obituaries

Nov 15, 2020

Lyle Howard Ottem was born to Harold Edwin Ottem and Edna Lydia Dux-Ottem

On August 14, 1928 at the family home located in Silvana, Washington. Lyle attended grammar school at Silvana School until 1942. He graduated from Arlington High School in 1946. Lyle worked on the family Dairy farm until he was drafted in the military on...

Nov 13, 2020

Margaret "Meg" Bakke passed away in her home on Nov. 13, 2020 in Stanwood, WA due to complications from lymphoma. This was her 7th cancer diagnosis and even though she wanted to fight as she had done many times before, she was unable to recover. Meg was born on July 15, 1933 in The Bronx, NY to her parents,...

Nov 7, 2020

Royce was born on February 4, 1928 in Seattle to Ollie E. and Ruth (Frost) Natoli.  Ollie worked for Bethlehem Steel and Ruth was a homemaker.  Royce had an older sister, Julianne and four years later was joined by another sister Cherie. They grew up in a small house in South Seattle.

As a boy in South...

Nov 3, 2020

Lee Weston 93, went to be the Lord on November 3, 2020 in Burlington, and is now in the Loving care of his God and Savior, Jesus Christ.

He met the love of his life Marion Petterson in Reno and they married on September 9, 1952. Together they welcomed a son Warren into the world who was...

Oct 24, 2020

Wallace R. Middleton Wally Middleton passed away peacefully at home in Stanwood, WA on Saturday October 24, 2020 with his loving wife and family by his side, at age 98. He was born on November 11, 1921 in Snoqualmie, WA and predeceased by his parents, Alex and Verena Middleton, and his two brothers, William and Paul. Wally is survived...

Oct 16, 2020

On October 16th, 2020, Paul Richard Kallgren left us to be with his dad. Paul was born on January 25th, 1955 in Ivanhoe, Minnesota to parents Richard and Carline Kallgren. Paul's family later moved to Epsom, New Hampshire where Paul graduated from Pembroke Academy in 1973. Paul joined the United Stated Coast Guard that same year and served as...

Oct 7, 2020

Alfred "Rusty" Paulus Marti, Jr., age 84, died peacefully at his home at Warm Beach on October 7, 2020. Rusty was born January 5th, 1936 to Alfred and Anne (Harn) Marti in Seattle. He was raised in Rainer Valley, attended St. Edward's Parish School, and was a 1954 graduate of O'Dea High School. He served honorably in the US...

Sep 28, 2020

Paul Charles Pontrello of Stanwood died Monday, September 28 at ManorCare Health Services nursing home in Lynnwood following an eight-year battle with cancer. Born November 3, 1956, he is survived by his parents, Charles and Doris Pontrello of Stanwood, sister Connie Armstrong of Aurora, Colorado and brothers David and Brian Pontrello of Everett and Seattle. Paul grew up in...

Sep 25, 2020

Julian Gladstone was born May 12, 1925. He spent his teenage years in Larchmont, New York before volunteering for the Army Air Corps in 1943. Gladstone flew B-17's with the Eighth Air Force in the European Campaign. In addition to the Air Medal and various decorations and citations his group earned the Presidential Citation with cluster. He received a...

Sep 25, 2020

Doris Olson passed away September 25, 2020. Doris was born in Revillo, SD on November 4, 1934 to Tony and Margaret Leisinger. Doris worked as a meat wrapper until she retired. She traveled the world with her husband, Louie. She had a spirit for adventure and she made many friends around the world. Doris and Louie enjoyed hosting gatherings...

Sep 25, 2020

Julian Gladstone was born May 12, 1925. He spent his teenage years in Larchmont, New York before volunteering for the Army Air Corps in 1943. Gladstone flew B-17's with the Eighth Air Force in the European Campaign. In addition to the Air Medal and various decorations and citations his group earned the Presidential Citation with cluster. He received a...

Sep 24, 2020

Richard Dean Weakley

Richard Dean Weakley, beloved brother, husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and long-time member of the Everett and Granite Falls communities, died on September 24th in Stanwood, surrounded by family. Born in 1932 in Hoxie, Kansas, he graduated from high school in Eugene, Oregon followed by a bachelor's degree from Lewis and Clark College. He also...

Sep 22, 2020

Doris passed away at home, peacefully in her sleep, of natural causes. She was born and raised on a farm in Brantford, North Dakota, and left to attend college in Seattle. She graduated from Pacific Lutheran College with a degree in chemistry and enjoyed the challenges of working in the medical field, notably with ultrasound when it was on...

Sep 22, 2020

William R (Bill) Williams

February 28, 1923 – September 22, 2020

As this Harvest Season came to its close, William R (Bill) Williams passed on to start a "new chapter", as he put it, on September 22, 2020.

Bill was born in Cicero (near Arlington), Washington, on February 27, 1923 to Hal &...

Sep 21, 2020

Connie passed away at Brookdale Assisted Living in Stanwood on Sept. 21 at the age of 87. She was a beloved wife of Jack, mother of Janet (Brannon) Shapley Ames, Marianne Norden, Mike (Becky), Brian (Tiffany), and Karin Sather. Grandmother of Jake and Erik Shapley, Kelsey and Lindsey Norden, Clayton Hevly, Mackenzie Hevly, and Ryan and Hannah Sather.

Sep 16, 2020

E. Nelvin Botten, beloved husband to Jeanne (Bjornton), brother to twin Joyce Strand (Robert), father to Jeffrey Botten (Toni Burton) and Tamara Riggs (Craig) and grandfather to Sam, Daylen, Micah, Megan and great grandfather to five, passed away at age 91 on Wednesday September 16th, 2020 at Tamara's house in Stanwood, WA after a short battle with cancer.

Sep 13, 2020

Maxine B. Miller Knapik, 90, of Camano Island and most recently Burlington, WA passed away Sunday, September 13th, 2020.

She was born December 27th, 1929 in Vancouver, BC., Canada to Asa B. Miller and Jane E. Carroll.

She attended Fairview High School of Commerce in Vancouver her freshman and sophomore year and then attended Lewis...

Sep 11, 2020

Susan Marie Wells May 28,1973 – September 11,2020 Susan Marie Wells passed away unexpectedly on 09-11-2020. Her health had been declining over the last year. She is survived by her Father Arne Bodtker, Brothers Mark & Robert Bodtker. Susan was born on 05-28-1973 and was adopted by her loving parents Arne & Sandra Bodtker at the age of 3...

Sep 7, 2020

Steven "Kramer" Molitor 12/05/1954 - 09/07/2020

At the age of 65, Steven Wayne Molitor passed away unexpectedly in his home, in Stanwood, Washington. Steven was born in Oak Harbor, Washington, on December 5th, 1954 to Cyril and Eleanor (Noggle) Molitor. Steve traveled far and wide during his childhood, as his father Cy was in the The United...

Sep 5, 2020

Daniel Lee Sill peacefully passed away on September 5th, 2020. He left a legacy of fighting to the end for something you want. Dan was able to spend his final days around family watching his children and grandchildren play, laugh and argue. Dan's last request was to see his grandchildren prior to leaving this world, and he fought to...