Memorials

Dorothy Mae Morton, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and great-great-grandmother, 87, passed away on Friday, June 13, 2014, at Skagit Valley Hospital in Mt. Vernon, WA. Dorothy was born on September 22, 1926 in Pueblo, CO, the daughter of Charles and Mary Perry. She was raised and attended school in Pueblo, CO.  She met the […]

Lonnie Spencer Sopher, 66, a lifelong Marblemount & Concrete area resident, passed away at his home in Concrete on Monday, June 9, 2014 surrounded by his loving family. Lonnie was born on May 7, 1948 in Sedro-Woolley, the son of Lawrence & Wanda (Brown) Sopher.  He was raised in Marblemount and attended school in Rockport. […]

    Linda Marie Hazel, 72, a resident of Bellingham, passed away on Monday, June 9, 2014 at the Whatcom Hospice House in Bellingham, surrounded by her loving family.     Linda was born in Bellingham on April 9, 1942, the daughter of Paul & Elfreida (Schultz) VanLiew.  She was raised and attended grade school in Bellingham […]

   Lois Golden Kane, 90, a resident of Anacortes, passed away on Monday, June 9, 2014 at Island Hospital surrounded by her loving family.    Lois was born on August 4, 1923 in Decorah, Iowa, the daughter of Joy & Beatrice (Harstad) Smalley.  She was raised and attended school in La Crosse, Wisconsin where she […]

Theo Denny, age 90, a longtime resident of Marblemount, passed away June 7, 2014, at United General Hospital in Sedro-Woolley. He was born April 29, 1924 in Marion, North Carolina, to James and Addie (Proctor) Denny, moving to Marblemount at a very young age.  Theo served as a Medic in the Army during WWII.  He […]

Bonnie Esther Wolfe, 81, a resident of Concrete passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her loving family on May 28, 2014. She was born on April 14, 1933 in Elm Spring, South Dakota. Bonnie was one of 13 children born to Herbert and Gracie (Johnson) Schulze. When Bonnie was 6 years old the family […]

Frederick “Fred” Anthony Brand, Jr., 65, of Concrete, Washington, died as a result of a tragic car accident on May 23, 2014, in Sedro-Woolley, WA. Fred was born December 13, 1948, in Auburn, Washington, the son of Fred and Sara (Carr) Brand. He grew up in Auburn where he graduated from Auburn High School in […]

Marilyn Barrington, 80, a resident of Sedro-Woolley, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on May 28, 2014. She was born on July 9, 1933 in Rhinelander, Wisconsin; the daughter of Wesley and Katherine (Blevins) Small. She moved to Skagit County with her parents and siblings in 1939. She picked strawberries and raspberries in […]

Bonnie Esther Wolfe, 81, a resident of Concrete passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her loving family on May 28, 2014. She was born on April 14, 1933 in Elm Spring, South Dakota. Bonnie was one of 13 children born to Herbert and Gracie (Johnson) Schulze. When Bonnie was 6 years old the family […]

    Charlene Lynn (Smith) Ovenell, 54, passed away at her home in Burlington on May 26, 2014, surrounded by family and friends, after a valiant fight against breast cancer. Charlene was born in Sedro-Woolley on December 13, 1959, the daughter of Fred & Maledia (Self) Smith.     Char graduated from Sedro-Woolley High School in 1978. […]

    William “Red” Wetzel, 85, died on Wednesday, May 21, 2014 surrounded by his family.  He was born on June 22, 1928 to Myles and Violet (Widmer) Wetzel in Pitman, Pennsylvania, the oldest of six children.  He was baptized in St. William’s Catholic Church in Gardiner, Montana in 1955 and married Jeanette Reardon in Clontarf, Minnesota on June […]

      Eldon John “Listin” Montoya, 58, a resident of the Swinomish Indian community, passed away on Friday, May 23, 2014 at United General Hospital in Sedro-Woolley.     He was born in Alamosa, Colorado on February 21, 1956, the son of Santiago & Stella (Suazo) Montoya.    He was raised and attended school in Pueblo, CO […]

