Obituary Listing

Feb 12, 2014

Lula Lenora Garrett - Burbery - Gardner Lula Gardner a 107 year old pioneer of the Loomis - Tonasket area passed away on Wednesday, February 12th, 2014 after a brief illness. She was born August 4th, 1906 at the family home on Sinlahekin Creek near Loomis, Washington. Lula was the youngest of seven children born to Robert A. Garrett a...

Feb 11, 2014

James E. Jackson, 85, of Oroville died February 11, 2014 in Oroville.  He was born June 30, 1928 to Carrie and Gordon Jackson in Oroville , Washington .  He attended Oroville Schools, graduating in 1947.  He attended Centralia Junior College and the University of Washington .  Jim was drafted and served from 1951-53 in the Army Signal Corp. ...

Feb 4, 2014

Darlene Dee Cook age 63 of Tonasket died on February 4, 2014 at her home. She was born on February 1, 1951 in Coulee Dam to parents Arthur (Buck) and Ethel Cook. At a young age the family moved to Tonasket where Darlene grew up and began her love of horses and rodeos. She was Rodeo Queen at the first...

Jan 29, 2014

Victor Noel, age 84 of Oroville passed away Wednesday January 29, 2014 at his home in Oroville. He was born on December 20, 1929 to parents George and Mary Noel at Menlo, Washington where his parents and older siblings owned and operated a dairy. In 1938 he moved to Oroville with his family where they bought a small farm on...

Jan 24, 2014

Charles R. Allie age 68 Oroville died on Friday, January 24, 2014 at North Valley Hospital in Tonasket. He was born on November 25, 1945 in Omak to parents Roy and Vera Allie. The majority of his life has been spent in Oroville, where he grew up. In 1963, Charles entered the U.S. Navy and served his country with the...

Jan 19, 2014

Tom Silverthorn age 73 of Tonasket died on Sunday, January 19, 2014 at his home in Tonasket. He was born on December 4, 1940 in Tonasket to parents Jim and Betty Silverthorn. At an early age Tom began a friendship with Joe Kelsey and his love of the rodeo life style began. Rodeo, cattle and logging were his life and...

Jan 16, 2014

Dorothy Nesper age 83 of Molson, formerly of Renton, died on Thursday January 16, 2014 at Three Rivers Hospital in Brewster. She was born on November 21, 1930 in Dunn Center, North Dakota to parents Jake and Emma Gensberg. Dorothy grew up in North Dakota and on July 2, 1947 she married Alfred Nesper. Together they lived in Montana and...

Dec 26, 2013

Jack O. Beeman, age 79, of Loomis, died December 26, 2013 in Omak.  He was born September 7, 1934 on North Pinecreek to Harry and Pearl Beeman.

On December 26, a cowboy on a tall Bay horse rode through the last gate in the clouds and dismounted in Heaven. Jack Beeman had arrived. On Earth,  he had...

Dec 23, 2013

Paul S. Gentry age 79 of Oroville died Monday, December 23, 2013 at North Valley Hospital in Tonasket following an acute massive stroke. He was born July 18, 1934 in Nyesa, Oregon to parents Samuel and Reba Gentry. Paul grew up in Indian Valley, Idaho. He joined the US Navy at age 17, serving during the Korean War. He met...

Dec 19, 2013

Wilbur "Web" Hallauer, 99, died peacefully in his sleep in Oroville, Washington, on December 19, 2013. Web was born in Webster, New York, and moved with his family to Yakima at age 12. He graduated from the University of Washington in 1937 with a degree in Labor Economics and moved to Oroville to run the Oroville drying plant of the...

Dec 18, 2013

Leo Ray Orestad went to be with his Heavenly Father on December 18th, 2013, from his home surrounded by family after a battle with cancer. Born in Mt.Vernon, Washington on August 11, 1939, Leo was the sixth of ten children born to Bertha and William Orestad. He grew up attending school at Burlington-Edison where he was a stand out athlete.....

Dec 16, 2013

Greg L. Lawson, age 61, of Omak, died December 16, 2013 at Central Washington Hospital in Wenatchee WA. He was born March 27, 1952 in  Englewood, CA to John & Joy Lawson Greg came to Oroville Washington as a toddler with his Dad, John Lawson, and brother Mike who was 3 years older. His Dad met Joy Davis and her...

Dec 5, 2013

OBITUARY

Debra L. Kral, 58, of Tonasket died December 5, 2013 at home.  She was born May 30, 1955 in Wheeler, Oregon to Edmond and Wanda Kral. In loving memory of a beautiful soul. Debbie will always be remembered as an avid lover of the outdoors.  She enjoyed fishing, camping, and spending time with her...

Nov 29, 2013

Marie Johanna Bakke Bremner was born August 23, 1929 to Norwegian immigrants Magnus and Inga Bakke in Bismarck, North Dakota. Marie's father came to the United States through Ellis Island in 1923, and her mother followed in 1926. As a small child Marie spoke only Norwegian. In 1932 the growing family left North Dakota to find work in Wenatchee. It...

Nov 5, 2013

Edith Elanor Holmes (Scott) was born to parents Frank and Kathryn Scott at the family farm in Harrington, Washington on March 2, 1919.

She grew up on the family farm and attended school in Harrington for 12 years, upon graduation she attended Seattle Pacific College and graduated with a degree in Math...

Oct 25, 2013

Donald John Reynolds age 69 of Tonasket died on October 25, 2013 at his home in Tonasket. He was born on January 6, 1944 in Oakland, California. Johnny joined the Marine Corps on January 6, 1961 and served until April 25, 1965. Most of his time was spent in Vietnam. After his service, he was signed by the Chicago Cubs...

Oct 19, 2013

Gertrude Fountain Rubert, age 96, passed away on 10/19/13 in Spokane, WA at Fairview Assisted Living due to complications of a hip fracture. Gertie was born on 11/16/1916 to Gus and Jessie Bell Fountain at the homestead near Wauconda, WA. She attended the Bell and Wauconda Schools thru 8th grade. She married Claude Rubert...

Oct 15, 2013

Judy May Coonfield, 74 of Wenatchee Washington, passed away peacefully on October 15 th , 2013, with her husband of 54 years, Skip Coonfield, at her side.

Judy was born in Oroville Washington on October 2 nd , 1939. Judy married Skip Coonfield on August 30 th 1959. Judy worked many years...

Oct 15, 2013

Gordon LeRoy Mooney, age 93, beloved husband, father, and grandfather passed away peacefully on October 15, 2013 at North Valley Extended Care in Tonasket.

Gordon was born December 11, 1919 in Molson at his grandmother's home to Roy and Celeste Mooney.  He joined his sister, Celeste and later sister Lola followed.  Gordon grew up in...

Oct 12, 2013

Jack M. Gavin was born September 23, 1924. He passed away October 12, 2013 at age 89. Jack was a very caring person and was an avid volunteer in the community and his church.

Jack is survived by, Wife: Nora