Rosa Borland
Sep 3, 2017
Rosa Geneva Borland, 88, of Oroville died September 3 rd , 2017. She was born April 16 th , 1929 to parents Dewey and Charlotte Galyean in Childress, TX. She was the 2 nd born of six kids and spent her childhood in or near Childress, TX where her dad farmed and ranched for Mill Iron Ranches. Her family...
Bud Gerken
Aug 24, 2017
Theo Wayne "Bud" Gerken passed peacefully surrounded by family at North Valley Hospital in Tonasket on August 24, 2017 after an extended illness with Leukemia and complications from a prior stroke.
Bud was one of seven children (4 boys-3 girls) to move to Oroville in 1942 after his birth in Thompson Falls, Montana on June 1, 1938. ...
Stephen Konz
Aug 16, 2017
Stephen Stanley Konz was born in Poland on Sept. 6th, 1926 to Lillian Kwiatkowski and Michael Rosinski. As a three month old baby he came to America through Ellis Island in the arms of a teenage mother. Raised in Chicago, the city kid worked at a dairy at age 15. Konz graduated high school in 1944 from CVS (Chicago...
Harvie Smith
Aug 12, 2017
Harvie D. Smith Jr. age 86 of Oroville, WA passed away August, 12, 2017 at home in Oroville, WA. He was born March 3, 1931 in Yuma, AZ to parents Harvie Drew and Mary Magdalene Smith. In 1945 Harvie joined the U.S. Army and served in World War II. After 2 years of service, when he went to reenlist,...
Romie Hilderbrant
Jul 13, 2017
Romie Hilderbrant was born in Bassano, Alberta, Canada to Norman and Blanche Hilderbrant on April 16th, 1923. He and his family moved to Republic in 1927 where he spent his childhood days farming, hunting and riding his horse all over Ferry County. Romie attended all twelve years at Republic schools and graduated from Republic High School in 1942. In high...
Robert Edward Notson
Jun 20, 2017
Robert Edward Notson, 68, of Tonasket WA, went to be with his Lord on June 20, 2017 after a brief battle with cancer. He was at his home with his sister Jean at his side. Bob was born on February 16, 1949 in Renton, WA and raised near there. After graduating from Tyee High School in 1967, he attended Seattle...
Ruth Alaine Adams
Jun 18, 2017
Ruth Alaine (Wills) (Harper) Adams, age 90, of Oroville passed away at home on June 18th, 2017. Ruth was born September 27, 1926 in Omak, Washington to Bernard Melvy Kerr Wills and Wiltrude E. (Carrel) Wills. Ruth lived all her life in Oroville except for a brief period in 1948 in which she and her first husband, John Harper, lived...
Arnold "Joe" Shaw
Jun 16, 2017
On the morning of Friday, June 16th, 2017, our loving husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather, brother, uncle, cousin and friend passed peacefully into paradise. Over the last year, Joe bravely underwent treatment for cancer. He spend his last weeks fondly remembering times spent with family and friends, fishing, camping and telling stories about his fun-filled adventures in life. A...
Nellie May Cook Zachman Paulsen
Jun 16, 2017
Nellie was born July 27th, 1925 in Loomis, WA to parents John Sherman Cook and Oma Jane Colbert. Nellie passed away in her home on June 16th, 2017. Nellie was a stamper for Wenoka Apple Warehouse, a manager of the kitchen at North Valley Hospital where she met Bill Gates, he asked her if she would like to invest in...
Scott Lee Gilge
Jun 7, 2017
Scott Lee Gilge, 28, of Omak died June 6th, 2017. Scott was born on May 11th, 1989 to Duane Gilge of Tunk Mountain and Lisa Hagney. As a young age Scott came to live with his grandparents, Gary Gilge and Charlene Alexander. Scott was very busy and a "handful" but loved watching his uncles and grandpa work on cars. After...
