WARREN AVERY
August 20, 1942 – July 30, 2010
Warren ‘Butch’ Wesley Avery, 67, passed away July 30, 2010, in Stanwood.
He was born to Warren Malcolm and Lucille Avery August 20, 1942, in Bruce, Wis.
He moved with his family to the Northwest and graduated from La Conner High School in 1960.
Butch worked as a mechanic for Twin City Foods and Stokley Van Camp, retiring in 2010 after 31 years.
Butch enjoyed fishing, hunting, bowling, woodworking and cooking. He loved to watch baseball and football. He belonged to the Eagles and Elks clubs.
Butch was a loving husband and father. He loved to spend time with his grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Christmas morning he would treat the extended family with a home-cooked breakfast.
Preceding him in death was his father Warren Malcolm Avery in 1976, his mother Lucille Ione Benge in 1999 and his first wife Nancy R. Jenkins-Knapp.
Surviving him is his loving wife of 27 years Rosemarie Almarette Avery of Stanwood; children, Russell (Ana) Avery of Mount Vernon, Ray (Katie) Avery of Sedro-Woolley, Jake (Sabrina) Reinard of Everett, Kathy (David) Ross of Plain, Wash., Kelly (Darryn) Meltzer of Arlington; siblings, Joan (John) Church of Mount Vernon, Darlene St. John of Burlington, Vickie (Tom) Hall of Lynnwood, Doug (Carol) Avery of La Conner, 10 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
A celebration of life will be held on Saturday, Aug. 7, 2010, 3:30-5:30 p.m. at Skagit Valley Gardens – Garden Café, 18923 Peter Johnson Road, Mount Vernon.
