obituaries

Apr 20, 2019

Mel Mocabee went home to be with the Lord on April 20, 2019 in Burlington, WA. Mel retired after 28 years as a MGySgt (E9) Marine. Mel is survived by his wife of 47 years and their sons Sean Mocabee (RIP Arlington National Cemetery), Rob (Stephanie) Mocabee, Noel Mocabee, Kent (Erin) Mocabee. Sisters Beverly Evans and Sharon Rowe and...

Apr 14, 2019

Francis Eugene (Frank) Coddens, passed away April 14, 2019 at his home in Desert Hills, Arizona. Frank never gave up hope during his seven-month battle with pancreatic cancer. Frank was born May 4, 1942 in Frankfort, Michigan, to Floyd and Geraldine (Lee) Coddens. He graduated from Benzonia High School in Frankfort in 1960 and from Michigan State University in...

Apr 12, 2019

Our father, Franklin Parasdas Bonafe Sr. (75) of Mount Vernon, WA, departed to the heavens on April 12, 2019 with his wife at his side. He was born to Antonio and Milagros (Parasdas) Bonafe on May 15, 1943 in Malilipot, Albay, Commonwealth of the Philippines. He studied mechanical engineering at Far Eastern University and worked for newspaper publisher, the...

Apr 10, 2019

Karin Rose Wilhelmina "Wilma" Carlson Stansbury passed away peacefully in her sleep late in the evening of April 10, 2019 at Mira Vista Care Center in Mount Vernon after a wonderful long life. She was born January 24, 1926 in the village of Glava, Sweden to her mother Maria Sophia Karlsson. At 3-1/2 years old, Wilma traveled with her...

Apr 6, 2019

Donald Richard Henkle passed away peacefully at age 90 in La Conner, WA on April 6, 2019 after an 8 year battle with multiple myeloma. Don was born in Auburn, WA and grew up in Seattle with his parents, Tolly Henkle and Marion (Hostetter) Henkle. He attended Seattle's Fairview Grade School, John Marshal Junior High School, Roosevelt High School...

Apr 3, 2019

Margaret "Peggy" Rinker, 88, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and friend, passed at home April 3, 2019 surrounded by her family.

Born to Arthur and Jessie Chestnut July 18, 1930 in Seattle, WA, she graduated from West Seattle High School and began working at Seattle First National Bank, where she met her husband Jack. Jack and...

Apr 2, 2019

Kelly Gust, 66, died April 2, 2019 at Life Care Center in Mount Vernon, WA following a long illness. The award-winning journalist, a more-than-40-year veteran of the newspaper business—mostly at papers in the San Francisco Bay Area—worked as a reporter, feature writer and daily columnist for a number of East Bay news outlets including the Oakland Tribune and Contra...

Mar 28, 2019

Corinne Louise Lindberry passed away peacefully March 28, 2019 in Mount Vernon, WA.

She was predeceased by her loving husband Lloyd of 63 years. Born in Everett Washington on April 21, 1926, where she attended school and graduated. She was the oldest of two children. She was proud to be birthday twins with Queen Elizabeth II.

Mar 23, 2019

David Erwin Mischke, 77, passed away peacefully in Sedro Woolley, WA on March 23, 2019. David was born on November 5, 1941 in Nashville, TN to Vernon and Ruth Mischke. He graduated from Whitehaven High School in Memphis, TN and went on to graduate from Auburn University in Auburn, AL. David married Kathy Sharpe on June 4, 1966 and...

Mar 22, 2019

Charles Kirk Fleshman went to be with the Lord on March 22, 2019. He was...

Mar 22, 2019

Kathy was born in July of 1953 to John and Norma Allquist of Mount Vernon, WA. After a 5-year battle with cancer, sadly Kathy passed away on March 22nd and heaven gained a beautiful and loving soul.

Kathy grew up on a farm in west Mount Vernon along with siblings Julee and Scott. Many days were spent...

Mar 20, 2019

Jack Meredith Woodmansee passed away on March 20, 2019 at the age of 85 surrounded by family in Mount Vernon, WA.

Jack was born in Buffalo, Oklahoma on May 25, 1933. A resident of the Skagit Valley since he was 9 years old, he was a dedicated, sincere, and loving family man and member of his community....

Mar 19, 2019

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December 30, 1923 - March 19, 2019 Clair A. (Sam) Crossman passed away peacefully on March 19, 2019 in La Conner with family by his side. Sam was born on December 30, 1923 in Dover-Foxcroft,...

Mar 15, 2019

Richard Louis Mikota, 73, passed away on March 15, 2019 in Mount Vernon, WA. He was born March 31, 1945 at St. Josephs Hospital in Bellingham, WA. As a child, Richard attended Immaculate Conception Catholic School and was a 1963 graduate of Burlington Edison High School. He then joined the Navy and served as a hospital corpsman aboard the...

Mar 13, 2019

Shelley J. Dempster Weldon, age 76, of Mount Vernon WA, passed away peacefully on March 13, 2019 at Skagit Valley Hospital in Mount Vernon WA.

Shelley was born in Bellingham WA to John and Avis Dempster on December 22, 1942.  She graduated from Bellingham High School in 1961 and from Western Washington State College in 1965 with...

Mar 7, 2019

Aggie passed away peaceably at home on Thursday March 7, 2019. She was born Dec. 2 1929 in Lexington TN. to Jimmie Bowman and Marlett Douglas. She was a gifted singer and as a youngster sang at WW2 bond rallies. She also was the vocalist with a local band but was too young to join them on their road...

Mar 6, 2019

John Francis McDermott, 76, passed away peacefully on March 6, 2019 in Mount Vernon, WA. He was born to Dean and Lorraine McDermott on January 5, 1943 in Omaha, Nebraska. His father was career Army so the family moved many times during John's childhood. He graduated from Omaha South High School in 1961. After high school, he spent 8...

Mar 5, 2019

Charles "Edd" Burnett passed away peacefully at home with his family on March 5th, 2019. He was born on July 24, 1935 in Rush Springs Oklahoma to Vaul and Susie Burnett, where he grew up with his younger brother James W. Burnett. He graduated from Rush Springs High School in 1954 and joined the United States Navy that same...

Mar 4, 2019

On a beautiful sunshine morning March 4,2019 JaDene Marie (Huseby) Rolfson passed away at the age of 84 in Mount Vernon. She was born in Newmans Grove, Nebraska on January 24, 1935 to Oscar and Sarah (Johnson) Huseby.

She was the youngest of 7 children and moved to Washington State at the age of 10 with her...

Mar 3, 2019

Linda was born May 14, 1954 in Mount Vernon. She passed away suddenly at Swedish Hospital on March 3, 2019 surrounded by family. Growing up, she was an active campfire girl, always attending their summer camp on Samish Island. She loved the water and was an excellent swimmer and lifeguard. She also spent many hours at Burlington roller rink...