Carole Ann (Cannon) Sygitowicz

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Carole Ann (Cannon) Sygitowicz.

Carole was born on Dec. 24, 1954, in Bellingham, Washington to June and Jim Cannon. She grew her wings to be with the angels on July 10, 2025.

Carole grew up in Glacier, Washington. She graduated from Mt. Baker High School and attended technical school then moved to Orcas Island where she lived for 20 years with her first husband, Roger Weinel. On Orcas, she was a valued member of the Madrona Club of Orcas Island. (Founded in 1906, the Madrona Club is one of the first women’s service clubs chartered in Washington state.)

Carole was an imaginative and careful gardener with a flair for design. In addition to tending her own beautifully maintained garden, she worked for many years as a private gardener. Her employer recalls that she “had a great eye and never came to work grumpy.”

After relocating from Orcas Island to Glacier, she married Ray Sygitowicz in 2000. Carole worked at the Glacier Post Office for many years. She and Ray lived in Glacier until moving to Fruitland, Washington in 2014, and then to Troy, Montana in 2023.

Carole’s friends and family will miss her sparkly eyes and wry sense of humor. She was a supportive and trusted friend, who was always there for the people who needed her. She was also a prolific letter writer, keeping alive an art which has almost gone extinct in our digital age. Her writing was funny, descriptive and sincere; full of news and clever good wishes.

She loved the mountains and the sea, and enjoyed years of hiking and boating. Both as a loyal friend and an accomplished gardener, she has left the world more beautiful than she found it.

She is survived by her husband, Ray Sygitowicz and her brother, Glen Cannon, both of Troy, Montana; her sister Sherrie Bullard and her stepdaughter Genissa (Sygitowicz) Richardson, both of Bellingham, Washington; and numerous nieces, nephews, family and friends. 

Carole was also a lover of animals, leaving behind several beloved fur babies. She will be dearly missed by all who knew her.

A celebration of life will be held this fall in Glacier, Washington (in September) with details announced at a later date. Arrangements are under the care of Schnackenberg Funeral Home of Libby, Montana. Online condolences and memories may be shared by visiting www.schnackenbergfh.com.