Lenora Lorraine Swallom
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...
Lester A. Mcpheeters
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...
Fred York Jr.
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...
Phillip Dewitt Roth
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...
Raymond James Blystone
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...
Jill Purdy-Almquist
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...
Terry Hill
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...
Melvin M. Verbeck
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...
Ted Hilstad
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...
Linsey J. Manuel
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...
Delores Susana Adrian
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...
Thelma R. Harris
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,...
Jeff Mershon
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...
Dave F. Mcneese
Apr 3, 2015
Dave F. McNeese father, brother and friend age 71 passed away on April 3, 2015. Dave was born on September 14, 1943 to Floyd and Bernice (Bright) McNeese in Kirkland, WA. While a young boy the family moved back to the Okanogan area to Pogue Flat. His dad built a skating rink in 1949 where he spent many hours skating...
Geraldine Beeman
Apr 3, 2015
Geraldine Beeman passed away at home with her family by her side on Friday, April 3, 2015. She was born October 29, 1939 in Tonasket to parents James and Rosie (Siegrist) Rider. Rosie married Duward Scott in 1945 and Gerry became the daughter of Duward's heart. Gerry was raised up in the Bonaparte Lake area. She went to Wauconda...
Jeff Sackman
Mar 25, 2015
Jeff Sackman died March 25, 2015 doing what he absolutely loved to do, logging. Jeff was always happiest outdoors, hunting fishing or simply looking for shed horns. Doc, he swore he would find a bigger set than yours. He was a good ole country boy with a heart that couldn't get any bigger; with a love of a good laugh,...
Lydia Wallace
Mar 22, 2015
Lydia Erma Matilda Feddersen Helm Wallace was born February 13, 1920
in Havillah, Washington, she passed on to her heavenly home
March 22, 2015.
It has been said that life is not so much about your birth date and your
death date...
Bart Clarence Weaver
Mar 20, 2015
On March 20th 2015 Bart passed from this earth and was delivered into the hands of the Lord. He was greeted with love by his father Clarence Weaver and Mother Grace Weaver, Sisters Cheryl and Vicki Weaver, and Nephew Wyatt Weaver. Bart was born January 6th 1959 to Clarence and Grace Weaver . The Weaver family...
James E. Neal Jr.
Mar 17, 2015
James E. Neal Jr. age 47 of Tonasket died on March 17 at his home in Tonasket. He was born February 5, 1968 in Whitefish, Montana to parents James E. Neal Sr. and Hazel Nicholson. He spent most of his life living on the coast. In May of 1992, he married Bernadette Hixson. He enjoyed the outdoors and was...
Patrick Liley
Mar 17, 2015
Patrick R. Liley age 61 of Oroville 5/11/53 Olympia, WA – 3/17/15 Omak, WA Born in Olympia, WA to James and Jean (Lehman) Liley. He grew up in Boston Harbor north of Olympia where he roamed and explored the woods with his siblings or friends, creating a memorable young life. After high school he spent time in Tonasket, WA visiting...
