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Evelyn Ann Dickson
PORT TOWNSEND — Evelyn Ann Dickson, 85, died Aug. 5, 2010 at her home in Port Townsend.
She was born Feb. 25, 1925, to Lucy and S.D. Cates in Toledo, Ohio.
Services were Aug. 20 at Precht-Harrison Nearents Chapel, Okanogan. Graveside services followed at the Okanogan City Cemetery.
Arrangements were by Precht-Harrison Nearents Chapel.
Mary Farmer
OMAK — Mary Farmer, 78, Omak, died Aug. 3, 2010 at her home.
She was born on Sept. 4, 1931, to Arther Ford and Ima Burk in Cherokee County, Texas.
There will be no memorial service.
Arrangements were by the Precht-Harrison Nearents Chapel and the Okanogan County Crematory, both Okanogan.
Jeremiah (Miah) Nicholai
OMAK — Jeremiah (Miah) Nicholai, Omak, died Aug. 15, 2010.
He was born May 24, 1981, to Nicholas and Violet Nicholas of Plummer, Idaho.
A funeral service was Aug. 18 at the Omak Longhouse, with burial
at Shady Rest Cemetery.
Arrangements were by Precht-Harrison Nearents Chapel, Okanogan.
Geneva Rube
WENATCHEE — Geneva Rube, 83, died Aug. 12, 2010 at her home in Wenatchee.
She was born Oct. 4, 1926, in Twila, Ky., to Edward and Nola Shipman.
Services were Aug. 18 at Precht-Harrison Nearents Chapel, Okanogan, which was in charge of arrangements.
Patrick M. Sullivan
Patrick M. Sullivan, age 80, of Omak passed peacefully on Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2010. He was born on Feb. 18, 1930, in Metaline Falls, Wash., the son of Bertha R. (Tillman) and Lynn M. Sullivan. In 1936 Pat moved to Nighthawk and graduated from Oroville High School in 1948. He entered the United States Army and served in Korea. After he was honorably discharged, he worked for the Bureau of Reclamation as a machinist at Grand Coulee Dam; and having retired from there in 1985.
In 1961, Pat, married Mary E. Mueller, she survives of the home.
Pat spent many years traveling the United States and was an avid hunter, fisherman and a dirt bike rider. He was also a life member of the VFW and the NRA. In 2009, Pat and Mary moved to Apple Springs Assisted Living in Omak.
Survivors include his wife, Mary, of Omak; step-son, Ron (Bonnie) Hirst of Tonasket; step-daughter, Karen Hirst of Spokane; two granddaughters; three great-grandchildren; sister-in-law, Ivadelle Sullivan of Omak; two nieces; and one nephew. He was preceded in death by his father, mother and one brother, Glee Sullivan.
Following Pat’s long standing request, no services will be held. Legacy Memorial Funeral Home is entrusted with the arrangements.
Clarance Christopher Gonzalez
OMAK — Clarance Christopher Gonzalez, 34, Omak, died July 2, 2010. He was born Feb. 4, 1976.
A memorial service for family and friends was Aug. 6 at the Omak Seventh-day Adventist Church.
Christine Marie ‘Tina’ Samuels Carpenter
Christine Marie “Tina” (Samuels) Carpenter, 49, of Balsam Lake, Wis., passed away on Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2010, at her home, surrounded by family. Tina was born to Josephine Ann (George) Mandeville DeArmond on Oct. 2, 1960, in Omak, Wash., Her fathers were Henry James “Jim” Mandeville, Sr., deceased, and Jack Gladden of Tonasket, Wash.
Tina graduated from Paschal Sherman Indian School (St. Mary’s Mission) in Omak, Wash. and also from Chelan Junior/Senior High School. This is where she met the love of her life, Marty Carpenter, and they were married in Chelan, Wash., on Aug. 12, 1977. In that union, they had three children, Starr Lynn Carpenter of St. Croix Falls, Wis., Shilo Rose Ann Padilla of Entiat, Wash., and Joseph Carpenter of Balsam Lake.
