Kern Funeral Home & Mount Vernon Cemetery

Kern Funeral Home & Mount Vernon Cemetery This is the new Official page for Kern Funeral Home.

Kern Funeral Home is family-owned and operated and has been serving Mount Vernon, La Conner, and greater Skagit County since 1913.

Ernst Otto Ploeger III, affectionately known as “Skip,” passed away on April 18, 2026, at the age of 82 in Burlington, W...
04/23/2026

Ernst Otto Ploeger III, affectionately known as “Skip,” passed away on April 18, 2026, at the age of 82 in Burlington, Washington. He was born on April 15, 1944, to Caroline E. (Poole) Ploeger and Ernst O. Ploeger II (“Tex”).
Skip was married to his first wife, Sharon L. Miller, from 1965 to 1980....

Marjorie Kay (Morrow) Berg died at home in Mount Vernon, Washington, on April 11, 2026.Marjorie, who went by Kay, was bo...
04/17/2026

Marjorie Kay (Morrow) Berg died at home in Mount Vernon, Washington, on April 11, 2026.

Marjorie, who went by Kay, was born January 30, 1947, in Wenatchee, Washington, the fourth of eight children to Anne and John Morrow. The family moved to Seattle in the early 1950s where Kay lived until s...

Sadly, we announce the passing of Kelly Christine Kiefer-Saunders. She was born in Spokane, WA, on May 26, 1948, to Clar...
04/16/2026

Sadly, we announce the passing of Kelly Christine Kiefer-Saunders. She was born in Spokane, WA, on May 26, 1948, to Clare Kiefer and MaryPat Curry Kiefer, growing up also in Pittsburgh, PA, and Seattle, WA. Kelly died quietly during the early hours of October 24, 2025, of metastatic breast cancer....

Alfred John Sward, born July 10, 1934, in Lynden, Washington, passed away peacefully on April 12, 2026.He was the belove...
04/16/2026

Alfred John Sward, born July 10, 1934, in Lynden, Washington, passed away peacefully on April 12, 2026.

He was the beloved son of Allen and Verna (Olund) Sward. After his fathers death in 1956 his mother married Les Johnson, and Al became part of a blended family he valued deeply.

He...

Richard L. Timlin passed away at the age of 65 on December 31, 2025 in Mount Vernon. Richard was born in Anaheim, CA. Hi...
04/14/2026

Richard L. Timlin passed away at the age of 65 on December 31, 2025 in Mount Vernon. Richard was born in Anaheim, CA. His family moved across the country during his childhood before settling in Oak Harbor.
He met Yolanda Perez and they started a family together, raising three daughters and were to...

Gary Lee Englund, 72, passed away peacefully on Monday, March 23, 2026, at UW Medical Center, surrounded by his loving f...
04/08/2026

Gary Lee Englund, 72, passed away peacefully on Monday, March 23, 2026, at UW Medical Center, surrounded by his loving family.

Gary was born on December 16, 1953, in Seattle, Washington, to John Eric Englund and Barbara Jean (Betts) Englund. The oldest of three children, he spent his early y...

Mrs. Sharon G. Minor, 85, a longtime and active resident of the Skagit Valley, passed away on Sunday, April 5, 2026, at ...
04/08/2026

Mrs. Sharon G. Minor, 85, a longtime and active resident of the Skagit Valley, passed away on Sunday, April 5, 2026, at her home on Samish Island, surrounded by her family.

She was born in Seattle on January 12, 1941, to Christian and Grace Johnson. Sharon was the oldest of four children and...

Mary Patricia Endress Downing, 90, passed away peacefully in Mt. Vernon, Washington, on April 4, 2026. A beloved mother,...
04/07/2026

Mary Patricia Endress Downing, 90, passed away peacefully in Mt. Vernon, Washington, on April 4, 2026. A beloved mother, friend, and community member, Patricia will be remembered for her steady compassion, generous spirit, and the way she made others feel seen and cared for.

Patricia was bor...

Kathleen Anne Schlichting Torson, whose Schlichting ancestors started farming in the Sherwood, Oregon, area in the 1870s...
04/06/2026

Kathleen Anne Schlichting Torson, whose Schlichting ancestors started farming in the Sherwood, Oregon, area in the 1870s, died August 6, 2025 in Burlington, WA. She was 83.
Mrs. Torson, the daughter of Erwin Schlichting and Dorothy Young Schlichting, was born June 22, 1942 in Newberg, Oregon. She ...

Donna Jean Pfluger, age 62 and a lifelong resident of Skagit County, passed away surrounded by love, on March 25th at Sk...
04/01/2026

Donna Jean Pfluger, age 62 and a lifelong resident of Skagit County, passed away surrounded by love, on March 25th at Skagit Valley Hospital.

Donna, the beloved daughter of Ron and Alice Maxfield, was brought into this world on the legal date of April 7, 1963, joining older siblings Gary and...

Mary was born to Wilbur “Bill” and M. Carolyn Rieck on June 20, 1945 in Tacoma, WA. She attended school in Tacoma – firs...
04/01/2026

Mary was born to Wilbur “Bill” and M. Carolyn Rieck on June 20, 1945 in Tacoma, WA. She attended school in Tacoma – first at nurses training school, and later she graduated from University of Washington.

She worked for the Skagit County Health Department as a registered nurse, followed by a ...

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1122 S Third Street
Mount Vernon, WA
98273

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Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

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