Norma M Breum
Jan 9, 2011
Norma Mae Piester Breum was born May 9th, 1931 and died January 9th, 2011 after a long battle with Alzheimer's Disease. She was born and raised in Seattle, Washington, the daughter of Harry and Florence Piester. She graduated from Roosevelt High School in 1949 and then from Washington State College, where she met her future husband, Lawrence Breum, who preceded...
Trudy E Sather
Jan 7, 2011
Gertrude (Trudy) Sather Trudy Sather, of Stanwood, WA, passed away at the age of 83 on January 7, 2011, following a stroke. Trudy was born on July 10, 1927, in Ellensburg, WA., to Philip and Lela Schnebly, the youngest of five children. Trudy graduated from Ellensburg High School in 1944 and went on to graduate from Washington State College in...
Ruth L Sauer
Jan 2, 2011
Ruth L. (Orchard) Murray Sauer, aged 94, of Camano Island, WA passed away Sunday, January 2, 2011 in Everett, WA after a brief illness. Ruth was born December 5, 1916, in Crary N.D. to Andrew & Blanche Orchard. She was 6th of 12 children and the last surviving member of that family. She was preceded in death by her husband,...
Walter Heinz Hillbrand
Nov 20, 2010
Walter H. Hillbrand 1954 – 2010 After 56 years of living on this earth, Walter H. Hillbrand went home. He had always enjoyed working with planes and so he filed a flight plan to fly in the clouds with God, Jesus and the angels in heaven. God gave him permission to take off for his journey on Saturday, Nov. 20,...
Franklin A. Hanson
Nov 11, 2010
Franklin A Hanson Franklin Hanson was born September 11, 1922 and died November 20, 2010. Franklin was born in Hillsboro, ND to Siver and Clara Hanson. In the mid 1930s, he traveled with his parents and two brothers to Washington State where his parents bought a farm in the Stanwood area. He eventually purchased the farm from his parents and...
Steve C. Wirth
Oct 15, 2010
A Celebration of Steve's life willbe held Saturday, October 23, 2010, 11:00 am at Gilbertson Funeral Home.
Robert J Hamlin
Oct 14, 2010
Robert J. Hamlin Robert was born December 16, 1941 in Berlin, New Hampshire to Mark and Audrey Hamlin; he passed away October 14, 2010 at his home on Camano Island. Robert served in the US Air Force for 20 years achieving the rank of Senior Master Sergeant. He was named Airmen of the Year and also received the Presidential Meritorious...
Michael John Milchem
Sep 28, 2010
Michael John Milchem, 69 of Camano Island, passed away peacefully with his family by his side after a long hard fought battle with cancer. He was a devoted father and husband. He completed his earthly journey on September 28, 2010 and is now free from his pain. Mike was born in Karachi in 1941 and at age twelve traveled to...
Gary D. Jensen
Sep 19, 2010
Gary D. Jensen 1/16/36 – 9/19/10 Gary went to be with his God Sept 19, 2010 after open heart surgery. Surrounded by his family, he never regained consciousness, but quietly slipped away. Gary was born in Mt Vernon to Chris and Beatrice Jensen and lived in Stanwood, attending school in Stanwood until his marriage to Shirley Townsend in 1954. They...
Doris M. Harrison
Sep 17, 2010
Doris Marie Harrison, 80 of Stanwood formerly of Arlington died Friday September 17, 2010. She was born January 31, 1930 in Mooresville Missouri, to Joseph and Helen Stone. Doris was married to James J. Harrison for 59 Years He preceded her in death in 2008. Doris had worked for the Fluke company and Georgia Pacific where she had retired from....
William J. "Bill" Cumero
Sep 12, 2010
William J. (Bill) Cumero A nearly lifelong California resident, Bill was born in Fresno on December 4, 1941, to Anna and Joseph Cumero. The family moved to Oakland in 1944 before settling in Castro Valley in 1945. Bill attended local schools, graduating in 1959 from Castro Valley High School where he lettered in cross-country, and sang bass in the a...
Charles M. "Skip" Major
Sep 10, 2010
Charles M. (Skip) Major Skip was born to Charles W and Beulah Major on October 20, 1921; he passed away September 10, 2010 in Stanwood. He attended School and graduated from Stanwood High School in 1939. He joined the Navy in 1942 and served 3 years in Guadal Canal before being honorably discharged in 1946. He fished commercially in the...
Charles K Mashkoftseff
Sep 4, 2010
Charles K. Mashkoftseff Charles K. Mashkoftseff, of Camano Island, WA, passed away peacefully on September 4, 2010 at the Marysville (WA) Care Center. He was born in Tokyo, Japan in January of 1932 to white Russian parents who had emigrated to Japan from Russia. His childhood was somewhat traumatic in that his family's home was bombed during the second World...
Nadine L. Huntington
Sep 2, 2010
Nadine L. Huntington, 79, of Camano Island passed away Thursday, September 2, 2010 at her home surrounded by her family. She was born August 6, 1931 in Bismarck, North Dakota. Nadine moved to the Stanwood area as a young girl and graduated from high school in 1950. She married her high school sweetheart Ranny Huntington in 1952. She worked at...
Calvin Husby
Aug 31, 2010
Calvin J. Husby Calvin J. Husby, age 85, passed away Tuesday night, August 31, 2010, surrounded by his family. Dad was born on November 8, 1924 in Florence, WA to Edward and Mary Husby. He was one of nine children. His is survived by his loving wife of 66 years, Florence "June" Husby; five daughters, Calene (Fred) Curry, Joan (Bill)...
George Harlen Brodland
Aug 21, 2010
George Harlen Brodland passed away peacefully on August 21, 2010 in Marysville, WA with his loving family at his side. George was born in Mount Vernon, WA on September 2, 1935. He graduated from Mt. Vernon high school in 1953 and immediately went to Alaska and worked on a commercial fishing boat. In 1954 he joined the Army and served...
Doreen Alice Hafft
Aug 15, 2010
Doreen Alice Hafft 1926 - 2010 Doreen was born in Vancouver, B.C. 25 June 1926 and passed away 15 August 2010 after a brief stay in the hospital. She was preceded in death by her loving husband, Edward B. Hafft, as well as her two sisters, Mary and Norma. She is survived and will be dearly missed by a sister-in-law,...
Ronald Duane Morgenthaler
Aug 9, 2010
Ronald Duane Morgenthaler, born January 23, 1935 in Bellingham, passed on August 9 in Everett. Ron graduated Mt. Baker High School and the University of Washington. He married his high school sweetheart, Eleanor Hansen, in 1955, before serving as an officer in the Air Force for 3 years in Amarillo, Texas. After a 29 year career in the Bell/AT&T phone...
Gladys I. Naas
Aug 3, 2010
Gladys I. Naas Gladys was born the middle of five children to Andrew and Inga Anderson in the year of 1920. She was born and raised in Arlington, Washington graduating from Arlington High School in 1938. During the next three years she worked as housekeeper and Nanny eventually for the owners of the Barkley Dance studio in Seattle. After returning...
Melford O. Naas
Jul 25, 2010
Melford Naas was born December 1916 in Stanwood, Washington and was the middle child of Gunder and Agnes Naas. He passed away July 25, 2010 at the age of 93, having lived his entire life in Stanwood. The Naas family arrived in Stanwood in 1882 making Mel a third generation pioneer. After graduating from Stanwood High School in 1934, Mel...
