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Gene G Hickok

Gene G Hickok

May 31, 2016

Gene G. Hickok 06/18/1922 – 05/31/2016 With his family at his side, Gene Gale Hickok, age 93, passed away on May 31, 2016 at his dearly loved beach home on Camano Island where he acted as water commissioner for the Port Susan Terrace Association for more than 40 years. Gene's passing followed a hospital stay with pneumonia and Parkinson's related...

Maureen Janice Lawhon

Maureen Janice Lawhon

May 29, 2016

Entered into Eternal Rest – May 29, 2016 Maureen Lawhon (Renie) Camano Island, WA. Formerly from Sparks, NV. Born in Los Angeles CA. Adopted from the Children's Home Society at six weeks to her parents, Les & Gert Orr, who preceded her in death. Renie grew up in Bellflower CA, where she met her husband in church at the age...

Albert Keith Anderson

Albert Keith Anderson

May 20, 2016

Albert Keith Anderson Albert "Keith" Anderson, 90, passed away Friday, May 20, 2016 at his residence in Everett. Private family services will be held at Tahoma National Cemetery in Kent, Washington under the direction of Gilbertson Funeral Home, Stanwood, Washington. Keith was born September 25, 1925 in Portland, Oregon, the son of Eleanor and Albert Anderson. He lived in Havre,...

Albert Keith Anderson

Albert Keith Anderson

May 20, 2016

Albert Keith Anderson Albert "Keith" Anderson, 90, passed away Friday, May 20, 2016 at his residence in Everett. Private family services will be held at Tahoma National Cemetery in Kent, Washington under the direction of Gilbertson Funeral Home, Stanwood, Washington. Keith was born September 25, 1925 in Portland, Oregon, the son of Eleanor and Albert Anderson. He lived in Havre,...

David Ray Loomis

David Ray Loomis

May 19, 2016

David Ray Loomis peacefully departed earth on May 19th, 2016. He was born on 1-30-1947 in Mount Vernon, WA. He graduated from Conway Grade School, Mount Vernon High School in 1965, and attended WSU. He then served in the Army Reserves. During his years in the WA State Patrol David was Driver/Bodyguard for Gov. Dixy Lee Ray. As a Limo...

Mary Jane Jones

Mary Jane Jones

May 18, 2016

Mary J. Jones Mary J. Jones peacefully passed from this life into the loving arms of her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on May 18, 2016, at Providence Regional Medical Center in Everett, WA. She was born in Winfield, KS, to Raymond Harold Peterson and Helen Virginia Bloomberg. She attended Winfield Public Schools, graduating from Winfield High School in 1961....

Marilyn W Ruckman

Marilyn W Ruckman

May 15, 2016

Marilyn Winde (Lynn) Ruckman passed away peacefully in her home on May 15, 2016, surrounded by her loving family. Her passing freed her from her long, brave battle with cancer. Lynn was born February 7, 1945 in Los Angeles, CA. Shortly after, her family moved back to Everett, WA. She studied abroad in Turkey and graduated from Everett High in...

John Wayne Carter

John Wayne Carter

May 12, 2016

John Wayne (Jack) Carter passed away peacefully, with his family by his side, at his Camano Island home on May 12, 2016 after a brave battle with cancer. Jack was born April 9, 1948 in Eau Claire, WI, son of William Edward and Louise Theresa Carter. He attended Port Angeles high school and Olympic College in Bremerton, WA. He also...

Herman Robert Van Lier

Herman Robert Van Lier

May 4, 2016

Herman Robert Van Lier (1939 – 2016) Herman Robert Van Lier passed away suddenly at his home at Warm Beach on Wednesday, May 4th, with his family present. Herm was born November 3rd, 1939, to Dr. Pieter and Nelly Van Lier in Semarang on the Island of Java, in what was then the Dutch East Indies. When the Japanese invaded...

Carol Jean Jordan

Carol Jean Jordan

May 3, 2016

Carol Jean Jordan was born in Mount Vernon, Washington on May 26, 1928 to Bert and Maymie Robinson and entered her heavenly home on May 3rd 2016. Carol grew up in Mount Vernon, graduating from Mount Vernon High School with the class of 1946. She attended Skagit Valley College and the University of Washington. After college, she worked at her...

