Mary Lou Thayer
Aug 10, 2016
Mary Lou Thayer, age 78 of Oroville, passed away peacefully the morning of Wednesday August 10, 2016 in Wenatchee, WA. She was born in Bonita, Texas to parents LD and Florence Godwin. Mary grew up in Nocona, Texas on their family farm along with her brothers and sister. She graduated from Nocona High School in 1956. After high school she...
Ruby Reese
Jul 17, 2016
Ruby Leone Reese age 81 of Oroville died on Sunday, July 17, 2016 at her home. She was born on July 25, 1934 in Oroville to parents Victor and Melissa (Snyder) Lehrman. Ruby was raised in Oroville on their family ranch with her brothers and sisters. She attended school in Oroville and graduated in 1952. On June 11, 1953 she...
Pauline Jensen
Jul 16, 2016
Pauline Jensen age 101 of Tonasket died on Saturday July 16, 2016 at North Valley Extended Care in Tonasket. She was born June 19, 1915 in Bridgeport, WA to parents Thomas and Clara Talbot. On November 29, 1934 she married Clarence Jensen and they made their home in Tonasket. Pauline worked in the apple industry in local apple warehouses for...
Madeline Noel
Jun 29, 2016
Madeline (Tunie) Noel 87 of Oroville died June 29, 2016 at North Valley Hospital of a sudden illness, her family was by her side. Madeline was born September 29, 1928 in Dublin West Virginia to James and Carrie Farmer. As a teenager she moved with her mother and other siblings west from Dublin working their way across the country eventually...
David Clark Sterling
Jun 24, 2016
David Clark Sterling, 72, went Home with Jesus, Friday, 24 June 2016. David was born 27 March 1944 in Washington D.C., to Jack and Annabelle Sterling. His father was was serving in the United States Navy during World War II, stationed in Maryland. The family followed his father to Panama and then Seattle where he was stationed. David grew up...
Donald James Miller
Jun 21, 2016
Donald James Miller age 81 of Loomis died on June 21, 2016 at his home in Loomis. He was born May 25, 1935 in Bridgeport, Washington to parents Dell and Sally Miller. As a child he moved to Loomis with his family where he attended school until the eighth grade. He then attended the Tonasket schools where he graduated from...
John O'Connor
Jun 16, 2016
John O'Connor age 86 of Oroville died on Thursday, June 16, 2016 at North Valley Hospital in Tonasket. He was born March 16, 1930 in Springfield, Massachusetts. John served his country in the U.S. Army and following an honorable discharge moved to Republic, Washington. He was married to Mary Lundy and had five children. In 1951, he moved to Oroville...
Joe Loose
Jun 8, 2016
Joe E. Loose, Sr. was born in Chicago in 1929, and passed away peacefully after a long illness on June 8, 2016. A child of the great depression, Joe moved with his family to Kenosha, Wisconsin, and then to Rogersville, Missouri where his father managed the West Ranch. He played varsity basketball before leaving high school to help support the...
John William Lenz
Jun 6, 2016
John William Lenz, age 76 passed away 6 June 2016 at home. He was born on October 19, 1939 in Glasgow, Montana. John was raised by his Aunt Pauline on the family sheep ranch near Glasgow. Later he went into meat cutting and then moved to Oroville and managed apple and pear orchards for over 30 years. In 1974, he...
Rella Weller
Jun 5, 2016
Rella Ann Morgan Weller of Tonasket died on Sunday, June 5, 2016 at North Valley Hospital in Tonasket. She was born February 13, 1933 in Canyon, Texas to Ernest and Martha Morgan. In 1947, she moved to Tonasket with her family. On April 4, 1953 she married her high school sweetheart, Chuck Weller, and they were together for 63 years....
Bernice Sundby
Jun 2, 2016
Bernice Phyliss Sundby age 95 of LaConner died Thursday, June 2, 2016 in Tonasket. She was born May 22, 1921 in Vancouver, British Columbia to parents Thomas J. and Florence Grant. She lived in Victoria, BC until the age of 7, and then she moved to Forks, WA and then Seattle, WA. She graduated from Highline High School in Burien,...
Eva Catherine Ray
May 23, 2016
Eva Catherine Ray, 96, of Oroville, Washington, passed away on May 23, 2016. She was born on December 24, 1919 in Cadillac, Saskatchewan, Canada, the daughter of Edward And Mary Ryan. Eva has been a resident of Oroville since childhood. She and her husband Frank, ran the Ray's General Merchandise for years. Recently, she has owned and managed many rentals...
Helen Millard
May 14, 2016
Helen M. Millard, 96 years old, left her earthly home Saturday, May 14, 2016 in Tonasket, Washington. Helen was born May 2, 1920 in Adel, Iowa to Donald and Golda VanCleve. Helen was the fourth born of 5 beautiful girls – Eva Hoy, twin sisters Alice Wilcox and Ada Page, and Louise Reed. Helen married Russell E Millard, love of...
Elfreda Holmes
May 11, 2016
Elfreda Pearl Eller Holmes, age 85, passed away May 11, 2016, in Tonasket, WA. She was born March 21, 1931, in Seattle, WA. The family moved to Wenatchee, WA, when she was six months old. Elfreda accepted Jesus as her Lord and Savior when she was 9 years old and was baptized into the Wenatchee Church of the Brethren. She...
Thomas Jacobs
May 8, 2016
Thomas Cardell Jacobs age 17 of Tonasket died May 8, 2016 on Disautel Pass. He was born on January 26, 1999 in Seattle. He was a great kid with a big heart. He always had a smile and made others smile with his goofy attitude. He was on the way to Spokane to spend Mother's Day with his mother and...
Donald Wayne Mays
Apr 19, 2016
OBITUARY Donald Wayne Mays July 18, 1969 - April 19, 2016 Donald Wayne Mays, 46, passed away on Tuesday, April 19, 2016 at his Home in Oroville, Washington. Donald was born on July 18, 1969 in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania to Robert E. and Gail A. Mays. He is survived by his Mother Gail, Two Brothers William W. Mays, Mark M. Mays...
Charles Leroy Koontz
Apr 14, 2016
Charles Leroy Koontz age 87 of Republic died on Thursday April 14, 2016 at Ferry County Memorial Hospital in Republic. He was born January 21, 1929 in Blue Creek, WA to parents Elbert Lyle and Dorcus (Goss) Koontz. At the age of 14 he began logging brush pilings and this set the stage for his life of working in the...
Ernest Wayne Taylor
Apr 12, 2016
Ernest Wayne Taylor age 64 of Republic died on Tuesday April 12, 2016 at his home in Republic. He was born October 26, 1951 in Brewster, WA. Wayne worked in the logging industry for many years and also packed hunters into the Pasayten Wilderness. He helped local ranchers with livestock, ponied race horses and enjoyed hunting. He was a member...
Judy Stabenfeldt
Apr 3, 2016
Judy Stabenfeldt age 73 of Republic passed away peacefully at her home Sunday evening April 3, 2016 with her husband and sister, Susy, at her side after a struggle with ALS better known as "Lou Gehrig" disease. She was born September 27, 1942, the youngest of nine girls born to Ed and Helen Walter in Republic. Judy graduated from Republic...
Jesse Wagner
Mar 8, 2016
Jesse Russell Wagner lost his 5 year struggle with lung and kidney disease on March 8, 2016, he was 64 years old. Jesse was the eldest son of Helen and Francis Wagner of Northumberland, PA. Jesse was a 1970 graduate of Shikellamy High School. Jesse came to Washington State in 1979 and settled in the Seattle area where he worked...
