Mildred F. Grella
Apr 22, 2011
Mildred F. Grella Mildred was born August 27, 1919 in Steelton, Pennsylvania to Lawrence and Florence Nessel and she passed away on Good Friday, April 22, 2011 in Bellevue, Washington with her family and friends by her side. Mildred was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister and aunt. She enjoyed spending time with her family, attending church services, walking...
Mercedean "Merc" Joyce Bagley
Apr 19, 2011
Dearest wife, mother, sister, Nana, auntie and friend, Mercedean Joyce (Olson) Bagley, 78, a lifelong resident of Mount Vernon, Washington, passed away on Tuesday, April 19th after a short illness. She was born September 12, 1932 in Oberlin, Kansas and moved with her family to Mount Vernon in 1943. She graduated Mount Vernon High School class of 1950. Merc worked...
Rosalie Omholt
Apr 18, 2011
Rosalie J. (VanPelt) Omholt, 83 of Burlington, WA, passed away April 18, 2011. Rosalie was born December 12, 1927, in Renton, WA to Simon and Johanna (Schols) VanPelt. Rosalie met and began dating Archie (Harlan) Omholt in her freshman year. World War II came along and separated them for two years. Rosalie graduated from Mt. Vernon High School in 1946....
Melvin Jordan Sheridan
Apr 15, 2011
Melvin Jordan Sheridan went to be with his Lord and Savior on April 15th, 2011 at the age of 81. He was at home with his best friend and loving wife of 64 years, Ruby Ila Sheridan. Mel was a man of God with strong family values; family was his number one priority. His family, all 42+ of us, cherished...
Barbara Ann (Buser) Hudson
Apr 14, 2011
Barbara Ann (Buser) Hudson, born November 27th, 1942 in Detroit, Michigan, passed away peacefully at Skagit Valley Hospital on Wednesday, April 13th, 2011, after a short but courageous battle with cancer. She was 68 years old. Barb was born in Detroit and was raised in Grand Rapids, Michigan. She started her career at Michigan Bell while in high school and...
Barbara A. (Buser) Hudson
Apr 13, 2011
Barbara Ann (Buser) Hudson, born November 27th, 1942 in Detroit, Michigan, passed away peacefully at Skagit Valley Hospital on Wednesday, April 13th, 2011, after a short but courageous battle with cancer. She was 68 years old. Barb was born in Detroit and was raised in Grand Rapids, Michigan. She started her career at Michigan Bell while in high school and...
Spencer Lemay Hegwood
Apr 1, 2011
Spencer LeMay Hegwood Spencer Hegwood passed away on April 1, 2011 at Skagit Valley Hospital in Mt.Vernon, WA from complications of Multiple Sclerosis. Spencer was born on April 5 1961 in Hammond LA to Farrell Spencer & Marjory Lois (Adams) Hegwood. During Spencer's childhood he saw and lived in many places around the United States; MS, CA, AK, HI, Bayview...
Jewell Marie Stokes
Mar 29, 2011
Jewell Stokes passed away March 29, 2011 in Mount Vernon, WA. She was born September 12, 1925 in Hugo, Oklahoma. Jewell married Ed Stokes on March 14, 1942 in Amarillo, Texas. They moved to Redlands, California and in 1959 they moved to Riverside, California to be closer to Ed's work. Jewell went to work with the Alvord School District working...
Theodore Michael Curtis
Mar 28, 2011
THEODORE MICHAEL CURTIS (1922-2011) Theodore "Ted" Michael Curtis went home to be with the Lord on March 28, 2011. He was born on May 15, 1922 to George and Anna Zukovich in the small coal-mining town of Clymer, PA. He was the youngest of six children. Ted spent his early years in Clymer and then joined the Army for a...
Arild Ottesen
Mar 20, 2011
Arild Ottesen passed away March 20, 2011 in Mount Vernon, WA. He was born May 02, 1929 in Tromso, Norway. Arild married in Tromso, Norway in 1956 to Ingrid Jenssen and then they immigrated to Canada. After a few years in Canada they immigrated to the United States and settled in Seattle. For many years he worked as an Electrician...
