Obituary Listing

Sep 10, 2014

Ardi Fitzthum age 76 of Oroville died on Wednesday, September 10, 2014 at North Valley Hospital in Tonasket. She was born November 29, 1937 in Molson to parents Art and Edith Carlquist. At a young age the family moved to Oroville where Ardi was raised. On July 17, 1955 she married Ralph Fitzthum in Oroville. Together they lived in...

Sep 3, 2014

Dude (Arthur) Thiele passed away at his home in Curlew, WA. on September 3, 2014.  He was born in Spokane, WA., March 25, 1927 to Arthur and Helen Thiele, second born of 5 children.  Like so many other young men in his day, Dude graduated from 8 th grade, worked various jobs in and around his community and then...

Aug 28, 2014

Harry Hartley Topping age 78 of Tonasket died on August 28, 2014 at his home in Tonasket. He was born June 28, 1936 in Winslow, Arizona to parents Harry Raymond Topping and Trelle Moon Topping

Harry grew up in Arizona, graduated high school in Renton, WA and joined the US Marines shortly afterward. Then worked for Pacific...

Aug 19, 2014

Geneva (Howard) Reeder died peacefully at home on August 19, 2014 of cancer.  Had Geneva lived one more day, she would have died exactly 41 years after her husband (Johnny Reeder) had passed away.  By her side was her "one and only" son (Terry W. Reeder) and her niece, Tanya.

Geneva was born May 2, 1936 in...

Aug 17, 2014

Fred Cook was born in Tonasket, WA on November 7, 1960 to Howard P. Cook and Eva B. Spangler.

Fred was known by many names: Uncle Fred, Freddie Crocker, Fast Freddie, Freddie the Toolman to name a few.  He WAS a one of a kind guy.   Fred made fun happen, from what we called Okanogan style golf...

Jul 31, 2014

Donald Bert Sasse age 81 of Tonasket died on Thursday, July 31, 2014 at his home in Tonasket. He was born on September 16, 1932 in Omak, the only child of Burton and Mable Sasse. At an early age he was orphaned and was then raised by Lloyd and Mamie Sasse. He graduated from high school at Riverside in 1951....

Jul 30, 2014

Kenneth "Ken" Clarkson age 88 of Tonasket, died on Wednesday, July 30, 2014 at North Valley Hospital in Tonasket. He was born on July 30, 1926 in Synarep, WA to parents Walter and Violet (Utzinger) Clarkson. Growing up, Ken lived with his mother's parents until moving to Spokane where he attended West Valley High School. He then began working...

Jul 19, 2014

Helen Fowler passed away in Republic, WA on July 19, 2014 at 94 years of age. Helen was born in Spirit Lake Idaho to Walter and Martha Jones and grew up in Athol where she attended school with her sisters and brothers. Helen enjoyed growing up in Northern Idaho hiking, horseback riding and having many adventures with her siblings. Helen...

Jul 14, 2014

Lola Mavis Grimm age 91 of Republic died on Monday, July 14, 2014 at  Mid Valley Hospital in Omak.  She was born March 30, 1923 in See, South Dakota to parents James and Ellen Longland.  On December 25, 1940 she married Alvin Ralph Grimm in Omak and together they had two sons, Ronnie and Bob.  In 1954, the family...

Jul 11, 2014

Darrel L. Williams, 57, of Oroville died July 11, 2014 at Palmer Lake.  He was born May 3, 1957 to Jack and Betty Williams in Walsenburg, Colorado.  Darrel was raised on the family ranch east of Walsenburg and went to school in Walsenburg, graduating in 1975.  After graduation he continued with his love of cattle and horses, working on...

Jul 10, 2014

Linda Maxwell age 69 of Wauconda died on Thursday, July 10, 2014 in Spokane. She was born December 18, 1944 in Seattle to parents Lisle and Donna Conger. Linda grew up in Seattle and graduated from Shoreline High School. She worked for a time as a beautician in the Seattle area before moving on her own to Delta Junction,...

Jun 30, 2014

Genon Shirley Pickering (a.k.a. Ma, Grandma Pick, Auntie Non, Mother Pick) passed peacefully on June 30th, surrounded by family and listening to the classic country music she loved so much. Genon was born August 9, 1935, to Charles and Hazel Anderson.  She was preceded in death by her husband of 22 years, Glen Pickering, her parents, sisters Alice Grey, Juanita...

Jun 28, 2014

Gail R. Ware age 61 of Wenatchee and Oroville died on June 28, 2014 at home in Oroville. He was born on August 1, 1952 in Wenatchee to parents Orvin "Bud" and Ruth Ware. Gail grew up in a house that had a couple acres of orchard up Mission Creek. He played high school basketball and baseball for Cashmere...

Jun 22, 2014

Scott Floyd Cochran, 53 of Wenatchee, passed away peacefully in his sleep, June 22, 2014. Scott was born April 30, 1961 in Seattle, Washington, to Frank and Carolyn Cochran. As a teenager, Scott spent summers in Alaska as a commercial fisherman. There he met Jayanne Neyman, his daughter (Nicole's mother), and they were together for 13 years. He later worked...

Jun 21, 2014

Dale Eldon Ward age 85 of Tonasket died on Saturday June 21, 2014 following many years of heart problems and a stroke in 2002. He was born August 21, 1928 in Eagle City, Oklahoma to parents Harold and Myrtle Ward. He moved with family from Oklahoma to California when he was thirteen. During World War 11, when he was...

Jun 12, 2014

Everett Russell Holmes, 94, of Aeneas Valley/Tonasket died June 12, 2014 in Brewster.  He was born January 3, 1920 in Loomis, Washington to Cassias Russell and Julia (Cook) Holmes.  At a young age the family moved to Tacoma, and then returned to Tonasket where he attended and graduated from THS in 1938.  On November 30, 1940, Everett married Dolly...

Jun 7, 2014

Wendy lost her long battle to cancer on June 7, 2014.

Wendy was born December 3, 1961, in Republic, Washington.

Wendy attended school in Republic.  She was married to Gary Koepke May 3, 1980.  Two children were born, Karmen Mary and Shane William Cassell Koepke.

Wendy and her family lived in Republic all...

May 30, 2014

Katherin Anna (Sherling, Sutton) Tracy peacefully passed on May 30, 2014 at North Valley Extended Care in Tonasket.

Katherin was born in Oroville, Washington on July 10, 1919 to Ernest and Emma Sherling of Molson.  It was in the Highlands that Kay spent her younger years and started school at Lone Star on Mary Ann Creek, traveling...

May 10, 2014

Ernest D. Dahlgren, 66, of Tonasket died May 10, 2014 at home in Tonasket. He was born November 13, 1947 in Spokane, Washington to Richard and Bertha (Brooks) Dahlgren. Private family services will be held.

May 8, 2014

Diane Irwin, age 75, of Bellingham, passed away May 8, 2014. Daughter of Fredrick Douglas and Grace (and Floyd) Paxton, Diane was born in Okanogan, WA. Her father was a "newspaper man", and following her birth the family moved to San Francisco, where his family and career were based. After he joined the Merchant Marines, she moved back to Oroville,...