Tina is survived by all of her children and her loving husband, Marty Carpenter. She was always a very loving wife and mother, and was grandmother to Selena Rei, Saylash Orion and Jayden Gage Yanez, all of St. Croix Falls, Wis., and Jaime Alberto and Yesenia Marie Padilla, both of Entiat, Wash. Tina also leaves behind a sister, Cindy Sheehey and a brother, Henry James “Sonny” Mandeville, Jr., both of Wenatchee, Wash. She also has three other sisters, Amanda Wilson, Helen DeArmond and Jody Ruiz and four brothers, Jack, John, Tim and Tom Gladden. Tina is survived by her mother, Josie DeArmond of Wenatchee, Wash. and father, Jack Gladden of Tonasket, Wash.; her father- and mother-in-law, Frank and Rose Smith of Waterville, Wash.; numerous aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins; and a very close family friend, Jerry D. Cosby of Balsam Lake, Wis.
Tina was preceded in death by her father, Henry James “Jim” Mandeville, Sr.; baby sister, Romona Catherine Mandeville; grandmother, Lydia Ann Pichette George Samuel; and grandfather, Sam Samuels. Tina will be dearly missed and was loved by all of her family and many friends.
Graveside Services will be held on Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2010, at 11 a.m., at the Riverview Cemetery in Chelan, Wash.
Josephine Louise McIntosh
Our smart, funny and loving mother, Josephine Louise McIntosh, died on Aug. 30, 2010 at the young age of 92. She was born in North Bend, Ind., April 1, 1918, but moved to Auburn, Wash. as a baby where her dad owned and operated a silver fox mink farm. ‘Jo’ attended schools in Auburn, and in 1935, at the age of 17, was crowned Miss Auburn.
Jo married James McIntosh in 1942, before Jim went to England during WWII. Their first son, Gary, was born in 1943 in Enumclaw. After WWII, Jim and Jo moved to Okanogan, Wash. to work for Jim’s father’s John Deere Store, and their second child, Ginger, was born. They moved to Tonasket to run a new store where Barbara, Patty, Kerrie and Dean were born.
Jo was an avid skier and both she and Jim were active in the development of Sitzmark Ski Area. She taught herself to play piano where she learned to play jazz and boogie-woogie. She loved antiques and even started her own antique store. She was a grand master bridge player and coordinated tournaments in Okanogan County.
After 43 years of marriage, Jim passed away in 1985. She met her second husband, Dick Perry, and the two married on Feb. 29,1988.
Jo has 16 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; a brother, Beryl; and sister, Imogene.
In lieu of flowers, donations are suggested to the charity of one’s choice.
A private family service will be held at a later date.
Legacy Memorial Funeral Home is entrusted with the arrangements.
Kenneth Coyle
REPUBLIC — Kenneth Coyle, 76, died on Aug. 26, 2010 at his Republic home. He was born Aug. 30, 1933, in Spokane.
No services will be held.
Ellsworth E. ‘Whitey’ Berg
August 01, 1919 - September 04, 2010
E. E. “Whitey” Berg, a native son of Eastern Washington, has moved on to the wide open spaces of Heaven. He was born in Entiat, on Aug. 1, 1919, to Edward and Gertrude Berg, at the family homestead on the Entiat River. The fifth of seven lively siblings, he was always the rebel of the family, and for most of the ninety-one years he favored the world with his presence, he lived a varied and vigorous life.
