Memorials

On Saturday, August 15, 2015, Kim Doyle Manke and his beloved dog Jake left this world together at their home in Clear Lake, WA. Kim was born October 5, 1957 in Atlantic, Iowa to Lawrence J. and Patricia Ann (Turner) Manke. Most of Kim’s life was spent in Washington but he always referred to Atlantic […]

Dan Windish, 85, a longtime Sedro-Woolley resident, passed away on Tuesday, August 11, 2015 at Skagit Valley Hospital. Dan was born on October 28, 1929 in Fairbanks, Alaska, to Walter & Irene (Isaacson) Windish. He was raised in the Big Lake area, where he attended grade school, then attended Sedro-Woolley High School. On April 9, […]

Jack E. Taylor, 91, a longtime Sedro-Woolley resident, passed away on Thursday, August 13, 2015 at United General Hospital in Sedro-Woolley. Jack was born on April 16, 1924 in Rockport, WA, the son of Edward & Mamie (Clark) Taylor. He was raised and attended school in Marblemount. As a young man he left school, working […]

Barbara Lloyd, 83, passed away peacefully on August 9, 2015 in Sedro-Woolley, Washington. Barbara was born May 10, 1932, in Oakville, WA, to Howard and Ida (Joyce) Wheeler. She met and married Stewart Gordon Lloyd on December 8, 1951. They were married for 63 years until Stewart’s passing on January 31, 2015. Barbara and Stewart […]

Our sweet mother passed away August 3, 2015 in Sedro-Woolley from complications of Dementia. Catherine Regina McCord, known as Jean to her family and friends, was born on the family farm in Adna, WA to John Henry and Eva Catherine (Schaaf) McCord on November 28, 1926. She was the baby of the family of seven […]

Josephine Myers, age 78, of Burlington, passed away August 3, 2015, in Seattle Washington. She was born January 4, 1937, in Rockport to Fredrick and Lottie (Tom) Wilson. Josephine was an Upper Skagit Indian Tribal member. She worked with the Indian Health Board for many years, first as an outreach worker, later as a telephone […]

Larry Wangen, age 73, a resident of Edmonds, WA since 1997, passed away Monday July 27, 2015 at the Virginia Mason Hospital in Seattle, Washington. He was born October 3, 1941 in New Rockford, North Dakota to Obert and Violet (Pfeiffer) Wangen. Larry grew up in North Dakota and at age 13, he and his […]

William Norton Cole was literally a man of steel. Born and raised his entire life in Sedro Woolley, he outlived all nine of his siblings and survived past doctor’s odds to the age of 90. Heart disease was a hereditary condition that he continued to fight against for most of his life by staying physically […]

Sunrise May 19, 1976 Sunset July 26, 2015 Angela Lee “Ang” Smallwood, 39, of the Upper Skagit Reservation went to be with our Lord on Sunday, July 26, 2015. Angela was a loving mother and loved her children dearly. She loved fishing the banks of the Skagit River, loved cedar tipping and she loved the […]

Kathryn Elizabeth Strom, age 97, a lifelong resident of Seattle, passed away July 24, 2015 surrounded by her loving family.  Kathryn was born on January 18, 1918 in Seattle to George and Catherine (Yeager) Weglin.  She was a graduate of West Seattle High School class of 1936. Kathryn met her future husband, Harry Strom (of […]

Matthew Martin Larson, 65, a resident of Sedro-Woolley, passed away on July 21, 2015 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born on March 20, 1950 in Seattle, the son of John & Myrtle Larson.  He was raised in Newhalem. Matthew was a very private person but he told great stories of his […]

Ruby Jewell Willis, 101, passed away on July 18, 2015 at the Life Care Center of Skagit Valley. She was born on June 7, 1914 in Board Camp, Arkansas, the eldest of nine children of Ode & Belle (Robbins) Cook.  She grew up in the Black Springs, AR picking cotton and caring for her younger […]