Gary Leroy Anderson
Jun 1, 2017
Gary LeRoy Anderson, born August 1, 1941 in Republic, Washington to Charles and Ruth Anderson, died unexpectedly on June 1, 2017. Gary graduated from Republic High School in 1959, and graduated with honors from the United States Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, New York in 1963 with a degree in Marine Engineering and a commission in the Naval Reserves....
Loretta Hurley
May 14, 2017
Loretta Agnes (St. Thomas) Hurley of 84 yrs. Born February 12th, 1933 passed away peacefully on Sunday May 14th, 2017. She was pre deceased by her husband Tom of 62 yrs. in 2016. Loretta was the youngest of 6 children born to her parents Oscar O. St.Thomas and Loretto A. (Cosgrove) St. Thomas. She was pre deceased by all her...
Jack Lindsey
May 14, 2017
Jack E. Lindsey passed away at age 85 at the Ferry County Hospital May 14, 2017. He was born on his parent's Malo ranch on Feb 7th, 1932 to Hugh and Anna Lindsey. He attended Curlew High School graduating in 1950. Moving to Republic he worked at the Knob Hill mine. Jack leased the Union Oil gas station from Pauline...
Robert C. Nicholson
May 14, 2017
Robert C. Nicholson, 63, of Oroville passed away May 14th, 2017. He was born June 27th, 1953 in Seattle, WA. He graduated from West Seattle High School and later attended Shoreline Community College and then earned a degree in Business & Economics from Peninsula Junior College in Port Angeles. As a youth he enjoyed serving as an acolyte at the...
Jerome Allen "Jerry" Jorgensen
May 10, 2017
Jerome Allen "Jerry" Jorgensen, age 79, passed away on 10 May 2017 in Republic, Washington. He was born on August 17, 1937 in Toppenish, Washington to Parents Lawrence Jorgensen and Marie (LaPierre) Jorgensen. Jerome started his career working for Madras Plywood. When the Mill burned down he then went to work for the Madras Trucks Stop for a short period...
Annette Kohen
May 8, 2017
Annette Kohen 78, passed on peacefully on May 8, 2017 at home in Tonasket WA. Annette Duncan, Wallace, Fuller, Kohen was born on May 30, 1939, in Kenvir, Kentucky, to Wilsie Oakley Duncan, and Arthur Clark Duncan. Annette was an amazing Mother, Grandmother and Great-Grandmother. Annette came to a saving faith in Jesus after what she would call her life...
Sandra Chittenden
May 8, 2017
Sandra K. Chittenden, age 76, of Tonasket, WA passed away on May 08, 2017 at Central Washington Hospital in Wenatchee. Sandra was born June 27, 1940 in Grand Haven, MI to parents Helmer and Sadie Johnson. She grew up in Muskegon, MI. In 1957 she married Jim Chittenden in Spring Lake, MI. In 1962 they moved to Washington State. She...
Michael L Farr
May 5, 2017
Michael L. Farr age 64 of Aeneas Valley/Tonasket, Washington died on May 5, 2017 in Tonasket, Washington. He was born October 18, 1952 in Kansas City, Missouri to parents Donald and Laverne Farr. Michael was an honorable man, a devoted husband and loving father and grandfather. He was a retired veteran serving twenty-four years in the military. In 2010, he...
Irene Marie Hilderbrant
Apr 29, 2017
Irene Marie Hilderbrant, a lifetime resident of Ferry County, passed away Saturday April 29, 2017 of cancer. Irene was born on May 1, 1942 in Republic Washington to Mickey and Rosalie Dunn. She graduated from Curlew High School in 1960. Irene married her husband Leonard on October 20, 1962. They had two children, Sandy and Leonard Jr. Hilderbrant. Irene lived...
Dorothy Carmen Majors
Apr 27, 2017
Dorothy Carmen Majors age 70 of Tonasket died Thursday, April 27, 2017 at the home she shared with Bill Howe. She was born in Syndey, Montana to parents Ruby Pence and Jesse Playle. Mom was an avid bird watcher and loved to have flowering plants around her. She was mother to six children, three boys and three girls. She couldn't...