From his earliest days, he loved the rugged beauty of the Entiat Valley; it seemed to those of us who knew him best that he was familiar with every tree, rock and flower that decorated the valley’s steep sides. On those rocky slopes and on the banks of the Mad and Entiat Rivers, he enjoyed a childhood that was carefree and fraught with mischief. He told many a yarn about his career as an ornery, tow-headed kid; one particular favorite involved some needles he filched from his grandmother’s gramophone. After inserting the needles, pointed end out, in the heels of his boots, he proceeded to get astride one of his grandfather’s workhorses, and, with his little sister on behind, spurred that horse to an amazing show of speed, while his grandmother stood on the porch and shouted for them to return.A great part of intelligence is the ability to mold the materials at hand to
fit the requirements of the moment! He was a talented student, but he felt hemmed-in at school, especially when he could see, through the windows of the one-room schoolhouse, a sight that drew him like a magnet: the local wild horse herd—the Wild Bunch—grazed nearby. He left school at fourteen, when the country was in the depths of the Great Depression, in order to work and help support his family; the Wild Bunch, however, had an attraction that was far greater for him than earning ten cents an hour, and so began his adventures as a horse wrangler, cowboy, and sometimes rodeo bronc rider. Much of his time, spare and otherwise, was spent up the Muddy Creek, tending the cattle of a curmudgeon named Bill Brannigan, or chasing, corralling, and trying to break the unlucky members of the Wild Bunch who fell into the clutches of Whitey and his gang of horse-crazy friends. The endeavor, though usually painful and often downright dangerous, was more successful than most of them thought possible.
Successes included Pear, a raw-boned bay mare who outran every horse for miles around and who
lived to train the next generation of kids, and a black horse named Dick, who, some twenty years down the road, became the property of two little girls. Whitey was a natural horseman, so it was a logical next step for him to try his hand at rodeo, riding saddle broncs. Bucked off, kicked, broken and bruised, he nonetheless had more wins than losses. Times, however, were changing, as the country slowly emerged from the Depression, and the wages being paid for government work were difficult to turn down.
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) had come into being as a means of providing employment to some of the many Americans who needed work. Whitey went to work for the CCC, joining many other young men who created mountain trails, built irrigation flumes, and worked at other jobs that improved the infrastructure of the country. After a sojourn in the CCC, he went to work for the US Forest Service, manning the lookout on Tyee Mountain, and later transporting fish up the Icicle River via pack strings made up of wayward horses and stubborn mules. The fish were to be stocked in lakes high in the Cascades. Unfortunately, the water in the lakes was so cold that it killed the fish, but Whitey went on to pack into the mountains many times, hauling supplies and people (including, in the spring of 1941, his new wife) who wanted a firsthand look at the forbidding, magnificent Cascade Mountain country in the days when the only way to see it was to hike it on foot or travel on horseback. Part of one trail was so rugged it was called the Devil’s Backbone.
Holden Mine was his next place of employment. The newlyweds lived at Lucerne on Lake Chelan. The country was gearing up for war, though, and there was money to be made harvesting the timber that was then so plentiful in the mountains surrounding the Methow Valley. In 1942, Whitey went to work for Twisp Wagner Lumber Co., first as a faller with a cumbersome power saw that was powered by a Caterpillar engine and had to be operated by two men. He quickly became the woods foreman for the company, a job he held for sixteen years, with a two-year break for Army duty. In 1956, he patented his “Quick Change Receiver,” a devise that helped revolutionize the way logs were attached to the Caterpillars that brought them out of the woods. From 1960 until his retirement, Whitey held various positions in the lumber industry, including a stint in helicopter logging and work for Morrison-Knudsen that involved a year in Africa.
He retired from Louisiana Pacific in 1989 and moved to Amanda Park on the Olympic Peninsula, where he stood tall among the massive firs and cedar giants that fill the park. But through all the years and all the changes, his heart was rooted in the rocky soil of the Eastside, and always, in his memories, that Wild Bunch moved in a shining mass of bodies, hooves thundering, tails streaming as the herd headed up the next rise. He came home to Eastern Washington in the spring of 2003, living first in Loomis, and then in Omak.
He gathered his reins, mounted, and hit the trail again on Sept. 4, 2010. The dust rolled in a mighty cloud as he left, until it was hard to discern if he was the dust, or the dust was he. Behind him, the cloud scattered, its sparkling motes landing gently on each and every person and place he held dear. Ahead, against the waning moon, wisps of dust came together, forming at last into the shapes of wild horses, running forever free, heading for the next rise.
