Melvin Lowell Litke
Feb 15, 2022
Melvin Lowell Litke was born to Gottfried John Litke and Orpha (Steen) Litke on October 10, 1925, in Campo, Colorado. At the age of 96, Melvin Lowell Litke took his final earthly breath in the early morning hours of Tuesday, February 15, 2022.
His German family had emigrated from communist Poland to Canada and later to the...
Peter Shane Rosenstein
Feb 10, 2022
"You are my sunshine, my only sunshine, you make me happy when the skies are gray."
Peter would always sing this to me. Singing, one of the things we love doing together, aside from dancing.
Peter Shane Cox Rosenstein was born in Yakima, Washington on January 14, 1948. Both his parents are deceased Stanislaus Buster...
Lillie Mitzel
Feb 10, 2022
Lillie (Holtrop) Mitzel went to join Jesus on February 10, 2022. Her last days were spent at home in Burlington with her much-loved children Sheila and Richard.
Lillie was born in Chambers, Nebraska on November 27, 1926, to John and Velma (Remington) Widman. Lillie graduated from Ferndale High School in 1944 and married Elwyn Holtrop on May...
David Alan Hodgson
Feb 9, 2022
Lt. Cmdr, USN "Retired" David "Dave" Alan Hodgson passed away peacefully at home following a long and valiant fight with cancer at 78 on February 9th, 2022, surrounded by his loving family. Â He was a retired Naval aviator and 1968 Naval Academy Graduate
Dave was born December 24, 1943, in Tucson, AZ, and grew up the son...
Gladys Muray Wright
Feb 9, 2022
Gladys Muray Wright
Aug. 1, 1917 - Feb. 9, 2022
Gladys Wright of Mt Vernon, WA went home to be with her Lord quietly, Wednesday February 9th.
She was the third of three children born to Byers and Alma Murray of Mt Vernon, WA. She was predeceased by her loving husband of 63...
Anthony M Pimento
Feb 7, 2022
Anthony Manuel Pimento, 84, passed away peacefully on February 7, 2022, in Bellingham, WA. Anthony was born in Honolulu, HI, on May 3, 1937. He served in the Air Force for 20 years. He then worked at the United States Post Office in Bellingham where he retired.
Anthony is survived by his wife Muriel A. Dobbs-Pimento; two...
Jack Lewis Shepler
Feb 3, 2022
Jack Lewis Shepler was born to Emmett and Madge (Callahan) Shepler on November 17th, 1929 at their home in Burlington. He graduated from Burlington High School in 1947, studied pre-med at the University of Washington, and graduated from Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine in Missouri.
After graduating, he came back to Washington and began working with his...
Helen Martha Weyer
Feb 2, 2022
Helen M. Weyer passed away peacefully on February 2 nd , 2022. She was born in Enderby, B.C. to Robert and Natalie Geisler on August 10 th , 1930. Helen graduated Bible School at Briercrest, Saskatchewan in 1948. Helen met Paul Weyer in Whiterock B.C. fell in love and married on May 1 st , 1954, in New Westminster...
Beverly Inman
Feb 1, 2022
Beverly Inman, 74, of Stanwood, WA passed away peacefully on February 1, 2022, in Everett, WA. Beverly was born on February 4, 1947, in Seattle, WA.
She grew up in the Seattle area and graduated from Evergreen HS in Burien in 1965. Bev married Jim Smith in 1967 and they had 3 children. The family moved to...
Peter J Conijn
Jan 30, 2022
Peter J. Conijn passed away unexpectedly, yet peacefully in his sleep early on the morning of Jan. 30, 2022. He was born on March 20, 1960 in Vancouver, B.C., Canada the son of Dutch immigrants, John C. and Maria H. Conijn. The young family, along with Peter's sister, Lucinda and brother, John immigrated to the Skagit Valley in 1962...
Suzanne M Zimmermann
Jan 29, 2022
Suzanne M. Zimmermann (Unger) has heroically ended her long battle with Parkinson's disease. She was a warrior and fought the good battle. She passed peacefully with her 3 children at her bed side on Saturday, January 29 th , 2022.
