William Dale Whitson
May 4, 2013
William D. "Dale" Whitson Dale was born August 31, 1927 in Minot, ND to Wilmer and Gladys Whitson; he passed away peacefully at his home in Mount Vernon May 4, 2013 surrounded by his family. Dale married Ione Gallup June 14, 1953. Dale worked at the Texaco Refinery in Sunburst, MT until relocating to Burlington, WA in 1958 for the...
Linda Kay Nix (Underhill)
May 1, 2013
Linda Kay Nix (Underhill) Linda, of Sedro Woolley, passed away May 1, 2013, after a short battle with cancer. She was born July 31, 1942 in Oklahoma City, OK to Ernest and Edna Nix. Linda was a bartender in many local establishments throughout her working career. She opened up many of the most favorite places such as, Skagit Station Dining...
Patricia Ann Taylor
Apr 26, 2013
Patricia Ann Taylor, a long time resident of Bow, Washington, passed away after a long and courageous battle with cancer on April 26, 2013. Patricia, known as "Pat" to her friends, was born on February 13, 1929 in Duluth, Minnesota to Lucille Taufman and James Miller. In the summer of 1945, she moved to Friday Harbor, Washington with her mother...
Jean Wheatley Brackett
Apr 9, 2013
Jean W. Brackett passed away peacefully at Mt. Glen Retirement center in Mt Vernon, Wa. on April 9, 2013. Jean was born is Wolseley Saskatchewan to a sixth generation Canadian family. She was the daughter of Arthur Leonard and Eva Elizabeth (Martin) Wheatley. Jean had many memories of her childhood on the prairie. She was six when the Titanic went...
Geneva (Dahl) Peth Sasnett
Apr 7, 2013
Geneva (Dahl) Peth Sasnett, lifelong resident of Skagit County, passed away at home in Bow on Sunday April 7th. She was the daughter of Oscar and Marie (Denis) Dahl, born August 27th 1926. She was raised with her four brothers, four sisters and aunt on the Dahl family farm in Bow. Geneva graduated from Burlington-Edison High School ('44); attended Washington...
Corinne Rogers
Mar 31, 2013
Corinne Rogers 1945-2013 Corinne Rogers passed away March 31, 2013. She was born August 1, 1945 in Chicago, Illinois. She attended and graduated from Batavia High School in 1963. Corinne met and married Dennis W. Rogers in 1971 they lived in Batavia, Illinois and then moved to Washington State in 1981. She enjoyed traveling to British Columbia and our National...
Marvin L. Wright
Mar 25, 2013
Marvin L. Wright, 82, passed away on Monday, March 25, 2013 at his home in Mount Vernon, Washington. Marvin was born to Hiram and Thelma May (Austin) Wright, November 7, 1930, in Lemesa in the heart of the west Texas plains. The dustbowl and great depression of 1933 forced the family to move for better prospects in Soda, Texas. In...
Carl Gustav Johnson
Mar 21, 2013
Carl Gustav Johnson, age 62, born on November 12, 1950, passed away on March 21, 2013 from a long illness. He was preceded in death by his father, Oscar Johnson and his mother, Margaret Johnson. Carl, aka: Dad, his wife Debbie's Johon, Yoswede, Gus, Zorro, and Tweety, was born and raised in Skagit County for most of his life. The...
Douglas L Solbeck
Mar 14, 2013
Douglas L Solbeck, died March 14, 2013 at his home in Burlington of cancer. Douglas was born March 20, 1943 in Seattle, WA to Donald and Olga Solbeck. Douglas spent his educational years in Seattle graduating form Ingraham High School in 1961. He started working at The Boeing Company in 1965 until his retirement in 2006. He is survived by...
Albert F Franz
Mar 11, 2013
Albert F Franz Obituary Albert F Franz passed away March 11, 2013 at his home on Fir Island, Mount Vernon, WA. He was born August 30, 1917 at the family homestead in Schrag WA He was the fourth child of six born to Peter and Agnetha (Ewert) Franz. The Franz's were German immigrants, from the Crimea area in Russia where...