     Nicole Anne Washington, 23, a resident of Sedro-Woolley, passed away on Friday, May 23, 2014, the result of an automobile accident.     She was born in Sedro-Woolley on April 6, 1991, the daughter of William “Oney” and Diane (Wilson) Washington.  She was raised in the Birdsview community and attended elementary school in Concrete.  The […]

Sherry Marie (Gamache) Adams, 67, went to be with her Savior on May 18, 2014 after a valiant fight with lung disease from exposure to asbestosis. She passed away peacefully in her home and was surrounded by love, faith and family.     She was born on April 10, 1947 in Libby, Montana, the daughter of […]

Karen Hansen, 88, a former Sedro-Woolley resident, passed away on Sunday, May 18, 2014 in Everett, WA. surrounded  by her loving family.    She was born on November 18, 1925 in Horsens, Denmark, the eldest of  five children of Burchardt & Regil Nielsen.    Karen was raised in Denmark, attended school there, and also in […]

Kenneth Leon Eaves, 60, passed away on Thursday, May 15, 2014 at Providence Regional Medical Center surrounded by his family. He was born on July 13, 1953 in Long Beach, CA the son of Franki and LaVelle (Didlake) Eaves. At the age of 14 he moved to Washington State and graduated from Cusick High School. […]

     Jacob “Jake” Huizenga, 70, a resident of Sedro-Woolley, WA passed away on Wednesday, May 14, 2014, at his home surrounded by his loving family.      He was born on October 3, 1943 at the Cook County Hospital in Chicago, IL, the seventh of nine children of Clarence (Klaas) and Cora (Jacoba) Huizenga.      When […]

Clement Waldron Gurno, known to many of us as “John” Gurno, passed into his new life on May 7, 2014 in Sedro-Woolley Washington, surrounded by his beloved family. His life has ended here but his new life has just begun. He was born on April 28, 1936 in Cloquet, Minnesota, on the Fond Du Lac […]

  Don Owen Scott, age 85, passed away peacefully at his family home May 10,2014, surrounded by the love of family.  Don was born July 19, 1928, in Bellingham, Washington to Russell and Ora (Hallet) Scott.    Don married Elaine Thompson of Bellingham on June 26, 1948.  They would have celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary next […]

    Arnold Edward Soderberg, age 84, a resident of Sedro-Woolley, passed away on Friday, May 9, 2014, at his home surrounded by his family.     He was born on May 25, 1929, in Seattle, WA, the son of Arvid and Ethel (Hanson) Soderberg.  He grew up in Ferndale, where he farmed with his father.  He […]

Joseph E. Fisher, age 70, passed away on Sunday, May 4, 2014 at the Skagit Valley Hospital in Mount Vernon, Washington.   He was born on December 27, 1943 in Farragut, Idaho to Joseph and Vertamae “Bobs” (Black) Fisher. Joe was a lifetime resident of Sedro-Woolley and Mount Vernon.  At the age of 3 years, he […]

    Mynard Franklin Ferris, Jr., 91, a resident of Sedro-Woolley, entered his heavenly home on Sunday morning, May 4, 2014 at the Birchview Memory Care Center.     Mynard was born on July 31, 1922 in Rock Island, Illinois, the son of Mynard and Mabel (Osburn) Ferris, Sr.  He was raised and attended school in Rock […]

Douglas Arthur Payne, 70, a resident of Concrete passed away on Friday, May 2, 2014 at his home.  He was born in Richmond, CA, on February 13, 1944, the son of Robert and Charlotte (Brokaw) Payne. On June 2, 1966 in Hollister, California he married his true love Frankie (Roberts) Payne and they had four […]

Aleatha Marie Remme, 55, of Sedro- Woolley, passed away at Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, surrounded by her family, Friday, April 18, 2014. She was born on December 28, 1958 in Portland, Oregon the first born of five daughters of Charles H. and Arlene F. (Bogart) Brown. Aleatha was a very strong, loving, kind woman with […]