Uncle Lester Boccuzzi was born in Stamford, Connecticut on March 7, 1920, to Italian immigrant parents. Lester was the first of nine children. His father worked hard to create a successful construction business, and for most of Lester’s youth, the family lived in comfort. However, when the Depression hit, they were forced to move into […]
OBITUARIES
Pamela Kae Johnson:1956–2015
Pamela Kae (Lloyd) Johnson passed away on Jan. 3, 2015, at the age of 58, from complications due to rheumatoid arthritis. She was born at the Brewster Hospital to Robert Mack Lloyd and Jean (Gardner Maples) Lloyd on Thanksgiving Day in 1956. She graduated from Wenatchee High School and attended Kinman Business School in Seattle. She decided […]
Elmer Wotring Rappé1926–2015
Elmer Wotring Rappé passed quietly in his sleep on Monday, Jan. 5, 2015, at Mid-Valley Hospital in Omak. He was born in the Omak Hospital on Jan. 22, 1926, the youngest child of Elmer Otto Rappé and Ione Iris Wotring Rappé Stumpf. Except for six years in Ferry County, he lived his entire life in […]
Richard Kuligowski
1943–2015
Richard Kuligowski, 71, of Winthrop, passed away on Jan. 2, 2015. He was born June 24, 1943, in Bayonne, New Jersey, then moved to Staten Island, New York, in 1948, where he was raised. He met his wife, Kazimeria Leniszewski, in Staten Island and they were married in 1965. They moved to Bremerton, Washington, in […]
Dr. Harry A. Grant
Dr. Harry A. Grant, of Twisp, passed away on Dec. 27 in Spokane at the age of 82. His family would like to thank the community for its support. A service will be held at the Twisp Valley Grange on Saturday, Jan. 17, at 2 p.m.
Memorial for Wayne Elliott Tufte
Wayne was born on June 19, 1952, and died on Dec. 26, 2014. In loving memory there will be a service at the River’s Edge Mobile Home Park (Horseshoe) Clubhouse on Friday (Jan. 9) from 3 – 5 p.m. Bring a potluck dish if you would like.
Gary Lee Costello1946–2014
Gary Lee Costello went to be with the Lord on Nov. 26, 2014. He was born in Phoenix, Arizona, on Nov. 25,1946, and raised in Lakewood, California. He met his wife, Betty Costello, in Long Beach, California. They married in Las Vegas, Nevada and moved to Twisp together in the early 1970s. Gary was a wonderful […]
Sidney Ardell Burgess
1938–2014
Sidney Ardell Burgess went to be with her Lord on Nov. 16, 2014. Ardell was born Sydney Ardell Hood May 31, 1938, in Senatobia, Mississippi. Ardell traveled with her parents, Tom and Cleo, and sister Martha, around the country until settling in Okanogan, where she attended school. Ardell loved her family and did all that […]
Patricia Pettelle1925–2014
Patricia Pettelle passed away peacefully in her home at Mountain View in Winthrop on Nov. 29, 2014. She had just celebrated her 89th birthday with her family and friends. Pat grew up in Cashmere, Washington, where she graduated from high school. She attended Los Angeles City College in Southern California and then finished her education […]
Char Davis 1948 – 2014
Char Davis was born Charlotte May Davis in Winthrop. Char passed away on Sunday, Nov. 2, 2014, at the age of 66, following her long-fought battle with cancer. Char resided in Seattle for the past 46 years, most of which were in Magnolia. She retired from UPS in 2004, after 31 years of service. Char […]
