Obituary Listing

May 4, 2012

James K Crick, Jr. Born February 21, 1916 in Boise, Idaho passed away peacefully on May 4, 2012 in Malo, Washington, where he was living with his daughter Molly. He was preceded in death by his parents James and Mabel Crick, sisters Ruth and Georgia, his brother Bob, his son Kelly and his beloved wife...

Apr 27, 2012

James M. (Butch) Winslow Jr., age 80, passed away on April 27, 2012 at the Nursing Home in Tonasket, WA. Born in Wenatchee, WA on July 15, 1931 to James M. and Vera Winslow, Butch is survived by his beloved wife of 57 years, Donna Winslow (Vogt); was Father to Jamie Westover; Grandfather to Megan and Ryan Lally, Uncle to...

Mar 26, 2012

Micheal "Mickey" Burton age 77 of Havillah died on Monday, March 26, 2012 at his home in Havillah.  He was born on January 23, 1935 in Albuquerque, New Mexico to parents Sam and Rose Burton.  As a young boy, the family moved to Poulsbo, Washington where Mickey grew up.  He served his country in the U.S. Army for six years. ...

Mar 19, 2012

OBITUARY of BARBARA JEAN CORBY

Barbara Jean was born October 15, 1917 in Spokane, WA to Dr. John Henry and May Gorham Brodrecht. Her mother, a registered nurse, died from the Spanish Influenza when Barbara was only an infant. Her father's sister moved from Canada to...

Mar 16, 2012

Edward Richard Hutton was born July 8, 1954 at St. Martin's Hospital in Tonasket, WA to Lorin "Bub" and Chrissy Hutton. Ed went to school in Tonasket and graduated from Tonasket High School in 1973. He was active in football, track and FFA. He attended WVC and EWU, playing college football for both. Ed was a member of...

Mar 7, 2012

Corban Lucas Lacey, son of Paul Lacey and Rachel Miketa Lacey, brother to Isaac Lacey, passed peacefully in the arms of his loving family after spending more than a glorious hour together. He was born 5lbs 2oz and 17 ½ inches at 5:50 PM on March 7, 2012 at North Valley Hospital in Tonasket, Washington....

Feb 22, 2012

Betty Lorz, age 83, passed away February 22, 2012 at North Valley Hospital in Tonasket following a sudden illness. She was born March 6, 1928 in Cawker City, Kansas to parents Clifford and Violet Noon. She attended school in Cawker City and in 1946 graduated in Chicago, Illinois. In 1963, Betty moved to the Oroville...

Feb 17, 2012

Pamela J. Jones, Oroville, died February 17, 2012 at North Valley Hospital in Tonasket. She was born in Tonasket on June 30, 1959. Pam attended school in Oroville. She moved to California where she raised her three sons. Pam returned to Oroville in 2008. She was a member of the Oroville Eagles, where she was a bartender. She is survived...

Feb 15, 2012

Irene Marie Kelemen was born Irene Marie Fry to Dick and May Marie Fry on March 13, 1925.  She went to rest on February 15, 2012. Irene was born and raised in Seattle and worked for the telephone company until she met and married her husband, Richard Solvason on June 17, 1946.   Together they had 3 children, William, Debra, and...

Feb 14, 2012

OBITUARY

Ralph E. Raisor SR., age 86, of Oroville died February 14, 2012 in Tonasket. He was born May 25, 1925 in Randolf, Nebraska to Jacob and Mary (Barrett) Raisor. Ralph graduated from the University of Oregon where he studied Engineering. He worked at the Alameda...

Feb 14, 2012

LARRY LEE UTZINGER

Larry Lee Utzinger, Tonasket native and former superintendent and coach at the Waterville School District, died Tuesday, February 14, 2012, at his home in East Wenatchee following a long struggle with cancer. He was 70.

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Feb 7, 2012

Joseph Vincent Bretz, age 93, passed away on Tuesday, February 7, 2012 at North Valley Extended Care in Tonasket. He was born on October 9, 1918 in Wadena, Minnesota, the fifth of eight children to parents William and Magdalena (Auel) Bretz. Vince grew up in Wadena and attended school there. On December 29, 1941 he married Muriel Callahan in Verndale,...

Feb 4, 2012

Charles Franklin DeMarre passed peacefully in his sleep at his Oroville home on February 4, 2012. He was 56 years old. Charlie was born on July 2, 1955 to parents John and Mary (Calista) De Marre in Seattle and was the baby of his family. He had a gentle soul and a great love for his family, his friends, and...

Feb 2, 2012

Tessie Marcin Feb 9, 1921 – Feb 2, 2012 Resident of Republic, WA

Tessie Marcin passed away peacefully on February 2, 2012 she is survived by her sons David and wife Stace (Curlew, Wash), Jerome (Arizona) Thomas and his wife Dixie (Calif) and a granddaughter Danielle (Curlew Wash)

She was born in Newark, NJ then moved to...

Jan 22, 2012

Florence "Flo" Ahearn, age 86 of Curlew died January 22, 2012 at her home in Curlew. She was born in Yonkers, New York to Martin and Florence Catherine (King) Holleran on July 30, 1925. Flo was raised in New York and married Cornelius Ahearn there. They were married for 45 years when he preceded her in death in 1995....

Jan 17, 2012

Cleon (Bud) Sodorff, 86 of Loomis Washington died on Tuesday, January 17, 2012 at his home in Loomis.  He was born on December 16, 1925 in Seattle Washington to parents: Oscar H. Sodorff and Flavia (Patterson) Sodorff; his stepmother was Janet (Johnstone) Sodorff.  He lived in Seattle until he enlisted in the Navy in 1942. He served as a tail...

Jan 12, 2012

Ellen G. Stotts age 85 of Tonasket died on Thursday, January 12, 2012 at the North Valley Hospital in Tonasket.  She was born on September 2, 1926 at the family home in Horse Spring Coulee to parents Richard and Lula Burbery.  Ellen grew up on the family ranch and attended the Horse Spring Coulee School thru the eighth grade.  She...

Jan 1, 2012

Norman Andrene Oberg age 81 of Havillah died on Sunday, January 1, 2012 at his home. He was born on June 8, 1930 in Tonasket to parents Bill and Minerva (Stever) Oberg. Norman grew up in the Havillah area and attended the Bonaparte school thru the eighth grade, and then attended and graduated from Tonasket...

Dec 31, 2011

Justin 'Benny' Gemmell, age 19, of Oroville passed away Saturday, Dec. 31, 2011. He was born July 31, 1992 in Porterville, Calif., to parents Cheri Ann Cole and Jim Gemmell. Justin came to Oroville in 1998 and attended Oroville High School. He enjoyed making people laugh, listening to music and writing lyrics. He loved hanging out with his friends Kevin,...

Dec 21, 2011

Betty Lois Smith-Rodriguez, age 50, of Oroville, died December 21, 2011 in Wenatchee. She was born March 11, 1961 to Fred and Elizabeth (Durham) Smith in Turrel, Arkansas. Betty came to Oroville in 1981 and worked for some years in the apple warehouses. For the last 11 years she had been working...