obituaries

Jan 16, 2020

Patsy Jane Orr Giesick passed away peacefully with family by her side on January 16 th after a long battle with Parkinson's disease.

Pat was born in Billings, Montana on March 12 th , 1941. Pat grew up in Laurel, Montana and graduated from Laurel High School in 1959. Pat was married to Jeffrey John Giesick on...

Jan 6, 2020

Knut N Karlsen, 57, passed away peacefully January 6, 2020 in Mount Vernon, WA.  Knut was born in Seattle, WA on February 25, 1962 to Knut and Svea Karlsen.

Knut had a love for Harley Davidson Motorcycles and Swedish and Norwegian cultures.  Knut served his country in the United States Airforce and after getting out began a...

Jan 5, 2020

Kathryn Ann Boyd, 57, passed away peacefully on January 5, 2020 in Mount Vernon, WA with her family by her side.  Kathryn was born on July 31, 1962 in Newport News, VA to Joseph and Shirley Rakus.  She grew up in Springfield, MA.

From 1985 to 2005, Kathryn proudly served her country in the United States Navy...

Jan 4, 2020

Joyce Gay Marsula passed away on January 4, 2020 at her home in Mount Vernon, WA.

Joyce was born in Tacoma WA on November 15, 1943. She was raised in Sedro Woolley with her two sisters, by their parents Fred and Edna Bryant. Joyce graduated from Sedro Woolley High School in 1962. She began working for GTE...

Jan 1, 2020

Early morning on January 1 st , our beloved John passed away peacefully in his home surrounded by his loved ones.

John was born December 20, 1950 to parents Edward and Mary Brown.  His childhood was spent in Conway until the family moved to Mount Vernon where John attended high school and graduated in 1969.

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Dec 28, 2019

William Edward Shears, 83, passed away peacefully on December 28, 2019 in Mount Vernon, WA.  Bill was born on July 7, 1936 at Burlington General Hospital, Burlington, WA to Frederick and Dorothy Reid Shears.  Bill attended grade school in Avon and graduated from Mount Vernon High School in 1954.  He enlisted in the US Army and served as a...

Dec 27, 2019

On December 27 th , 2019, God decided that he needed Christopher Michael Brock to join him in Heaven, potentially for fishing or forging large swords. There must be some mission that God needed him for in order to take him away from his family. We do not agree with this plan and will be disputing this with God...

Dec 21, 2019

Robert C. Johnson (Bobby, Bob) passed peacefully at home, surrounded by his loving family on December 21 st , 2019.  Bob was born in Port Townsend to Eleanor and Robert T. Johnson, on January 18, 1955 and went on to become oldest of 3 siblings.  After his father's passing in 1965, his mother married Arliss Christensen and moved to...

Dec 20, 2019

Scott Lawrence Lewis passed away in his home on Friday, December 20, 2019. He was 56 years old. Scott was born in Seattle, WA on June 25, 1963.

Scott was raised in the Portland area by his parents Frances and Richard (Dick) Lewis. He graduated in 1981 from Sam Barlow High School in Gresham, OR. He spent...

Dec 19, 2019

Mickey, the son of Jacob and Pearl Greenberg, died on December 19, 2019 at 93 years of age.  He was born in San Francisco, California on February 27, 1926.  He passed away in his sleep at his private apartment at the Creekside Assisted Living facility in Washington State.  On December 10 th he entered hospice care as his health...

Dec 15, 2019

John W. "Jack" Martin passed away on Sunday, December 15, 2019, just nine days shy of what would have been his 93th birthday. Born on Christmas Eve in 1926 in Mount Vernon, Washington, to Mabel Dahl and John F. Martin, Jack spent his youngest years in Olympia before the family moved back to Mount Vernon in 1935.

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Dec 13, 2019

Earl R Simpson, 79, passed away peacefully at his home in Mount Vernon, Washington on December 13, 2019. He was born on June 2, 1940 to Clarence and Lucille Sheehy Simpson in Fort Scott Kansas. In 1958 Roger graduated from Hume High School in Missouri. Soon after graduation, he joined the United States Navy and was stationed at Midway...

Dec 13, 2019

Connie Munsey passed away peacefully on Friday December 13, 2019. She was born in Everett, Washington on March 14, 1949 to Elmer and Geraldine Ahola. She was happy to have celebrated her 70th birthday in Hawaii with life-long friends. Connie attended Crofton House School for Girls in Vancouver, Canada where she was trained as a concert pianist. She also...

Dec 12, 2019

Coral Delores Dietz Finkbeiner, born July 1, 1932 in Colville, WA to Reverends Clell and Cora Dell Dietz,  joined four older siblings, Ruth, John Wesley, Naomi, and Lois.  She left us for her heavenly home, December 12, 2019.  In 1950 she graduated as valedictorian of her Wilder, Idaho high school class.  She then attended and graduated from Seattle Pacific...

Dec 12, 2019

Ronald Harry Dudeck, Born December 4th, 1936 in Spokane, WA has passed peacefully in Burlington, WA on December 12, 2019 at the age of 83.

Ron loved his Church, family and friends.  He was very social and belonged to a variety of organizations.  He is best known for his piano playing and the ability to make people...

Dec 11, 2019

Mark Amano, 61, passed away peacefully on December 11, 2019 at home in Mount Vernon, WA with his wife by his side.  Mark was born April 27, 1958 and grew up in the Skagit Valley, attending schools in Clear Lake and Sedro-Woolley.  After graduating high school, he worked at the cannery in Burlington, saved his money and went to...

Dec 10, 2019

Robert Emery Pratt

Robert Emery Pratt passed away peacefully in his Mount Vernon home on December 10, 2019. He was 62.

Rob was born on October 5, 1957 in Mount Vernon to Emery and Doreen Pratt, the fourth out of five children in the home.

Rob grew up and attended Mount Vernon schools,...

Dec 9, 2019

Raymond P. Reynolds, 88, passed away peacefully on December 9, 2019 in Burlington, WA. He was born on December 3, 1931 to Martin and Elsie Reynolds in Stewartsville, Indiana. In 1951 he joined the Navy, and married Diane Smith in 1955. Together they had 3 children. Ray won numerous awards in vocation of life insurance sales, loved taking trips...

Dec 3, 2019

Wilma Jean DeBoer, Our Beloved Mother, Grandmother, and great grandmother went to be with her Lord and Savior on the evening of December 3rd, 2019 with her granddaughter by her side.

She was born in Doornspijk Gelderland, The Netherlands to Sidney and Marie Berghorst on September 4th, 1932 and immigrated to the United States in 1948. She...

Dec 2, 2019

Harvey Raymond Hicks, age 85, of Burlington, WA passed away at his home on Monday December 2, 2019.  He was born and raised in Bozeman, MT and was the only child of Ellsworth and Melissa Hicks.  He graduated from Montana State University with a degree in Industrial Arts and served in the US Army and reserves.  After college he...