Obituary Listing

Jun 25, 2021

Dana F. McGowan, age 73, of Republic died June 25, 2021. He was born August 31, 1947 in Republic to parents James and Marie McGowan. He lived in Republic all his life. He loved to cut wood and help people. Dana was the custodian at the Republic School for 20 years. He helped his parents with the ranch and...

Jun 17, 2021

Beverly Gale Ogilvie of Tonasket, WA passed peacefully and quietly away in her home on June 17, 2021. She was 86.

Gale was born in Miller, South Dakota on February 20, 1935 to Otis and Gladys (Porter) Palmer.  She was the youngest of four children growing up on a farm in Hand County, SD.  She studied geology...

Jun 17, 2021

Michael Scott Reaveley passed away unexpectedly on June 17, 2021, at his home in Republic, Washington. He was 58 years old.

Mike was born in Salinas California on February 13, 1963, to Elmer Max Reaveley and Carol DeRuiter. The family later moved to Phinney Ridge in Seattle, near the Woodland Park Zoo to raise their kids.

Jun 11, 2021

Thomas Lee Corum age 85 of Tonasket passed away on Friday, June 11, 2021 at his home in Tonasket.  He was born June 15, 1935 in Omak to parents Lester and Lola Corum.  Following graduation from Tonasket High School Tom entered the US Army and was stationed in Germany.  Following an honorable discharge, he moved back to Tonasket.  On...

Jun 9, 2021

Betta Lidstrand age 61 of Oroville, WA passed away on June 9th, 2021 at her home. Betta was born May 7th, 1960 at the Tonasket hospital to parents Franklin and Irma Del Nelson. Betta grew up attending the Molson school until 5th grade when she transferred to the Oroville School District. After high school Betta became an entrepreneur, opening...

Jun 6, 2021

Clifford Sherwood Naylor, age 85, passed away in his sleep with his wife by his side on Sunday June 6, 2021 at 11:30pm at the Extended Care Home in Tonasket, WA. He was born October 26, 1936 in Compton, CA to Sherwood & Billie Naylor.

Cliff served in the Navy as an Engineman on the USS Renshaw...

Jun 4, 2021

Mo Hulse passed away on June 4, 2021 peacefully of natural causes. Born Mildred Moiselle Morrison in Hartford, Arkansas, on July 20 th 1945. Mo was the daughter of Mildred and Paul Morrison as well as sister to three siblings, Sherry, Larry and Eddy.

Mo was a pioneer in the food service industry reaching the position of...

May 31, 2021

Matthew Andrew Wince joined his mother Janice Harris in heaven on May 31, 2021.

Matt was born in Puyallup, WA August 14, 1978 to Harry & Janice Wince. He attended high school in Tonasket where he graduated in 1997. To those who knew him best he was the "class clown" and a "social butterfly."

In...

May 29, 2021

Susan Kay Williams, age 73, of Tonasket, WA died May 29, 2021 in Seattle, WA. She was born July18, 1947 in Spokane, WA to parents Alvin and Coraline Hunter.

Susan spent the majority of her life in Tonasket, completing all of her schooling and graduating from Tonasket High School in 1965.  Growing up, she spent many summers...

May 24, 2021

William "JD" Jon Davey, age 62, of Tonasket, WA died May 24, 2021. He was born August 28, 1958 in Bayshore, NY to parents John G. & Barbara R. (King) Davey.

JD was born and raised in NY State.  He moved around a bit in his 20's before finding the place he called home or, as he...

May 24, 2021

Marvin Melvin Miller Jr., age 80, of Molson, died on May 24, 2021 at home. Our dad was an extremely hard-working man. He loved his family, and would do whatever he could to make them happy.

Marvin was born in Austin, Texas to his parents, Marvin Melvin Miller Sr. and Anne Mae Teague. The first years of...

May 14, 2021

Our precious little boy, River Klifton Bebee, beloved son of Jordan and Hannah Bebee, of Tonasket, WA, was born in Spokane, WA on June 19, 2014. He went to be with our Lord on May 14, 2021. Bringing River into the world was no easy feat, and his mommy handled it like a champ, doing what it took to...

May 13, 2021

Cash was born in Townsend, Montana, to Ira and Lessie Merritt. He was the youngest of seven children.

Cash moved to Republic, Washington, in the early 1940s and it has always been home.

He married Karen Rochelle in 1955 and they had five children.

Cash bought a logging truck and ran a successful...

May 11, 2021

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Molly Sue Braden Reitz passed away at age 77 on Tuesday, May 11, 2021 . She was born in Seattle, Washington on June 9, 1943 to Dorothy Louise Gregory and Marshall Eugene Braden. She enjoyed growing up with her siblings on Three Tree Point in Burien, Washington overlooking Puget Sound. In later years, Molly was an...

May 4, 2021

Milton Arthur Leslie, 77 of Oroville, passed away May 4, 2021 in Oroville.  Milton was born November 29, 1943 to Grover and Bessie Leslie in Tonasket, Washington and attended school in Molson.  Milton married Edna Cockle in Oroville on June 20, 1964.

Milton and Edna started their life out living in Oroville and moved to Wenatchee, son...

Apr 30, 2021

Laurence "Larry" Yale Rice, age 85, of Republic, WA died April 30, 2021 at home with wife Linda at his bedside. He was born on February 18, 936 in El Centro, Columbia, South America to parents Lester Y. & Irene M. Rice.

Larry & Linda met when he was stationed at Madigan General Hospital, Ft Lewis, WA....

Apr 29, 2021

John William Oakes of Tonasket, Washington died on April 29, 2021 at home in Tonasket at the age of 86, surrounded by loved ones.  He was born January 7, 1935 on North Pine Creek in Tonasket to parents William and Lena (Zachman) Oakes.

John spent his entire life in Tonasket.  He graduated in 1953 and joined his...

Apr 22, 2021

Calvin Huey Godwin, 79, of Tonasket, WA left for his heavenly home the morning of April 22, 2021.

Calvin was born in Montague County, TX on December 2, 1941 to L.D. and Florence (Wheeler) Godwin.  He grew up in the hills of Nocona, TX as the sixth of seven children born to his parents.  Calvin married his...

Apr 22, 2021

Jerry Dale Krusoff, age 52, died April 22, 2021 at his home in Oroville. He was born August 17, 1968 to parents Jordan and Juanita Krusoff. Jerry was born with motorcycles & snowmobiles in his blood and a welding rod in his hand. He enjoyed the outdoors and a good challenge. He was a leader and never one to...

Apr 19, 2021

William F. McDaniel, age 81, of Tonasket, Washington, moved on from this life on April 19, 2021, due to pulmonary fibrosis. Bill was born on Christmas, 1939, to parents Stanton and Margaret McDaniel in Tonasket. Bill lost his father at the age of ten and his life was difficult. Bill's mother signed him into the Navy when he was...