Johnny Ray Sanders, born March 12, 1978 in Mount Vernon, WA died unexpectedly July 18, 2015 at age 37.  John, also known as Johnboy, traveled residences between Alaska and Skagit County. Started out rambunctious and never slowed down, he had a very kind heart and unique sense of humor.  He had a love for art, […]

Terry Russell, 90, a longtime Sedro-Woolley resident, peacefully passed away on July 16, 2015, at Skagit Valley Hospital surrounded by his family. Terry was born in a Burlington hospital on February 19, 1925, the son of Carl & Etta (Warfield) Russell. He was raised in Birdsview and attended grade school in Hamilton, later moving to […]

Edith Nancy Gilstrap, 73, was born on March 21, 1942 in Kalispell, Montana to Irene and Robert Turman. She was the oldest of what would ultimately be 9 total children. When Edie was young, her mom and dad divorced and she went to live with her mother for a short time. When she was around […]

Earl Will, 82, a resident of Sedro-Woolley, passed away on July 13, 2015 at United General Hospital. He was born on November 20, 1932 in Wishek, ND, the son of William & Amelia (Koth) Will. Earl was full blooded German, only speaking German until he was 13 when the family moved to Richey, Montana. Earl […]

Dorris Lucille Claybo, 72, of Birdsview, passed away on Sunday, July 12, 2015 after a complication of Heart Surgery.  Lucy was born on October 8, 1942 to Walter & Thelma Wilkins in Corpus Christi, Texas.  She was married to Conrad Claybo on December 4, 1960. Lucy was our “Yellow Rose of Texas”.  Although born & […]

Barbara Kloes Robinson, 84, a resident of Mount Vernon, passed away at her home on Wednesday, July 8, 2015. She was born on January 31, 1931 in Neenah, Wisconsin, the daughter of Harold & Veronica (Foster) Kloes.   As a child the family moved to Skagit County settling in Clear Lake where she attended grade school, […]

Pauline O. Green, age 88, passed away Monday, July 6, 2015, at Skagit Valley Hospital.  She was born May 14, 1927 to John “Wes” and Evelyn (McDonald) Porter in Mount Vernon, Washington. Pauline was employed as the credit manager at Weisfield Jewelry in Mount Vernon, Puget Sound Scaling Bureau in Ketchikan and the Little Store […]

Barbara Ann Monrad, 68, a resident of Mount Vernon, passed away unexpectedly at her home on July 2, 2015. She was born on November 5, 1946 in Mount Vernon, the daughter of Edgar & Agda “Jo” Monrad.  She was raised and attended school in Concrete, graduating from Concrete High School with the class of 1965.  […]

John Raymond Coward “JR” passed away peacefully in his home of over 65 years, holding the hands and surrounded by his caring family, on June 30, 2015.  He was born December 19, 1921 to John and Rhoda (Wood) Coward in Balsam Gap, North Carolina. John Raymond Coward grew up exploring the Great Smoky Mountains of […]

Ben D. Ellis, 56, a resident of Sedro-Woolley, passed away at his home on Sunday, June 28, 2015. Ben was born in Sedro-Woolley, the son of Eugene & Dorothy Ellis.   He was raised and attended school in Sedro-Woolley, graduating from S-WHS with the class of 1978. He grew up working at the family shake mill […]

George W. Lennox, 78, a longtime resident of Clear Lake, passed away on June 21, 2015 at the American Lake VA Hospital in Lakewood, WA. He was born on June 12, 1937 in Minneola, New York the son of Frank and Florence (Hicks) Lennox.  In 1947, George moved to Skagit County (Clear Lake) with his […]

Don LeRoy Lade, age 89, of Sedro-Woolley, passed away Wednesday, June 17, 2015. He was born June 15, 1926 in Lynden, Washington to Ira and Lydia (VanValkenberg) Lade. Don served in the US Navy during WW II, and was a member of the Lynden Veterans of Foreign Wars Post. Don and Beverly were married June […]