Obituaries

Joyce Fakkema
— November 30, 2022
Joyce Fakkema went to be with her Lord and Savior Nov. 30, 2022, at the age of 89. She was born in Lynden, Wash., Sept. 13, 1933, to Peter and […]

Richard Arild Johnson
— November 7, 2022
Born of a Swedish immigrant father and a Canadian immigrant mother of Norwegian/Swedish descent, Richard Arild Johnson (Dick) was born in Seattle March 24, 1939 and died on Whidbey Island […]

Lt. Matthew Driskell
— November 18, 2022
Lt. Matthew Driskell, 32, born in Saline, Mich., April 6, 1990, to Donald Blair Driskell and Gretchen Demarest Driskell, passed away Nov. 18, 2022. Matt graduated Saline High School in […]

Joe Beckley
— November 11, 2022
Our dad, Joe Beckley, was reunited in heaven with our mom, Earlene, Nov. 11, 2022. What a reunion it must have been, as he’s waited 16 years to see her […]

Elsie Hunskor
— November 14, 2022
Elsie Hunskor of Oak Harbor went to be with the Lord Nov. 14, 2022, at the age of 94 in Bellingham, Wash. She was born May 9, 1928 in Ketchikan, […]

Jeffrey Vincent “Vicious” Hay
— November 7, 2022
Jeff Hay, age 61, passed away Nov. 7, 2022, at his sister’s residence in Coupeville, Wash. Jeff was the ninth of 12 children born to William and Margaret Hay in […]

Nathaniel Brock, Sr., SKCM, USN (Retired)
— October 24, 2022
Nathaniel Brock, Sr. of Oak Harbor, was called home Monday, 24 Oct. 2022 by our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Nat was born in Atmore, Ala., to Julius and Bessie […]

Roselyn Lois (Durr) Sayler
— October 19, 2022
Lynn was born in Seattle, Wash., Dec. 31, 1933, to Neil and Mildred (Hunt) Durr. She attended Ballard High School, from which she graduated with Honors in 1951. Through mutual […]

Leonard Freeman Kennedy
— October 14, 2022
In loving memory of our father, Leonard Freeman Kennedy, who passed away Oct. 14, 2022. Leonard was born June 12,1942 and was proud to be a life-long member of the […]