obituaries

Feb 13, 2016

Tom Boucher

August 30, 1944 to February 13, 2016

On February 13, 2016, Tom Boucher passed away peacefully at Skagit Valley Hospital surrounded by his family.

Tom was dedicated to his family and leaves behind his long-time...

Feb 13, 2016

Catharina (Trina) P. Meyer

(1923-2016)

Trina Meyer, our beloved 92-year-old mother, grandmother and great-grandmother embraced the arms of her Savior Saturday, February 13th, 2016 following a massive stroke which occurr ed 5 days prior to her death.

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Feb 10, 2016

Kathryn Nadine Reinstra

Nadine was born May 19, 1933 in Tecumseh, Nebraska to Sylvan and

Mildred McCoy. She moved to Washington when she was about

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Jan 2, 2016

Dr. Paul D. Johnson, MD, of Mt. Vernon , WA , died in his home surrounded by his family on January 2, 2016.  He was 66 years old. Paul is survived by his wife Kim Kusick; his daughter Heidi Hiatt (Zach) of Auburn, WA and their three children; his son Leif Johnson (Colleen) of Mt....

Dec 24, 2015

John Hammingh of Mount Vernon was called to glory in the early morning of Christmas Eve at the age of 74. He thwarted heart disease and several other ailments for 18 years. They eventually cost him his earthly body – but not his eternal soul.

John was born in...

Dec 21, 2015

Alma Pearl Fleshman passed peacefully in the early morning hours of Dec 21st, She was born April 19, 1919 in Marie, West Virginia, one of 10 siblings born to Charles and Grace Swepston. She is survived by a sister, Grace Ann Bennet. One day after her high school graduation she married Andrew Fleshman and began her life as a...

Dec 20, 2015

JoAnne Bucks age 67, passed away December 20, 2015 in Mount Vernon, Washington.  She was born October 15, 1948 in Kobe, Japan.  JoAnne retired from Lebanon VA Medical Center.  She was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Robesonia, PA, She is survived by her husband David Bucks; daughter Kimberly Cheek; son Gregory Bucks; granddaughter Keera Cheek and her grandsons...

Dec 16, 2015

Vivian Corrine (Erickson) Inman, age 94 of Bow passed away peacefully in her sleep on Wednesday, December 16, 2015. She was born to the late Charles and Lena Erickson on April 2, 1921. Vivian graduated from Burlington High School in 1938 and continued on to receive her beauticians license at the age of 21. She worked in Burlington, then...

Dec 9, 2015

Shirley D. Brown, 85, of Burlington, WA passed away peacefully on December 9, 2015 at Creekside Assisted Living with her loving husband Howard and her family by her side. A memorial service will be held at a later date in Edmonton, Alberta. The family would like to thank all the wonderful help Shirley received at Creekside and from Hospice of...

Dec 6, 2015

Larry L Dargitz, Jr. Larry was born November 9, 1960 at Matthews General Hospital in Burlington; he passed away, unexpectedly of a medical issue, December 6, 2015 at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle. Larry graduated from Burlington Edison High School in 1979. He was so proud to be a part of the Burlington Edison football team to win...

Dec 3, 2015

Ethel June (Nelson) Lind passed away December 3rd, 2015 at Skagit Valley Hospital in Mount Vernon, Wa. She was born June 5th, 1932 to Arthur and Svea Nelson in Mount Vernon. She was named after her aunt Ethel May who died during the flu epidemic of 1918-1919. Ethel lived in the Cedardale district during her childhood and grew up on...

Dec 2, 2015

Jerry Nicholas Banta Jerry was born January 14, 1941 in Everett, WA to Theodore and Evelyn Banta; he passed away December 2, 2015 in Mount Vernon.  Jerry graduated from Burlington Edison High School in 1959, he then went into the US Army stationed at Fort Ord, California.  Following his service he came home and worked with his dad...

Nov 26, 2015

Jean Marie Ogle was called back to the Lord on November 26, 2015. She was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on November 8, 1947. She is survived by her husband of 48 years, Millard "Mickey" Ogle, her children and their spouses, Tim and Gina Ogle, Heidi and James Brown, Jason and Cresta Ogle, grandchildren Tiffany, Alaura, Jacob, Troy, Zoe, Devon, Tyler,...

Nov 24, 2015

James "Jim" Gordon was born December 21, 1951 in Lodi, California.   He went to be with the Lord on November 24, 2015 after a 6 month battle with lung cancer.   He grew up a large part of his life in Sun Valley, Idaho. His parents were in the skiing business and Jim grew up as an avid skier and tried...

Nov 23, 2015

ALDERT 'Al' DE VRIES Al De Vries passed away peacefully on Monday, November 23rd at the Christian Health Center in Lynden WA. Al was born March 7, 1930 in Garyp, Friesland, The Netherlands, to Hilke & Eelkje De Vries.  In his late teens, he completed trade school as a journeyman carpenter, working in the construction industry with his father and...

Nov 21, 2015

James M. Stewart (1942-2015) James M. Stewart (Jim), age 73, passed away peacefully the morning of November 21st at Skagit Valley Hospital after a long and courageous battle with cancer.  Jim was born on June 12th, 1942 in Brandon, Manitoba, Canada to Murray Webster Stewart and Evelyn Ethel Simons.  He spent his early years in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, where he was...

Nov 20, 2015

Glenn Campbell past away Friday, November 20, 2015, in the arms of his beloved wife Barbara in Mount Vernon, WA. He was born Sept. 30, 1937 in Bonaparte, Iowa.  Glenn was born into a large, loving Christian family with 5 brothers and 2 sisters. Growing up on the family farm, he attended school and graduated. He was the...