Earl Theodore Crea
Nov 2, 2011
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Earl Theodore Crea, age 89, of Republic died Wednesday, November 2, 2011 at his home. He was born June 13, 1922 in Cottonwood, Idaho, the third of six sons of William and Mary Crea.
He graduated from Cottonwood High...
Lucy Antoine
Oct 15, 2011
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Lucy Antoine died October 15, 2011 in Republic, Washington. She was born near Vernon, BC at the home ranch at the "Head of the Lake"(Okanagan), on January 26, 1924 to Jimmy and Mary Louise (Parker) Antoine. Her early years weren't easy, but she often told...
Christa Bardonski
Oct 13, 2011
Christa Bardonski age 98 of Oroville died on Thursday, October 13, 2011 at the North Valley Hospital in Tonasket. She was born on December 25, 1912 in Fordland, Missouri to parents Fount and Effie Frazier. Christa came to Washington in the spring of 1931. She worked in the apple industry until moving to Seattle. While in Seattle she met Frank...
Maxine Perkins
Oct 11, 2011
Maxine Perkins age 85 of Tonasket died on Tuesday, October 11, 2011 at her home. She was born on May 2, 1926 in Fayetteville, Arkansas to parents Tomy and Rena Drake. As a young girl, she was raised in Farmington, Arkansas on the same farm as her grandparents. Later she and her parents...
Judy Jean Walker
Sep 27, 2011
Judy passed away September 27, 2011 in her home at the age of 65. She was born in Bothell, WA November 11, 1945 to August (Gus) and Therese Snyder (Schertenlieb), the third of five children. Although she moved to Tonasket at age 11 with her family she always considered Bothell home and cherished those memories. Judy had a passion for...
Willa Corrine Lightner
Sep 20, 2011
Willa Corrine Lightner, age 79, of Oroville, died September 20, 2011 in Oroville. She was born October 7, 1931 to Everett W. and Caroline R. (Perry) Cleveland. Willa was proud to have been born on the family farm during a thunderstorm outside of Cresco, Iowa. Her father's health forced a move to Bagley, Minnesota where Willa grew up attending...
Peggee Martin Batista
Sep 16, 2011
Peggee Martin Batista died at North Valley Nursing Home on Friday, September 16, 2011 after a brief illness. Peggee was born in Spokane on June 14, 1928 to parents William and Ora O'Neill where she was raised. After High School, she attended Morse Beauty College. In 1951 she married Bill Martin and they later moved to Oroville, Washington where they...
Averill Startup
Sep 15, 2011
Averill Startup age 95 of Oroville died on Thursday, September 15, 2011 in Tonasket. He was born on January 13, 1916 in Rossville, Kansas. Averill grew up in Kansas. In 1935, he married Eugena Fleming in Kansas. In the early 1940's they moved to Colorado. Averill retired from the Holy Cross Electric in...
Sandy Michel
Sep 11, 2011
Sandra Jean Luntsford Michel age 66 of Republic died on Sunday, September 11, 2011 at her home in Republic. She was born on January 9, 1945 in Wenatchee to parents John and Opal Luntsford. Sandy moved to Republic in 1952 and attended the Republic Schools. She met Bo Michel in the summer of 1963 and...
Edward Winslow
Aug 30, 2011
Edward Winslow, of Tonasket, died Tuesday morning, August 30th, at the age of 97. He was born November 9, 1913, to James and Josephine Winslow of Wenatchee. He briefly attended schools in Tonasket and Oroville, and graduated from Wenatchee High School. He attended Washington State (College) University. He met Opal Rock in Wenatchee while they were both working in the...
Wilda Wyckoff
Aug 30, 2011
Wilda Roberta Wyckoff, 98, passed away at the Ferry County Memorial Hospital in Republic on Tuesday, August 30, 2011. Mrs. Wyckoff was born September 14, 1912 to parents Frank and Ida Coulter in Clay City, Illinois. The family loaded all their possessions on a train and moved to Prosser, WA when Wilda was just six months old. School in Prosser...
Mildred Couse
Aug 28, 2011
Mildred Marie (Garris) Couse age 90 of Republic died on Sunday, August 28, 2011 at the Ferry County Memorial Hospital in Republic. Mildred was born October 5, 1920 to Burton Garris and Bessie Hudson Garris in Miles City, Montana. In the fall of 1929 the family moved to Republic. She graduated from Republic High School...
Olive Gray
Aug 23, 2011
Olive Grace Rutledge Gray was led into the loving care of her savior on August 23, 2011. She was born on April 3, 1916 in the Chewiliken Valley to parents Ivason A. and Hazel Dell Rutledge. Olive grew up in the Tonasket area. She went to business school and began her working career...
Donald E. Henderson
Aug 21, 2011
Don Henderson, age 76, of Tonasket died August 21, 2011 at home. He was born April 19, 1935 to Ralph and Faye Henderson in Tonasket. Don grew up in the Tonasket area, graduating from Tonasket High School in 1952. In 1953 he entered the US Army, serving for 2 years. He returned to Tonasket and...
Windom Darius Barnett
Aug 10, 2011
Windom Darius Barnett, age 90, of Tonasket died August 10, 2011 at 11:30 a.m. in Tonasket, Washington. He was born October 2, 1920 to Herbert and Edith (Cheetham) Barnett in Conconully, Washington. Windom attended Conconully Grade School for 8 years and then graduated from Riverside High School in 1938. In '39 Windom moved...
Ardith Kathryn Nelson
Aug 6, 2011
Ardith Kathryn Nelson, age 81, of Oroville died August 6, 2011 at Central Washington Hospital in Wenatchee. She was born May 23, 1930 at home, in Boy River, Minnesota to Brad and Mae Robinson. Ardith moved with her family to Oroville in 1943 where she attended Oroville School until she met her husband Warren "PeeWee" Nelson. They were married in...
Annette L. Ostrom
Aug 4, 2011
Annette Ostrom passed away on Thursday, August 4, 2011 at 85 years old at home. She was born on March 10, 1926 to parents Marianne and Thomas Gagnon. Annette married Bernie Ostrom on January 3, 1945. She was a Golden Age member of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Eagles #68. Annette is survived by two sons; Bob (Marilyn) Ostrom and...
Rosalie Dunn
Jul 31, 2011
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Rosalie M. Dunn age 86 of Curlew died on Sunday, July 31, 2011 at her home. She was born on September 27, 1924 in Toroda to parents Henry and Marceline Nelson. Rosalie was raised in Curlew where she attended school graduating from Curlew High...
Gertrude Sawtells
Jul 13, 2011
Gertrude P. Sawtells, age 94, of Oroville died July 13 at North Valley Extended Care in Tonasket. She was born July 18, 1916 in Allen, Nebraska to Alfred and Maude Borg. Gertrude grew up in and around Dixson, attending school in the area and graduating from Wakefield High School in 1933. She moved to the Oroville area with...
Bob Bourn
Jun 23, 2011
Robert "Bob" F. Bourn, age 87, of Oroville, died June 23, 2011 in Seattle Washington. He was born February 21, 1924 in Cashmere, Washington to Robert and Vearl Bourn. Bob grew up on a ranch on Peshastin Mountain and moved to Oroville in 1936. He served in our Armed Forces in the Army during WWII...
