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...
John Douglas Bryan
Dec 8, 2016
John Douglas Bryan, age 79 of Republic, Washington, died on December 8, 2016 in Spokane, WA. Born on January 24, 1937 in Marshall North Carolina to Carl & Stella Bryan, John Left Marshall N.C. to California then to Seattle where he met the love of his life Shirley. They moved to Republic Washington to 23 acres with a home they...
Olive Venietta Sullivan
Dec 1, 2016
Olive Venitta Sullivan, passed away peacefully December 1, 2016. She was born September 6, 1934, in St Helens, Oregon to Joseph and Mary (Marcott) Michell, the second of three children, Venitta graduated from Scappose High School in 1952, and began work in a jewelers store in Portland, Oregon. John and Venitta were joined in marriage May 7, 1955, in Scappose,...
Monte Ray Hilderbrandt
Nov 28, 2016
Monte Ray Hilderbrandt age 43 of Malo passed away on November 28, 2016 at his home. He was born November 7, 1973 in Grand Forks, BC to parents Dennis and Vicki (Clough) Hilderbrandt. Monte attended Republic Grade School until the 3rd grade when the family moved to Colville. He then attended the Colville schools, graduating from Colville High School in...
Lucille Ethel Vanbrunt
Nov 3, 2016
Lucille "Ethel" VanBrunt, age 91 of Republic, Washington, passed away November 3, 2016, in Las Vegas, Nevada. She was born on February 12, 1925 to Robert and Choloe Lawson in Louisville, Kentucky. She married Ralph VanBrunt on June 9 1956 In Las Vegas, Nevada. In 1992, they moved to Republic. She is survived by one daughter, Karen Laughlin of Las...
Betty M Barnes
Oct 30, 2016
Betty M. Long Barnes, known as Bettyvic by her friends age 93 of Tonasket died on Sunday, October 30, 2016 at North Valley Extended Care. She was born May 18, 1923 in Wauconda to parents Roy and Mary Long. Betty attended school in Wauconda and then Tonasket where she graduated in 1941. She attended Northwest Business College in Spokane and...
Scheila Mae Wise
Oct 25, 2016
Scheila Mae Hepfer Wise, 68 of Oroville, Washington, passed away on October 25, 2016. Mom was born January 10, 1948 in Wenatchee, Washington, to Dale and Margret Hepfer. Mom grew up on a remote homestead in Navarre Coulee near, Chelan, Wa. As a school girl, she rode her horse bareback to the road where the school bus picked her up,...
Robert L. Zerck
Oct 21, 2016
Robert L. Zerck Sr. age 80 of Malo passed on October 21, 2016 peacefully at home surrounded by family. He was born October 1, 1936 in Faribault, Minnesota to parents Lloyd and Dorothy Zerck where he attended one year of college prior to enlisting in the Army. He then served eight years in the Navy and was honorably discharged in...
Brian Dennis Bergh
Oct 19, 2016
Brian Dennis Bergh, 72 of Tonasket, passed away suddenly on October 18, 2016. He was born In Walla Walla, Washington on November 4th, 1943 to Knute and Irene Bergh-Robinson. He moved with his parents to Bellingham where his father operated the Bellingham Air Service. When his father Knute was killed in a 1953 flying accident, Irene and the three boys...
Jack Stevens
Oct 11, 2016
Jack W. Stevens age 88 of Tonasket passed away on Tuesday, October 11, 2016 in Liberty Lake, Washington. He was born September 10, 1928 in Wenatchee to parents Wendell and Verna Stevens. He grew up in Tonasket where he attended high school and was active in basketball and football. He graduated from Tonasket High School in 1946. In December of...
Kenneth Hovland
Sep 29, 2016
Kenneth Dale Hovland age 69 of Tonasket died on Thursday, September 29, 2016 at his home. He was born August 24, 1947 in Rolla, North Dakota to parents Louis and Lucille Hovland. He grew up on a farm until he was eight years old. He attended and then graduated from Renton high School in 1965. He entered the U.S. Marine...
Richard Tuttle
Sep 25, 2016
Richard "Dick" Tuttle age 100 of Tonasket died on Sunday, September 25, 2016 at North Valley Extended Care in Tonasket. He was born March 6, 1916 in Anaconda, Montana where he grew up. Dick attended Montana State College and then graduated from Western College in Dillon, Montana. He began his teaching career in Montana and then moved to Washington State...
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...
