obituaries

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.

In...

Aug 18, 2019

Thomas William Robb July 26, 1955-August 18,2019 Thomas William Robb 64, of Arlington WA passed away Sunday August 18, 2019 following a 3+year battle with brain cancer. Tom was born July 26, 1955 in Arlington WA to Arnold and Violet Robb . He graduated Stanwood High School in 1973. Tom was raised on a farm in Stanwood WA, worked...

Aug 17, 2019

Winifred I. (Wallace) Husby passed from this life on Saturday, August 17, 2019 with her family at her side. Winnie was born in Seattle to Charles and Helen Cox on March 13, 1927.  She lived in the Ballard area and married Loren Johnson in 1945. They had two daughters while residing in the Richmond Beach area. In 1953, Winnie...

Aug 12, 2019

Darrell Fandrich

January 31, 1942-August 12, 2019

Darrell was born in Philadelphia, PA. His passion for music began with violin lessons at age 5 in southern California. His love affair with the piano began at age 9 in North Dakota when his parents bought a Baldwin Acrosonic. When he watched the piano tuner open up...

Jul 29, 2019

Nadine Mae (Foster)Coatney

Born May 3, 1923 in Vale, Oregon to Ernest and Laura Foster.

Nadine left us Monday July 29, 2019 while living at Avalon Care Center in Federal Way, Washington.

When Nadine was 13 years old her family, mom, dad and sister Lola moved to Los Altos, California. Nadine attended high...

Jul 28, 2019

Richard Harold Bettger

February 5, 1927 - July 28, 2019

Richard H. Bettger peacefully passed away on July 28, 2019 on Camano Island, Washington at the age of 92.

Born and raised in Sutton, Nebraska, Richard was the youngest son of Frederich and Margaret (Giesler) Bettger, German speaking immigrants from Russia. He was...

Jul 24, 2019

Floyd A. Greene

On July 24th, 2019 Floyd's spirit shed it's mortal shell and ascended to a better place. Floyd was born on Nov 3rd, 1933 in North Dakota. Though he spent most of his life working as a carpenter he was a man of many skills and a sly sense of humor, both of which he...

Jul 22, 2019

Sara (Sally) Turk passed away peacefully at home July 22, 2019 surrounded by her family. She leaves behind her daughters, grandchildren, nieces, nephews, extended family, and her furry companion Oliver.  Sally was a long time resident of Stanwood and touched many lives. She was proceeded in death by her husband Glenn Turk. She will be greatly missed by her...

Jul 21, 2019

Paul Kriegel died on July 21, 2019, the tragic result of a head injury sustained in an accident three days earlier. He passed peacefully on Sunday morning with his wife and children at his side.

Paul was born in Monroe, WA on October 24, 1946 to Fred and Kathryn Kriegel. The eldest of five, he graduated from...

Jul 16, 2019

Alex passed away peacefully at home on July 16, 2019. He was born in Seattle on July 16, 1930 to O. Bernard and Bertha Gedstad. They moved to Stanwood in 1932, and Alex graduated from Stanwood High School in 1951

Alex worked a small dairy farm, raised beef cattle, and owned a sand and gravel business from...

Jul 10, 2019

Michael David Nelson

November 14, 1946 - July 10, 2019 Camano Island, WA

Mike peacefully passed away at the age of 72, surrounded by his beloved family.

Born and raised in Golf, IL, he was the second son of Ralph M. Rocky Nelson and Laverne Nelson. He has fond memories of being raised...