Obituary Listing

Dec 13, 2017

Betty Louise (Naggy) Dieterich passed away Tuesday December 13th, 2017 at her home of 60 years, surrounded with the love of family and friends. Betty was born January 22nd, 1929 in Oroville to parents William (Bill) and Grace Naggy. She was raised on the family JN- cattle ranch along with her four sisters. The ranch had been homesteaded by grandparents,...

Dec 6, 2017

Two roads diverged in a wood, and I— I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference. Trygve Howard Culp, 71, from Twisp and Okanogan and some great number of points through the fore and backcountry, died peacefully Wednesday December 6th 2017, surrounded by three generations of family. He was born to Howard E. and...

Dec 3, 2017

Margaret Straga of Oroville passed away December 3, 2017 at the age of 99.  She was born April 23, 1918 in Raton, New Mexico. Her parents and two older sisters moved to Yugoslavia to be near family. When Margaret was nine years old the family migrated to Alberta, Canada where she attended school with her siblings. Later on she...

Nov 30, 2017

George L. Wiltz, a long time resident of Chesaw, Washington passed away unexpectedly on November 30, 2017. George was born on December 21, 1969 in Spokane, the son of Donald and Linda Wiltz. His parents built and operated the Chesaw Store and Chesaw Tavern for many years. When George's mother died, he and his dad moved to Whidbey Island where...

Nov 22, 2017

Fred LaRoy Gage, of Tonasket, Washington, passed away November 22 nd , 2017.  Fred was born April 11 th , 1923 in Ellensburg, Washington to Robert and Beuna Gage.

He is survived by his sons, Stacy (Gomer) and wife Crystal Gage, and Marty Gage; brother, Seth Gage; grandchildren, Dyllan, Hayden, Linnsie, and Shelbie.

He was...

Nov 12, 2017

Roger, 37, of Danville, WA died November 12th, 2017. He was born September 25th, 1980 to parents Harold and Jeanine in Grand Forks, BC. Roger was born in 1980 and shared the beginning of his life with his twin brother Russell! Roger attended and graduated from Curlew School where he played football and baseball. He lived in Danville all of...

Nov 11, 2017

Lance T. Raschka, 67, of Oroville died November 11, 2017. He was born in Oakland, CA to parents Leonard and Gloria Raschka. He was an autobody man, a loving husband, father, grandfather, and autobody man for 40+ years. His livelihood was cars and he loved custom paint and had lots of knowledge about cars and life. Lance had many friends...

Nov 11, 2017

Jeanette Elaine Garner passed away November 11th, 2017 in Wenatchee, WA in the company of her husband and children. Jeanette was born December 30th, 1937 in Gary, SD to Henry and Melva Denekamp. She is survived by her, husband Dick, son Dan, daughters Debby (McCall), Dandy (Laughlin), and Sarah, son in law Steve Laughlin, sister Jean (Haase), brothers John and...

Nov 5, 2017

Robert Earl Fox, 90, of Omak died November 5th, 2017. He was born July 24th, 1927 in Tekoa, WA to parents Joseph and Lena (Hengel) Fox. He served two years in the Army in Korea. He lived and spent most of his life in Wauconda. He was a logger and heavy equipment operator for 50+ years. His favorite past times...

Nov 5, 2017

Stella Fay (Rounds) Windsor passed from this earth on November 5, 2017. She made her decision to spend eternity in heaven by choosing Jesus many years ago. She was born in Tonasket, Washington in her Auntie Fay's home on April 19, 1937. She was the youngest of five children born to Frank and Sue (Carter) Rounds. They lived in Tonasket...

Oct 19, 2017

Now resting in peace, Robert (Bob) L. Rise passed away at North Valley Hospital in Tonasket, Wa on October 19, 2017.

Born, on January 18, 1941 to Martin & Fern Rise, & raised in the Molson/Oroville area, Robert grew up on the hill with Jim & Dorothy & attended school in Oroville. After graduating, he married Kathy...

Oct 18, 2017

Roy was born August 27, 1925 in Leavenworth, WA to parents, James and Ruth (Canaday) McDougall.  He passed away Oct 18, 2017 at North Valley Extended Care in Tonasket, WA.  A longtime resident of Oroville WA, Roy's Family moved there in 1939 by car carrying all of their possessions.  Roy joined them shortly thereafter as he was in the...

Oct 11, 2017

On Tuesday, October 10th, 2017, God saw that Bill had suffered enough and took him home. He was surrounded by loving family and peacefully slipped away. Bill was born March 12th, 1940 in Rogersville, M.O. to parents Glenn and Gladys Greene. Bill and his family moved to Washington to make Oroville their home. A place he dearly loved. He graduated...

Sep 28, 2017

Lillian Elnora Beeman (Utigard ) Gavin

Nora Passed away on Thursday,  Sept.28,2017 at her home in Tonasket.  She was born on April 4, 1933 in Wauconda to parents Guy and Alice (Sigrist) Beeman. When she was young she moved with her family to Omak, near Riverside.  She started school in Riverside, after 2 years she moved to Omak ,...

Sep 25, 2017

Charles R. Smith, age 79, of Oroville died September 25th, 2017 at North Valley Hospital. He was born on October 25th, 1937 in Yuma, AZ to parents Harvie and Mary Smith. He joined the Army National Guard 49th Armored Division as bow gunner on an M48 tank in Houston, TX from March to August of 1955. He returned to Oroville...

Sep 19, 2017

James Russel Hawkins was born August 14th 1938 in Tonasket Washington. He passed away on September 19th 2017 doing what he loved, driving tractor in the midst of apple harvest. Jim spent his entire life as a resident of the Whitestone lake area. He attended high school in Tonasket and graduated in 1956. He spent his youth finding a...

Sep 9, 2017

Edith Marie Thornton, 95 of Tonasket, passed away peacefully Saturday morning, September 9 at the Tonasket Nursing Home. Edith was born August 17, 1922 in Wenatchee, Washington to Roy and Theo (Patterson) Thornton. At the age of 2, Edith moved with her family to the Okanogan Valley and the family became established in the orchard business. Edith graduated from Tonasket...

Sep 8, 2017

John E. Feddersen age 73 of Havillah died on September 8, 2017 at Regency of Omak  He was born November 27, 1943 in Tonasket to parents Paul and Agnes Feddersen. John grew up in Havillah attending school there thru the sixth grade. He then attended school in Tonasket graduating from Tonasket High School in 1962. In 1963 he entered...

Sep 8, 2017

Melvin R. Gallagher, 74, of Oroville died September 8th, 2017 at North Valley Hospital in Tonasket. Melvin was born July 27th, 1943 in Seagraves, TX to parents Earl and Wynona Gallagher. As a young child he moved with his family to Oroville. He attended school and graduated from Oroville High School. He entered the U.S. Army, served for 2 years...

Sep 6, 2017

Joy Ehlers died on September 6, 2017 in Tonasket. She was born May 22, 1933 in Halsey, Nebraska to parents John and Joanna Mast. Her father died when she was one-year old so the large family moved to Oroville where she was raised by Jim and Marie Thompson. Joy married the love of her life, George Ehlers, on March...