, 2022, at Skagit Valley Hospital.  She was born October 25, 1931, in Burlington, WA to Sam and Bertha (Abbenhouse) Smit.  She was raised in Burlington.  She had many fond memories of growing up in Skagit Valley as well as traveling with family […]

Joshua Samuel Kissell, Jr. was born August 11th, 2022 in Everett, Washington to Lauri’Anna BigBeaver and Joshua Kissell.  He passed away November 12th, 2022 in Everett, WA. Joshua was a happy, joyful baby who enjoyed going on long walks with his parents and sister.  Joshua was the most happiest when he saw his sister, Evelyn, […]

James Allen Loop, 85, of Sedro-Woolley, Washington passed away at Birchview Memory Care facility on November 12, 2022. Jim was born  December 3, 1936 in Mount Vernon, Washington. He grew up in Clear Lake, WA and graduated from Sedro-Woolley High School in 1955, after which he would go on to pursue a 38 year career […]

David James Russell, age 62, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, November 9, 2022. David was born September 20, 1960, in Burlington, Washington, to Terrence and Vivian (Davidson) Russell. After graduating from Sedro Woolley High School in 1978, David became a Rotary Exchange Student and lived in France for a year. Afterward, he enrolled at the […]

Delbert Hopke, age 81, of Sedro-Woolley, Washington, passed peacefully away November 2, 2022. He leaves behind sons, Braun (Lisa) Hopke and Brannon (Angel) Hopke; daughter, Desiree (John) Dunn; granddaughters, Rachel Hopke and Shea Trial; grandsons, Tanner Hopke and Basil William Hopke; sister, Virginia (Frank) Salt. He was preceded in death by his parents, Dr. Harold […]

Donnie Jackson born Nov. 15, 1951, to parents Gladys and Clifford Jackson. Sadly, Donnie passed away peacefully at home on Nov. 1, 2022, he was 70 years old. Devoted & loving husband of Diana Jackson.  High school sweethearts married 49 years.  Donnie had three children, Jeannie Jackson (husband, Dean) Thiessen, Peter (wife, Sambath) Jackson & […]

Margaret Moira “Peggy” Green passed away Monday, October 31, 2022 at her daughter’s home in Clear Lake, Washington at age 99.  Peggy was born August 10, 1923 in Faribault, Minnesota, the daughter of Biagio and Jewl (Kennedy) Vello. Peggy lived in Minnesota with her Mom and maternal grandparents, who Jewl took care of until their […]

Angeline ‘Angie’ Marie Fox, age 92, of Sedro-Woolley, Washington passed away October 28, 2022.  She was born September 9, 1930 in Griswold, Connecticut to Joseph and Josephine (Rosamela) Lavorato. She married Allen Fox February 26, 1952 and lived in true Italian fashion: family and food!  Gardening was a given.  She loved entertaining and serving her […]

Shirley Lee Estes, age 86 of Sedro-Woolley, Washington, passed away Thursday, October 27, 2022.  She was born on March 3, 1936 to Charles and Geneva Evitt in Sedro-Woolley.  She was married to Wayne Estes. Shirley was a nurse and caregiver her entire career. Her favorite job was working at Northern State Hospital, and she retired […]

Maurice Queen Frizzell He was a small-town boy who liked fast cars and adventure.  A father of four, Maurice Queen Frizzell died peacefully of throat cancer on October 19, 2022.  He was 84. Born in Sylva, North Carolina on May 21, 1938, Queenie grew up the fifth of nine children to Jake and Berdell (Queen) […]

Albert Scott Hoskinson, 63, passed away October 18, 2022, in Sedro-Woolley, Washington.  Scott was born May 18, 1959 and was adopted as an infant by Al and Doris Hoskinson. Scott did a short stint in the Navy and worked in various places, but always returned to his hometown of Marysville, WA.  As a young man, […]

Mary Elizabeth Hart, age 86, a resident of Sedro-Woolley, Washington, passed away October 18, 2022.  She was born August 30, 1936, in Seattle, WA, the fifth of seven children, to Stanley and Grace (Stuurmans) Andrews. Mary had a deep love for her family, devoted to her husband, children, grandchildren and great grandchildren.  She will be […]

Charles Francis Joseph ‘Charlie’ Schilter, age 91, a longtime resident of Burlington, Washington, passed away October 14, 2022.  He was born February 17, 1931, in Everett, WA to Joseph and Marie Schilter. He worked the family farms until he joined the Navy Air Base in El Centro, CA, where he worked on plane engines and […]

Deborah Mary (Revell) Lord , 62, passed September 25, 2022 at her home in Burlington WA, with her loving family near her. Debbie was born August 24, 1960 in Everett, WA,  to Gerald and Sandra (Lane) Revell. She graduated a Spartan from Stanwood High School in 1978 when bell bottoms and blue eyeshadow were the […]

Margaret A. Harris, 85, passed away peacefully on the morning of September 22, 2022 after battling dementia for several years.  She was born July 17, 1937 to Peter and Annie (Braun) Derksen in Blaine Lake, Saskatchewan and moved to Abbotsford, British Columbia when she was 6. After meeting her husband, she moved to Washington and […]