Gary J Navert
Mar 5, 2013
Gary J Navert, 70 of Burlington, WA passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, March 5th 2013. He was born in Mount Vernon, and graduated from BEHS the class of 1960. Using his strong work ethics, he began his life's career picking berries for Sakuma Brothers, fueled and serviced cars at Jim Neff Texaco, repaired broken VW's for Mr. Harold Schuur, a...
Roy Little
Mar 2, 2013
Roy Little of Burlington, Washington, passed away March 2, 2013 in Everett, Washington after an extended illness. Born February 6, 1942 in Everett, Washington to Elenore and Warren (Al) Little of Alderwood Manor, he was 71. In 1960, Roy graduated from Edmonds High School and then went on to work at Boeing before attending and graduating Everett Community College and...
John B Hunter
Feb 27, 2013
JOHN B. HUNTER was born in Tucson, Arizona on April 2, 1950 to John W. Hunter and Janet L. Bartee. He passed away in Bellingham, WA February 27, 2013. John graduated from Mount Vernon High School in 1968. He moved to Valdez, Alaska as a young man and began working for Copper Valley Electric Association (CVEA) as a Plant Operator...
Kathryn "Kay" Beatrice Purcell
Feb 17, 2013
Katherine "Kay" Beatrice Purcell April 25, 1915 - February 17, 2013 On Sunday, the morning of February 17, 2013, Kay went peacefully to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. She was surrounded by the love and prayers of her children. As the third daughter of pioneering parents, Kay was born in the Alaska territory of the United States....
Margaret Celia Bishop Johnson
Feb 17, 2013
Margaret Celia Bishop Johnson 89 went to be with the Lord, and the love of her life our father Oscar on Sunday February 17th at Mt. Glenn Retirement. She was the seventh of eight children. She was born on February 13th 1924 to James W. Bishop and Minnie Mae Williamson Bishop in Union South Carolina. Margaret was a very special...
Susan Claire (Anderson) Feiro Claire (Anderson) Feiro
Feb 6, 2013
Susan passed away peacefully on Wednesday February 6, 2013 in Mount Vernon, WA. She was born August 9, 1930 in Basin, Wyoming to Fred and Irene (Ackerman) Anderson her family then moved to Mukilteo, WA where she grew up and attended Everett High School. After graduating from high school she attended Washington State University where she was a member of...
Patricia Yvonne "Pat" Dahl
Jan 25, 2013
Patricia "Pat" Yvonne Dahl Patricia Yvonne Dahl, 88, lifelong resident of Skagit County, passed away January 25, 2013, at the Whatcom Hospice House, surrounded by her loving family. She was born August 1, 1924, in Burlington to McKinley and Frankie (Watkinson) Loop. Soon after graduating from Burlington High School, Pat married Norman Dahl, the love of her life, and they...
Dennis Tomas Hoines
Jan 15, 2013
Dennis Tomas Hoines passed away January 15, 2013 at Providence Hospital in Everett, WA. He was born August 13, 1940 in Stanwood, WA. Dennis served in the US Army from 1962-1965, while in the Army he met his wife, Siegred Lovette, and they married on January 23, 1965 in Orleans, France. The two of them spent their honeymoon in Rome....
Donald John Oldow
Jan 12, 2013
Captain Donald Oldow, sailed away surrounded by loving family at the age of 87, January 12th in Mt. Vernon, Washington. Don was born in Seattle Washington to John and Alta Oldow, Sept. 25, 1925. After the death of his young mother, Alta, his Dad remarried and Freida Oldow who took over the rearing of he & his sister. Don graduated...
Herbert J. Merrill, Jr.
Jan 12, 2013
Herbert J. Merrill Jr. (Big John) passed away in his home on Saturday, January 12th 2013. John was born in Kingsburg, CA on March 7th 1922 to Bessie and Herbert Merrill. He was preceded in death by his parents, a brother Gail Merrill, sister Pauline Merrill, and his wife Mary Merrill. John served in the US Navy during WWII. After...
