Barbara Bertrang
Apr 9, 2017
Barbara Anne Bertrang age 39 of Republic died on April 9, 2017 at her home. She was born May 12, 1977 in Springfield, Massachusetts to parents Milton Terry and Debora Bertrang. Barbara was born with Cerebral Palsy. She attended school and graduated from White Pass High School in Randall, Washington. In 2000, she moved with her family to Republic. Barbara...
Avis Hudson
Mar 31, 2017
Avis Hudson, "Aunt A", 79, Oroville, WA passed away March 31, 2017 after living a full, loving life. She is survived by her husband of 61 years, four children, six grandchildren, three great-grandchildren, five siblings, endless nieces, nephews and friends, who all loved her dearly. Avis loved caring for children, cooking, and gardening. "My life's been full, I savored much,...
Susan Jackson
Mar 23, 2017
Susan Jackson age 70 of Oroville died on Thursday March 23, 2017 at North Valley Extended Care in Tonasket. She was born April 11, 1946 in Tonasket to parents Lester and Betty Kingsley. Susan grew up in Oroville attending and graduating from Oroville High School. She then attended Central Washington University where she obtained her teaching degree. She began her...
Guy Kaipo Goodness
Mar 16, 2017
Guy Kaipo Goodness, 76 of Wauconda, Washington, passed away on March 16, 2017 at Central Washington Hospital in Wenatchee, Washington. Kaipo was born on September 27, 1940, in Honolulu, Hawaii to Charlotte Saffrey and Stanley Guy Goodness. Guy grew up in Kihei on the island of Maui, In the Hawaiian Islands. He attended Henry Perrine Baldwin High School in Wailuku,...
James Hartig
Mar 6, 2017
James Monroe Hartig "Whiskey Jim" 1943 - 2017 Dad, You packed my diaper bag and loaded me in the sleeper of your semi and took me to work with you every day. Thank you for that, for I had learned what it means to have good work ethics and was able to pass that on to your grandchildren. They say...
Mary Esther Sullivan
Mar 4, 2017
Mary Sullivan (93), a long-time resident of Coulee Dam, passed peacefully March 4, 2017 at Welcome Home Villa in Omak, WA. Born in Seattle, WA on Dec 31, 1923 to Karl Richard Mueller and Mary Bland (Cumbo) Mueller, Mary attended school in Waterville, WA, graduating in 1941. She then received her nursing degree thru St Anthony's Hospital in Wenatchee, WA....
Dale Clarkson
Feb 17, 2017
Dale R. Clarkson of Tonasket passed away Friday, February 17, 2017 at North Valley Hospital in Tonasket. He was born September 11, 1941 in Tonasket to parents Walter E. and Phyllis B. (Johnson) Clarkson. At the age of eight he began working for his dad and brother sweeping and shoveling sawdust and mowing lawns. He bought his first property at...
Leanne Friddle-Hepburn
Feb 16, 2017
Leanne Niehenke Hepburn lost her fight to cancer on February 16th, 2017 at her home near Curlew, WA. She was born in Spokane on March 12, 1965 and three weeks later became the daughter of Norbert and Janelle Broemmeling Niehenke of Colton by adoption. She attended Guardian Angel-St. Boniface School and graduated from Colton High School in 1983. She followed...
Bernice Mcneese
Feb 13, 2017
Bernice McNeese 93, passed away peacefully and went to be with her Lord February 13, 2017 at North Valley Extended Care in Tonasket. Bernice was born May 19, 1923 to parents Clarence and Tena (Richardson) Bright. She was delivered by her father on the homestead near Clayton, N.M. In her early years she lived in Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas and New...
Clayton Emry
Feb 11, 2017
Clayton was born April 9, 1927 in Allen, NE at the home of his grandparents Cyrus and Dolly Roberts to parents Lloyd and Merna Emry. He passed away February 11, 2017 in Confluence Hospital in Wenatchee just 6 weeks shy of his 90th birthday from congestive heart failure and complications of a number of other health issues. In 1935 he...
