Memorials

Calvin Clark Leach ‘Papa’ Calvin Clark Leach, 82, a longtime resident of Burlington, Washington passed away on Friday June 26, 2009 at his home. He was born on October 24, 1926 in Columbus Ohio, the son of Clark & Annetta Mae Self Leach. He resided in Ohio until he joined the Navy at age17. While […]

Calvin Clark Leach ‘Papa’ Calvin Clark Leach, 82, a longtime resident of Burlington, Washington passed away on Friday June 26, 2009 at his home. He was born on October 24, 1926 in Columbus Ohio, the son of Clark & Annetta Mae Self Leach. He resided in Ohio until he joined the Navy at age17. While […]

Robert E. ‘Earl’ Blanton, age 81, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Thursday, June 18, 2009 at his home in Punkin Center. He was born February 18, 1928 in Sylva, North Carolina the son of Albert and Rachel Shuler Blanton. Earl grew up in North Carolina and came to Skagit County in […]

Kelly Diane Knowles, age 35, passed away Wednesday, June 17, 2009 at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, Washington. She was born July 16, 1973 in Alamogordo, New Mexico to Patrick and Vickie Svoboda Wheeler. Kelly grew up in Nebraska and Utah attending school and graduated from Layton High School in 1991. She then attended Weber […]

Beulah May Anderson was born November 22, 1917 in Rexburg, Idaho to Gilbert and Minnie Wilson, she passed away on Wednesday, June 17, 2009 in Everett, Washington. Beulah was raised and educated in the Mossyrock, Washington area, graduating from Mossyrock High School in 1936. She moved to Wenatchee, Washington in the late 1930’s where she […]

Billy Clyde Robertson May 13, 1931 – June 14, 2009 You will always be our hero! Born in Kaycee, WY to the late Albert Marvin Robertson and Rosa Mae Key Robertson. Survived and much loved by his caring wife of 56 years, Mary Ellen Robertson who was the love of his life. His daughter, Connie […]

Stanley Ray Darsch, age 69, passed away Saturday, June 13, 2009 at his home in Concrete with his family at his side. He was born November 6, 1939 in Skagit County to Walter and Laverna Fitzsimmons Darsch. Stanley was a lifetime resident of Skagit County residing in the Concrete area for most of his life. […]

Marietta Marie Emmons, age 64, passed away peacefully in the presence of her family on Thursday, June 11, 2009 in Bow, Washington. She was born on November 19, 1944 in Mount Vernon, Washington to Merle and Della Howard Vance. Marietta grew up in Concrete where she attended grade school, later moving to Mount Vernon and […]

Jurjen Tekelenburg, age 84, passed away at his home in Sedro-Woolley on Tuesday, June 9, 2009. He was born February 8, 1925 in Amsterdam, Holland to Ralph and Lysje Neuman Tekelenburg. Jurjen grew up in Holland attending school and later trade school learning to become a machinist and boiler maker. On May 19, 1949, Jurjen […]

Jean Helen Brisbin, 69, a resident of Burlington, passed away on Monday, June 1, 2009 at United General Hospital in Sedro-Woolley. Jean was born on August 7, 1939 in Mount Vernon, Washington, the daughter of Arne & Fredricka Johnson Aalmo. She was raised on Camano Island and attended school in Stanwood, graduating from Stanwood High […]

Lt. Robert A. Millar, USNR Ret, passed away Friday, May 29, 2009 in Bellingham, Washington. He was born in Spokane, Washington on March 17, 1921, the son of Scottish immigrants, Isabel and Robert Millar. Lt. Millar spent his teen years hunting and fishing in the Skagit Valley area. Bob loved bird hunting, especially ducks, and […]

Heinz Werner Schulz, age 85, passed away on Friday, May 29, 2009 at the Life Care Center of Skagit Valley in Sedro-Woolley, Washington. He was born on January 13, 1924 in Magdeburg, Germany to Hermann and Margarita Schnurbusch Schulz. Heinz grew up in Germany and after WWII, he was married to Aline Lachetzki on September […]

Edwin Leroy Williams, age 60, passed away Monday, May 25, 2009 at his home near Concrete, Washington with his family at his side. He was born March 24, 1949 in Seattle, Washington to Arthur and Thelma Thomas Williams. Edwin grew up in Mountlake Terrace and graduated from Mountlake High School in 1967. He enlisted in […]

Darrell James Wicker, age 48, passed away at his home in Lyman on Saturday, May 23, 2009. He was born November 14, 1960 in Sedro-Woolley, Washington to John and Jeanette Cope Wicker. Darrell was a lifetime resident of Sedro-Woolley and Lyman, attending school in Sedro-Woolley graduating from Sedro-Woolley High School in 1980. He was married […]

Joe Allan Parker, age 73, passed away unexpectedly, Friday, May 22, 2009 at his home in Sedro-Woolley, Washington. He was born August 27, 1935 in Birdsview, Washington to Ernest and Freda Goode Parker. Joe grew up in Sedro-Woolley and graduated from Sedro-Woolley High School in 1953. He then attended Skagit Valley College in Mount Vernon […]

Robert passed away on Wednesday, May 20, 2009 in Oregon City, Oregon with family members by his side. He was born October 17, 1922 in Skagit County to William and Anna Byham. October 17th was also his mother’s birthdate. Robert graduated from Sedro-Woolley High School in 1940 and joined the Army in January of 1943. […]

JoAnne Fuller, age 88, passed away Saturday, May 16, 2009 at the Evergreen Windsor Rehabilitation Center in Salem, Oregon. She was born November 4, 1920 in Colorado Springs, Colorado to Franklin and Maude Fuller. JoAnne grew up in Colorado attending school there and during WWII she served with the US Air Force with the Women’s […]

William H. ‘Howard’ Self, 88, a longtime Punkin Center community resident, peacefully passed away on Friday, May 15, 2009 at United General Hospital in Sedro-Woolley. Howard was born on March 22, 1921 in Del Rio, Tennessee, the seventh son of William Lloyd & Bertha L. Rowland Self. When he was two, his mother passed. His […]

Amos Ensley, 75, a resident of the Punkin Center community near Hamilton passed away on Saturday, May 9, 2009 at United General Hospital in Sedro-Woolley, WA after a long hard fight with cancer. Amos was born on June 18, 1933 in Sylva, North Carolina, one of ten children of Luther & Mary Jane Queen Ensley. […]

Eva Pearl Douglas was born June 12, 1917 in Barnes, Kansas, the youngest of six children, to John Franklin Douglas and Virginia Sarah Harker Douglas. In the spring of 1922, Eva, with her family, moved to Bonners Ferry, Idaho in the northern most part of the state near the Canadian border. There she lived in […]