William Anthony Reinert
Mar 26, 2012
William A. Reinert "Our relief from his suffering having ended remains unmatched by the pain of his absence." On March 26, 2012 we said goodbye to Bill Reinert, our beloved husband, father, uncle and friend. Born near Seguin, Kansas on May 18 1928 to Bertha and Carl Reinert. In 1936 Carl packed up his family of ten and made the...
Dorothy Marie Hagman
Mar 26, 2012
Dorothy Marie Hagman, 83, went home to be with the Lord on March 26, 2012. Dorothy was born to Carl G. Nelson and Maude (Pillsbury) Nelson in Mount Vernon, WA, on March 31, 1928. She lived in Mount Vernon her entire life. She was in the first fifth grade class of the new Lincoln School. In 1946 she graduated from...
Roger Frederick Reep
Mar 16, 2012
Roger Frederick Reep (Wissy), 72, passed away peacefully on March 16th at his home on Camano Island. Roger was born on July 8th, 1939 in Mount Vernon, Washington to Ted and Ruby Reep. He attended Mount Vernon High School where he excelled as a champion pole vaulter and was a member of the MVHS basketball team. He graduated with the...
Patricia (Pat) Van De Brake
Mar 10, 2012
Surrounded by loving family, Patricia (Pat) Van de Brake passed away on March 10, 2012. Born to James and Lillian Brain at their home in Thorp, WA March 21, 1919 her early childhood days were busy riding horses, dancing, and reading. Pat graduated from Thorp High School in 1937. She attended the University of Washington and Central Washington University. Afterward...
Daniel Lee Martin
Feb 29, 2012
Daniel Lee Martin Danny was born December 18, 1958 in Mount Vernon, WA to Claude Martin and Sharon Rasmussen (Lee); he passed away February 29, 2012 at his home on Camano Island surrounded by family. Danny spent his young years travelling due to his fathers military service. Danny did graduate from Mount Vernon High School in 1977. After graduating he...
Audrey I. Carlson-Johnson
Feb 28, 2012
Audrey I. Carlson-Johnson, 74, of Mount Vernon, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother and friend passed away on February 28, 2012 following a courageous battle with cancer. She was born on May 1, 1937 in Anacortes, the daughter of Ilo and LeElla Matteson. She attended both the Conway and Mount Vernon school districts before graduating from Sedro Woolley High School...
Lynn D. "Buck" Compton
Feb 25, 2012
Lynn "BUCK" Compton Our dad, the beloved Lynn Davis "Buck" Compton, age 90, passed away quietly and peacefully at home in Burlington, Washington, February 25, 2012. People around the world know the name of Buck Compton as a commissioned officer with Easy Company, 506th PIR, 101st Airborne, the elite military unit known as the Band of Brothers. Buck was portrayed...
Gloria Kay Meigs
Feb 9, 2012
Gloria Kay Meigs-Nicoll, 71, of LaConner, WA passed away peacefully Thursday, February 9, 2012 surrounded by family and friends. Gloria was born Feb 13, 1940 to Calvin Clinger and Myrtle Lux in Mount Vernon, WA. She married David Nelson in 1958 and had two daughters, Debbie and Denise. After several years of marriage they divorced and Gloria remarried to Jack...
Donald "Don" Duane Smith
Jan 10, 2012
Donald "Don" Duane Smith, 61, of Bellingham, WA passed away Tuesday January 10, 2012 at The Hospice House in Bellingham surrounded by his family. He was born June 27, 1950 in Mount Vernon, WA in the Old Skagit Valley Hospital to John and Phillis Smith. Don was active throughout his whole life beginning in High School where he was a...
Agnes M. Turner
Jan 9, 2012
Agnes M. (Torset, Sawyer) Turner was born on January 20, 1926 to Lars & Eline (Kvenberg) Torset who had emigrated from Norway and settled as farmers in Stanwood, WA. She was the 8th child of ten children; her and her siblings were the first American born generation of our family. Agnes grew up on the family farm and attended schools...
