David Anderson
Sep 13, 2016
David Allen Anderson of Mt. Hull, WA passed away September 13, 2016 at his home on the land he loved, after a battle with lung cancer. His spirit remained strong even when his body gave out. His final days were spent filled with hope while planning his next phase of treatment with family and doctors. He was always dreaming, always...
Robert Hirst
Sep 5, 2016
Robert C. "Bob" Hirst, 90, of Oroville, Washington, passed away on September 5, 2016 at North Valley Extended Care. Bob was born on November 18, 1925 in Molson, Washington, the son of Richard C. "Bud" Hirst and Orpha Mae (Walker) Hirst. Bob was raised in the Molson/Chesaw area of Okanogan County with 13 Brothers and sisters. He served in the...
Ethel Westlund
Sep 1, 2016
Ethel (Anderson) Westlund, age 101, of Tonasket, WA died on September 1, 2016 at North Valley Extended Care in Tonasket WA. She was born December 4, 1914 in Anoka, Minnesota to August and Hilma Anderson. Ethel was the 13th of 15 children who all worked on their family farm in Anoka, Minn. She worked at the Anoka Insane Asylum at...
Chester Earnest Guyll
Aug 26, 2016
Chester (Chet) Earnest Guyll, 86 years old, passed away peacefully in his sleep early Friday morning August 26th In Tonasket, Washington. He was born on June 25th 1930 near Odell Arkansas, the oldest of three children born to J.E. (Earnest) Guyll, and Edna (Edens) Guyll. He attended school in a one room school house and loved learning but had to...
Ruth Conley
Aug 24, 2016
Ruth Edwins Conley age 96 of Tonasket died on Wednesday, August 24, 2016 at North Valley Extended Care in Tonasket. She was born January 26, 1920 in Seattle to parents Irvin and Gertrude Edwins. Ruth was a published poet, avid gardener and loving mother. She was an academic, graduating with high honors for University of Washington, as a student of...
John W Sullivan
Aug 23, 2016
John W. Sullivan, passed away peacefully August 23, 2016. He was born June 18, 1934, in Portland, Oregon, to Joseph and Marie (Brakebush) Sullivan, the first of three children. John graduated from Beaverton High School in 1952, and after high school began work in a pattern shop with his father and joined the National Guard to serve his country. At...
Carol "Cookie" Thorndike
Aug 21, 2016
Carol "Cookie" Thorndike age 69 of Oroville died on Sunday, August 21, 2016 at her home in Oroville. She was born January 6, 1947 in Springfield, Missouri to parents Russell and Cora Clark. Carol grew up in Missouri and later moved to Oroville, Washington. On June 27, 1978 she married Don Thorndike in Coeur d Alene, Idaho. Cookie loved the...
Deeloris Sylvester
Aug 21, 2016
DeeLoris Anna (Semprimoznik) Sylvester, 82, passed away August 21st, 2016 at her home in Oroville, surrounded by her loving family. DeeLoris was born December 7th, 1933 to Albert and Rose Semprimoznik at the family ranch in Aeneas Valley. She attended San Poil School, riding horseback with her siblings, as the school was six miles from home. She was able to...
Gregory Dean Sims
Aug 10, 2016
Gregory Dean Sims, US Army [retired] born in Bremerton, WA on October 12, 1953 to Levon and Helen Sims, passed away on August 10, 2016. Greg is survived by his mother, one daughter Ada Rose, nine siblings Michael {Margaret}, L. Paul {Diane}, Cheryl {Richard} Swearingen, Sikander {Storm} Jaad, Alan {Fumiyo}, Rob- in Sims-Fisher, Laurie {Joe} Newhouse, Marita Tracy, JoNell {Darren}...
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,...