Preceding Whitey in his journey was his beloved wife of fifty years, Pearl Lillian Berg. He was also preceded in death by his siblings: Lloyd, Ross, Fern, Leonard, Pearl and Jeanette. Also preceding him in death and listed in the order that they were lost to us are his son-in-law, Jim Yount; grandson, David Yount; and grandson, Hoot Beeman; his dear, life-long friend, Haven Stanaway, also preceded him in death, as did many other cherished friends.
He is loved and mourned by his children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. We are listed in the order by which we appeared in his life: Karmen (Jack) Beeman, Loomis, Wash., Sandra Yount, Lemoore, Calif., Timothy Berg, Kirkland, Wash., Mary (Mark) Kirkham, Tacoma, Wash., Shauna (Ryan) Marchant, Sarah (David) Grooms, Melanie (Mitch) Modlin, Jackie (Devin) Richter, Lindsey Kirkham, Dustin Kirkham, James Yount, Melissa (Robert) Buyense, Kile Geiss, Winston Grooms, Kailee Grooms, Mitchell Modlin, Riata Marchant, Martin Grooms, Blake Richter, Hannah Beeman, Chance Richter, Bode Grooms, and Aubrey Grooms.
He is also mourned by his sister-in-law, Barbara (Leonard) Berg, numerous nieces and nephews; and by legions of friends.
In his life, he loved us all.
Services for Whitey Berg were held Saturday, Sept. 11, 2010, at 10 a.m., at Jones & Jones~Betts Memorial Chapel, with Interment to follow at the Entiat Cemetery. Visitation was held Friday, Sept. 10, 2010, from 1 to 7 p.m. Please express your thoughts and memories on the online guest book at jonesjonesbetts.com.
Arrangements have been entrusted to Jones & Jones~Betts Funeral Home, Wenatchee.
Bernice ‘Dorene’ Cline
Bernice "Dorene" Cline was born Sept. 13, 1921, in Cooper Switch, Mo., to Jesse and Minnie Justus. She passed away on Aug. 28, 2010, at home in Tonasket, Wash.
She grew up and attended school in Eldon, Mo. She married Walter Cline on Sept. 8, 1937, at Versailles, Mo.
For 19 years she and Walter farmed in Missouri raising crops and operating a dairy farm. Then in 1956 they moved their family to Tonasket where they worked in the apple industry until they retired in 1976 and purchased a home north of Tonasket. She loved the mountains, and could never pass a yard sale by.
She was a member of The Church of Christ.
She is survived by her son, Jesse Cline, and his wife, Hope, of Tonasket; daughter, Mary Corum, and husband, Tom, of Tonasket; six grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; ten great-great-grandchildren; and special caregiver and friends, Ann Cramer, and her husband, Art, and family.
Services were held Sept. 3, 2010, at the Church of Christ in Tonasket, with Brother Steve Watts officiating. Burial followed at Tonasket Cemetery
Bergh Funeral Home, Oroville, WA 509-476-3572, did arrangements.
Memorial are suggest to Amedisys Hospice of Omak, WA.
Kenneth Richard Coyle
Kenneth Richard Coyle, long-time resident of Republic, died in his home on Thursday, Aug. 26. Ken was born in Spokane, Wash. He attended schools there, and spent most of his life in Spokane, East Valley, and nearby Idaho and Montana towns of Wallace, Eureka, and Kalispell.
Ken proudly served his country in the U.S. Navy during the Korean conflict. He served his communities wherever he lived. In Republic he will be remembered for his work with the Republic Television Association, the Republic/Ferry County Housing Authority, Ferry County Memorial Hospital, Prospectors Days weekends dealing in the casino, and in recent years serving and supporting The People’s Pantry, the local community food bank.
Ken and his family moved to Republic in 1978, where Ken was the manager of the Ferry County PUD until his retirement in September, 1995. As much as he appreciated and enjoyed his friends and community, Ken’s greatest loves were his home and family. It was his delight to watch all the comings and goings in and out of town from his Pine Grove home on Highway 20. Motor homes, boats, construction equipment, bikes, deer, bears, turkeys all drew his attention and comments. He was a fishing and boating enthusiast, enjoyed reading and liked to travel.
