Obituary Listing

Jan 11, 2026

Eleanor Gail Franzman Knorr passed away peacefully on the evening of January 11th, 2026, at North Valley Hospital in Tonasket. She was 91 years old.

On August 20, 1934, Gail was born to parents Alberta and Pete Franzman, in Scott City, KS. She grew up living on the "hill" (aprox. 3ft above the surrounding area) in Leota,...

Jan 10, 2026

Our family is sad to announce the sudden passing of Clear Guizar, age 46 of Oroville, WA on January 10, 2026.

Clear Guizar lived an adventurous life chasing fish and finding inner truths. Clear was born March 6, 1979 in Curlew, WA to loving parents Micheal Guizar and Gayle (Gita) Lewis. Clear spent most of his childhood...

Jan 8, 2026

June Marie Fox, age 91, of Tonasket passed away January 8th, 2026 at her daughter's home surrounded by the family she loved. She was born June 13th, 1934 to parents Arthur & Helen Lund in a small village on the Bog River in Minnesota. At a young age the family moved to a small farm in Tonasket where she...

Jan 8, 2026

Daniel (Dan) Lorz passed away January 8th, 2026 in Spokane, WA at the age of 72. He was born to Gerald and Faye (Mitchell) Lorz on December 28th, 1953 in Tonasket, WA.

Dan married the love of his life, Linda Sue Vail in June of 1973. They began their great Alaskan adventure in 1977 that lasted for...

Jan 6, 2026

Pollyanna "Rose" Thornton

Born February 14th, 1953 to Carmaleta McFarland in Ellensburg, WA. Polly was the best Valentine's Day gift according to her mother. Leta met and married Polly's father, Robert Voris Sr. in Ellensburg. After moving a bit during childhood, the Voris family would move to Oroville Polly's freshman year where she would meet and later...

Jan 5, 2026

Franklin Joseph Geisler passed away in Oroville, WA on January 5, 2026. Born in Port Angeles, WA to Louis E. and Elizabeth L. Geisler on August 9, 1943 along with his twin brother, Louis Edward, JR. Frank attended St. Patrick's elementary, Jason Lee Middle School (which is named after a distant relative) and Stadium High School in Tacoma, WA....

Dec 27, 2025

Dorothy Faustine Wilson, lovingly known as "Gramma," passed away on December 27, 2025, at North Valley Hospital. She was born on January 17, 1939, in Wilmot, Arkansas, and was the middle child of seven children born to Foster Akers and Bernice Moss Akers.

She grew up in Mer Rouge, Louisiana, where she formed deep family ties and...

Dec 25, 2025

Alroy Couch, age 85 of Oroville, WA died on December 25, 2025 at North Valley Hospital in Tonasket, WA.

Al was born on September 15, 1940 in Mt. Vernon, WA to parents Albert Couch and Alice Komen. He was raised and attended schools in Burlington, WA.

Al worked as a millwright, machinist and mechanic. He...

Dec 21, 2025

Lois Rothrock, a beloved mother, grandmother, and friend, passed away peacefully on December 21st surrounded by her loving daughters. Lois was born on November 7th, 1934 to parents Jule David and LaVerna Hougardy, joining her sister June and brothers Teddy and Bobby and her older half-brothers Art and Oscar. She spent her early life in Renton, Washington until she...

Dec 17, 2025

Ronald E. Peterson, age 80, of Oroville, Washington, passed away on December 17, 2025, at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle.

Ron was born on August 27, 1945, to Don and Margaret Peterson. He was raised in Oroville and graduated from Oroville High School in 1964. On October 31, 1964, he married Sandra Hill in Oroville, beginning a...

Dec 15, 2025

John Thomas Snyman died peacefully on December 15, 2025 in Spokane, Washington after a long battle with Dementia.  He was born on January 6, 1944 in Las Vegas, New Mexico to Thomas and Pricilla Snyman, and spent his childhood in New Mexico before his family relocated to Denver, Colorado, where he attended area schools . After graduating high school,...

Nov 30, 2025

Ruth Helen Anderson, beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend, passed away peacefully in her sleep on November 30, 2025, after spending a warm and laughter-filled holiday surrounded by her family. Ruth was born on January 7, 1935, in Republic, Washington, to Edna and Carl Alm, and from the very beginning she carried a spirit of generosity, quick wit, and...

Nov 26, 2025

Lawrence Claud Rubert, 83, of Tonasket, Washington, passed away at his home on November 26, 2025. He was born May 24, 1942, at St. Martin's Hospital in Tonasket to Claude and Gertrude Rubert.

Lawrence grew up on the family farm above Hanging Rock off Highway 20 east of Tonasket and graduated from Tonasket High School. He began...

Nov 20, 2025

Wayne Douglas Miller, 66, of Republic, WA passed away suddenly and unexpectedly, early on the evening of November 20, 2025. Those that were fortunate enough to know Wayne, knew him as a wonderful human being.  Thoughtful, generous, humorous, empathetic and sympathetic reflected his wonderful character.  Well read, intellectual, observant, keen mind, wicked sarcasm were often used to describe Wayne.  ...

Nov 12, 2025

William Craig Knorr (Bill), 93, passed away early in the morning of November 12th, 2025, at Mid Valley Hospital in Omak.

Bill was born in his maternal grandmother's house in Breckenridge, CO. on December 4th, 1931, to Ted & Greta Knorr. He grew up on the banks of the Blue River, walking (or skating when he could...

Oct 30, 2025

Janet Marie Reese Vargas

Our beloved Janet, age 71, passed away on October 30, 2025 at North Valley Hospital in Tonasket.  Janet attended school in Oroville, graduating in 1972.  She was a checker/cashier at Princes IGA, Randall's and Beyers Market and later was a cook for popular restaurants in Tonasket and Oroville.  Janet married Joe...

Oct 23, 2025

Beverly Agnes Le Master (Harvey) passed away Oct 23. 2025 at home in Oroville, Washington where she lived most of her life. Following a fall at home on Aug 31, Beverly spent 4 days at CWH where she had surgery to repair a leg fracture, then 3 weeks at NVH before coming home with help from Enhabit Hospice and...

Oct 22, 2025

Jason Robert Freese (Bird) 41 of Oroville passed on October 22, 2025 in Oroville.  He was born December 14th 1983 in Wenatchee.  Jason was a loving husband, father, son and friend whose kindness, humor and adventurous spirit left a lasting mark on everyone who knew him.    Jason lived life to the fullest and had a knack for finding joy...

Oct 18, 2025

Patricia (Pat) Ann Smith was born on April 27, 1949, in Enumclaw, Washington to Ed and Lynn Siskar. She was raised in the same farmhouse where her father had grown up. Pat had an older sister, Kathy, and a younger brother, Don.

She attended Enumclaw High School and later earned a Bachelor of Arts in Education from...

Oct 11, 2025

David Allen Stansbury, baby brother to Roger (d.2016), Larry, Linda, and Heidi, was born July 15, 1958 to Raleigh and Elizabeth (Barber) Stansbury in Omak, WA. Dave passed away October 11, 2025 at the ranch, after his yearlong battle with cancer.

In his early years, he grew up doing all the farm things young boys did. With...