obituaries

Dec 24, 2019

Judith Louise (Hall) Ortega "Judy" of Stanwood Washington passed away from natural causes on December 24th, 2019 at University of Washington Medical Center. She was 68 years old.

Judy was born on November 1st, 1951 in Wendell, Idaho to Emma Mae (Eichholz) and Van Toy Hall. She spent her young life growing up in Glenns ferry ID...

Dec 20, 2019

Ian Keith Graham, born May 18 th , 1939 in Birmingham, England went to be with His Lord and Savior on Friday, December 20 th . Ian is survived by Marvel, his first love and best friend for over 56 years, his two children, Elizabeth Uyehara and Colin Graham, Son-in-law Tony Uyehara and Grandchildren Michael and Stephen Uyehara who...

Dec 17, 2019

Larry "Irish" Solem passed away Tuesday, December 17, 2019 in Marysville, WA. He was born August 27, 1929 in Ballard, WA to Oliva and Ottar Solem. Irish and his family moved to Petersburg, Alaska where he lived until their return to Ballard during the war years. Irish attended Ballard High School where he graduated in 1946. He joined the...

Dec 15, 2019

Diane Vorys Phillips

Diane Vorys Phillips, born November 15, 1946, in Columbus, Ohio, died on Sunday, December 15, 2019, in Stanwood, Washington, following a valiant struggle against the devastating and painful effects of metastatic lung cancer.  Preceded in death by her mother, Cecile  Carpenter Vorys, and father, John Werner Vorys. Survived by her husband of 51 years,...

Dec 12, 2019

Ronald Edwin Backlund, 82, of Silvana, WA died surrounded by family on Dec 12, 2019. Ron was born in 1937 in Lake Stevens, WA, attended Washington Elementary, North Junior, and Everett High (class of 1955).  He was a star swimmer who held the State record in the 100 Free for many years. During the Cuban Missile Crisis, Ron served...

Nov 30, 2019

Dora May "Dodie" Byers passed away on Saturday, November 30, 2019 at the age of 96 at the Evergreen Hospice facility after spending the afternoon together with her family.

Dodie was born on July 10, 1923 in her home in Seattle, WA to Cecil and Tania Branstetter. She attended Lincoln High School in Seattle, graduating in 1942....

Nov 20, 2019

Donald Glancy age 87 of Stanwood, Wa. passed away peacefully on November 20th, 2019. He was born 1932 in Seattle to Doris and Lloyd Glancy. While stationed at Keesler Air Force base in Biloxi Mississippi, Don met Merrilee. They went on to get married on January 7th, 1956. They were always together until she passed in 2015.

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Nov 17, 2019

Robert "Bob" Olsen passed away on Sunday, November 17, 2019 at the age of 88 while surrounded by his loving family at home in Everett, WA, a place he loved dearly and wanted to spend his final days.

Bob was born on January 11, 1931 in Mt. Vernon, WA to Christopher & Minnie (Danielsen) Olsen. He attended...

Nov 16, 2019

Betty Annetta Christoferson

May 10, 1930 - November 16, 2019

Betty Annetta Christoferson passed away peacefully on November 16, 2019 after being surrounded by her loved ones. Born on May 10, 1930 in Bellingham, Washington, she was the eldest child of William and Edna Sneve. Betty grew up with her sister Alice in Silvana, Washington...

Nov 2, 2019

Royce "Corky" Carlson, age 76, beloved husband, father and grandfather passed away Nov. 2nd in an Everett hospital surrounded by his loving family.  He was born at the family home on Sam Street in Monroe, Washington on Nov. 14th, 1942, to Vera and Roy Carlson.  He joined his brother Jerry and sister Sharon.  About four years later his brother,...

Oct 19, 2019

Violet G. Madsen, age 87 of Stanwood, WA, passed away Saturday, October 19, 2019. Violet was a dedicated and loving daughter, wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. She was thoughtful and caring in all that she did. She put others needs before herself. Violet was resilient and optimistic.  Through hardship, health issues and losses she ALWAYS made it through...

Oct 6, 2019

Sandra Rae Williams of Sedro Woolley passed away peacefully on October 6, 2019. She was born April 3, 1946 in Bellingham.

Sandra was kind-hearted, a fantastic cook, and enjoyed playing games with her much loved friends and family. She owned and operated Mom's Café in the early 1990's and later worked at Food Pavilion (Sedro Woolley) and...

Oct 2, 2019

Ron Ryser, loving husband and father passed away peacefully in his home on October 2, 2019. Born in Seattle on December 25th, 1966, Ron was a longtime resident of Camano Island and owner of R & S Construction and Remodel Inc. He is survived by his wife Sandy, son Nate, and daughter Emily; along with his mother Donna, his...

Sep 14, 2019

On  September 14, 2019, James Perry Young, Jr., passed away at the age of 93. The only child of James and Juanita Young, Jim was born October 25, 1925 in the Canal Zone and raised in Pedro Miguel. As a boy, Jim developed his love of music, hunting, and fishing. Following his graduation from Balboa High School, he joined the...

Sep 7, 2019

William Lloyd "Bill" Garrison passed away September 7, 2019 after an extended illness.

He was born 4/21/1927 in Nanaimo BC. He was the 5th son of Mabel and Porter

Garrison and grew up around his father's logging camps. When he was a freshman in

high school the family moved back to Washington State....

Sep 4, 2019

Sharon Lockett passed away at the Warm Beach Community Center on Wednesday September 5th 2019. . She was 86 years old. Born Sharon Elaine Kvande on November 19th 1933 in Everett Washington. Sharon attended the University of Washington and upon graduating set off to Los Angeles to work at the ABC network as a story editor. In 1959 she...

Aug 30, 2019

William O. Bloom

William O. Bloom was born on August 23, 1951 in Mt Vernon, Washington to Lee and Dorothy (Sande) Bloom.

He passed away August 30, 2019 in Stanwood.

He is predeceased by his grandparents Bosco and Eva Bloom and John and Beate Sande. Going before him was his sister,...

Aug 28, 2019

"Millie" was born Mildred Doris Gustafson on June 4, 1924 at Snoqualmie Falls Hospital in Snoqualmie Falls, WA.  Her parents, Lars Gustafson and Elizabeth Johnson, immigrated from Sweden and settled in Snoqualmie in 1921.   She had two sisters (Alyce, Helen) and a brother (Theodore).  Some of her favorite childhood memories were going to parties at the Moose Hall where...

Aug 27, 2019

Vivian June Reedy passed away on August 27, 2019. She was born in Evart, MI to Martha (Davis) and Raymond Hilts. She was preceded in death by her husband, Gerald Reedy and her son Gary Reedy. She is survived by her children Steve (Treva) Brown; Martha Reddkopp; Dale Reedy; Tim (Diane) Reedy and Glenda Turner and many grandchildren, great...

Aug 23, 2019

Geneal Posey Fox, 87, of Stanwood WA passed away Friday, August 23rd, 2019 surrounded by her family.

Geneal grew up in the Flathead Valley, NW part of Montana then moved to Skagit County in 1947. There she attended and graduated from Sedro-Woolley High School. In 1950 then later earned and received her bachelor's degree.

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