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Skagit County
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Obituaries and Death Notices
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Skagit County
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Martha Swanell
FORMER GRIDLEY WOMAN SUCCUMBS
Gridley, Feb. 4-Mrs. Martha Swanell, 88, of Mt. Vernon, Wash., former Gridley resident and sister of Mrs. Caroline Woodworth of this city, died yesterday at her home according to word received here. Mrs. Swanell was a resident of California for 35 years before moving to Washing. recently. A nephew, H.A. Woodworth of Gridley survives in addition to her sister. [Oakland Tribune, Oakland California Feb. 4, 1929 - Sub by Shauna Williams]
Thomas C. Hetherington
LAID TO REST
Impressive Services at the Masonic Temple for Thomas C. Hetherington
The funeral of the late Thomas Hetherington, who was killed in a railway wreck at Mt. Vernon, Wash., was held Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock with impressive services in Masonic Temple. There was a very large attendance of sorrowing friends. The first part of the service was that of the Episcopal church, conducted by Rev. John Greenwood, pastor of Trinity Episcopal church. The closing service was the repeating of the Masonic ritual. W.I. Enos, past grand master of Oshkosh lodge, No. 27, conducted the ceremonies and each member of the lodge passed by the casket and deposited therein a spray of evergreen in token of their memory of the deceased. The singing was rendered by Miss Minna Schmidt and Mr. Heman H. Powers. Miss Clara Smith accompanying them. The pall bearers were the following Masons: F.A. Leach, Samuel Hinds of Fond du Lac, Eber Simpson, Oscar J. Hardy, A. Pittlekow, Frank McPherson. Among those present at the funeral from out of the city were Mr. and Mrs. William Hinds of Leavenworth, Wash., Mr. and Mrs. Otto Donaldson and son, also of Leavenworht; William Nelson and A.P. Nelson of Minneapolis, cousins of the deceased, Joseph Hetherington of Chillicothe, Ill., brother of the deceased, Jackson Hines and John Hines of this city went to Minneapolis to meet those accompanying the remains. Mr. Donaldson came here as the representative of the Brotherhood of Engineers to which deceased belonged. Oshkosh commandery of Masons acted as escort at the funeral. The floral tribute were as follows: Braden Lodge, F. & A.M., compass and square; Tumwater Lodge, A.O.U.W., Leavenworth, Wash., anchor and shield; Brotherhood Locomotive Engineers, wreath with number "540", indicating division of which deceased was a member; commandery at St. Paul, wreath; St. Paul Chapter, No. 24, O.E.S., star, William Nelson, St. Paul, wreath; Hicks Printing Co., wreath; Mr. and Mrs. Peter Schomer, wreath; Miss Sarah Hines, Mr. and Mrs. Jackson Hines, broken wheel; Mrs. John Nelson and family, wreath; Oshkosh Commandery, No. 11, cross and crown; Joseph Hetherington, lyre; Thomas Ryan, wreath; bouquets from Mrs. S. Hinds and family, Misses Emma Weisbrod, Jennie Conroy, Bertha Pommerich, Anna Zinn, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Schneider, Mr. and Mrs. George Cover, O.J. Hardy, Ira Davis. [The Daily Northwestern, Oshkosh Wisconsin January 26, 1903 - Sub. by Shauna Williams]
T.N. Pierson
DIES IN WESTERN CITY
T.N. Pierson Passes Away at Mt. Vernon, Wash., While on Visit-Was Old Resident of City.
