obituaries

Jan 1, 2017

Sherry Lynne Nelles passed away peacefully and went to be with the Lord on January 1, 2017 at Mountain Glenn Living in Mount Vernon, WA. She was born in Prince Rupert, B.C. February 4, 1943 to Gladys and Murray Conn. As a baby, Sherry moved to Mount Vernon where she attended Washington Elementary School through 6th grade. During that time...

Dec 28, 2016

Elizabeth Pauline Dailey passed from this life in the early morning hours of 28 December 2016 at the age of 73 at her home in Arlington Washington.

"Pauline" or "Beth" as she was known was born on 12 June 1943 to Walter and Lizzie Clifton in Attalla Alabama and...

Dec 25, 2016

Ann was born Eleanor Ann Genaux on May 13, 1928, in Pullman, WA, to Charles Murray Genaux and Selina Eleanor (McCoy) Genaux. She was 88 years old when she died on Sunday, December 25, 2016, in Mt. Vernon, WA. Ann had been in declining health and entered hospice care after a serious leg fracture.

Dec 21, 2016

Dustin Grobschmit passed away in the early morning of December 21, 2016 while aboard his ship. He was born on October 14, 1980 to David and Tammie Grobschmit at the Skagit Valley Hospital. He was first of three children. Dustin attended Conway Elementary and Mount Vernon High School, in which he graduated in 1999. Shortly...

Dec 21, 2016

Brian, our Christmas Eve surprise arrived December 24, 1994 and became our Christmas Angel on December 21, 2016. He worked very hard to recover but died from injuries sustained in a fall on August 8, 2014. He will be forever 21.

Brian was born 5...

Dec 6, 2016

Anthony "Tony" Lee Chance, 55, passed away on December 06, 2016 in Mount Vernon , WA . He was born August 21, 1961 in Sedro Woolley to John and Lorrie Chance. Tony leaves behind his beloved wife Shirley and their daughter Shantel. He is also survived by his mother, Lorrie Chance, his sister Linda Dawson...

Dec 3, 2016

Everett L. Bartram "Bart" age 82, passed away December 3, 2016 in Mount Vernon, WA. A Memorial Service will be held December 13, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. at Our Saviour's Lutheran Church in Stanwood, WA.A full obituary will follow in the Skagit Valley Herald.

Nov 21, 2016

Ron was born June 17, 1934 in Bismarck, ND to Clarence and Adeline (Nielson) Kesselring; he passed away November 21, 2016 in Bellingham, WA. Ron was preceded in death by his parents, wife: Frances in 2003; son: Brad in 2009. Ron is survived by his wife: Karen; children: Don (Judy), Jerry (Bev), Keith (Mary); siblings:...

Nov 21, 2016

Paul Shields, 27, of Mount Vernon, WA passed away at home on Monday, November 21st.

He was born on September 13, 1989 in Oxnard CA, the son of Dave and Peggy (Brown) Shields.

Paul lived in Ventura...

Nov 15, 2016

Glenda Elsie Farrell, age 70, of Burlington passed away in Mt Vernon on Tuesday, November 15, 2016.

Glenda was born April 28, 1946 in Mt Vernon Washington to Oren and Elsie (Ball) Chase. She grew up in Big Lake and Graduated from Sedro Woolley High School .

Nov 6, 2016

Brian Scheuch passed away at home on November 6, 2016 surrounded by his love B.J. Carol, his children, and his little dog Bella at his side. Born on September 20, 1933 to Carl and Rebecca Scheuch, he was raised in the Laurelhurst area of Seattle and graduated from Roosevelt High School in 1951.  He received a B.S. in Forestry from...

Nov 6, 2016

Sandra Lee Brownfield passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family, on November 6, 2016. Sandra was born December 2, 1948 in Tacoma Wa. She worked for many years as a waitress before she went to work for the Mount Vernon School District, where she remained for 19 years prior to her early retirement in 2010....

Oct 28, 2016

Alice Marie (Muller) Reichlin was born July 21, 1932 in Chehalis, WA and passed away peacefully with her devoted family by her side at Skagit Valley Hospital on Friday October 28, 2016. She was 84 years old.

Raised in the Puyallup Valley, Alice graduated from Sumner High School in...

Oct 26, 2016

Myrtle Y. Olson passed away unexpectly on Wednesday October 26 th at her home. She was born in Valley City , North Dakota to Frank and Louise Gesellchen on May 4th, 1924. She was the 5th of 6 children growing up on the family farm. Her father Frank proudly raised all 6...

Oct 19, 2016

Dorothy B. McCartney, age 99, passed quietly on the morning of October 19, 2016 with her daughter by her side.

Born in Oak Park, IL on February 15, 1917 to parents Irving and Grace (Morey) Brown, she grew up in various places in Illinois and...

Oct 11, 2016

Marjorie Lucille (Baker) La France

Dec. 24, 1921 – Oct. 11, 2016

Our family turned the page and closed the book of our very beloved Mother's life on Tuesday, October 11, 2016, Marjorie La France was  94.

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Sep 30, 2016

Sue was born December 18, 1943 in Mount Vernon, WA to Earl and Anolea "Sis" (Rasmussen) Eddy; she passed away September 30, 2016 at her home in Mount Vernon with family and friends by her side. Sue graduated from Mount Vernon High School in 1962, just a few days later she married Jerry Nicholas Banta on June 11,...

Sep 27, 2016

Jesus Torres age 56, passed away September 27, 2016 in Stanwood , WA.  A Funeral Mass will be held Wednesday, October 5, 2016, 1:00pm at St. Charles Catholic Church in Burlington.

Sep 13, 2016

Ralph lost his battle with cancer after a valiant 6 year fight. He passed away peacefully with family at his side. Ralph was born on November 12, 1950 in Artesia , California to Jan and Ruth Petter. He graduated from high school in Ephrata and attended Skagit Valley College ; he served in the US...

Sep 11, 2016

Kenneth Richard Traywick

Ken was born October 22, 1936 in Inglewood , CA ., first born of Cleve Theodore Traywick and Evelyn Pearl Knoche.

He attended the Christian School until high school attending Inglewood High School , and graduated in 1954.