Obituary Listing

Jun 8, 2022

George Randle Gilmer age 68 of Loomis passed away on June 8, 2022.  He was born August 25, 1953 in Bowie, Texas to parents Roger R. and Wilda M. Gilmer.  Loving father, brother, son and uncle.  He would give everything he had to make sure those around him had what they needed be it love, money or food, he...

Jun 5, 2022

Leona Forthun, 77, died of natural causes on June 5, 2022, at North Valley Hospital, Tonasket, WA.  She was born July 25, 1944, in Vernon, British Columbia, Canada, the daughter of George and Lena Marchand.

Leona married Leland Forthun on January 19, 1963, and they celebrated 59 years of marriage this year. She was a member of...

May 29, 2022

Della Arlene Reed stepped into Heaven on May 29, 2022. She was born on July 21, 1928 in Salmon, Idaho to Lloyd and Clara Reed. Della grew up in Challis, Idaho and graduated from the Challis High School.  As a child she spent several summers living on the Twin Peaks fire lookout station with her family.

She...

May 27, 2022

Everett L. Turner was the youngest child in his family, born  to his parents Olive and Walter Turner on January 2, 1929 in Seattle, Washington, he passed away on Friday May 27, 2022 at the age of 93.  He spent his early years helping on the family ranch near Chesaw, Washington.  He liked to tell and we enjoyed hearing...

May 18, 2022

Deborah Inez Mycock age 63 of Republic died on May 18, 2022 in Republic.  Deborah was born to Houston Thompson and Carol Hutchinson on October 3, 1958.  Deborah's grandmother, Leona Hutson, was a midwife so Carol went to her house in Deer Park where Deborah was born.  Deborah met Starkey Mycock in Missoula where they fell in love and...

May 15, 2022

Carol Thornton passed away May 15, 2022, in Tonasket, WA at the age of 101 years and 7 months. Beula Carol Thornton was born to Roy and Theo Thornton in Sunnyslope, WA on October 19, 1920, the fourth child of nine children, but the oldest daughter in the family, and she outlived all of her siblings.  Carol moved with...

May 13, 2022

Marya Noel Lumsargis (Fuller) age 52 passed away Friday May 13th. Marya was born in Hart, MI, and moved to California in 1982. She worked with the State of CA for over the past 20 years. Marya was an amazing Wife, Mother, Grandmother, Sibling and Friend. She loved life and always had a smile and a word of encouragement...

May 7, 2022

Louis Pope Tipper lV, age 20, of Tonasket, passed Saturday, May 7th, 2022. He was born January 21, 2002 in Everett Wash.

To know Louis was to be charmed by his big heart, warm smile, and wonderful sense of humor. The world is made dimmer in his absence, and he will be missed dearly.

He...

May 2, 2022

On Monday, May 2nd, 2022 Judith Loreen (Minchau) Wahl passed away peacefully at home in Loomis, Washington, surrounded by her loving family.

Judy was born May 25th, 1947 in Puyallup, Washington to Lorence and Jane Minchau. She grew up in Puyallup Washington, and graduated from Puyallup High School. She then went to school and received her certification...

Apr 30, 2022

Kara Lee Barnett was born March 2, 1974, in Moses Lake, WA to Leland and Jeanie (Hogan) Barnett. The family moved to Brewster in 1975. While living there her brothers, Timothy and Thomas, were born. Kara's lifelong mission began to love, care for, and protect them, always putting their needs before her own. In 1981 the family moved to...

Apr 28, 2022

Alfred Wayne O'Dell was born November 3, 1931, at home, in Beckley, West Virginia to John Alfred and Gladys Marie O'Dell. He was the second child of six. He graduated H. S. from Beckley, where he was a multiple sport athlete.  After high school he joined the Coast Guard and served on a lightship and a rescue cutter in...

Apr 26, 2022

Dawn Jessie Cromwell, born April 16, 1971, in Sunnyside, Washington, passed away on April 26, 2022, at the age of 51 in Spokane, Washington. Daughter of Ward and Grace (DeBock) Cromwell and the youngest of thirteen siblings. Dawn spent her formative years in Republic, Washington, and completed her high school education at Monroe High School in Monroe, Washington. Dawn...

Apr 18, 2022

Dan L. Bonson, age 66, of Republic, WA died April 18, 2022. He was born October 25, 1955 in Redlands, CA to parents Robert & Billie Bonson. Dan was born in California in 1955 & met the love of his life, Miranda in 1975. They married in 1976 and had four children. They moved to Republic in 2005 and...

Apr 16, 2022

Siri Carina Zosel, age 46, of Oroville, Washington was tragically & suddenly taken from us on April 16, 2022. She was born September 9, 1975 in Torrance, CA to parents Paul and Brit Zosel. Siri graduated from Bellingham High School in 1994, received her R.N. at Everett Community College, and then a Bachelors in Nursing from the University of...

Apr 8, 2022

Fredric Wayne Holmes, 92, of Okanogan County WA, went to be with his Lord, peacefully on April 8, 2022, surrounded by family and friends at his home in Tonasket, WA. He was born in the Whitestone community of Okanogan County, January 2, 1930 to Warren James and Dorothy Edythe Woods Holmes. Fred graduated from Tonasket High School in 1947,...

Mar 25, 2022

Steven Neal Drexler was born May 23, 1950 to Art and Pat Drexler of Spanaway, Washington. He was the third born of his four siblings. He suffered a heart attack, and his death was sudden and unexpected. He was the most special and loved dad and Papa.

His childhood years were spent in happiness, helping his mom,...

Mar 16, 2022

"To know her was to love her!"

Leata Lorraine Atchison was born October 20, 1921, to Sidney and Virtue (Pratt) Atchison in Aeneas Valley.  She joined three older brothers:  Lloyd and twin brothers, Charlie and Arlie.  This was Great Depression times and the family moved often to find work. She started grade school at Tonasket, attended one...

Mar 14, 2022

Vicki (Cornforth) Morrison passed away on March 14, 2022 in her Tonasket home surrounded by her beloved family. Her life began in the middle of the remarkable blizzard on February 18, 1949 in Pocatello, Idaho to Roy and Inez Cornforth. She was raised on a ranch outside of Aberdeen, Idaho with her 3 siblings Ann, Brent, and Debbie, and...

Mar 6, 2022

Scott Leslie Harris was born on October 20 th , 1955, in Van Nuys, California. He went to be with the Lord and the love of his life, wife Vicky on March 6 th , 2022, in Tonasket, WA.  Scott was only sixty-six years old and left behind so many that loved him. Scott is survived by his three...

Mar 5, 2022

Diane Scheffer, age 81, of Malo died March 5, 2022 at Ferry County Memorial Hospital in Republic. She was born September 9, 1940 in Seattle to parents Claude and Lelah Blakslee. She was raised on the west side of the state and lived many years in Woodinville before she moved to the Republic area in 1981.

She...