Kern Funeral Home & Mount Vernon Cemetery

03/24/2026

Desiree Louise Wahwassuck, a member of the Potawatomi tribe of Kansas, beloved by her family and life-long Swinomish community, passed away on Saturday, March 21, 2026. Her funeral service will be held on Wednesday March 25, 2026, at 11AM at the Shaker Church in LaConner.

03/16/2026

Bruce brown passed away at his home in Bellingham, WA on Wednesday, March 11th from natural causes at the age of 88. He was born in Mount Vernon, WA on June 9th, 1937, and later graduated High School from Mount Vernon in 1955. After graduating, he attended Skagit Valley College where he met his wife...

03/16/2026

Nina Lee Oseguera was born April 24,1955 in Oak Harbor, WA to Arthur E and Henrietta (Koetje) Johnson. The story goes that on a Sunday afternoon the attending doctor was out clam digging at a good low tide. When Nina’s twin brother was born the doc was anxious to get back to clam digging before the ...

03/13/2026

BJ Kendall passed away on March 5, 2026 at her home surrounded by her family. She was born on February 18, 1940 in Herman Maine to Louis and Arlene Gordon Haskell, raised by a young mother while her father worked out of town for the Maine Central Railroad and rejoined his family on weekends.
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03/12/2026

Margarette Ann Haisten, 94, passed away on January 22, 2026, in Burlington, Washington. Margarette was born on April 8, 1931, in Malvern, Arkansas to Thomas Walter Dinkins and Ann Margarette Smith Dinkins. The family eventually relocated to Skagit County and Margarette graduated from Sedro-Woolley H...

03/10/2026

Colleen Elizabeth Brown, 88, passed away peacefully on March 4, 2026, in Mt. Vernon, Washington. Born on April 25, 1937, in Denver, Colorado, Colleen lived a life filled with love, faith, and devotion to her family. Colleen was preceded in death by her husbands, David and Marvin. She was the beloved...

03/09/2026

John was born to Richard Blocker and Nanna Alicia Taft at Maynard Hospital in Seattle, WA. He grew up on his family property located in Northgate area where I5 now is. John graduated from Roosevelt High School and worked for his family’s knitting mill located in Seattle. In 1961 John joined the US C...

03/09/2026

03/04/2026

Juanita Arellano-Koenig, 61, passed away peacefully at her home in Alger, Washington on February 26th, 2026, surrounded by her loving family. She was deeply rooted in her Love and Faith of Jesus Christ her Savior.
Born on November 16th, 1964 in Mount Vernon, Washington, Juanita was the daughter to...

03/02/2026

Nicholas P. “Nick” Governale slipped quietly into eternal life in the early hours of February 25th as he slept beside his beloved wife, Sara.

Nick was a first generation American, born in New Orleans, Louisana on August 20, 1931 to immigrant parents, Nicholas Peter (Nicolo Pietro) Governale,...

02/26/2026

Merlinda G. Buchholz passed away on February 5, 2026 in Loma Linda, California. She was born on May 25, 1960 in Daet, Camarines Norte, Philippines.
She married Nicholas Buccholz on August 23, 1986 in the Philippines. Nick and Merlinda met in Olongapo, Philippines. Together, the couple raised Marie...

02/21/2026

Ruth Ann Haines was born to Arthur Percy Goodrich and Edna Mae Goodrich on March 2, 1940 in Bloomington, Illinois. Her childhood was spent with younger brother Chester on the family farm in Gibson City, where they raised corn and beans, and for a time, Chester White pigs. She attended Gibson City Hi...