Willard "Bill" Hanson
Apr 3, 2015
Willard Bill Hanson passed away peacefully on Good Friday, April 3rd 2015 in Mount Vernon WA. with family around him. Bill was born in Mount Vernon on June 1st, 1927 to Herman and Myrtle Hanson. He grew up in Conway WA. and graduated from MVHS in the class of 1945. Bill spent his youth hunting ducks and trapping muskrats along...
Kathleen "Kathy" Gladys Anderson
Apr 2, 2015
Kathleen "Kathy" Gladys Anderson, 71, was received into Jesus' loving arms on April 2nd, 2015 after a valiant battle with cancer. Her strong devotion to her family and her firm belief in God guided her through this journey and ultimately gave her peace. Born on May 17th, 1943 in Seattle, Washington to Keith and Myrtle Mahler, Kathy grew up in...
Theodore "Ted" Edward Cole
Mar 31, 2015
Ted Cole, 67, passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by his family on March 31, 2015 after a long battle with cancer. Ted was born in Grants Pass, Oregon, May 4, 1947 to Jesse and Anna Powell. He moved to Sunnyside, Washington in 1962, and graduated from Sunnyside High School in 1966. He met his wife, Sherri in 1967 and...
Wallace Edward Botsford
Mar 25, 2015
Wallace Edward Botsford passed away peacefully on March 25, 2015. A beloved husband, father and grandfather, Wally will be remembered as a energetic man who cared greatly for his family, had a quick wit and felt most at home fishing the waters of Southeast Alaska. Wally was born on March 9, 1938, to Helen and Wallace Botsford. He and his...
Richard G. Sjogren
Mar 24, 2015
Raymond G. Sjogren, age 97, passed away March 24th, 2015 in Mount Vernon. Born July 20th, 1917 in Sisseton, South Dakota to John and Beda Sjogren; one of 6 children. He came to Skagit County in 1937. In his early life he worked as a farmer, welder, carpenter, and at a shake mill in Bow. During WWII he served in...
Violet (Roach) Drake
Mar 14, 2015
Violet (Roach) Drake was born March 19, 1936 to William and Lilly Roach, in Litchfield Illinois. She was one of fourteen children. Violet passed away just before her 79th birthday on March 14, 2015, surrounded by her children. Violet was working at a restaurant in her hometown when she was introduced to her first husband Don Drake. She followed Don...
Bert Butterworth
Mar 11, 2015
Bert Butterworth was born Dec 31st 1922 in Seattle, WA to Carol (Cal) E and Marion Ellerbeck Butterworth. He died March 11, 2015 in Palm Springs, CA He attended Seattle public school, John Hay grade school and Queen Anne H.S. He joined the WA National Guard in 1939 and was called to active duty Sept 16th, 1940. He completed pilot...
Mary Louise Gurney
Mar 11, 2015
Mary Gurney was born in the family home, in the Ballard District of Seattle, on June 4, 1919. She joined a 13 month old sister, Elva. Her parents, Harry and Freda Bergman, were immigrants from the Medelpad Province of Sweden. They were married in Vancouver, B.C. In 1920 Mary's parents sold their home in Ballard and bought a "stump farm"...
Dolores "Dodie" Hanson
Mar 10, 2015
Dodie was born in Mount Vernon on October 5th, 1930 to Emil and Enice Wendland. She grew up in Mount Vernon and graduated from MVHS in the class of 1949. On April 14th, 1951 Dodie married Willard (Bill) Hanson at the Mount Vernon First Baptist Church. They made their home on the hill and raised four children. Dodie loved her...
Maria Luisa Valera
Feb 26, 2015
Maria Valera, age 45 passed away February 26, 2015 in Mount Vernon, WA. A closed casket visitation will take place Friday, February 27, 2015 from 3:00p.m. until 5:00p.m. at Hawthorne Funeral Home, Mount Vernon WA. Rosary will be prayed at the Vigil Sunday, March 1, 2015, 7:00 p.m. at Immaculate Conception Church, Mount Vernon. A Funeral Mass will take place...
