Robert Cook
Sep 21, 2024
Robert (Bob) Cook age 93 of Loomis died on September 21, 2024. He was born on October 5, 1930 in Tonasket to parents John and Naomi (Colbert) Cook. Bob grew up attending schools in Loomis and Tonasket where he graduated from high school. On November 16, 1950 he entered the US Navy. He married Lorraine Miller October 23, 1953...
Flora Faye Burks (Allen)
Sep 20, 2024
Flora Faye (Allen) Burks, age 90, slipped from her family's hands into the arms of her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on September 20, 2024 in Tonasket, Washington. She was preceded in death by her parents Guy and Jessie Allen, brothers, Gerald and Reggie, sister Harriette Johnson, husband John Burks, and daughter Melody. Although she wanted to take her...
Charles "Chuck" E. Weller
Sep 15, 2024
On September 15, 2024, after a brief illness, Charles E. Weller went to Heaven to be with his Lord and loving wife, Rella. Chuck was born December 8, 1933 in Walkerton, Indiana. He was the 3rd child of seven born to Erness and Mary Weller. The family moved to Tonasket, WA in 1944 and Chuck graduated from Tonasket High...
Charlie "Chuck" Earl Atchison
Sep 15, 2024
Chuck (Charlie Earl) Atchison, beloved husband, father, brother, and friend, passed away peacefully in Tonasket on September 15th, following a short illness. He was born in Tonasket on May 13, 1951, to Charlie and Martha (Zachman) Atchison, joining siblings Roberta and Don and later their sister, Carlene. Raised in Toroda Creek and Tonasket, Chuck was deeply proud of his...
Mary Louise Loe
Aug 21, 2024
Mary Louise Loe was born on March 24, 1932 in Molson, WA to Olaf and Eva Rise in the house built by her grandfather. She was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Havillah, WA. Second of four daughters, she spent her youth working on the family farm. She was a member of 4-H and later became a 4-H...
Robert William Gendron
Aug 17, 2024
Willy was born to parents Fred and Alma (Lindahl) Gendron in Republic where he was raised and graduated from high school in 1955. Shortly thereafter he joined the Navy serving much of the time on the USS Rochester and was honorably discharged in 1959. He worked in the forest service, in the Colville National Forest and later in the...
Charles Burbery
Jul 29, 2024
CHARLES G. BURBERY
1930 – 2024
Charles Glen Burbery was born on September 2nd 1930 in Horse Spring Coulee near Loomis, Washington at the Burbery homestead, acquired by his great grandfather, William Peyton Burbery. Charles "Chuck" Burbery was the fifth child of four boys and three girls born to Samuel Richard...
Sharon Sheldon
Jul 25, 2024
Sharon Sheldon, age 67, of Oroville, WA died July 25th, 2024 at UW Medical Center in Seattle, WA. She was born March 9th, 1957, in Tonasket, WA to parents Russel and Grace Rounds. Sharon spent most of her life in Oroville, where she raised her four children- her pride and joys. Here, she was surrounded by most of her...
Samuel "Sam" Arthur James Allenby
Jul 9, 2024
Samuel Arthur James Allenby, affectionately known as Sam, passed away on July 9, 2024, in his hometown of Omak, WA, at the young age of 22. Born on April 1, 2002, in Tonasket. He was the cherished son of Steve Allenby and Jennifer Allenby (Ray Contreras) and the loving brother of Alexis Allenby (Shadd), Izik Contreras, and Kloe Contreras....
Kathy Rounds
Jul 7, 2024
Kathryn "Kathy" Ann Rounds 75 of Oroville passed away on Sunday, July 7, 2024 at her home in Oroville surrounded by her family. She was born on February 28, 1949 in Springfield, Missouri to parents David and Gladys McHaffie. She attended grade school in Missouri and high school in California. She came to Oroville in 1965 to visit her...
Marion L. Neal
Jul 6, 2024
Born 9/27/1923 at Virginia Mason Hospital, Seattle, WA to Orlo and Wilhelmina Little. She was the oldest of three siblings. She was preceded in death by her sister Dorothy Greenleaf, brother William (Bill) Little, husband Harry Neal, son Harry Michael Neal, and son Robert (Bobby) Neal at age 4. She will be missed by daughters Sue Ward and Pat...
Ruth Thompson
Jun 30, 2024
Ruth Mae (Leithead) Thompson Oct 11, 1929 – June 30, 2024
Ruth Mae Leithead Thompson and her twin sister Sara were born October 11, 1929, to Glenn and Blanche Leithead (Rutter) in Colville, WA. When she was three, her father was killed and her mother and sisters moved to Davenport, WA to be near Blanche's family. Glenn...
Richard Roberts
Jun 17, 2024
Richard B Roberts, 89, passed away on June 17, 2024, in Tonasket WA Dick was born on April 25, 1935 in Everett, WA to Warren E., Sr and Mable (Carlson) Roberts, the youngest of seven children. At age 4, the family moved back to Mobridge, SD where he grew up and graduated high school in 1953. Other than paperboy,...
Buck Sylvester
Jun 11, 2024
On June 11, 2024, Buck Sylvester, age 66, of Oroville suddenly passed away. Buck was born November 6, 1957, to Austin and Elsie (Libbie) Sylvester of Tonasket, where he lived until he met the love of his life, Julie, and moved to Oroville.
Buck and Julie met when he was just 18 years old and were together...
Betty Rose Thornton
May 31, 2024
Betty Rose Thornton, born January 21st, 1926, died May 31st, 2024, at a well lived 98 years old.
She was born the youngest of 4 siblings. Betty went through the Depression and most of WWII as a school girl in Wapato, WA, being proud that she was the only one her family to graduate from High School....
Ardella Marie Fleck
May 19, 2024
Ardella Marie Fleck passed away peacefully in her home on May 19, 2024 in Republic, Washington. She was comforted by her husband, JaDe Fleck, her sisters, her children and the rest of her family. Fighting cancer for the last year and a half, her spirit and faith in the Lord never wavered.
Ardella was born in Dickinson,...
Kaitlyn Wold
May 11, 2024
Kaitlyn Monique Wold She was known for her laugh, her love, and her beauty. She had such a big heart for family and longed for one of her own one day. She enjoyed tradition, and culture, being at lakes, rivers and the ocean. She had lost her only aunt, Jessica Engelmann, about 7 years ago, she was hit by...
Franklin T. Jackson
May 6, 2024
Our loving father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother and uncle went home peacefully to be with Jesus on May 6, 2024. Frank was born on January 23, 1934 in Oroville, WA, the fifth of eight children to Gordon and Carrie (Naggy) Jackson. Frank was raised on Ellemeham Mt on the family farm. He graduated from Oroville High School in 1953. He...
Faydean Mcculley
May 4, 2024
Faydean McCulley 1940-2024 It is with great sadness that the family of Faydean McCulley announces her unexpected passing on Saturday, May 4, 2024, at her home in Okanogan, Wash. at the age of 83 years old. Fay will be dearly missed by her husband of 63 years, Fred McCulley; and her children, Holly (Steve McDonald) and Crystal (Stacy Gage);...
Frankie "Cricket" Louise Wilson
May 3, 2024
Frankie "Cricket" Louise Wilson was born on January 16, 1952, in Springfield, Missouri to Russel and Cora Clark. Cricket grew up in Washington where the family had moved for work. It was in Chelan where she met Pat Wilson. They spent all the time they could together and married September 9, 1967. They spent the next 30 years making...
