Betty S. Gilson MD

April 20, 1918 - March 23, 2007
Betty Gilson died peacefully in her home in Friday Harbor, with her son, Douglas, and her daughter, Judy Gilson Moody at her bedside.

Born in Minneapolis, she spent her early years in a number of midwestern communities, returning to Minneapolis for high school, where she met her life-long love, John Gilson. Together they worked their way through the University of Minnesota Medical School, marrying just before graduation. Following completion of internship and residency at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, they moved to Great Falls, Montana, to practice medicine and raise their two children in the magnificent high plains and mountain landscape.


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Wallace G. Mullis

December 1919 – March 2007Wally Mullis passed away on March 24, 2007. He was active to the day of his passing. Wally was a true native San Juan Islander. After graduating from Friday Harbor High School – class of 1938, he attended technical school in Bellingham where he learned diesel mechanics – an occupation he followed for many years.

He met and married Vivian Wade Brietzkreitz, and they settled in a little cottage overlooking Jensen Shipyard. He was a PT boat engineer in the navy during World War II. After returning from the war, he moved his family to Bellingham where he worked in the shipyards. They moved to Mt. Vernon in the 50’s, where he was employed by Columbia Valley Lumber Company. His second son Jerry was born there in 1954.

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Marcia Zakarison

Dr. Marcia Zakarison passed away unexpectedly Monday morning at Saint Joseph's Hospital in Bellingham.
Dr. Zakarison served the community as physician and Medical Director at the InterIsland Medical Center in Friday Harbor. She was also the Medical Program Director for San Juan County Emergency Medical Services.

Marcia Zakarison was an Honors Graduate of the University of Washington School of Medicine. She completed her Residency in Family Medicine in Spokane, and wass board certified in Family Practice. She was a recipient of the Janet M. Glasgow Achievement Award, American Medical Women's Association. She had a special interest in women's medicine, and enjoyed teaching, writing, classical guitar and family life.

The Commissioners of San Juan County Public Hospital District #1, the physicians and staff of InterIsland Medical Center, and the staff of the San Juan County Emergency Medical Services extend their heartfelt and sincerest condolences to her family and the community.

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