obituaries

Jun 27, 2021

Michael James Brannan

Our hearts are breaking as we announce the passing of our dear dad, brother, uncle, cousin and friend.  Mike was born in Vancouver, WA on September 19, 1952 and went to Heaven on June 27, 2021 after battling lung cancer.

Mike spent his childhood years in Anacortes and Mt. Vernon, attending Immaculate...

Jun 24, 2021

Helene M. Hendricks of Mount Vernon, Wa. passed away June 24th 2021. She was born in Portland Oregon Dec. 27th 1926 to James F. Duffey and Seraphine H. Duffey. The family lived in California until the early 30's when Helene's father became ill and was hospitalized at the Veterans Hospital in Helena, Montana. Her Mother returned to Harlowton, Montana with...

Jun 24, 2021

Sandy Samora was born to Gilbert & Bonnie Samora in Yakima WA on July 30, 1961 as a twin to Candy Samora Parker.

Sandy spent her teen years in Sedro-Woolley WA and Lake Jackson Texas.

Sandy received her GED in Lake Jackson Texas.

Sandy and her family moved to Yakima WA where she...

Jun 19, 2021

Reidar Ytgard, beloved husband, father, brother, grandfather, uncle and friend, went to be with the Lord in the early morning hours of June 19, 2021 at 92 years old. He was born in Everett, Washington to Christine and Lars Ytgard on February 16, 1929, the youngest of three children. Growing up in the Sterling community near Sedro Woolley, he...

Jun 13, 2021

Edith Aileen Frost nee Seymour was born in Calgary, Alberta. She passed away in Burlington, Washington.

Aileen relocated to Vancouver, British Columbia at age 13 when her family moved next door to her future husband, Paul Frost. She lived there until graduating from the University of British Columbia. She and Paul were married in Toronto, Ontario in...

Jun 11, 2021

Norma Jean Baldwin, 86, passed away peacefully on June 11, 2021 at her home in Mount Vernon, WA.  She was born on April 24, 1935 in Ashland, WI to John and Lorna Olson.

Norma graduated from Sedro Woolley High School in 1953.

Norma is preceded in death by her parents John Iver Olson and Lorna...

Jun 8, 2021

Pauline Marie (Brun) Highet, 87, of Mount Vernon, WA, passed away peacefully at Providence Hospital on June 8 th , 2021.  Pauline was the proud Mother of five kids with a strong faith in God.  She was born March 1934 in Chignik Alaska to Carl and Martha Brun.  By age 4, she and two other siblings were sent to...

Jun 5, 2021

Who was my daddy? Most of you knew him in some way, but quite a few of you never met him. Daddy was officially Richard L. Baran, Sr., Ret. USAF Major. He started out flying as a copilot in B47's, in Lincoln, Nebraska, in 1955. He met my mother while there, courted her and married her, all in a...

Jun 5, 2021

Sharon Ann Johnson of Conway passed away on June 5, 2021 in Mount Vernon, WA. She was born in Everett, Washington to Algot and Margaret Olson on October 18, 1944.

The family moved to Anacortes, where Sharon attended school, and graduated high school in 1962. She attended Washington State University, graduating in 1966 with her BA in...

Jun 4, 2021

After a brief and courageous battle with hepatorenal syndrome, Glen passed away the morning of June 4 at his Mount Vernon home. Close family members, and his two cats, attended Glen at the time of his passing.

In addition to his two cats, Maya and Silver, Glen is survived by his brother Michael G. Hoff and wife...

Jun 3, 2021

Terry L. Miller, left this world with dignity and grace after his eight-year battle with Posterior Cortical Atrophy (PCA), a rare brain disease with no known cause. He was 65 born in San Bernardino CA to Carl and Maxine Miller (McGhin) October 04,1955.

He was the loving husband of Julie Miller (Sorensen)  and shared 22 years together....

Jun 1, 2021

Laura-Lyn Saunders Breckenridge (Lauri and Zha-Zha), 61, passed away peacefully in her sleep on the morning of June 1 st , 2021 from an acute illness. Lauri was born in Salinas, California on October 5, 1959, just a short distance from what would become her favorite playground, the beaches in the Monterey Bay and Santa Cruz areas. Later in...

May 31, 2021

Brian Scott Messenger, 46, born Feb. 1975 in Sedro-Woolley, WA, passed away unexpectedly on May 15, 2021. Brian graduated from Sedro-Woolley High School. He is survived by his wife, Christi, and his two daughters, Paige and Kennedy Messenger; his parents, Gerry and Delores Messenger, his brother Eric and his wife Jolene Messenger, his sisters Amy Messenger and Colette Millard...

May 30, 2021

In the early hours of May 30, 2021, one month before his 85th birthday, Kenneth Wayne DuCharme passed away at Creekside Memory Care in Burlington, WA. They deserve an honorable mention, as his family was unable to see him for most of the year prior to his passing. They treated him with respect and we could not be more...

May 30, 2021

Barbara was born in Mount Vernon, WA, on September 28, 1943, to David D. and Agnes M. (Torset) Sawyer.  She attended first grade in Burlington and then moved to Mount Vernon where she attended Roosevelt, Lincoln and Madison grade schools and Mount Vernon High School.

She married Melvin H. Hall, Jr. in June of 1969, and moved...

May 28, 2021

Dennis Lee Johnson, 72, following a long series of illnesses, passed peacefully from this earth to meet his Heavenly Father on Friday May 28, 2021, with his loving and devoted wife of 43.5 years, Diane, at his side.

He is preceded in death by his Mother Irene and two sisters Laura Lane and Linda Johnson. Survived by...

May 25, 2021

Just prior to sunset, on the beautiful spring evening of May 25 th , 2021, John Irvin Kulp Jr, who was the first child born to John Irvin Kulp and Mildred May Hartman, left his earthly body whereupon he rejoined his beloved Vera and entered the presence of his Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ. John took his first breaths...

May 25, 2021

Just prior to sunset, on the beautiful spring evening of May 25 th , 2021, John Irvin Kulp Jr, who was the first child born to John Irvin Kulp and Mildred May Hartman, left his earthly body whereupon he rejoined his beloved Vera and entered the presence of his Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ. John took his first breaths...

May 24, 2021

Riet Langenhorst-vanDon

Langenhorst, Maria (Riet) Augustina Johanna Gesina (vanDon) of Mount Vernon, WA, passed away at the age of 91. Beloved wife of the late Hubertus (Bert) Stephanus Langenhorst. Devoted mother to Hubert S. Langenhorst and his partner Tina Danzig, Mary Katherine (Kathy) Williams and her husband, Phillip, Don and his wife Kathleen, Mary Jo Thomas Klopfstein...

May 22, 2021

Catherine Nash Herdt, 89, of Mount Vernon, WA passed away peacefully on May 22, 2021 at home with her husband and family by her side.  Catherine was born on January 15, 1932 in Friday Harbor, WA to Albert Sr. and Margaret Nash.  She was raised on Friday Harbor and graduated from Friday Harbor High School in 1950.  She was...