Obituary Listing

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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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...

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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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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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 ,...

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...

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,...

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...

Dec 15, 2022

Robert A. Wines Jr., age 73 of Tonasket, died on December 15, 2022, in Tonasket, WA.

Robert was born on June 17, 1949, in Ellensburg, WA to his parents Robert and Mary Wines. Bob & his twin sister, Mary loved living in Ellensburg. They moved to Seattle, with their parents and siblings, David, Woodrow & Jeffery in...

Dec 14, 2022

Kerry Eugene Wake, age 57, passed away unexpectedly on December 14, 2022, in Tonasket, WA. He was born on September 2, 1965, to his parents John Wake and Estella Fox.

Kerry grew up in Skagit County, where he went on to join the U.S. Army. After discharge with the military, he went to work for Boeing, drove...

Dec 11, 2022

David was born on May 5, 1950 in La Junta, Colorado. He passed away in Omak, Washington on December 11, 2022.

A Celebration of Life will be held on May 5, 2023 at the Oroville Trinity Episcopal Church at 11 AM. The address of the church is 604 Central Ave, Oroville, WA 98844. Following the service, family...

Dec 8, 2022

Ellis Arnold Maden

Illa Marie Maden

It is with heavy hearts we announce the passing of Illa Maden and Arnie Maden.

Illa was born on 11/17/1940 and passed away on 12/08/2022 in Desert Hot Springs, California.

Arnie was born on 11/10/1936 passed away 03/27/2026 in Riverside, Washington.

Arnie and...

Dec 3, 2022

Joelle Hawkins, of Tonasket, Washington, passed away peacefully on Saturday December 3 rd , 2022. Joelle was born to Ole Drew and Edith Drew in Lakeview, Oregon September 8 th , 1939. Her family then moved back to Tonasket, Washington where Joelle was raised. She met and married her high school sweetheart...

Dec 2, 2022

Tom A. Brooks, age 83 of Oroville, died on December 2, 2022 at home.

Tom was born on March 31, 1940 in Yuma, Arizona to his parents Jack and Lucille Brooks. Tom was a retired Arizona tire mechanic. Tom had a love of...

Nov 18, 2022

Deborah Ann Chamberlain, of Tonasket, went home to the Lord November 18, 2022.

Debbie was a happy soul who taught us to find joy in everything, took every opportunity to encourage others, had a sense of adventure, a passion for anything Kitty Cat and a deep love of her family.

She is survived by her...

Nov 12, 2022

Uncle Fred was born in Republic to Alex and Jesse Bremner. He grew up on a local ranch as the youngest of five children. He graduated from Republic High School. Uncle Fred was a member of the Colville Confederated Tribe and a U.S. Navy Veteran.

After attending Kinman Business University in Spokane he returned to Republic and...