obituaries

Jul 30, 2018

Brandy Marie Crossman lost her courageous battle with stage IV pancreatic cancer and found peace on July 30, 2018. A beloved wife and mother, she left us a legacy to follow and smiles to remember her by. Brandy was born March 14, 1958 to George and Lois Dyer at Ft. Belvoir Army Base in Virginia. She traveled the United States...

Jul 26, 2018

Frederick "Fred" Knutzen passed away at his home in Big Lake, WA, on July 26, after a brief battle with Esophageal Cancer.  He was born on October 23, 1942, to Earl and Alice Knutzen.  After graduating from Lynden High School (1962), Fred joined the Navy where he served on the USS Hornet. He later got his private pilot's license...

Jul 23, 2018

Donneta (Pyle) Mucke is now walking with the Lord after passing away from one of the many

complications arising during her battle with a malignant brain tumor these past four months.

Donneta, along with her twin sister, Rowena, was born in Yakima, WA on December 8, 1939. As the daughter of LeEtta and Linvil Pyle,...

Jul 19, 2018

Robert Lewis (Louie)McGruder Jr.,65, passed away Thursday July 19, 2018. Robert was born in Lansing Michigan on March 8, 1953 to Robert L. McGruder and Martha L. Hopkins. He was preceded in death by his older brother Elmo Williams and his father Robert Sr. He is survived by his beloved wife, Jaimie (Bos)McGruder, his Mother, Martha L Cager, his first...

Jul 17, 2018

Deanna Mejia Yepez passed away July 17, 2018 in Mount Vernon, WA. She was born July 11. 1964 in Mount Vernon. She was a stay at home mom and welcomed everyone with open arms, and loved cooking for others. She enjoyed BBQ's, fishing, garage saleing, beaches, spending time with her grandkids and sisters, watching the Food Channel, Travel CHeannel, Hallmark...

Jul 13, 2018

Kenneth Leo Guernsey died Friday the 13 th , 2018. He was born September 9 th 1939 in Minneapolis, Minnesota where he lived for 4 years before moving to Seattle with his family. He spent most of his early years in the north Seattle area. He attended Ronald Elementary, Hamilton Junior High and Lincoln High School where he graduated...

Jul 13, 2018

Dorothy Deloras Merritt, 94, of Mount Vernon, passed away in her sleep on Friday, July 13, 2018. She was born October 4, 1923, in Oldham, South Dakota, the daughter of John and Lucy Pirsch. She married Bob Merritt in 1946, in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. They moved to Mount Vernon in 1948, where, after raising her six children, Dorothy worked...

Jul 13, 2018

On July 13 th , 2018, Aase Marie Miller, wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend, passed away peacefully in Redmond/Bellevue at the age of 76 years, after an 18-year struggle with Parkinson's Disease. Aase Marie will be forever remembered by her loving husband Bruce, two caring children Catherine & Craig, three grandchildren Søren, Andreas and Sarah and her brother...

Jul 12, 2018

The precious soul of Marjorie Elizabeth Easley, 93, passed out of her earthly body on July 12, 2018 at Birchview Memory Care, Sedro Woolley, WA and into the hands of her Lord and Savior JESUS CHRIST. Marjorie was a longtime resident of Skagit county, living near LaConner for over fifty-seven years. She was born in north Texas on February 6,...

Jul 12, 2018

Karie Ann Chastain (Sebrechts), 44, passed away on July 12, 2018. Karie has gone home to our Lord. She was born on February 14, 1974 to Joe and Becky Sebrechts of Michigan. Karie will be greatly missed. Thank you to all who knew and loved her.

Jul 10, 2018

Rene went to be with his Lord on July 10, 2018. He passed away peacefully at Skagit Valley Hospital at the age of 67. He was born on January 17, 1951 in Ahuachapan, El Salvador. Rene moved to Washington State where he met his wife Carolina Lopez. They were married on February 15, 1986. In their 32 years of marriage...

Jul 5, 2018

John Arthur Hogsett, 68, lost his battle with pancreatic cancer on July 5, 2018. He will be deeply missed as a husband, father, stepfather, grandfather, great-grandfather, and friend to all. John loved to talk and he would talk your ear off. John was born in Litchfield, Illinois to Robert Lee & Mary Elizabeth on July 31,1949. The family moved to...

Jul 3, 2018

Jerry was released from his earthly body on July 3, 2018. This past year had been a struggle for him and now he has received that new body that Jesus had promised him.

Jerry Michael Edson was born in Mt. Vernon on May 8, 1948 to Harold & Marilyn (Jungquist) Edson, the oldest of four children. At...

Jul 3, 2018

Amy P Shields April 26, 1935 to July 3, 2018 Amy Padgett (Emmell) Shields 83 of Mount Vernon passed away on Tuesday 3 July 2018. Amy was born 26 April 1935 in Trenton, New Jersey to William Emmell Jr and Pearl (Kates) Emmell. Amy was the oldest of seven children. After high school, Amy married and had 2 daughters and...

Jun 28, 2018

Fred A Fox, age 99, passed to his heavenly home on Thursday, June 28, 2018 in Anacortes, Washington.  Born on May 25, 1919 in Pittsburg, Kansas, Fred was the second of four children to Fred A Fox Senior and Mabel Emerson Fox.

Fred grew up in Earlton, Kansas, graduated from Chanute High School, attended Chanute Junior College...

Jun 27, 2018

Mary Elizabeth (Roller) McClung passed away of natural causes at her home on June 27, 2018. Mary was born on May 27, 1947 to William J. McClung III and Myra Jean Lee in San Mateo, CA. Her father, Bill, was sent to Korea to fight during the Korean Conflict and became listed as MIA. In 1958, the family moved to...

Jun 24, 2018

Bob was born February 22, 1926 in Topeka, KS to Fred and Mawdie Williams. The family moved to Santa Ana, CA in 1939 and he entered the US Navy in 1944. Bob served in the Pacific during World War II, including Saipan, Eniwetok, and D-Day in Iwo Jima. After the service, Bob met and married Virginia Head in 1948 and...

Jun 23, 2018

On Saturday, June 23, 2018 we lost our hubby, our dad, grandpa, brother, and friend. Richard Earl DeMaster fought courageously against cancer for 13 years. He worked hard to be healthy so he could remain with his family and be productive. He was a man of strong faith in God as his Creator and Savior. Born in Wisconsin, he attended...

Jun 20, 2018

Grace Hansen of Mount Vernon went to meet Jesus face to face on Wednesday, June 20, 2018. She was born on January 26th, 1936 in Kerkhoven, MN to Emil and Stella Nelson. In 1955, she married David Hansen, the man of her dreams, trading her aspirations of singing in the opera for a life filled with the excitement that only...

Jun 19, 2018

Florence De Vries, our much loved Mom and Beppe, entered into heaven on Tuesday, June 19th. Florence was born Froukje Vander Meulen, the fifth of six children, to Pete and Cecelia Vander Meulen on December 19, 1931. In 1954 she married Al De Vries in Garijp, Friesland. They immigrated to the United States in 1955, settling in Artesia, California where...