Information has been received in this city of the death of T.N. Pierson, 155 Cherry avenue, and a resident of Oshkosh for more than forty years. Mr. Pierson passed away at Mt. Vernon, Wash., Saturday morning. Last winter he was injured in a fall on an icy sidewalk on New York avenue and he had been in poor health for several months past. With his wife and daughter Edythe, he left Oshkosh about June 1 for a visit with his sons at Medicine Hat, Alberta, in the hope of improving his healthy but he had been there but a few days when his condition became more serious and he was removed to a sanitarium at Mt. Vernon where he remained until he passed away. Mr. Pierson was born in Sweden, April 15, 1859 and came to America when a boy 19 years of age. He came at once to this city and was married in Oshkosh, Feb. 5, 1885, to Miss Sophia Ed who, with two sons and two daughters, survives him. The sons are J.H. Pierson and Herbert E. Pierson, both of Medicine Hat, and the daughters are Mrs. E.W. Johnson 675 Algoma street and Miss Edythe Pierson, 155 Cherry avenue, both of this city. Mr. Pierson had been employed for more than thirty-give years by the Paine Lumber company. He was a member of the Modern Woodmen of America. The remains will be brought to Oshkosh and are expected to arrive some time later in the week. Funeral arrangements can not be announced at this time. [The Daily Northwestern, Oshkosh Wisconsin July 7, 1920]FUNERAL TO BE MONDAY
The remains of P.N. Pearson who died at Mt. Vernon, Wash., will be brought to Oshkosh over the Soo line, arriving Monday morning at 4 o'clock. They will be taken at once to the First Baptist temple, where they may be viewed by friends until 1:30 o'clock in the afternoon. The funeral will be held at 2 o'clock and Rev. Eugene G. Mintz will officiate. Interment will be at Riverside cemetery, the exercises at the grave being in charge of the Modern Woodmen of America.The Daily Northwestern, Oshkosh Wisconsin July 10, 1920 - Sub by Shauna Williams
Elizabeth Jardine
DIES AT AGE OF 96 FIRST HONEYMOON IN DISTANT LAND
Mrs. Elizabeth Jardine, mother of J.F. Jardine of Waupaca, who after his first marriage to Thomas Shearer, in Scotland in 1851, went on a honeymoon to Australia in a sailing vessel, died at Mt. Vernon, Wash., at the age of 96. The body was brought back and the funeral held at Waupaca Friday. The Shearers later returned to Scotland, her native land, then came to America and settled at Waupaca. She became a widow and married John Jardine shortly after the Civil war. [Stevens Point Daily Journal, Stevens Point Wisconsin January 5, 1929 - Sub by Shauna Williams]
Rhody Hilderbrand
KILLED IN AUTO ACCIDENT IN WEST
Victim of an awful automobile accident, Mrs. C.W. Hilderbrand is dead at Mt. Vernon, Wash., says a message from the far west.
She was formerly Rhody Harmon, of Columbus Junction, and was afterwards Mrs. O.P. Wilcox. Her second husband, two sons-Frank Wilcox, of Montrose, Iowa; and Orlie Wilcox, of Council Bluffs, and several step children and grandchildren survive. Mrs. T.J. Carlisle, of Columbus Junction, is a sister. The worthy Southeastern Iowa pioneer was 70 years old. Her car jumped off a bridge, and she was killed, say the limited details thus far received from Washington. [April 22, 1924 Iowa City Press Citizen, Iowa City Iowa - Sub by Shauna Williams]
Richard Martin Pagh
Richard Pagh died at home in Anacortes on June 23, 2007, due to complications from the treatment of kidney cancer. Born to Hans and Karly (Hansen) Pagh in the White River mill camp outside of Enumclaw, WA, on October 12, 1927, Richard lived in a time and place perfectly suited to his character and values. He enjoyed an adventuresome childhood, biking, swimming, fishing, and having fun on his own in a rural landscape. His family moved to Anacortes in 1942, and he soon discovered a passion for being on the water and exploring the San Juan Islands with his first boat, a 12-foot outboard runabout. Richard enlisted in the U.S. Army immediately after graduating from Anacortes High School in 1945. Following his service at Fort Lewis, he returned to Anacortes where he worked as a meat cutter and resumed his hobby of boating. In 1950 he was called back to duty at Camp Roberts, CA, during the Korean Conflict. In the following years Richard returned home and became a shareholder and sheet turner at Anacortes Veneer (later Publishers Forest Products) and Mt. Baker Plywood. He was an avid elk