Obituary Listing

Jan 31, 2019

Billy Preston Wilson, age 74, passed away January 31 st , 2019 at his home in Tonasket, WA surrounded by his family.

Billy was born May 9 th , 1944 in Wister, OK to Press and Leatha Wilson.

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Jan 28, 2019

Alfred Hubert Robinson, 93, of Tonasket, passed away on January 28th, 2019. He will join his wife of 72 years, MaryAlice, who preceded him in death just 18 days before.

Al was born in Oroville, Washington, on September 6, 1925, to Vernon and Ruth (Verbeck) Robinson. He was raised...

Jan 25, 2019

Phyllis Jean Baump, daughter of Bruno and Wilna Mallgren passed away peacefully on January 25, 2019, in Marysville, WA surrounded by family and friends.

She was born on September 15th, 1928 in Grand Forks British Columbia. After birth she returned to the family homestead based at the...

Jan 22, 2019

Dennis "Denny" Sanford Busick, 71, after many hospital stays, and being put on Hospice a second time, passed away at home in Okanogan, WA on January 22, 2019. Denny was born December 30, 1947 in Torrance, CA to Ezra and Oma Busick. Denny loved riding motorcycles, camping, traveling to scenic places, being with...

Jan 12, 2019

Verlin Joe Hicks age 71 of Oroville died on January 12, 2019 at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle. He was born November 7, 1947 in Elkland, Missouri to parents Jim and Josephine Hicks. Verlin moved to Oroville at the age of 11. He attended the Oroville Schools and graduated from Oroville High School. He then entered the US Army...

Jan 11, 2019

Richard Allen Graham age 82 of Republic died on Friday, January 11, 2019 in Spokane. He was born September 30, 1936 in Ewing, Nebraska to parents Harry and Marguerite Graham. Richard grew up in Nebraska and graduated from St. Mary's Catholic School in O'Neill. He served in the US Army with the 519th Artillery in Germany from 1956 to...

Jan 10, 2019

MaryAlice Robinson passed away at the age of 90, to join her Lord and loved ones, on January 10, 2019. She was born in Oroville, Washington on July 11,1928 to Jay and Jessie Holcomb. She grew up near Lake Osoyoos, where she spent her spare time adventuring on the shores and the hills...

Jan 9, 2019

Marjorie M. (Sackett) Williams, age 98, of Tonasket died January 9 th , 2019 in Arlington, WA. She was born February 3 rd , 1920 in Van Nuys, CA to parents Robert and Bessie Sackett. She grew up in southern California; attending and graduating from Covina High School in 1938. She worked for Travelers Insurance...

Jan 7, 2019

Rosalie (Rosie) Agnes Ellis-Doucette age 73 of Oroville passed away Monday, January 7, 2019 at home peacefully in her bed. She was born September 7, 1945 in Eau Claire, Wisconsin to parents Ivan George and Ruth Rosina (Trefz) Ellis. Rosie moved to Oroville with her parents, brothers and sisters in 1957 where she attended the Oroville Schools. Rosie had...

Jan 6, 2019

Dallyn Laroy Utecht passed away peacefully sleeping next to his mommy on January 6, 2019. He was born five weeks early on December 10, 2018 in Omak, Washington to Cherre' Utecht. Although he spent the first two weeks of his life gaining weight and strength at Sacred Heart Medical Center, he was able to come...

Dec 19, 2018

Frances G. Hill age 87 of Wauconda died on December 19, 2018 at Pinewood Terrace Nursing Center in Colville. She was born March 24, 1931 in Wauconda to parents Clarence and Edna Burbank. Frances grew up in the Republic area and attended and graduated from Republic High School. On July 2, 1949 she married Stewart Hill in Yakima. Frances...

Dec 12, 2018

Mildred B. Thayer was born August 10, 1921 in Seattle, WA to Daniel A. Knowlton and Blanche E. Knowlton of Auburn, WA. She joined two older sisters. Her younger years included swimming in Lake Meridian with her family, picking beans and berries, babysitting, and cannery working. She excelled in school and graduated from Auburn High...

Dec 11, 2018

Thomas Edward Hickman Jr, age 68, passed away at home, outside Tonasket on December 12, 2018. He was born to Burleen and Thomas (Ed) Hickman Sr. in Weaser, Idaho on October 4, 1950. Tom grew up in Idaho and California. He served in the US Army in Vietnam, after which he lived in California and Idaho. In the late...

Dec 11, 2018

Albert Laval Maden, age 73, of Tonasket died on December 11, 2018 at home surrounded by close family after a battle with cancer. He was born February 10, 1945 in South Bend, Washington to parents Mary C. and Ellis Maden. Albert spent his entire life living in the state of Washington. His early life was...

Dec 6, 2018

Bill was called to heaven to join his wife, Liz, just short of what would have been their 62 nd wedding anniversary this month.  Raised in Marcus and Evans, Washington, Bill excelled in athletics to later become an Oroville High School coach, for mostly baseball, basketball, and football. He later became athletic director. His teaching career began in 1962,...

Dec 4, 2018

Mildred Jean Godwin, 75, of Tonasket, WA went home to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on December 4, 2018. Jean was born in Amarillo, TX on September 22, 1943 to Robert Carl Dane and Mildred (Shelby) Dane. Her earliest years were spent as the eldest of three daughters in a military family. They returned to Texas...

Nov 29, 2018

Betty L. Baldwin-Meese-Hart-Hall-Stewart, age 89, of Oroville died on Thursday, November 29, 2018 at Regency of Omak. She was born September 2, 1929 in Healdsburg, California to parents Alvie and Letha Baldwin. Betty moved from Yakima to Tonasket in the 6 th grade where she graduated from High School in 1947. She later attended Seattle...

Nov 26, 2018

On November 26, 2018, at 8:15 p.m., the Lord sent his angels to take John home. John was born August 18, 1929, to Thomas Fredrick and De'Lacey Lawson in Elkland, Missouri and had six siblings. John came to Oroville in the mid-1940s and began working in the orchards. He left Oroville for a short time and returned with his...

Nov 14, 2018

Elizabeth Anne Grunst (Miller) was born in Colville, Washington on May 14, 1934. She was born to Clara and Robert Miller. She was second in a family of four: Bob (deceased), Margaret, and Jim. They were raised in Boyds, Washington.

Liz attended a small rural school called Country School (between Napoleon and Boyds). She skipped 2nd grade...

Oct 30, 2018

Donald (Don) Elmer Wasson, 87 of Oroville, WA, also a long-time Skagit County resident, passed away on Tuesday, October 30, 2018 at North Valley Extended Care in Tonasket, WA.

Don was born September 29, 1931 in Tacoma, WA to Elmer and Edna Wasson. He grew up in the Samish/Prairie...