Timothy Jackson
Feb 8, 2017
Timothy Wayne Jackson, age 58, of Tonasket, WA passed away on Wednesday February 8, 2017 following a courageous battle with cancer. Tim was born in Panama City, Florida on April 27, 1958 to Herbert and Anna Jackson. He loved to play baseball in school and graduated from El Capitan High School. Tim worked at Good Year Tires prior to moving...
Roy Elmer Alm
Jan 22, 2017
Roy Alm age 83 of Republic died on Sunday; January 22, 2017 in Colville. Roy was born on July 9, 1933 in Republic to parents Carl and Edna (Walden) Alm. He grew up in Republic and graduated from Republic High School. He then entered the U.S. Army serving in Korea. Roy took a heavy equipment course in Idaho and then...
Beryl Cleven
Jan 14, 2017
Beryl Donovan Cleven, 79, of North Bend and Tonasket, WA died on January 14, 2017 at Central Washington Hospital in Wenatchee, WA. He was born January 5, 1938 in North Bend, WA to parents George Alva Cleven, Kathryn Wilma Cleven (Lingscheit). Beryl Cleven was born and raised in North Bend, WA, where he graduated from Mount Si High School. He...
Art Burbank
Dec 24, 2016
Clarence Arthur "Art" Burbank, age 87 of Republic, Washington, passed away in Republic on December 24, 2016. Art was born on October 19, 1929 in Wauconda, WA., he moved to Republic with his family in 1945 where they ran the dairy. Following his service in the United States Army he returned home to Republic and in 1953 married Alice Cheetam...
Gladys Lembcke
Dec 21, 2016
Gladys Pearl Northrop Lembcke, 91, was born on April 3, 1925 on Toroda Creek, Curlew, WA, to Earl & Effie (Brannan) Northrop. She passed away comfortably on December 21, 2016 at Providence Mt. Carmel hospital in Colville, WA. She grew up in Walla Walla & Hover area. Gladys graduated from River View High School in Hover, WA in 1943. Gladys...
Ronald E Thompson
Dec 18, 2016
Ronald E. Thompson, 85, of Oroville, passed away on December 18, 2016. Ron was born March 15, 1931, to Tony and Fannie Thompson, in Cranbrook, BC. When he was two, the family moved to Oroville. Ron married Ruth Leithead from Grand Coulee on December 24, 1951. The two raised their family in Oroville, where Ron spent 61 years as an...
Lewis Charles Barnett
Dec 17, 2016
Lewis Charles Barnett age 91 of Oroville passed away on Saturday, December 17, 2016 at North Valley Extended Care in Tonasket. He was born November 14, 1925 in Bremerton, WA to parents Almor and Sarah Barnett. At a young age the family moved to Conconully. Lewis attended school at Pine Creek and Conconully. He served his country in the US...
Donna Jean Egerton
Dec 13, 2016
On December 13th, 2016 Donna Jean Egerton passed away surrounded by family. Donna was born November 23rd,1936 to Paul Leroy Thrasher and Erna Kay Thrasher at Oroville Hospital. When Donna was 13 yrs old, her Grandpa Nelson Thrasher gave her dahlias to grow. Donna grew beautiful dahlias all her life, some years as many as 800 dahlias. Donna graduated Oroville...
Loren Hilstad
Dec 12, 2016
Loren "Bud" Ellis Hilstad, 74, husband of Phyllis Erben Hilstad of Molson departed out of this life on December 12, 2016 at North Valley Hospital, Tonasket, WA. Born February 28, 1942 in Bremerton, Washington, he was the son of the late Robert H & Alice Henning Hilstad. From 1962 to 1972, Bud worked for Seattle Foundry as a journeyman, he...
Beverly Irene Nelson
Dec 8, 2016
Beverly Irene Nelson age 77 of Oroville died on Thursday, December 8, 2016 at her home in Oroville. She was born July 7, 1939 in Regina, Saskatchewan to parents Harold and Dorothy MacNaughton. The family moved to Oliver, British Columbia where Beverly was raised and attended school. In 1956, she married Adolph Nelson in Oroville where they made their home...
