Memorials

Warnie Lee Johnson, 70, a 60 year resident of the Rockport community, passed away on Saturday, January 15, 2011 at the St. Joseph Medical Center in Bellingham. He was born on June 29, 1940 in Avery County, North Carolina, one of nine children of Emmet & Gladys (Bowman) Johnson.  He was raised in North Carolina […]

Catherine Lea “Cathie” Schaeffer, 54, a lifelong Skagit County resident, passed away on Friday, January 14, 2011 at her home in Burlington, surrounded by her loving family. Cathie was born on September 4, 1956 in Mount Vernon, Washington, the daughter of Jim & Shirley (Gustafson) Ensley.  She was raised in the Sedro-Woolley area where she […]

Stanley John Pawlowicz, age 70, a long time resident of Sedro-Woolley, passed away at his home on Tuesday, January 11, 2011, surrounded by his loving family. Stan was born in a potato field near Ogienssczyna, Poland, about 1940, the son of Bernard and Tekla (Podolska) Pawlowicz. Stan’s family immigrated to Hammond, Indiana, where he met […]

Winnie passed away peacefully in her sleep in Sedro-Woolley on January 7th after a short illness.  She leaves her children: Jon “Chuck” Rogers (Elisa), Steve Rogers (Lynne), Carolyn Russell (Bud), Nancy Burress (Phil), 11 grandchildren, and 11 great-grandchildren.  She was preceded in death by her husbands, Don Rogers, Andy Anderson and Pat Martin.  Of her […]

Dorothy A. Balgaard, 91, a former Skagit County resident, passed away on Wednesday, January 5, 2011 in Portland, Oregon. She was born on August 25, 1919 in Burlington, WA, the daughter of F. Oscar & A. Laura (Weir) Bjerstedt.   The family made their home in Sedro-Woolley and Dorothy attended McCray Grade School and Sedro-Woolley High […]

Dorothy Maxine Hinz, age 89, a resident of Sedro-Woolley, passed away on Thursday, December 16, 2010 at the Life Care Center of Mount Vernon in Mount Vernon, Washington. She was born on May 25, 1921 in Gothenburg, Nebraska to Lou and Villa Mae (Scheedler) Bowman. Dorothy grew up and attended school in Gothenburg, NE.   She […]

Bertha Leona Gibbs, 92, a longtime Sedro-Woolley resident, passed away at her home surrounded by her loving family on Sunday, December 12, 2010. She was born on January 20, 1918 in Willets, North Carolina, one of eight children of James M. and Ada V. (Elders) Ammons. Bertha was united in marriage to Charlie Gibbs on […]

Glen Herbert Powell, 72, a resident of Birdsview, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Friday, December 10, 2010. He was born on October 16, 1938 in Clear Lake, Washington, the son of Francis R. “Frank” and Ruth Powell. He was raised and attended school in Clear Lake. Glen worked as a baker for 15 […]

Michael Rogers Catway, age 57, passed away Wednesday, December 8, 2010 at his home in Concrete, Washington.      He was born February 3, 1953 in Sedro-Woolley, Washington to Victor and Mary (Whitehair) Catway. Michael was a lifetime resident of Skagit County residing in the Concrete area for many years.   He worked as a shingle sawyer and […]

Arne W. Braaten, 72, a resident of Sedro-Woolley, passed away on Sunday, December 5, 2010 at United General Hospital in Sedro-Woolley, Washington. He was born on December 7, 1937 in Langdon, ND to Elmer and Evelyn (Gronhovd) Braaten. He lived and attended school in ND, graduating from Nekoma High School in 1955. That summer he […]

Mary Catherine Swartz, “Nana”, age 75, a longtime resident of Burlington, passed away November 22, 2010, at Harborview Medical Center, Seattle.  She was born February 13, 1935 to Hutchinson and Josephine (Ashenbrenner) Whitehead, in Missoula, Montana.  She grew up in Sunnyside, Washington, where she met Jack Swartz who lived across the street. Mary graduated with […]

Todd James Cartwright, 46, a resident of Sedro-Woolley, Washington, passed away Wednesday November 17, 2010 at Virginia Mason Hospital after a brief but courageous battle with cancer. Todd was born on February 12, 1964 in Bismark, North Dakota to Gerald and Elaine (Guilbert) Cartwright. The family moved to Edmonds, Washington in 1966 where Todd went […]

William W. “Bill” Ensley, 74, a resident of the Samish community, passed away on Sunday, November 14, 2010 at St. Joseph Hospital in Bellingham after a brief battle with cancer. He was born on April 1, 1936 in Cullowhee, North Carolina, the son of Clarence & Annalee (Parker) Ensley. The family moved to the Lyman-Hamilton […]

Kourtney J’Nay Cadle, age 17, of Glenhaven, Sedro-Woolley area, passed away November 6, 2010, due to a tragic auto accident. She was born October 6, 1993 in Mount Vernon, WA to Norman and Jeanna (Jorgensen) Cadle.  Kourtney was an honor student at Mt. Baker High School in Deming.  She was an inspiring artist and dedicated […]

Ralph Bryson, age 91, passed away Saturday, November 6, 2010 at the Fidalgo Care Center in Anacortes, Washington. He was born January 23, 1919 in Hamilton, Washington to Julius and Barbara (Rhodes) Bryson.  Ralph grew up in Sedro-Woolley and graduated from Sedro-Woolley Union High School in 1937. He began his career in funeral service working […]

Anne Verdoes, age 98,  of  Mount Vernon passed away peacefully in her home on Thursday, November 4, 2010.   She was born in Sassenheim, The Netherlands to Pieter and Hitje (Bakker) Meijer, the 5th of 10 children. Anne became a preschool teacher until she joined two of her sisters in formal nurses training in Alkmaar, The […]

Nathan “Nate” Schmidt, age 90, a longtime resident of Sedro-Woolley, passed away peacefully in his home on November 3, 2010, the very day of his own father’s birth. He was born October 13, 1920 in Annamoose, ND to Philip and Anna Schmidt, the 5th of eight children.  Nathan served in the United States Navy as […]

Shirley Jo Hanson went to be with the Lord, Monday, November 2, 2010. She was born in Chicago, Illinois, July 21, 1950, to Margaret (Cox) and Roscoe M. Stinsman. She grew up in Seattle, Washington, graduating from Lincoln High School and Peterson School of Business.  She married Jerry Hanson in 1978, their last residence being […]

Karen Irene White, 68, of Sedro-Woolley, passed away Monday, November 1, 2010 at Skagit Valley Hospital in Mount Vernon. She was born on October 11, 1942 in Sedro-Woolley, the daughter of Melvin and Myrtle (Hall) Hoffman.  Karen was raised and attended school in Sedro-Woolley, graduating with the class of 1960.  After graduation, she worked at […]

Russell James Rawls, 70, a resident of Sedro-Woolley, passed away on Tuesday, October 26, 2010 at United General Hospital surrounded by his family and love. He was born on July 26, 1940 in Tacoma, Washington, the son of Russell H. and Agatha M. (Harrington) Rawls.  The family moved to Skagit County where Russell attended and […]

Clarence W. Barrett, 78, a resident of Sedro-Woolley, passed away on Monday, October 25, 2010 at Skagit Valley Hospital in Mount Vernon. Clarence was born in Sedro-Woolley on December 13, 1931, the son of Thomas & Margaret (Drager) Barrett. He was raised in Sedro-Woolley and there attended school, graduating from Sedro-Woolley High School with the […]