Obituary Listing

Mar 13, 2015

HELEN LOUISE GIORGI GRIMSLEY OWEN was called home by her Heavenly Father on March 13, 2015.  She was born on March 26, 1930 to Egisto and Laura Cavalletto Giorgi and baptized at St. Raphael Church in Santa Barbara, California.  Helen was an active 4-H member for 11 years where her main project was sewing.  She was a

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Mar 3, 2015

Born June 17, 1962, Richy died suddenly on Tuesday March 3, 2015. He was born in Richland WA and graduated from Richland High School in 1980.  He continued his education at Columbia Basin College where he studied welding.  During his long career as a structural ironworker his work took him from coast to coast as well as the north...

Mar 2, 2015

John Abraham Figenshow, 96, was a proud native of Tonasket, born to homesteading parents, Knut Hjalmar and Gjertrude (Anderson) Figenschou on July 28, 1918   He died Monday, March 2, 2015 after hospitalization for multiple infections with his family honoring his wishes for comfort and dignity.

In John's early years, the family moved from the homestead on Whitestone...

Feb 24, 2015

Gerald Oakes age 80 of Tonasket met his Lord and Savior on February 24 th , 2015 where he passed away peacefully at North Valley Hospital in Tonasket.  Gerald was born January 7 th , 1935 in Tonasket on North Pine Creek along with his identical twin brother, John Oakes.  Gerald was born to Bill and Lena Oakes and...

Feb 16, 2015

Jean was born Regina Madelyn Magill on July 15 1922  in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She was called on February 16 2015 by her lord and savior to be with him in heaven. She was 92 years old. As a child Jean attended Catholic school in Philadelphia. At the age of 17 Jean lost her mother and stepfather. She was on...

Feb 13, 2015

Kim Leigh Pyatt age 60 passed away Friday, February 13, 2015 at Lakeland Village in Medical Lake. He was born at St. Martins Hospital in Tonasket on July 5, 1954 to parents Paul and Colleen Pyatt. Kim lived in Aeneas Valley on the Pyatt ranch for a time moving to Seattle and then back to the ranch. He lived...

Feb 7, 2015

David L. Swanberg age 79 of Tonasket died on Saturday, February 7, 2015 at North Valley Hospital in Tonasket. He was born April 26, 1935 in Bellingham, Washington to parents Ludwig and Vera Swanberg. David spent most of his youth in the Bellingham-Ferndale area. He served in the Marines from 1954 to 1957. He worked his entire career for...

Feb 7, 2015

Monte E. Smith passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on February 7, 2015 at the North Valley Extended Care in Tonasket, WA.

Born in Tonasket, WA, on September 16, 1918 to parents Harold L. Smith and Pearl Graves Smith, Monte graduated from Tonasket High School and then attended Washington State College. He returned to work in...

Jan 28, 2015

Kathleen Graves age 63 of Tonasket died on January 28, 2015 with her family by her side. She was born to the late Joanne and Glenn Mitchell on October 1, 1951 in Helena, Arkansas. Kathleen relocated to Seattle, WA and graduated from Nathan Hale High School. She worked many years in the grocery and service industries, bringing smiles to...

Jan 26, 2015

Steven Lloyd Lewis age 53 of Spokane died on January 26, 2015 in Spokane. He was born February 6, 1961 in Tonasket to parents Grant and Elsa Lewis. Steve grew up in Oroville graduating from Oroville High School in 1979 and attended Wenatchee Valley College for a short time. In 2005, he attended Green River College and received an Associate...

Jan 25, 2015

Janis Allison age 71 of Oroville passed away Sunday, January 25, 2015 at North Valley Extended Care in Tonasket. She was born May 24, 1943 in Selma, California to parents Stanley Jay and Dorothy Leatta (Bibb) Allison. Janis grew up in Selma and Fresno, CA. On July 17, 1961 she married Larry B. Bailey in Fresno, CA. Together they had...

Jan 16, 2015

Penny Smith age 72 of Tonasket died on Friday, January 16, 2015 at Central Washington Hospital in Wenatchee surrounded by family and friends. She was born November 19, 1942 in Pasadena, California and raised by her adoptive parents Rev. Gilbert and Ellen Prince. She met Robert Smith and on April 2, 1966 they were married. They had two children, Stewart...

Jan 16, 2015

Randy Ray Sattler was born on Dec. 2, 1960 in Webster, South Dakota to parents Marlow & Wilma Sattler. He has 2 brothers, Gary Sattler & Jeff Sattler. In 1966, Randy's family moved to Republic, Washington and at the age of 17, he went into the Army where he served 3 years. While in the Army, he spent some...

Jan 6, 2015

Gail Alice Sheena age 49 of Oroville died Tuesday, January 6, 2015 at North Valley Hospital in Tonasket. She was born June 9, 1965 in Merritt, BC to parents Christine August and Angus Archochan. As a teen she travelled with her grandparents and her mother, Christine to Oroville as seasonal workers. Gail travelled many places and in 1987 she...

Dec 20, 2014

Helen S. Sperring age 61 of Republic died on Saturday, December 20, 2014 at Holy Family Hospital in Spokane.  She was born September 17, 1953 in Enumclaw, WA to parents Clarence and Geraldine Mallery.  Helen was raised in Enumclaw where she attended school.  While growing up she was active with 4-H and graduated from Enumclaw High School in 1971. ...

Dec 18, 2014

Maureen L. Kelly left us to be with Our Heavenly Father on the morning of December 18, 2014, peacefully in her sleep.  This is not how she came into the world-she was premature, so she was born fighting for her life.  From this, she derived her great strength and passion for everything she attempted and ultimately overcame.  She was...

Dec 14, 2014

Jude Hockman, 68, of Tonasket, WA died in the early morning of December 14 th , 2014 losing an unexpected battle with cancer.  She passed away in the home of granddaughter, Alexandra Hockman and she also leaves behind a daughter, Jean Hockman (aunt to Alexandra), a sister Susan Belger and many friends.  Jude came to Tonasket in 1999 with...

Dec 12, 2014

Beulah P. Long age 79 of Omak passed away on Friday, December 12, 2014 at Rose Garden Care Center in Omak.  She was born September 9, 1935 in Barnesville, Ohio to parents William Leroy Johns and Verna (nee) Hall.  Beulah loved Karaoke and playing Bingo. She loved being with her family and friends and loved to travel when she...

Dec 1, 2014

Barbara "Bobbie" Abshire age 56 of Oroville passed away on December 1, 2014 at her home in Oroville. She was born May 15, 1958 in Clarkston, WA to parents Alfred and Dottie Harper. At a young age the family moved to Oroville where Bobbie grew up. She married William Abshire. Together they lived in Kentucky for many years and later...

Nov 29, 2014

Irene Beeman Williams age 90 of Manson died on November 29, 2014 in Manson. She was born January 15, 1924 in National, WA to parents Harry and Nora (Michels) Beeman. As a young girl she moved with family to Tonasket where she met her future husband Roy Williams in high school. Together they lived and raised their family in Tonasket,...