Robert Henry Minkler
Mar 15, 2011
Robert Henry Minkler, an 86-year-old resident of Sedro Woolley, passed March 15th at The Mountain Glen Retirement. His family wants to sincerely thank the staff at Life Care of Skagit Valley, Mountain Glen Retirement and Skagit Valley Hospice for the attentive care, patience and support. Bob was born in Montesano, Washington on January 23, 1925, third son with a younger...
Betty L. Schaletzke
Feb 27, 2011
Betty L. Schaletzke, age 78, of Mount Vernon, WA, went to be with her Lord and Savior on February 27, 2011 at Mira Vista Care Center. Betty was born on September 16, 1932 near Eagle Butte, South Dakota to parents John and Allie VanderPol; she was the youngest of nine children. She moved to Lynden, WA at the age of...
David "Barney" Manrique
Feb 21, 2011
David "Barney" Manrique, age 49, died Monday, February 21, 2011. He was born on October 21, 1961 in Toppenish, Washington to Guadalupe and Albina Manrique. David grew up in Burlington, Washington. Surviving David are his daughter Lilliana Manrique; son Ely Leos; five grandchildren, Joseph, Joshua, Divina, Benito and Ely; mother Albina Manrique; eleven brothers: James Manrique (Linda), Blue Manrique, Joe...
Harry K Armintrout
Feb 5, 2011
Harry K Armintrout Harry was born February 6, 1924 in East Stanwood, WA to Ira and Nola Armintrout; he passed away peacefully February 5, 2011 at his home in Mount Vernon. After graduation Harry joined the US Army Air Corps during WWII. After his honorable discharge, he went back to work for the Carnation Company in Mount Vernon. He was...
Colleen "Connie" Lane Ringman
Jan 29, 2011
Colleen Lane Ringman "Connie" Connie was born October 28, 1928 in Everett, WA to Howard and Agnes Searles; she passed away peacefully at her home January 29, 2011 in Burlington. She worked for Scott Paper Company for over 20 years in Everett. She moved to Skagit Valley in 2008 to be closer to her daughter and family. She loved being...
Wilma L. Rodahl
Jan 25, 2011
Wilma Leeilah Rodahl, 90, died January 25, 2011 at Skagit Valley Hospital in Mount Vernon, Washington. She was born to William and Goldie Curran in Bridgeport, Nebraska on July 29, 1920. As a young child her family moved to Tacoma where she was raised and graduated from Lincoln High School in 1938. Wilma met Al Rodahl in 1938. While watching...
Rhea J. Patterson
Dec 21, 2010
Rhea Jean McMains Patterson 1918-2010 Rhea Patterson passed peacefully on Dec. 21, 2010. She was the daughter of Ralph and Bertha McMains of Stanwood, WA. She attended school in Cedarhome, Mt. Vernon Union High School and Business College. Rhea Patterson was employed for over 30 years as a secretary at Sea First Bank and Bank of America in Mount Vernon...
Kevin Alan Corwin
Dec 17, 2010
Kevin Alan Corwin, 46, passed away on December 17, 2010. He was born on August 13, 1964 in Seattle to Judith and Raymond Corwin. He was raised in Lynnwood, WA and graduated from Meadowdale High School in 1982. He was an avid Cougar fan, having graduated from WSU with a BA in Business Administration in 1986. He married Suellen Maki...
Daniel R. Mendoza
Dec 4, 2010
Daniel R. Mendoza Daniel R. Mendoza was born on June 18, 1934 in Brooklyn, New York and passed away at home in Mount Vernon on December 4, 2010. He was the fourth son of James and Loretta (Mulligan) Mendoza and was raised in Hell's Kitchen, downtown Manhattan. He could tell a thousand stories about those early years. As a youth,...
John O Johnson
Dec 1, 2010
John O. Johnson, 83, surrounded by family and friends, passed away at Providence Medical Center on Wed., Dec. 1, 2010. John, a life-long resident of Skagit County, was the son of Otto and Jennie Johnson who emigrated from Sweden. He graduated from Sedro- Woolley High School in 1944 and worked on the family farm until he began hauling freight for...
