obituaries

Dec 13, 2020

Gary Dwight Gifford passed away peacefully on December 13th, 2020, surrounded by family. He was freed from his long battle of cancer and has been restored to health with Jesus in heaven. Gary was born to Paul and Audrey Gifford in Yakima, WA on February 9, 1940. In 1957, at age 17, Gary joined the United States Navy where...

Dec 13, 2020

Gary Dwight Gifford passed away peacefully on December 13th, 2020, surrounded by family. He was freed from his long battle of cancer and has been restored to health with Jesus in heaven. Gary was born to Paul and Audrey Gifford in Yakima, WA on February 9, 1940. In 1957, at age 17, Gary joined the United States Navy where...

Dec 7, 2020

Joseph (Joe) Blaize, 96, Burlington WA passed away peacefully on the evening of December 7, 2020.  He is survived by his two sisters, Phyllis (Blaize) Becker and Rita (Blaize) Tuttle, daughters Lynda (Blaize) Kenny, Susan Blaize-Ackerman, Dyan Blaize, and his son Andrew Blaize.  He has nine grandchildren and eleven great grandchildren. Joe was preceded in...

Dec 6, 2020

Beverly Jean Ringhouse was born on December 17, 1930 in Bellingham, WA. She died December 6 th , 2020 at home in Mount Vernon, WA, surrounded by family.

Beverly grew up in rural Whatcom county, graduated from Mount Baker High School in 1948.  She attended Western Washington College of Education.  In 1951, she married LW (Dick) Ringhouse. ...

Dec 5, 2020

Jeanette Livingston was born March 10, 1941 in Lubbock, Texas and passed away Saturday, December 5, 2020 at St. Francis Hospital in Federal Way, WA. She was a loving mother and matriarch to seven children and eight grandchildren. She was beloved by many and touched the hearts of her community. Jeanette had many interests including, quilting, fishing, NASCAR, road...

Nov 30, 2020

Jerome "Jerry" Haydter

He was born December 24, 1937 in Downey CA and passed away November 30, 2020 in Mount Vernon WA.

Jerry was honorably discharged from the US Army in 1961. He was also an auditor for the State of Washington and operated a liquor store for 30 years. He had many interests including...

Nov 29, 2020

Moises Ibarra Orozco "Tortuga",  age 45 passed away November 29 th , 2020 unexpectedly.  He was born December 2, 1974 in Las Tortugas, Michoacan, Mexico.  The family would like to thank everyone for there support during this difficult time.

Nov 29, 2020

Shirley Ann Gilbert, a long time resident of Skagit County, passed away peacefully in her home on Nov 29th.

Shirley was born Nov 23, 1930 in Devils Lake, ND the daughter of Leon and Irene Collins. When she was about one the family moved to Hunter, ND where Shirley attended school, graduating in 1949. She attended Colorado...

Nov 28, 2020

Gus W Salbador Jr.

The Rev. Dr. Gus William Salbador, Jr, 91, died on November 28, 2020 in Mount Vernon, Washington from heart disease.  Gus was living independently until 2 weeks prior to his death.

Gus was born November 5, 1929 in Lake Charles, LA the middle child of three and only son.  His parents...

Nov 28, 2020

Margie King passed away peacefully on November 28, 2020.  She was born on November 18, 1928 in Steyr, Austria to her parents Adelheid and Victor Harrich. She came to the United States in 1950, moved to Bow Hill in 1954 and resided there until her passing.  She married Sam King in 1965, Margie was a homemaker who loved to...

Nov 27, 2020

Gonzalo Tovar Dominguez was born on October, 28th, 1936 in Mexico City to Jesus Tovar & Margarita Dominguez. He was a father to 5 daughters, the most loving grandfather to 12 grandchildren, & a great grandfather as well, they were his heart. Anyone who met Gonzalo knew how much he cared for other people, always putting a smile on...

Nov 27, 2020

Imogene Evelyn Holt/Crowell, age 103, a near lifelong resident of Skagit Valley, passed away on Friday, November 27 th at Skagit Valley Hospital. Jean, as she was known, was born in Cordell, Oklahoma in 1917 just ten years after Oklahoma became a State. The family lived in nearby Cloud Chief, later moving to Cordell where her father was the...

Nov 25, 2020

William "Bill" Leonard Schols of Burlington passed away at the age of 88 on November 25th,

2020.

Bill was born in Kent, Wa. on January 27th, 1932, the son of Peter and Lena (Pille) Schols.

Bill spent his first few years of life in Kent, then the family moved to the Bow/Edison area...

Nov 23, 2020

Ruby Youngren of Stanwood passed on November 23, 2020. She was born in Merino Montana on January 19, 1927, one of twelve children born to William and Katherine Voth. Her husband, Raymond Youngren, and her daughter, Teresa Youngren, preceded her in death. She is survived by one son, Bill Youngren, two daughters, Jill Dahlstedt and Jan Rubino, and numerous...

Nov 19, 2020

Nathan Mackenzie Judd was born on February 2nd, 1992 to Dean Judd and Tania Perry in Seattle, WA. Nathan passed away on November 19th, 2020 in Whatcom County. Nathan grew up with an adventurous spirit and lived his life to the fullest. He traveled around never staying in one place too long and made friends wherever he went, always...

Nov 15, 2020

Rex Vernon Ward passed away November 15 th , 2020 in his home of 45 years. The very home he had helped his father build with his brothers.  He was born on April 28 th 1943 in Los Angeles, CA and relocated to Mount Vernon, WA with his mother and father where they built a home in 1951.

Nov 9, 2020

Kenneth "Scott" Johnson, age 69, of Sedro Woolley, passed away on November 9, 2020 in Mount Vernon. Scott was born May 8, 1951 in Arlington, WA. He raised his family in Sedro Woolley and retired from Welco Lumber in Marysville.

Scott enjoyed riding motorcycles, fishing, and camping with his grandkids.

Scott was preceded in death...

Nov 8, 2020

Gladys A Jones, 99, of Sedro Woolley, WA passed away peacefully on November 8, 2020.  She was born on January 11, 1921 in Ames, Iowa.  When Gladys was a child she to moved to California with her family.  Gladys met the love of her life, Lloyd Jones, in Stockton, CA and the two were married in 1938.  They raised...

Nov 7, 2020

Rhonda Susan Kollar, 65, of Mount Vernon Washington, passed away November 7, 2020.

Her husband of 41 years, at her side, at the end of her two year battle with metastatic cancer.

Rhonda was born March 19 th , 1955, in Port Angeles, Washington, to Warren Taylor and Betty Stratton Taylor. She was the youngest,...

Nov 7, 2020

Delia Velazquez Celis, 53, passed away on November 7, 2020 after years of valiantly battling health problems. She was born August 10, 1967 in Nayarit, Mexico to Gilberto and Victoria Velazquez who preceded her in death. She was the second of ten siblings. She moved to the United States in 1989 and resided in Skagit County from 1995 until...