William C Strever

William C Strever

May 2, 2016

William Strever, 1/14/1954-5/2/2016 Bill was born in Sayner, Wisconsin on January 14th, 1954 to Carl and Jane Strever. An army brat, he spent his early childhood in Frankfurt, Germany before moving around to several states including Virginia, Texas, and Kansas. In Bill's early teens, the family settled on Camano Island, where they built the Camano Island Airfield, then called Strev-Air....

Michael Ellis Tanner

Michael Ellis Tanner

Apr 30, 2016

Michael Ellis Tanner September 16th, 1941 - April 30th, 2016 Beloved husband, Dad, and Grandpa, Mike Tanner, died April 30 from a head injury. He fell against a piece of furniture and discovered 5 days later that there was blood leaking into his brain. He was on a blood thinner which normally is safe. It was a combination of the...

Shirley H Carlson

Shirley H Carlson

Apr 17, 2016

Shirley H. Carlson 87 of Marysville, WA died Sunday April 17, 2016. Born July 17 1928 she was the 5th of 6 children born to Hannah and Pete Peterson in Hoquiam, WA. Survived by two sons Gene Wilson and Marke Wilson , 5 Grand Children and 3 Great Grand Children. She was Preceded in death by her husband Wally ....

P Lynne Federspiel

P Lynne Federspiel

Apr 16, 2016

P.Lynne Federspiel 79 of Stanwood, WA died , Saturday, April 16, 2016. Lynne was born to Patrick Joseph O'Neill and Annette Tudor O'Neill on December 2, 1936 in Seattle, WA. She grew up in North Seattle area and attended Blessed Sacrament and Holy Names. She graduated from Seattle University in 1958 with her teaching degree and taught for a few...

Ellen Jean Nelson

Ellen Jean Nelson

Apr 1, 2016

Ellen Jean "Peggy" Nelson born on August 16, 1928 in Mt. Vernon, WA passed away at her home in Redmond, WA on April 1, 2016 with her loving and devoted husband Ben by her side. She was the daughter of Ellen and Elmer Ramberget of Stanwood, Washington. The nickname Peggy seemed to be a mystery as to its origin, however...

Marilyn Augusta Ellingsen

Marilyn Augusta Ellingsen

Mar 30, 2016

Marilyn Ellingsen peacefully went home to the Lord on March 30, 2016. She is preceded by her husband Harold, her sister Shirley and her mom, Alice. She leaves behind her 6 children, their spouses, and her 8 grandchildren and her grandson: Linda & Herm Atkins; Lori & Mike Dunbar & their son Franky; Diane & Tom Eidsmoe, their sons Mike,...

Donald C Hayes

Donald C Hayes

Mar 29, 2016

Dr. Donald C. Hayes of Camano Island, Washington passed away on Tuesday, March 29, 2016. He was born in Seattle, Washington on October 2, 1930 to Leonard and Gladys Hayes. Don was the oldest of 5 children. He attended and graduated from Lake Washington High School in 1948. Don went on to attend and graduate with a Doctorate in Dental...

Thelma Marie Christensen

Thelma Marie Christensen

Mar 29, 2016

Mom went to be with the Lord on March 29, 2016 in Everett, Wa. surrounded by family. Thelma Marie Christensen was born in Vancouver, Canada on December 2,1925 to John Duncan and Edith Maude Harris and attended East Stanwood High School. It was there she met Maynard W. Christensen, whom she would be married to for nearly 70 years. They...

Rella Wood Langland

Rella Wood Langland

Mar 16, 2016

Rella Wood Langland 10/19/1920 - 3/16/2016 Rella Wood Langland, 95 of Stanwood passed away with her family by her side on March 16, 2016 in Mount Vernon, WA. Rella was born to John and Elizabeth Funk in Louisville, Kentucky on October 19, 1920. She graduated from Roosevelt High School in Seattle. Soon after graduation, Rella went to work for Frederick...

Merrilee Mae Glancy

Merrilee Mae Glancy

Mar 12, 2016

Merrilee Glancy (Foret) age 83 of Stanwood, Wa. passed away peacefully on March 12th, 2016. She was born on July 20th, 1932 in New Orleans to Angel and Wallis Foret. Merrilee met Donald Glancy in Biloxi Mississippi while Don was in the Air Force. They later married on January 7th, 1956 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Merrilee was passionate about her...

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