Obituary Listing

Jul 26, 2015

Lenore Estella Boiko age 95 of Republic died on Sunday, July 26, 2015 in Republic. She was born September 1, 1920 in Davenport, WA to parents Roswald and Emily Warren. Lenore grew up in Davenport and there attended school. In the early 1940's she move to Republic. In 1946 she married Joe Boiko and they raised 5 children.   Lenore enjoyed...

Jul 24, 2015

Earl Stuart Rice 72 of Oroville

On Friday, July 24, 2015 our beloved brother, father, grandfather, uncle and friend went home to be with the Lord after losing his battle with cancer. Earl was born in Vancouver, WA on February 25, 1943. He graduated from Woodland High School class of "61". He was an Electrician...

Jul 17, 2015

On Friday, July 17, 2015 Richard (Dick) Leo Mayer of Tonasket passed away peacefully at home at the age of 76 years. Dick was born in Buffalo, New York on July 6, 1939.   He has lived in Tonasket since 2006, when he moved from Federal Way, Washington. Dick was predeceased by his parents, Robert and Kathleen Mayer.   Left behind to...

Jul 7, 2015

Anna Ammaretta Munds, age 90 of Oroville, WA passed away July 7, 2015 at North Valley Hospital in Tonasket, WA. She was born June 13, 1925 to parents Fred and Elsie Stevenson. Anna was the second child born in a family of thirteen, so she helped take care of her younger siblings. At age 18 she married Arthur Meyer and...

Jun 23, 2015

Helen Anna Brinkman (Olson) lost her brave battle with Alzheimer's Dementia on June 23, 2015 at the age of 89.  She had been in the care of Hospice House North in Spokane, Washington for six weeks prior to her passing.  Helen was born in a private home on Rincon Creek near the town of Curlew, Washington on February 11,...

Jun 4, 2015

Gladys G. Miller died 4 June 2015 at 97. She was born at Esther, Alberta on 6 Jan. 1918. She married Arlow Gerber in Edmonton, Alberta 7 Jan. 1942—he died 20, July 1950.  She married Don Miller 19 Nov. 1957, he died 23 Nov. 1984.   Gladys is survived by nephews Ron, Ken, Darien and Grant all living in Canada....

Jun 4, 2015

Elizabeth (Betty) Descoteaux age 87 of Oroville passed away Thursday, June 04, 2015 at North Valley Extended Care in Tonasket. She was born December 15, 1927 in Montreal, Quebec Canada to parents Harry and Annie Cowling. Betty grew up in Montreal and Kitchener, Ontario. She met Albert Descoteaux in Montreal and they married in May 1946 in Concord, New Hampshire....

May 28, 2015

Lenora Lorraine (Clark) Swallom was born on, January 9, 1922 to Jasper Lafayette Clark and Freda (Dahlen) Clark in what was known to railroad people as a section house. This section house was located in the township of Couderay in Sawyer County, Wisconsin just north of the little town of Lemington where her parents moved shortly after she was...

May 25, 2015

Lester Allen McPheeters was born on December 21, 1923 to James and Pearl McPheeters in Kalispell, MT.  He died on May 25, 2015 in Republic, WA with family by his side.

Les was the 10 th of 12 children, the seventh son of a seventh son.  A year after graduating from Kalispell High School Les was drafted...

May 25, 2015

Fred York Jr, age 78, passed away Memorial Day, May 25, 2015 at his home in Oroville. He was born April 24, 1937 in De Queen, Arkansas, the son of Alpha Myrtle Ballard and Fred York Sr.  In 1947, the family migrated north, camping out in fields and by the roadside for the entire journey.

In his...

May 7, 2015

Phillip Dewitt Roth age 80 of Oroville passed away Wednesday May 7, 2015 at his home surrounded by family. He was born September 24, 1934 in Salem, Oregon.  Phil graduated from Franklin High School in Portland, Oregon in 1953.  He attended Eastern Washington College on a football scholarship where he met and married Bev Nulton in 1956.  Phil taught...

May 1, 2015

Jim was born in Penticton Canada in 1946.  He moved to Vancouver Washington in 1950. He loved working on cars and spent most of his life as a mechanic.  He also loved fishing and building model airplanes.  He is survived by his loving wife Maryann; three daughters: Michelle, Tracie, and Gayle; five brothers and three sisters.  He had seven grandchildren...

Apr 30, 2015

Jill Denise Almquist (Purdy) p assed away April 30 2015 in Republic. She was born Dec 20 1963 in Toppenish Wa. The daughter of Clyde and Jean Purdy. She attended Granger and White Swan Schools, and received her GED at Grays Harbor College in Hoquim. Jill enjoyed fishing, cooking,gardening and her entire Family.  She was looking forward to building her...

Apr 30, 2015

SFC (Ret) Terry Lee Hill, 54 of Tonasket passed away April 30, 2015 at his home with his loved ones by his side after a short but valiant and courageous battle of pancreatic cancer. Terry was born April 14, 1961 to Gladys (Hill) and Clayton Carlson. After the death of his mother when he was just a baby he and...

Apr 29, 2015

Melvin M. Verbeck age 84 of Oroville went home peacefully to his Lord and Savior on Wednesday, April 29, 2015 with his beloved wife and daughter by his side. He was born August 31, 1930 in Olympia to parents Gaylen and Helen Verbeck. The family moved to Tonasket where Melvin was raised. He attended the Tonasket Schools and graduated...

Apr 26, 2015

In the early hours of April 26 th 2015 Theodore Hollon Hilstad was called home by his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

Ted was born August 7 th 1962 and started life with a struggle only weighing in at 3 pounds, which led to him being a determined man with a great will to accomplish the things...

Apr 21, 2015

Linsey J. Manuel age 58 passed away April 21, 2015 at Central Washington Hospital in Wenatchee with family at his side.  He was born November 30, 1956 in Tonasket to parents Angus and Irene Manuel.  He attended Oroville Schools and graduated in 1974.  He moved to the coast and worked at Jafco then moved back to Oroville to work...

Apr 19, 2015

Delores Susana Adrian age 83 of Tonasket died on April 19, 2015 in Tonasket.  She was born December 25, 1931 in Terry, Montana to parents John and Mary Sackman.  Delores was raised on a farm near Fallon, Montana and went to public schools in Terry, Montana graduating from high school in 1949.  At the age of nine she knew...

Apr 8, 2015

Thelma R. Harris age 68 of Oroville died on Wednesday, April 8, 2015 at home. She was born May 24, 1946 in Gainesville, MO to parents Charlie and Celia May (Casey) Harris. During difficult times the family moved from Missouri to the west coast and worked as fruit tramps to make a living. Even though Thelma was a child,...

Apr 7, 2015

JEFF MERSHON "MERSH"

Jeff Mershon "Mersh", 48, lost his courageous battle to Metastatic Melanoma Cancer on April 7th, 2015, at home with his family at his side. He was diagnosed on January 14th and after 38 days in the hospital, radiation, and cancer (chemo drugs) he went home and continued to "fight the fight", believing he could...