Memorials

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 […]

Marian Louise Gruver, age 84, a longtime resident of Sedro-Woolley, passed away on October 21, 2010, at the Life Care Center of Skagit Valley in Sedro-Woolley. She was born March 16, 1926 in Wenatchee, Washington to Lewis and Millie (Attebery) Gruver.  Marian moved to Sedro-Woolley in 1936 with her family and attended school, graduating from […]

Robert Dwayne Hopfield, Jr., age 65, of Sedro-Woolley, passed away October 20, 2010, at Harborview Medical Center, Seattle. Bob was born September 29, 1945, in Seattle, to Robert D. and Hazel Joy Hopfield.  He was raised in Bothell, graduating from Bothell High School in 1963.  He was quite the “speed demon” who did his own […]

Phillip C. Nobles, age 75, a 30 year resident of the Lyman area, passed away Monday, October 18, 2010 at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, Washington.  He was born April 25, 1935 in Fallon, Nevada to Alfred and Millie (Rollman) Nobles. Phil spent his childhood in Nevada, and after high school enlisted in the U.S. […]

Judy Ann Byrd, age 61,  passed away Thursday, October 14, 2010 at her home in Burlington, Washington. She was born May 2, 1949 in Sedro-Woolley, Washington to Charles and Della (Parker) Byrd.  Judy was a lifetime resident of Skagit County, growing up in Lyman and graduating from Sedro-Woolley High School in 1967.  She lived in […]

Tim Duane Roetman  a longtime resident of Rockport passed away Sunday, October 10, 2010 at St. Joseph Hospital in Bellingham, Washington. He was born in Woodstock, Minnesota on July 30, 1922.  He graduated from Akeley High School.  He was just a Minnesota farm boy, Dutch to the core, raised by a father whom decided that […]

Clifford Duane Sears, age 68, passed away on October 9, 2010 after sustaining injuries from a fall off of a local bus on September 20, 2010. May he feel the comfort of his Lord and Savior and rest in peace.  We will always cherish the memories. Clifford was born November 9, 1941 to Clarence and […]

Dianne Lynne Kremer, 55, a longtime Sedro-Woolley resident, passed away at her home on Saturday, October 9, 2010. She was born in Watertown, South Dakota on February 16, 1955, the daughter of Maynard & Mary (Karpinske) Kremer. In 1957 Dianne moved with her family to Sedro-Woolley where she was raised and attended school and graduated […]

James Filbert Pizzuto, age 86, a longtime resident of Sedro-Woolley, passed away on October 6, 2010, at United General Hospital. He was born on April 15, 1924, to Joseph and Jenny (Giovanina Martino) Pizzuto, on Duke’s Hill at the family homestead.  He was raised and attended schools in Sedro-Woolley, the class of 1943.  He immediately […]

Rose Antoinette Czarnecki, 85, a 10 year resident of the Skagit Valley, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, October 6, 2010 at United General Hospital in Sedro-Woolley, WA. She was born in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, on June 6, 1925, the daughter of Guiseppe & Nazarene (Tessigini) Ciccocioppi. She was raised and attended school in Canonsburg and after […]

Theresa A. Borrodell; Beloved mother, grandmother, daughter, sister, aunt and friend, died peacefully at home on October 6, 2010. Theresa was born in Seattle in 1953 and grew up in the Matthew’s Beach neighborhood. A longtime resident and realtor in Skagit Valley, Theresa loved the area and was proud of her work.  She took exceptional […]

Mattie J. Hyatt, 91, a longtime Skagit County resident, passed away on Monday, October 4, 2010 at Skagit Valley Hospital in Mount Vernon. She was born on November 1, 1918 in Franklin, North Carolina, the daughter of Columbus & Della (Leopard) Coggins. Mattie was raised in North Carolina and came to Skagit County in 1947, […]

Gladys A. Olander, 81, a longtime Sedro-Woolley resident, passed away on Wednesday, September 29, 2010, surrounded by her loving family at United General Hospital in Sedro-Woolley. She was born in Sedro-Woolley on September 21, 1929, the daughter of John & Agda (Hanson) Bergquist.    She was raised and attended school there and graduated from Sedro-Woolley High […]

Reinette K. Webb, age 88, passed away on Monday, September 27, 2010 at United General Hospital in Sedro-Woolley, Washington  on her daughter Reinell’s birthday, who passed away in July of 2003.   She was born Mary Helen Reinette Murray on May 23, 1922 in Grafton, North Dakota to Patrick and Katie (Costello) Murray. Reinette grew up […]

Nancy Wallace Simcox passed gently into the arms of the Lord and eternal life on September 26, 2010 in Sedro-Woolley, Washington, surrounded by her loving family. Nancy was born on February 13, 1920 in Trade, TN to Ida and Joe Wallace who preceded her in death. One of eleven children, Nancy was raised on a […]

Terry “T-Dub” Williams September 13, 1951 – September 25, 2010 Terry W. Williams, 59, a resident and member of the Upper Skagit Indian Tribe of Sedro-Woolley, Washington, entered into rest at home surrounded by loved ones, on Saturday, September 25, 2010. He is survived by his wife and soul mate, Mary; daughter, Maria; special grand […]

Dolores Marian Schuhow, age 75, passed away on September 23, 2010, at the Life Care Center of Skagit Valley in Sedro-Woolley. Dolores was born to Clarence and Marion (Bagwell) Berry, on September 23, 1935 in Monroe, Washington. She met Thomas Schuhow when they were both in the Navy, and were married in Yuma, Arizona, on […]

Patty Ann (Bochinski) Steineke, age 67, passed away Tuesday, September 21, 2010 at her home in Sedro-Woolley, Washington with her family at her side.    She was born January 20, 1943 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin to John and Gertrude (Smith) Bochinski. Patty grew up in Oshkosh, Wisconsin attending school and graduated from high school in 1961.  She […]

Jan (Knight) Griffone, passed away on September 16, 2010 after a Herculean 21  month fight with cancer.   She was born on February 11, 1941 in Neotsu, Oregon the oldest child of Bill & Elberta Knight.  Her father was a dairyman & logger and her mother stayed home to raise Jan and her two younger brothers. […]