Marguerite Marie (Alm) Johnson
Jan 24, 2015
Marguerite was born in Mount Vernon, Washington to Edward and Tyra (Elde) Alm on May 21, 1929. She passed away on January 24, 2015 after a short courageous battle with cancer. Marguerite grew up on McLean Road in west Mount Vernon and graduated from Mount Vernon High School in 1947. She married Allen E. Johnson on September 12, 1952. Her...
Ronald James Sager
Jan 15, 2015
Ronald James Sager, 73, was called to Gods' team on Thursday, January 15, 2015. He was born in Tacoma, WA on June 4, 1941 to C. Earl and Pauline Sager. When he was young the family moved to Big Lake where he graduated from Sedro Woolley High in 1959. In 1963 he considered himself the luckiest man in the world...
Donald James Finsen
Jan 10, 2015
Donald James Finsen went to meet his maker on January 10th 2015 at the Fidalgo Care Center, Anacortes. He was born in Anacortes, Washington February 3rd, 1923. He is preceded in death by his parents Lester and Adaline Finsen, wife Mary of 47 years (5-2-94), brother Duane (5-1-02), sister Joyce (Finsen) 5-4-14 and husband Cecil Dillard (1-10-2010). He is survived...
John Thomas Brannan
Dec 27, 2014
John Thomas Brannan, a longtime Mount Vernon resident, passed away December 27, 2014 at the family home. He was born June 19, 1925 in Wilson Creek, Washington, the son of John W. and Louise Brannan. He graduated from Clarkson High School in 1943 and joined the U.S. Navy upon graduation. He served submarine duty in the South Pacific. After WWII...
Charlotte Marie Sargent
Dec 26, 2014
Charlotte Marie Sargent Grandma Charlotte passed away at home on 12/26/14 surrounded by her loving family. Her courageous battle with cancer ended three days shy of her 81st birthday. Born Dec 29th, 1933 in Baker Montana to Raymond & Vivian Bundlie. She moved to Vancouver WA at the age of 9. When she was 14, her high school, Laughlin High,...
Beatrice Amee Horton
Dec 23, 2014
Beatrice Amee Horton, of Mount Vernon, passed away after a brief illness, with the loving presence of family by her side. She was 93. Bea was born in Spokane, Washington and she graduated from Rogers High School. She then enrolled at Eastern Washington University. At EWU she met the love of her life, Arch Horton. They married in 1940 at...
Gwendolyn Hope Thompson
Dec 11, 2014
Gwen Thompson passed away peacefully with her daughter Diane and granddaughters Kimberly and Kelly at her side on December 11, 2014. She was born in Chadron, Nebraska on July 16, 1922 to George and Hilda Fox. Gwen's family moved to Deming, Washington in the 1930's and she graduated from Mt. Baker High School in 1940. She married Al Thompson, the...
Susan Frances Witten
Nov 30, 2014
Susan Frances Witten (Peterson) died Sunday, November 30th, 2014. She passed away peacefully in her home after battling liver cancer. She was preceded in death by her father (Joseph Peterson), her mother (Alma Jenny), her step-father (Harold Jenny), two brothers (Victor Jenny and Mark Peterson) and her sister (Sandy Jenny). She is survived by her husband (Donald Witten), son (Philip...
Mark Andrew Iverson
Nov 13, 2014
Mark Andrew Iverson December 14, 1954 - November 13, 2014 Mark Andrew Iverson, 59, a fabulous son, brother, uncle and friend has left this world less one artist on November 13, 2014. He is missed beyond words and has only been gone days. We will endure the pain of his loss, knowing that he is celebrating the chance to reconnect...
Bethel Granahan
Nov 12, 2014
Bethel Granahan, passed away peacefully at LaConner Retirement Inn on November 12, 2014. She was 96 years old, born in Waterloo, Iowa on May 24, 1918. Bethel married Henry E. Granahan on September 20, 1938 in Cresco, Iowa. In December 1957 the family moved to Whatcom County where they operated a dairy farm for 18 years, retiring in 1974 to...