Sue was born in Plymouth, Wisconsin on November 1, 1936, the daughter of Francis...
Allan John Kelly
Jan 28, 2022
Mount Vernon— Allan "John" Kelly, age 87, passed away suddenly January 28, 2022, in Mount Vernon, WA. John was born August 24, 1934 in Olympia, WA to Ambrus Jackson "AJ" Kelly and Opal (Gunstone) Kelly. He is preceded in death by his parents and two brothers Jim and Jerry Kelly. He is survived by his sister Kathleen Hodnet, wife...
Patricia B Phillips
Jan 25, 2022
Patricia B Phillips "Pat"
Patricia B. Phillips, age 81, a longtime resident of Mount Vernon passed away January 25, 2022, in Bellingham. She was born in Renton WA on February 22, 1940, to Thomas H. and Martha C. Williams. Married to Sherm Courier in 1958 until his passing in 2005. Pat was lucky enough to find another...
Glenn Dale Runion
Jan 24, 2022
Glenn Dale Runion went to be with the Lord on January 24, 2022, at the age of 92. He is survived by his wife of 70 years, Bernice; his 97-year-old brother, Ralph Runion; his children Ruth (Scott) Millar, Urbana, IL, Stephen (Tina), Portland, OR, Daniel, Minneapolis, MN, Sarah (Todd) Magnuson, St. Cloud, MN; eleven grandchildren, and ten great-grandchildren. He...
Sara Harriet Watson
Jan 18, 2022
Sara Harriet (Williams) Watson passed away peacefully January 18 th 2022 at her home in Mount Vernon. She was born June 26, 1937 in Seattle to her parents Helen and DeWitt Williams and was preceded in death by her husband Edward Watson Jr. She is survived by her sister Sandra (Peachy) Smalling (Jay), daughter Debbie Gudmundsson (Petur), sons Brad...
Sandra Jayne Ruyle
Jan 17, 2022
Fritz and Gertrude Savage welcomed Sandra Jayne into their lives on August 16, 1938, in Bellingham, WA, three years later followed by her little brother Jack. On June 8, 1956, at the tender age of 17, she married Donnie Max Ruyle at the Lutheran Church in Concrete, WA. Their union produced Ronald and Kimberly. Sandy passed away in Burlington,...
Austin James Blau
Jan 15, 2022
With sadness we are sharing the passing of our beloved Austin James Blau. Austin passed away unexpectedly at the age of 27.
He is survived by his Father Raymond Blau, Mother Andrea Blau, Stepfather Jay Breckenridge (Lacey, Molly, Bonnie, Edie, Gable), Brother Jakeob Blau, (Anna and Jaeson), Grandparents, Aunts, Uncles, Cousins, countless other loved ones, and friends...
Ronald Barker
Jan 13, 2022
Ronald T Barker, 76, of Concrete WA passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family on January 13, 2022. He was born in Quogue, Long Island, NY on February 9, 1945, to Erma and Ralph Barker. Ron had one brother Richard Barker. They resided in Westhampton NY.
Ron was a 20-year Veteran of the US Navy. After...
Donna English Johnson
Jan 12, 2022
Donna English Johnson, age 82, passed away on Wednesday, January 12 th , 2022, in Bellingham, WA. She was born on October 22 nd , 1939, in Clay Township, near Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania, to Blanche (Dodds) and Raymond English. At 16, due to heath reasons, she moved to Tucson, Arizona where she completed high school. In 1961, she graduated...
Dan E Ovenell
Jan 10, 2022
Born to George and Ruth Ovenell in Burlington, WA. Dan was raised in Skagit Valley and was a Burlington-Edison HS grad. Dan served in the Army and was stationed in Okinawa after WWII. After military service, he went on to graduate from Washington State College (WSU) and was a huge Cougar fan. He taught at Chimacum HS and Kamiakin...
