Mary Ann Chamberlin
Jun 21, 2013
Mary Ann Chamberlin age 84 of Oroville died on Friday, June 21, 2013 at North Valley Extended Care in Tonasket. She was born on April 15, 1929 in Leavenworth, Washington to parents Earl and Janet Harris. Mary Ann grew up in Okanogan, graduating from Okanogan High School in 1948. Following graduation, she...
Lewis H. Rider
Jun 20, 2013
Lewis "Lew" Rider, 102, of Tonasket died June 20, 2013 at North Valley Extended Care in Tonasket. He was born May 21, 1911 in Tonasket to Sam and Susie Rider. Lew was raised in the North Okanogan County and attended school in the Chewiliken Valley until the 6 th grade. He then began to work, packing supplies into...
Leroy Francis Crawshaw
May 17, 2013
Leroy Francis Crawshaw (Lee), 62 of Oroville WA, passed away on 5/17/2013 at Central Washington Hospital in Wenatchee WA. He was born at home in Entiat WA on December 14 th , 1950 to Elmo and Lucile (Porter) Crawshaw. He served his country in Vietnam as a member of the 101...
Teresa Lynn Peterson
May 15, 2013
Teresa Lynn Peterson, age 50, died May 15, 2013 in Oroville, Washington. Graveside services will be held Tuesday, May 28, 2013 at 1:00 P.M. at the Oroville Riverview Cemetery with Father David Kuttner officiating.
Lillian E. Montague
May 13, 2013
Lillian E. Montague age 88 of Republic died on Monday, May 13, 2013 at Ferry County Memorial Hospital in Republic. She was born November 30, 1924 in Republic to parents Alex and Jessie Bremner. Lillian grew up and attended school in Republic. In 1942, she graduated from Republic High School as salutatorian. She and all of her class mates remained...
Luz Maria Gonzales
May 8, 2013
Luz Maria Gonzales, age 74 of Ellisforde died May 8, 2013 at home. She was born November 19, 1938 in Ibarra, Guanajuato, Mexico to Bruno and Juanita (Rodriguez) Flores. In August 1955 she married Cirilo Gonzales in Texas. They moved to Ellisforde in 1962 and in 1977 moved to their home where she resided. Luz worked for many years as...
Ed Frank Windsor
May 6, 2013
Ed Frank Windsor was born May 25, 1930 and died on May 6, 2013 at his home in the arms of his devoted and loving wife Stella after a very lengthy disease called Lewy Body/Parkinson Syndrome. Ed was born in Ellensburg , Washington to Frank and Hazel (Schiller) Windsor, the fifth child and first boy of the...
Raymond J. Oliver
Apr 30, 2013
Raymond J. Oliver age 77 of Oroville went home to be with the Lord on April 30, 2013 at the North Valley Extended Care in Tonasket. Ray was born on October 31, 1935 in Paris, Arkansas where he graduated from High School. After graduation he moved to Oroville with his parents Raymond and Rose Oliver and one brother Charles "Bud". ...
Larry D Taylor
Apr 22, 2013
Larry D. Taylor
Age 79
Larry was born 4 April 1934 in Cadillac, MI to Dale and Edith Taylor. He died on 22 April 2013 in Tonasket, WA. He served in the United States Air Force for 13 years and was a retired Postal Service Carrier.
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Billie Lee Essary
Apr 12, 2013
Billie Lee Essary, age 66 of Oroville went home to be with Jesus on April 12, 2013. Billie was born in Tonasket on January 11, 1947 to Lola Mae Willis and Joe Kenneth Keithey. Billie lived in Oroville and was a pillar in the community and in her church. She married Manford Essary on November 4, 1961 and they...
Donald Ivings
Apr 9, 2013
Donald "Don" Herbert Ivings passed away peacefully at Ferry County Memorial Hospital April 9, 2013 in Republic, Washington. He was born July 11, 1931 to Edwin and Jennet (Ivings) of York, Ontario. Don worked his entire life as a merchant seaman, traveling and living in many different parts of the world. He enjoyed warm weather, hot tropical beaches, pretty women,...
Brian William Bassett
Apr 1, 2013
Brian William Bassett, age 59, of Loomis, Washington died April 1, 2013 in Loomis. He was born March 18, 1954 in Detroit, Michigan to Eileen M. and William R. Bassett. After high school he attended the University of Detroit-Mercy, majoring in criminology. Later his career path in the Merchant Marines took him all over the world. His most recent employment...
Richard "Dick" Joseph Wisener
Mar 28, 2013
Richard "Dick" Wisener, age 93 of Oroville, died March 28, 2013 at North Valley Hospital in Tonasket. He was born January 25, 1920 in Peaceful Valley , WA . Dick attended school in Spokane then moved as a young man to Republic. He worked there at Black's Beach and the Republic mine. In 1947 Dick moved to Oroville,...
Nadine Watkins
Mar 21, 2013
Nadine Watkins, age 78, of Oroville, died March 21, 2013 at her home Oroville. She was born January 9, 1935 in Tulsa , Oklahoma to John and Margaret Hoffman. In March 1950 she married Joe W. Watkins in Farmersville , California . Nadine lived in Washington , California and Arizona . In 1976, she moved to Oroville where...
Louisa Frederika Haskell
Mar 11, 2013
Louisa "Louise" Frederika Haskell, age 93, died March 11, 2013, in Tonasket , WA . She was born May 30, 1919, Wenatchee , WA to Charles Thomson and Emma Louisa (Bourn) Haskell.
Louise graduated from Wenatchee High School , and went on to attend the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor where she majored in...
James Rodney Silverthorn
Mar 10, 2013
James Rodney Silverthorn was born September 30, 1939 to James F. and Vera Margaret (Betty) Silverthorn in Okanogan, WA. He passed away March 10, 2013 of complications due to a stroke. Rod grew up on an orchard outside Tonasket, WA with his parents, one brother Tom and one sister Kathryn. Rod attended and graduated from Tonasket High School. After graduation...
Virgil Jean Slesnick
Feb 20, 2013
Virgil Jean (Hill) Slesnick age 82 of Wauconda died on Wednesday, February 20th at her home near Wauconda.She was born on Jan. 12, 1921 in Port Orchard to parents Allen and Jessie (Doyle) Hill. The family moved to Wauconda and Virgil attended school in Republic. She graduated from Republic High School in 1948 as Salutatorian of her class. Virgil lived...
Darrel J. Jarvis
Feb 18, 2013
OBITUARY Darrel J. Jarvis, age 88, died February 18, 2013 in Wenatchee, WA. He was born June 8, 1924 in Republic, WA to Barton O. and Anna F. Jarvis. Darrel attended the Republic schools, graduating from Republic High School. He joined the U.S. Navy and served from 1941-47, fighting during WWII as a Boat 'swain's Mate 1st Class on the...
Elsie C. Travis
Feb 15, 2013
Elsie C. Travis age 91 of Republic died on Friday, February 15, 2013 at the Ferry County Memorial Nursing Home in Republic. She was born November 1, 1921 in Tonasket to parents Earl and Jennie (Cook) Walden. On July 10, 1937 she married Jack Travis in Davenport. Except for a short time living in Arkansas they made their home in...
George Williams
Feb 5, 2013
George Eugene Jensen Williams passed into eternal rest on February 5, 2013 at his home while feeding his horses.
He was born on December 8, 1924 to George Albert Williams and Jettie Christine Jensen Williams at Oroville, Wa. He was married March 24, 1951 to Margaret Williams in Wenatchee...
