obituaries

Nov 23, 2018

A graveside service for ANNE GILLETT will be held at 3:00 p.m. Monday, December 3, 2018 at Hawthorne Funeral Home in Mt. Vernon, followed by an informal reception on-site at 3:30pm. Those with memories of her are welcome to attend either event or both.

Anne passed away on November 23, 2018 in Bellingham at age 87. She...

Nov 23, 2018

On Friday, November 23, 2018, June Dunlap, loving wife, and mother of two sons, passed away at age 89 in Burlington, WA.  June was born on April 7, 1929, in Mayview, MO to parents Ray and Grace (Stark) Leeper. She spent most of her youth in Missouri, but she also lived in Kansas and Oregon for a short time....

Nov 22, 2018

Peter Stephen Wagner 11/19/1953 – 11/22/2018

On Thanksgiving morning, November 22, 2018, Peter Stephen Wagner peacefully went to be with the Lord after a courageous battle with cancer.

He was born in Des Moines, Iowa, to Reuben and Helen Wagner. After living in Des Moines and Glen Ellyn, IL, for a few years each, he...

Nov 22, 2018

May Adell Rowland was born Mae Adell Stroud on March 1, 1918 in Saint Paul Minnesota to parents George and Anna Stroud. She passed away at the age of 100 on November 22, 2018 at Peace Health United General Hospital. After graduating from Humboldt High School in Saint Paul May moved with her family to settle in Bayview, WA. She...

Nov 21, 2018

Kevin Russell Canniff passed away peacefully at his home in Bow on November 21, 2018. He was Born July 4, 1959 in Mount Kisco, NY. Kevin graduated from Burlington Edison High School in 1977 and then attended Skagit Valley College. Later Kevin joined the Army and was stationed in Korea. After he was discharged he was called back to...

Nov 20, 2018

2/25/36 – 11/20/18. Gerald "Jerry" Koffel, life-long Mt. Vernon resident, passed away peacefully on November 20, 2018 at Mira Vista in the presence of his two children. Born in 1936 in Mt. Vernon, WA to Thomas and Alice Koffel, he was the youngest of four children and baby brother to sisters Dorothy, Gloria, and Kathleen. He worked hard milking cows...

Nov 16, 2018

Jean Elizabeth DeBoer went to be with the Lord on November 16, 2018 at home in Burlington, WA. Jean was born on November 19, 1939 in International Falls, Minnesota to Andrew and Hattie Orvalla. The family moved to Kirkland, WA in 1942. Jean was the youngest of three children. She had a brother Morris and sister Shirley. Jean attended the...

Nov 14, 2018

Thomas Joseph Troy Mt Vernon, WA Thomas Joseph Troy of Mt Vernon, WA, passed away Wednesday, November 14, 2018, at Mira Vista Care Center in Mt Vernon. He was born in 1942 in Sioux City, IA to Arthur and Nellie (Bernoski) Troy. In 1958, the family moved to Seattle, WA where he attended and graduated from Bishop Blanchet High School....

Nov 11, 2018

Corey was born June 1, 1955 in New York City to Daniel and Bette Marlene "Marte" (Baker) Mendoza. He passed away unexpectedly from a cardiac arrest on November 11, 2018 at Skagit Valley Hospital surrounded by family and friends. Corey graduated from Mount Vernon High School in 1973, Skagit Valley College in 1975 and from the University of Washington...

Nov 6, 2018

CLEO LUCILLE CARLSON January 2, 1931 – November 6, 2018 Cleo Lucille Carlson, 87, of Burlington, Washington passed away peacefully at Skagit Valley Hospital surrounded by family, November 6, 2018. Cleo was born January 2, 1931 to Edward Sigfred and Emma Catherine (Magnuson) Berg in Tokio, North Dakota, the tenth of eleven children. Her childhood was spent growing up as...

Oct 30, 2018

Margarita Hernandez age 71, passed away October 30, 2018 in Mount Vernon, WA

Oct 28, 2018

Thomas Patrick Mikota 12/8/1950 – 10/28/2018 Thomas Mikota 67, went to heaven on Sunday October 28, 2018 in Bellingham, WA. He was preceded in death by his parents Louis and Doris Mikota in 2005. Thomas is survived by his 5 siblings, Michael (Debbie) and 3 children of Napavine WA.; Richard and 2 sons of Mount Vernon; Carolyn Peterson, of Mount...

Oct 23, 2018

Barbara Jean McCLean (Kager) born January 27, 1940 to George H. McCLean and Beatrice (Bea) Tyler in Redmond, OR. During the 2 nd WW George was in the Military Service when they got a divorce in 1943. Bea married Wade Gilkey in Prineville, OR in 1944 and moved to Washington. They lived in Anacortes and Barbara went to school...

Oct 22, 2018

MG Vanderpool Obituary One of a kind "MG" Marlin Gale Vanderpool passed on October 22, 2018. MG was born December 22, 1965 on a stormy winter night, in Everett, WA, for which his Grandmother Roses Sanner affectionately nicknamed him "Stormy". MG grew up in Marysville, WA, graduating from Marysville-Pilchuck High School with the Class of 1984, where he has many...

Oct 22, 2018

MG Vanderpool Obituary One of a kind "MG" Marlin Gale Vanderpool passed on October 22, 2018. MG was born December 22, 1965 on a stormy winter night, in Everett, WA, for which his Grandmother Roses Sanner affectionately nicknamed him "Stormy". MG grew up in Marysville, WA, graduating from Marysville-Pilchuck High School with the Class of 1984, where he has many...

Oct 18, 2018

Harland Forrest passed away at his home in Chehalis, WA on 10/18/2018. He was born on December 1st, 1943 in Seattle, WA to Harland and Myrtle (Boeck) Forrest. He was preceded in death by his parents, sister Janice Bishop and grandson Leo Edward. Harland was a salesman his whole life peddling cars, home and auto glass, garage doors and advertising...

Oct 9, 2018

Verna Evelyn Day, 99, of Mount Vernon, WA passed away peacefully on October 8, 2018. Verna was born in Bozeman, MT on June 7, 1919 to Edward and Verna Cass. She is survived by her daughter Patricia Dianne Hingey, granddaughter Debbie Watts and 2 great-grandchildren Joshua and Olivia. Verna was preceded in death by her husband Sherman Day. She will...

Oct 1, 2018

Vivian H. Fredlund Vivian Hazel was born in Everson, Washington, to Arthur and Selma (Westrud) Rushold October 21, 1926 and passed away October 1, 2018. Vivian grew up in Nooksack, Washington with her siblings Harland, Alta, Sylvia, Gladys, and Myrtle. She attended Harmony School and graduated from Mount Baker High School in 1944. She met the love of her life,...

Sep 27, 2018

Dolores Mae Bratland, 87, passed away peacefully on September 26, 2018. Dolores was born on September 30, 1930 to Earl and Mabel Behling. She was raised in Snohomish, WA and graduated from Snohomish High School in 1948. Dolores married the love of her life John on February 27, 1952 and the two were blessed with three children Janice, Karen and...

Sep 26, 2018

Norman William Geiser, 87, of Mount Vernon, WA passed away peacefully on September 26, 2018. Norman was born in California on October 24, 1930. Norman spent many years working for San Juan County as a weight control officer before retiring to Mount Vernon. He had a love of airplanes and spent his free time building experimental airplanes. Norman is survived...