June P. Pearce
Dec 22, 2008
June P Pearce June P. Pearce died December 22, 2008 after a brief hospitalization at Skagit Valley Hospital in Mount Vernon with family by her side. She was born October 24, 1930 to George and Iola Potter in Anacortes. June was raised and educated in La Conner. She married Roy Etter in 1947 and had two children, Jim and Shelah....
Violet G. Hilbert
Dec 19, 2008
Violet – Taq Se Blu – Anderson Hilbert Upper Skagit Elder b. July 24, 1918 – d. December 19, 2008 Violet was preceded in death by parents, Louis Jimmy and Charlie Anderson; husband, Henry Don Hilbert; sons, Denny Woodcock and Ron Hilbert-Coy. She is survived by daughter, Lois Schluter and her husband Walter; grandson, Jay Samson and wife Bedelia; granddaughter,...
Kathleen Ann Huttenstine
Dec 10, 2008
Kathleen Ann Huttenstine died peacefully in her home on Samish Island on December 10, 2008 after a courageous battle with lung cancer. A dedicated and caring wife and mother to her husband Doug and son Brady, she was loved so much. Kathy was born on December 21, 1954 at West Point, New York and her early life evolved around her...
Flint Ross Howerton
Dec 8, 2008
Flint Ross Howerton age 36 passed away December 8, 2008 in Wyoming from a truck accident. He was born August 3 1972 in Spokane Washington. He grew up in Tenino WA and later moved to Skagit County. He is survived by Darlene Howerton and their 3 children Crystal, Michael and Tiffany; His fiancée Jennifer and 2 children Brett and Sierra;...
David E. Cartwright
Dec 3, 2008
David E. Cartwright age 82 passed away December 03, 2008 in Mount Vernon. He was born in Stone County, AR on April 10, 1926 to David and Sarah Cartwright. Born and raised in Arkansas and then moved to Washington in 1942. He then met his wife Virginia and they married in 1945 in Yakima. They had 5 boys and 1...
Lloyd Baker
Nov 29, 2008
Lloyd George Baker Dec. 12, 1916 – Nov. 29, 2008. A Life Well Lived. Lloyd left this life peacefully on the evening of November 29, 2008 at the age of 91. Born the youngest of three sons to Arthur and Ellen Baker, Lloyd grew up in West Seattle and graduated from West Seattle High School, Class of 1936. He joined...
Anthony "Tony" B. Rees
Nov 27, 2008
"We'll miss you most of all scarecrow" -Dorothy On November 27th, 2008, a day to be thankful, we are thankful that our cherished husband, father, papa, brother and friend is finally at peace in Heaven. In his final days, Tony was surrounded by family who loved and cared for him as he did so many in his life. As he...
Laura Ann Wilson
Nov 26, 2008
Laura Ann Wilson age 49 passed away of metastatic breast cancer at her home in Sedro Woolley with her Daughters by her side on November 26, 2008. She was born October 30, 1959 in San Diego, CA to Neil and Ann Miller. She was raised by her Grandparents Vernon and Hazel Siddens in Mount Vernon, WA until the age of...
James L. Griepsma
Nov 16, 2008
James L. Griepsma Jim was born January 23, 1951 in Artesia, California; he passed away November 16, 2008 in Mount Vernon, following a brief encounter with lung cancer. He was a loving husband to Grace, a devoted father to Pauline and James D. and a proud grandfather of Tanya and Kassidy. He had a passion for farming, love of cows...
Carlos Garcia
Nov 15, 2008
Carlos Garcia Carlos was born November 17, 1944 in Toppenish, WA to Jesse and Mary Garcia; he passed away November 15, 2008 in Seattle, at the VA Medical Center. Carlos' family moved to the Skagit County area when he was 13. He attended Mount Vernon schools until enlisting in the US Navy at the age of 17, where he completed...