Hollace (Holley) Elizabeth Beall Hoag
Jan 7, 2012
Hollace (Holley) Elizabeth Beall Hoag passed away peacefully on Saturday, January 7, 2012 at home surrounded by her family. She was 93 years old. Holley was born April 23, 1918 in Bismarck, North Dakota in the midst of a world-wide influenza pandemic in which more than 50 million people died. Until age six, she lived in the small town of...
C. David "Dave" Maars
Jan 4, 2012
Dave Maars, age 77, of Edison, WA passed away January 4, 2012 at Skagit Valley Hospital after a very brief 12 day bout with cancer. He graduated from Mount Vernon High School with the class of 1952 and from the University of Washington in 1965 with a degree in chemical engineering. He was employed by Lone Star Industries for 37...
Pauline Phyllis Carlson
Dec 27, 2011
Pauline Phyllis (Friend) Carlson, age 92, passed away on December 27, 2011 in Mount Vernon, WA. She was born on February 25, 1919 in Morgantown, Monongalia, WV, the daughter of Gilbert and Lula Alice (DeWitt) Friend. Leaving the Cheakneck area of WV the family moved to Upper Preston WA, where she met her future husband. She attended school in the...
Terry Calvin Vanallen
Dec 23, 2011
Terry, loving father and brother, passed unexpectedly December, 23 2011. He grew up in Skagit County and attended Mt.Vernon High. Terry began working as a heavy equipment operator at Dunlap Towing Log Yard in LaConner at a young age of 16. His job later took him to Olympia where he met Michelle, his wife. They soon moved to Lake Stevens...
Linford (Sonny) Lawson Richardson
Dec 21, 2011
Linford (Sonny) Lawson Richardson, Jr., 69, went to be with his Lord on Wednesday, December 21, 2011. He was born on December 31, 1941 in Glendale, California to Linford L. Richardson, Sr. and Phyllis A. (German) Richardson. He is survived by his wife of 49 years, Nancy (White) Richardson and a daughter, Robin Annette Richardson, both of Mount Vernon, WA....
Walter S. "Bud" Ebeling
Nov 5, 2011
Walter S. "Bud" Ebeling Bud Ebeling passed away peacefully November 5, 2011 at his home in Mount Vernon. Bud was born December 16, 1932 in Philadelphia, PA to Dr. Walter and Marion Ebeling. Bud enjoyed spending time with his family especially the children He enjoyed being on the water, boating, jet skiing and racing his hydroplane-"Irresponsible". He was an avid...
Courtney Allyse Vink
Sep 27, 2011
Courtney Allyse Vink was born February 5th 1989 in Modesto Ca, to Ted and Lisa Vink. She is survived by her beautiful daughter Madyson Jo Lamb, Her 2 loving sisters Jennifer and Magen Vink, Her soulmate Whit Lamb, Her grandfathers Rodney Britt, Ted G. Vink and Don Hockenberry, Grandmothers Marsha Magin, Wilhelmina Vink, and Connie Vink. She is also survived...
Dolores F. Gamble
Sep 16, 2011
Dolores F. Gamble, age 86, a resident of Lake McMurray, passed away on September 16, 2011 in Edmonds, WA surrounded by family. Dolores was born in Chicago, Illinois on June 7, 1925, the daughter of William Ernest Henley and Frances Green Henley (deceased). She moved to Seattle when she was four after the death of her mother and was raised...
Franklin "Frank" William Rexroth
Sep 13, 2011
After a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer, Franklin "Frank" William Rexroth, age 65, passed away September 13, 2011 at Mira Vista Care Center in Mount Vernon, WA. surrounded by his loving family. Frank was born on June 8, 1946 in Baltimore, Maryland to Franklin William Rexroth Sr. and Marie Sturm. Frank and his father were involved in numerous community activities,...
Ingeborg Beatrice Hixon
Aug 31, 2011
Loving mother and wife Ingeborg Beatrice Hixon met her Maker on Wednesday, August 31, 2011 at HomePlace Care Center in Burlington. Nicknamed "Inke" at HomePlace, she was born in Singen, Germany, on January 4, 1929. In 1957 with three children in tow, she followed her first husband (since deceased) to Washington State ) and resided in Tacoma, where she had...