and deer hunter and marksman who enjoyed competing in local and state clubs, and he held an NRA marksmanship record. In 1961 he met Sally Gansler in Bellingham; they married in June 1962 and had two daughters. Boating remained integral to his life, and Richard loved introducing his wife and girls to his favorite bays, coves, and inlets in the San Juans, the Gulf Islands, and British Columbia's Sunshine Coast. He was a boater for more than 60 years and the Paghs spent nearly every weekend, and every summer vacation, on the water-usually on their 27-foot Fairliner Klunk. Retiring from mill work in 1989, Richard became a very active walker: He logged 20 miles or more each week on the streets of Anacortes and took great pleasure in meeting his cat, dog, and human friends all over town and directing lost tourists to their destinations. Richard resided at the same address in Anacortes for the past 45 years and lived a happy life marked by integrity, genuine kindness, and an extraordinarily good sense of humor. He is survived by his much-loved wife Sally Pagh; daughters Nancy Pagh of Bellingham and Jeri Pagh of Anacortes; sister Doris Northrup of Sitka, AK; brothers-in-law Don and wife Anita Gansler, Marvin Gansler, Gary Gansler, all of Everson and Neil and wife Pat Gansler of Kelso; many cousins, nieces, nephews; and extended family members in Denmark. [The Bellingham Herald, June 30 2007 - Sub by Marla Snow]
Roy Rodgers
Sedro-Woolley-Wash. Word has been received here of the death of Roy Rodgers by accident at the Cassel-McKay mill near Burlington where he was employed as sawyer. Rodgers was caught on some pine shafting and so badly injured that death resulted.The Spokesman Review, Aug. 30, 1907, Spokane, Washington - Sub by Robyn Greenlund
Clarissa Brown
Anacortes, Wash. – Mrs. Clarissa Brown, who died of cancer of the stomach a few days ago, was an old pioneer here and the widow of an old soldier of the Civil war. She had been receiving a pension from the government for several years and was 57 years of age. Besides six children who are grown, Mrs. Brown leaves a little orphaned grandson 11 years of age, who made his home with her. [The Spokesman Review, Aug. 30, 1907, Spokane, Washington - Sub by Robyn Greenlund ]
Baldwin Hufty
Died in Washington State
A telegram was received at police headquarters yesterday from E.C. Milling, mayor of Mount Vernon, Washington, announcing the death at that place of Baldwin Hufty, formerly of this city. The police notified Samuel Hufty, a brother of the deceased. The body will be brought East, probably, for interment at the family home in New Jersey. [The Washington Post, Washington DC - Submitted by S. Williams]
Herta Krahn Wade
Herta Wade, age 75, former resident of the Sedro-Woolley community, died Friday, October 25, 1974 at Burton Nursing Home in Burlington. She was born May 7, 1899, in Wausau, Wisconsin, and moved with her parents to Idaho in 1907. Her marriage to Raymond Wade took place November 7, 1921, in Shoshone, Idaho. The family moved to Sedro-Woolley in 1934. Mrs. Wade was a former employee of National Fruit Canning, Burlington, and Stokely-Van Camp, Mount Vernon. She was a member of Cannery Workers Local No. 788, Mount Vernon. Surviving are her husband, Burlington; one daughter, Mrs. Ronald (Margaret) Sheeley, Berthoud, Colorado; one son, Lester, Clear Lake; five grandchildren; two sisters, Marie Pope and Annie Hardman, both of Richfield, Idaho; two brothers, Ben Krahn, Fairfield, Idaho and William Krahn, Pomona Park, Florida. Funeral services were conducted Tuesday afternoon at Hawthorne Lawn Memorial Park, Mount Vernon, with the Rev. C. Philip Schiller of Trinity United Presbyterian Church, Sedro-Woolley, officiating. Entombment was under direction of Hulbush Funeral Home. ["Burlington Journal-Sedro Woolley Courier Times", October 30, 1974, Sedro-Woolley, Washington - Submitted by Lowell Ben Krahn]
Charles Bauncer
Charles Bauncer, a merchant and millman of Milltown, Skagit county, was murdered by robbers recently.
["Madison County Monitor", Montana Aug. 24, 1900- Sub. by Robyn Greenlund]
S.G. McFadden
News of Junction City and Vicinity
S. G. McFadden, brother of Judge W. S. McFadden and J. A. McFadden, of this city, died last week at his home in Anacortes, Washington, aged 57 years and 11 months. He is survived by his wife, three sons and three daughters. [Saturday, January 25, 1908, "The Eugene Daily Guard" (Eugene, OR) - Sub. by Jim Dezotell]
