Obituary Listing

Apr 19, 2011

Sonny Didra, age 85, of Loomis, WA died April 19, 2011 at North Valley Extended Care in Tonasket. He was born February 26, 1926 in Tonasket to Sam and Hilda (Utt) Didra. Sonny grew up in Tonasket and served his country in the Army during WWII. Following his honorable discharge, he returned...

Apr 6, 2011

OBITUARY Gerald A. (JED) Thompson was born to Albert and Vera McPherson Thompson in Everett, Washington on April 20, 1938.  He had an older brother, Jim Thompson, and soon to follow would be sister Judy Thompson.  Seven years later he was joined by another sister, Joyce Thompson.  He lived in Everett most of his life. Jed graduated from Everett High...

Apr 2, 2011

Ray E. Weaver, age 86 of Tonasket went home to be with his Savior and Lord Jesus Christ on Saturday, April 2nd, 2011. He was born on August 11th, 1924 in Scottsbluff Nebraska to parents Ray and Rena Weaver. After finishing Bible College, he was married to Beverly Barber in 1948 and started a church in Alderwood Manor...

Apr 1, 2011

Wallace (Wally) Turner Brown was born June 6, 1949 to Ellsworth and Betty J Smith Brown in Tonasket, WA. He passed away at home April 1, 2011. Wally spent his entire life in the Tonasket area and graduated from Tonasket High School. Wally grew up on the family orchard and farm. He learned his lifetime love of hunting...

Mar 22, 2011

Isabelle B. Losvar Isabelle B. Losvar peacefully passed away on March 22, 2011, at North Valley Extended Care in Tonasket, Washington.  She was born on November 11, 1926 in Ketchikan, Alaska to parents William and Mary Brown.  Isabelle spent her childhood in Ketchikan and Nome.  She attended Stephens College, Columbia Missouri, Everett Junior College, and Everett General Hospital School of...

Mar 16, 2011

Memorial services were held Monday, March 21 st for Arden Dale Halvorsen at the Oroville Free Methodist Church. He passed away on March 16 at Central Washington Hospital in Wenatchee.

Ardie was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota on March 28, 1937 to Alvin and Hazel Halvorsen. He spent...

Mar 15, 2011

The Celebration of Life and Candle light vigil for Kristopher William Anderson is scheduled for Sunday, March 27 th , 2011 at the Chief Tonasket Park in Tonasket, Washington at the Salmon viewing platform at 6:30 P.M.

Kristopher William Anderson was born May 22, 1985 in Seattle,...

Mar 14, 2011

Donald Roderick MacKenzie age 67 died after a brief illness, on Monday, March 14 th , 2011 in Wenatchee, Washington.

He was born on May 16, 1943 in Omak Washington to Grace MacKenzie and Kenneth Donald MacKenzie and lived most of his life in Omak. He attended School in...

Mar 13, 2011

Tom Harvey,64, of Oroville passed away on Sunday, March 13, 2011 at his home in Oroville. He was born in Boise, Idaho on November 23, 1946 to parents Oliver and Bernice Harvey. In 1962, he left for Juneau, Alaska to live with his older brother, Bruce and family. In May of 1965, he married Sandy Ellis and they had 3...

Mar 12, 2011

Harry Hartman Haney Sr., age 92, logger, author, and historian of Oroville, Washington was delivered into the world by is mid-wife grandmother in a log cabin on July 10, 1918 in the township of Rat Root, Minnesota. The Haney Homestead was so remote education necessitated Harry board-out with a family near the one-room grades 1-8 school. Double-promotion allowed him to...

Mar 8, 2011

Barbara Gay (Kendall) Utzinger, age 92, passed away March 8, 2011 at the Central Washington Hospital in Wenatchee. Gay was born on February 9, 1919 in Caldwell, Idaho to Everett and Florence Kendall. The following year, the family moved to Horse Springs Coulee near Tonasket. In 1922, Everett moved his family once again to the property four mile northwest...

Feb 26, 2011

Wayne Michael Cumbo, 55, of Oroville passed away February 26th. Wayne was born to Howard and Byrdie (Thrasher) Cumbo December 4 th, 1955 in Tonasket, Washington. He lived in Oroville all his life and graduated from Oroville High School in 1975. Wayne was a part of the Oroville Fire Department (1978-1993), was a charter member...

Feb 14, 2011

Sidney Clarence Wyatt, age 89, of Republic, Washington died February 14, 2011 at home with his family.  He was born February 12, 1922 in Trinadad, WA to Clarence and Amy Wyatt.  Sid was born at Crescent Bar and went to school at Trinadad and Quincy, graduating in 1942 from Quincy High School.  In Sept. 14 the same year he entered...

Dec 14, 2010

Medaine Gates Thomason passed away December 14, 2010 in Ellensburg, WA. She was born November 16, 1923 in Molson, WA to Emma and John Gates. Medaine was raised on a farm in the Chesaw, WA area and attended schools in Molson. On December 4, 1940 she married Everett Thomason of Wauconda, WA. They ranched together...

Nov 19, 2010

Marie Elizabeth Turner age 80 of Molson died on Friday November 19, 2010 at the North Valley Extended Care in Tonasket.  She was born on August 8, 1930 to Olie and Jessie Rise, at her grandparent's home on Fletcher Mountain near Molson. Marie Graduated from Oroville High School in 1948.  On June 12, 1949, she married Everett Turner and together...

Apr 20, 1957

Laurie R. Penney (Hoovler)

Laurie R. Penney, a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and cherished friend, passed away peacefully surrounded by her beloved family and community on April 20, 2026 at 8:37 AM, in Tonasket, WA.  Laurie was born on March 23, 1957, in Waterloo, IA, to Allen Hoovler and Donna "Ibby" Ceasar. During her elementary...