Melvin "Leroy" Rothrock
Mar 2, 2023
Melvin "Leroy" Rothrock, age 88, of Loomis, WA died March 2, 2023 at North Valley Hospital. He was born November 25, 1934 in Tonasket, WA to parents Beulah and Melvin Rothrock.
In his early years, Leroy spent as much time on horseback in the mountains as he could. He taught his kids how to fish in Toats...
Elva Helm
Feb 26, 2023
Elva Helm, 83, of Oroville, Washington, passed away on Sunday, February 26, 2023 at North Valley Hospital in Tonasket, Washington. She was born on February 18, 1940 to Edward and Doris Fletcher Rise on the family farm in Molson, Washington.
Elva Helm was a lifelong Okanogan County resident– born in Molson, Washington to the Rise family, whose...
David Richard (Skip) Crandall
Feb 25, 2023
Dave was born in Tacoma, WA on September 12, 1944, to Howard and Devina Crandall. He passed away peacefully at home on February 25, 2023, outside of Tonasket, WA, after a 3 ½ year, courageous battle with cancer at the age of 78.
Dave grew up in numerous places across the United States, but his favorite places...
Sharon Lee Roe
Feb 6, 2023
Sharon Edwards was born in Walla Walla, WA to parents, Paul Edwards & Irene (Beeson) Edwards. Irene married, Walt Smith when Sharon was a toddler. Sharon Smith attended an all-age school at Riverside, WA, -graduating in 1954. Sharon met and married her husband, Richard "Dick" Roe in 1954 also. They had 3 children. Kenneth "Ken", Delora "Missy", and Richard...
Florence Thornton
Jan 29, 2023
Florence Flieger Thornton passed away January 29, 2023 in Omak, Washington at the age of 100 years and almost ten months. Florence was born April 2, 1922 in Moscow, Idaho to Louis and Hattie Belle Flieger, the tenth child of fifteen children born to them. She spent her early years in the Moscow area, graduated from Moscow High School...
Sherry Lee Nissen
Jan 26, 2023
Sherry Lee Nissen, age 76, of Tonasket, WA died January 26, 2023 at Tonasket North Valley Extended Care. She was born October 15, 1946 in Nebraska to parents John & June Nissen.
She was raised in Edmonds, WA and graduated from Edmonds High School. She worked as an accountant and resided outside of Tonasket. Sherry loved animals,...
Guy Duane Fisher
Jan 23, 2023
Guy Duane Fisher passed away January 23, 2023 at the age of 87.
Born March 5, 1935 in a two-room cabin on the old Smith place in Oroville WA to Guy L. and Marie (Wilms) Fisher. Guy would follow his twin brother Clair into the world.
Graduating from Tonasket High School in 1953 he enjoyed...
Ward K. Seim
Jan 20, 2023
Ward K. Seim, age 87 of Tonasket, died on January 20, 2023, in Tonasket, Washington.
Ward was born on November 7, 1935, in Gettysburg, South Dakota to his parents, Si and Mayme Seim. Ward was married to Jewel for 56 years and raised six daughters. He and his wife made a living in retail sales. He loved...
Charles William "Bill" Egerton
Jan 17, 2023
Charles William (Bill) Egerton 88, passed peacefully on January 17, 2023, after a brief illness. Bill was born in Seattle, Washington on July 18, 1934, to Charles and Myrna Egerton. Bill grew up in Seattle with his two siblings Dennis and Kathy. Bill graduated from Lincoln High School and went on to the University of Washington where he entered...
Faye Halsted
Jan 12, 2023
Vineta Faye Halsted – "call me Faye!" – was born December 27, 1942, in Bremerton, WA. She passed away peacefully in Omak, WA in the early hours of January 12, 2023 of natural causes with two of her children by her side.
She was born to Arthur Childress and Mary Hyde Childress in Bremerton where her father...
Viola "Tiny" Carol Bourn
Jan 11, 2023
Viola "Tiny" Carol Bourn (nee Woodard), 99, peacefully passed away January 11, 2023, at Harmony House in Brewster, Washington. She was born in the small farm town of Crosby, North Dakota on March 23, 1923. One of Tiny's most vivid memories was catching the train from North Dakota to Washington as a young child and witnessing the amazing sites...
Kenneth M. Finsen
Jan 5, 2023
Kenneth M. Finsen, age 84, passed away peacefully on January 5, 2023, surrounded by his loved ones.
Kenneth was born to his parents Clarence and Grace Finsen on August 17, 1938 in Oroville, Washington and graduated from Oroville High School. Ken was in the Navy, stationed in Hawaii. He married Shelia Finsen in 1960 and they were...
Arlene Mae Didra
Jan 5, 2023
Arlene Mae Didra was born December 27, 1931 to Frank and Esther Lease Zachman in Omak Washington. She was the oldest of three sisters and graduated the top of her class from Riverside Washington.
Jack C. Finsen
Jan 1, 2023
Jack C. Finsen, 86, of Oroville, WA passed away peacefully January 1 st , 2023 at his home in Oroville. He was born to Clarence & Grace Finsen in Tonasket, WA on November 11, 1936. He and his brother Ken Finsen grew up in Nighthawk, later graduating from Oroville High School. Following school, Jack served in the Army as...
Melvin "Skip" Ivan Robison
Dec 31, 2022
Melvin "Skip" Ivan Robison, age 89, of Curlew, passed away on New Year's Eve 2022. Skip was born in Burnett WA, at home, on January 13 th 1933 to parents Ted and Emma Robison and spent 20+ years of his life in Enumclaw, WA before moving to Curlew, WA where he spent the rest of his life.
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Robert Donald Preston
Dec 25, 2022
Robert Donald Preston, age 77, of Oroville, Washington died on December 25, 2022, at his home in Oroville, Washington.
Robert was born on July 21, 1945, in Loon Lake, Saskatchewan, to his parents Darrel Preston, and Minnie and Shorty Schwehr.
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Mark Alan Rabenold
Dec 23, 2022
On the evening of December 23 rd , 2022 at 9:15pm Mark Alan Rabenold passed away at his home in Oroville WA, at the age of 65 due to complications from liver and kidney failure surrounded by his 6 children and close family friend Jay E. Hurst of Oroville. Born in Orange County CA, on February 20 th ,...
Zenna Irene Larrabee
Dec 21, 2022
Zenna Irene Garrett Larrabee, 98, passed away peacefully at her home on December 21, 2022. She was born January 11, 1924, in Walla Walla, to Wayne and Mildred Garrett. Zenna was raised with her three younger siblings Robert, Barbara and Margie.
She attended Walla Walla High School and graduated with honors in June 1941. Her first year...
George E. Barker
Dec 19, 2022
George Edward Barker, age 74, of Oroville, Washington, went home to heaven to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and join his parents, family, and friends awaiting him on December 19th, 2022. He arrived on March 5th, 1948, at Tonasket Hospital to George Henry Barker and Winnifred Gladys (Haney) Barker. He was a beloved son, brother, husband,...
Donald Clayton Erway
Dec 17, 2022
With a heavy heart I regret to inform you that my loving husband, Donald Clayton Erway, 82 years old, passed away December 17, 2022 at 2:33 AM at the Washington Central Hospital ICU (Wenatchee, WA) after a valiant fight to recover from major open-heart surgery. Many thanks for all the prayers, thoughts, and encouragement on this journey to help...
