OBITUARIES

William Alan (Bill) Tuinstra, resident of Methow, passed away at age 68 on Aug. 11, 2020, at Jamie’s Place in Winthrop, following a long battle with early-onset Alzheimer’s disease. Bill was born on Jan. 15, 1952, in Chicago, Illinois, and was the son of Lois and Harry Tuinstra. He graduated from Illiana Christian High School, […]

Mary “Elaine” Forrest, 81, of Winthrop, Washington, passed away in her home on Oct. 5, 2020. She was born Nov. 11, 1938, to Harold Creston and Vera Ridout Creston in Tacoma, Washington, and raised in Tacoma and Hollywood, California. Elaine graduated from Hollywood High in 1956 then worked at Woolworths and a laundromat to save […]

Ellen Nora Brown was born Oct. 12, 1935, in Leavenworth, Washington. Ellen lost her 25-year battle with Parkinson’s disease Oct. 11, 2020, one day before her 85th Birthday. Ellen and her husband, Ken, lived and worked in western Washington for 30 years. After their retirement, they moved to the Methow in the Mazama area. After […]

Catherine Marie Olson, 70, passed away Saturday, Oct. 3, 2020. Catherine was born in Fort Worth, Texas, to Cecil Varley Lybarger Jr. and Elnora Martina Hill. Catherine and her family moved to Washington state when she was 3 years old. She grew up in the Queen Anne neighborhood of Seattle and Edmonds, Washington, where she […]

Berent Ottun Culp departed for the great elk camp in sky on Aug. 17. He had been ill for months, but died unexpectedly from a heart attack. Berent — known as Ber to most and as BerPa to his grandkids — lived most of his life in Okanogan County. Ber was born Oct. 10, 1944, to Alice and Howard […]

Olive Mae Dibble was born May 1, 1921, and died Sept. 27, 2020. Olive Mae Nickell was born in Pateros, Washington, and grew up in Winthrop. She was the daughter of Robert Newton Nickell and Enid Bernadine Callahan. She graduated from Winthrop High School in 1939 and in 1943 married Dale Dibble, also of Winthrop […]

Lola Lee (Rawdon) Cheek, 86, passed away on Sept. 16, 2020, at Regency Nursing Center in Omak, Washington. She was born on Jan. 16, 1934, to Clarence and Anne Rawdon in Twisp. Lola attended school in Winthrop and graduated from high school in Seattle. She met her husband, James A. “Al” Cheek, in Seattle and […]

Todd A. McFarland, age 60, of Omak, Washington, went home to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus on Sept. 14, 2020. Todd was born Nov. 13, 1959, in Reno, Nevada, to Don and Joyce McFarland of Omak. Todd grew up in a military family going to school in California, Germany, North Dakota, Omak, and […]

Wilfred Carl (“Jack”) Larson, 95, died on Sept. 11, 2020, of complications from pneumonia. He was born in Ferndale, Washington, on June 25, 1925, to Wilfred Woodward Larson and Nellie Inez Larson (Holtz), both immigrants from Sweden in the 1920s. He was the oldest of five sons. Jack had to drop out of school in […]

Maxinne was born Oct.16, 1924, in Puyallup, Washington, to Ralph and Blanche Marble. Maxinne married Edmond Dennery in 1945. Maxinne was an educator for over 50 years in Washington, Wisconsin and Florida. She was an avid tennis player until she was 89. She was preceded in death by her husband, Edmond, who passed on in […]