Georgia Jane Schopf
Nov 13, 2008
Georgia Jane Schopf Georgia was born December 15, 1935 in Bellingham, WA to George and Elizabeth Edquist; she passed away, after a courageous battle with cancer, November 13, 2008 in Mount Vernon, surrounded by her family,. Georgia was raised in Lyman, WA, she graduated from Sedro Woolley High School in 1953. She was a travel agent for 10 years. She...
Miriam Kathryn Schodde
Nov 10, 2008
Miriam Kathryn Schodde graduated to heaven on November 10, 2008. She was born July 23, 1907 in Jamestown, North Dakota, and moved to Buckley, WA with her family at age 9. She married Herman Schodde in August 1931 and they raised two daughters. In 1972 Miriam retired from Puget Sound Power and Light with 35 years of service. She enjoyed...
Sarah Adelaide Dale
Nov 5, 2008
Sarah Adelaide Dale, age 102, passed away in her sleep on November 5, 2008. She was born in Matsqui Prairie, B. C. Canada to William and Nellie Dale and was preceded in her death by two brothers, Edwin Francis Dale of Clearwater, FA and William Morris Dale of Whidbey Island, WA. At an early age, her family moved to a...
Margje Boer
Nov 2, 2008
Margje Boer 1915-2008 Margje Boer, 93, of Mount Vernon, Washington died peacefully at the Life Care Center on Sunday, November 2, 2008. Margje was born in Zegveld, Holland on October 28, 1915, to Leendert & Marrigje (VanDoorn) Brak. She and her husband, Arie, immigrated to the United States in 1948 with four children under the age of six. After living...
Donald Girard Belisle
Oct 27, 2008
Donald Girard Belisle passed away at his home in Burlington, Washington with his loving family at his side on October 27, 2008. Donald was born in Adams, Massachusetts on October 7, 1929 the second of four children born to Wilfred and Irene Belisle. After finishing trade school, he joined the U.S. Navy in 1947 when he was only 17 years...
Herbert William Jones
Oct 24, 2008
Herbert W. Jones, 87, of Mt. Vernon, WA, with his family at his side, left his earthly home on Friday, October 24, 2008 to rest in the arms of Jesus. He left behind many who love him dearly & will miss him greatly. Herbert was born on December 26, 1920 in Sedro-Woolley to Louis & Zelma Jones, and had many...
James Cress
Oct 18, 2008
James "Jim" Cress age 62 passed away October 18, 2008 in Mount Vernon from a motorcycle accident. He was born May 13, 1946 in Chicago IL. He moved to Skagit Valley in 1989 and started Skipper Cress Yacht Sales in Anacortes and then became C.E.O of Nordic Tugs. He enjoyed boating, motorcycles, sprint cars but his main passion was his...
Thomas Joseph Pollino
Oct 9, 2008
Thomas Joseph Pollino Thomas J. Pollino, longtime Mt. Vernon educator died in Mt. Vernon on October 9, 2008, at the family home. Tom was born in Rochester, New York on November 20, 1932 to parents Mary and James Pollino. In 1933, the family moved to California with his beloved paternal grandparents, Tom and Salvatricia Pollino, to seek opportunity in the...
Ernest A. "Ernie" Dahl
Sep 27, 2008
Ernie Dahl, 76, life long resident of Skagit County, passed away September 27, 2008 following a brief battle with liver cancer. Born February 27, 1932 in Bellingham, Washington to Oscar and Marie (Denis) Dahl. He was educated in the Edison area, and graduated with the class of 1950 from Burlington-Edison High School. Always a hard worker, Ernie started out milking...
Paul John Lienau
Sep 27, 2008
Paul John Lienau Paul was born January 20, 1937 in Mitchell, SD to Walter and Mary Ann Lienau. He passed into the loving arms of his Heavenly Father on September 27, 2998 at his home, in his own bed with loving family surrounding him. In 1958 he married Donna Burckhard and they had 3 sons: Michael, David and Jeffrey. In...
