Obituaries

Longtime area rancher Ray Visser died peacefully Sunday morning, February, 3, 2019. Ray was born at home in Havillah, Washington in 1925 to Martha and Garritt Visser.

Richard (Dick) McNamara, 91, died peacefully at home in Tonasket, Washington on Sunday, January 27, 2019. He was born on May 13, 1927, in Staten Island, New York, to parents Fred and Agnes McNamara.

Everett “Willis” Figlenski, 92, Longtime Tunk Valley rancher, passed away Wednesday, January 30, 2019 at home after a hard battle with cancer and dementia.

Alfred Hubert Robinson, 93, of Tonasket, Washington, passed away on January 28th, 2019. He will join his wife of 72 years, MaryAlice, who preceded him in death just 18 days before. Al was born in Oroville, Wash., on September 6, 1925, to Vernon and Ruth (Verbeck) Robinson

Born LaVena Carrie Moore to parents Mary Lou (Johnson) and Dale Nathan Moore, she was raised by her Aunt Fern Wines of Oroville, Washington. where she grew up with cousins who became siblings and close friends who became family. Dating all through high school, LaVena married Lynn Williams in in 1963. Their first home was [...]

Dallyn Laroy Utecht passed away peacefully sleeping next to his mommy on January 6, 2019. He was born five weeks early on December 10, 2018 in Omak, Washington to Cherre’ Utecht.

Rosalie “Rosie” Agnes Ellis-Doucette, age 73 of Oroville. Washington, passed away Monday, January 7, 2019 at home peacefully in her bed. She was born September 7, 1945 in Eau Claire, Wisconsin to parents Ivan George and Ruth Rosina (Trefz) Ellis.

MaryAlice Robinson passed away at the age of 90, to join her Lord and loved ones, on January 10, 2019. She was born in Oroville, Washington on July 11,1928 to Jay and Jessie Holcomb.

Marjorie M. (Sackett) Williams, age 98 of Tonasket, died January 9, 2019 in Arlington, Washington. She was born February 3, 1920 in Van Nuys, California to parents Robert and Bessie Sackett.

Frances G. Hill, age 87 of Wauconda, died on December 19, 2018 at Pinewood Terrace Nursing Center in Colville, Washington. She was born March 24, 1931 in Wauconda, Washington to parents Clarence and Edna Burbank.