Obituary Listing

May 11, 2018

Patricia Foster was born into this world on September 16th, 1933 into modest Irish family, in Stamford Connecticut as Patricia Agnes Wilson. In 1951 she married John 'King' Fanning a WWII Navy veteran. In September of that same year her first son, John Lawrence Fanning was born. Three months later her husband perished in a fiery truck wreck. In 1954...

May 7, 2018

Dennis Paul Loudon, 58, of Oroville, WA went home to be with his loving savior on May 7, 2018 while at home with his wife and children by his side. Dennis was born March 22, 1960 in Tonasket, WA to parents Douglas and Fay Loudon. He lived his life in Oroville, WA where he loved...

May 3, 2018

Beulah was born May 29, 1928 in Okanogan to Ralph and Agnes Orr VanBrunt. She passed away May 3, 2018, at North Valley Extended Care in Tonasket, Washington. Her family moved to Oroville in 1936, where she lived the remainder of her life. She graduated from Oroville High School in 1946. She was a majorette in school...

Apr 29, 2018

Mardon E. "Marty" Newman 81 of East Wenatchee passed away on Sunday April 29, 2018 at Central Washington Hospital in Wenatchee.  Marty was born on July 22, 1936 in Seattle, WA to parents Donald P. and Margaret Newman.  He attended school and graduated from Lincoln High School in 1955. Following graduation, he entered the US Navy for 2 years. ...

Apr 14, 2018

William "Bill" Boyce Maple passed away peacefully on April 14, 2018 at Central Washington Hospital in Wenatchee.

Bill was born in Tonasket Washington on August 9, 1938 to Mabel Fox Maple Spry and Boyce Maple. As a child he lived in many different towns around the Western United States....

Apr 7, 2018

Anthony Calvin Koepke, born June 29 th , 1952 passed in a peaceful, pain free slumber on April 7 th , 2018. In true Tony fashion, he went out on "Lucky #7."

Tony was preceded in death by his father Sam and his best friend, hunting and fishing buddy, and partner in crime,...

Mar 30, 2018

Roy was the youngest of 7 siblings, he grew up and graduated high school in Tonasket and shortly thereafter joined the US Army Signal Corp. He returned to Eastern Washington and purchased ranch land near Loomis where he met Claudine who became his soul mate for life and beyond! They married April 12, 1958. In the mid-sixties they traded in...

Mar 22, 2018

William John Pyper was born August 20 th , 1917 in Chester, Montana to Elsie and James Pyper. In 1920, Elsie and James moved to Sunnyslope for work. About 1922, the family moved to the Ellisforde area where Bill's father worked in orchards and warehouses along Highway 7. Bill and his siblings went to Britton...

Mar 20, 2018

Darrel E. Bunch, born on April 8 th , 1931 in Molson, WA to Elmer & Elizabeth Bunch, passed away at home in Havillah, WA on March 20 th , 2018. Darrel is a graduate of Tonasket High School class 1949. He purchased a ranch in Havillah, were he met his future wife Judy Feddersen, & where...

Mar 19, 2018

Barbara Jean (Cheetham) Rothrock was born March 4 th , 1935 in Okanogan, WA and passed away peacefully in her sleep with her family by her side on March 19 th , 2018 in Omak, WA at the age of 83. She had a deep love of her family and close friends and passed knowing that she was returning...

Mar 16, 2018

Thomas Lee Luttrell age 79, died on 3-16-18 at his home in Republic WA. He was born on 10-22-1938 to parents William & Vivian Luttrell. He Graduated from Washington Union High School Easton in 1956 where he was a central California All-Star Tackle. After Graduating he became a member of the operating engineers union for 17 years during which time...

Mar 9, 2018

Starky Lee Mycock age 64 of Republic died on March 9, 2018 in Republic. He was born November 14, 1953 in Spokane to parents James and Betty Mycock. Starky was an avid fisherman, hunter and loved the outdoors. He was a loving husband to Deborah Thompson Mycock of 43 years, a father of two boys and grandfather of six. He...

Mar 7, 2018

Gail Roslyn Ozura age 57 of Tonasket passed away Wednesday March 7, 2018 at her home. She was born December 15, 1960 in Seattle to parents Ernest and Irene Fandrich. Gail attended Our Lady of Lourdes School and then John F. Kennedy High School, graduating in 1979. On June 23, 1979 she married Paul Ozura in Burien, WA. Her husband...

Feb 22, 2018

James William Zosel passed away in his home at Lake Osoyoos, Oroville February 22, 2018. He was born March 4, 1920 in Seattle to William and Katie (Zobel) Zosel and soon lived in Chesaw and Wauconda where his father had a sawmill business.  In 1926, the sawmill was moved to Oroville and remains in operation.  James graduated from Oroville High...

Feb 10, 2018

Mary Lee Minyard was born in Ardmore, Oklahoma September 1, 1933 to parents Roy and Elsie Hill. Mary was raised and spent much of her youth in Ardmore and El Paso, Texas where she met and married her husband of 60 years, John L. Minyard. Mary and John moved to Oroville, WA in 1959 where she spent the remainder of...

Feb 9, 2018

George C. Blackmore age 78 of Oroville died on Friday, February 09, 2018 at North Valley Hospital in Tonasket. He was born February 21, 1939 in Silverton, Colorado to parents Barney and Lucille Blackmore. At the age of 14, George began his career in mining and continued as a miner for 35 plus years. In 1989, he moved to Oroville...

Jan 26, 2018

Stuart Earl Ramsey, 83, died January 26th, 2018 in Tonasket. He was born August 14th, 1934 in Auburn, WA to parents Earl and Christine (Burke) Ramsey. He attended school in Sultan, WA before joining the U.S. Naval Reserve, San Diego 33, California Selective Service. On July 23rd, 1954 he married LaDonna G. Thompson in Monroe, WA. On February 5th, 1959,...

Jan 21, 2018

Junior Hugh Burton, 92, of Tonasket passed away suddenly Sunday morning on January 21st, 2018 at North Valley Extended Care. Junior was born October 11th, 1925 in Sedelia, MO the son of Ulysses Burton and Dora Smith. He was the youngest of ten children. On January 3rd, 1944 he enlisted in the Army and was honorably discharged on February 18th,...

Jan 15, 2018

John D. "Jack" Lorz, age 87, passed away on January 15, 2018, at North Valley Hospital in Tonasket, WA. Jack was born on January 30, 1930, in Tonasket, WA, to parents, Cornelius William and Annie Jean (Laurie) Lorz. He was the ninth of ten children born to that union. Jack grew up in Tonasket, graduating from high school in 1948....

Jan 1, 2018

Annie Jean Williams age 63 of Malo died on January 1, 2018 at her home. She was born March 10, 1954 in Bruno, West Virginia to parents Lowell Quincy and Allie Fowler. Annie grew up in Logan County, West Virginia. She met her future husband, Rex Williams, in Arizona while he was on leave from the military and they were...