Ken’s family was the core pleasure and reason for his life. As long as he was able, he never missed a family event — be it wedding, graduation, retirement, birthday. Every child, grandchild, great-grandchild was recognized on birthdays and milestone occasions.
Ken and Barbara were married in March, 2006, after a seven-year courtship.
Kenneth Richard Coyle was preceded in death by his parents, and previous wives, Louise and Betty. Survivors include his wife, Barbara; daughter, Linda Farrington, Chandler, Ariz.; sons, Steven (Marilyn) Coyle, Evansville, Ind.; Darrell Coyle, Corvallis, Mont.; daughter, Bonnie (Terry) Franklin, Kalispell, Mont.; sons Marc (Kathy) Shanor, Parker, Colo.; and Neil (Jennifer) Coyle, Everett, Wash.; nine grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. He would also include as “family” Dan Phillips of Curlew, his home and yard assistant for more than fourteen years.
Special appreciation is extended to his long-time physician, Farhad Alrashedy, M.D., the nurses and staff at Republic Medical Clinic, Ferry County Memorial Hospital, and Hospice of Spokane.
At Ken’s request there will be no services. Those who wish may make memorial donations to Ferry County Memorial Hospital, Republic, WA 99166 or a charity of choice.
Bergh Funeral Service has handled arrangements.
Thomas Lee Ewer
Tom was born Jan. 7, 1958, to Ronald L. and Maydene J. Ewer, in Omak, Wash. He passed away peacefully on Aug. 22, 2010, in Seattle, Wash.
Tom attended Omak and Okanogan schools and then left the area at age 18 to begin his life adventures. He lived in Hawaii, Florida and Seattle. His passion was traveling to numerous and different places; Amsterdam, Canada, Mexico, Memphis, always bringing back souvenirs and pictures for his mother from each place he visited. He went to baseball pre-season training every year in Arizona and vacationed in Hawaii each January.
Tom made friends wherever he went and had the unique ability to laugh at everything and still make us all aware how serious it all is. He had a huge heart and was generous to all, especially to his family. Tom was self-employed and was a very hard worker no matter how small or big the project was. He loved rock and roll and was friends with many Seattle musicians. Tom loved his parakeets, Nona, Rosie and Stewie and spent many hours entertaining them. We will miss him more than words can express.
Tom is survived by his mother, Maydene Ewer, Spokane; sisters, Darlene King (Jim), Spokane, Diane Ewer-Clark, Okanogan, Kristi Ewer (Stacey), Okanogan, Teri Ewer (Brian), Okanogan; brother, Ron Ewer, Seattle; niece, Andrea McCartney, (Todd), Auburn, (who was like his daughter). He is also survived by many aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, great nieces, great nephews and cousins.
He was preceded in death by his father, Ronald Ewer; grandmother, Valma Jorgensen; sister, Sharon Rodgers; niece, Angel Rodgers, nephew, Aaron Estes.
Funeral services are pending. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, Multiple Sclerosis Society and American Diabetes Association.
Jeannette J. (Evans) Houston
Jeannette J. (Evans) Houston was born Feb. 11, 1931, to Bert and Cleo (Hendrick) Evans, in Republic, Wash. She passed away Aug. 22, 2010, in Klamath Falls, Ore.
Jeannette went to school in Republic and graduated from Okanogan High School in 1949.
She married Charles W Houston in Othello, Wash., on Feb 11,1956.
Jeannette a very talented person. She learned many different needlecrafts from her mother and took art lessons and exhibited paintings in the L.A area.
The Houstons moved to a small cattle ranch in the Beatty, Ore. area in 1982, where they raised Pinzgauer purebred cattle. Jeannette worked as relief clerk in the Beatty Post Office for several years.
She leaves her loving husband, Chuck and many friends.
Services will be held at a later date in Republic.
Davenport’s Chapel, Klamath Falls, Ore. is in charge of arrangements.
Memorials are suggested to Heather’s Haven, 726 W. Fourth St., Medford, OR 97501. 541-664-3591
Mary Noelle Lara
Mary Noelle Lara, 45, of Bridgeport, Washington, died Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2010, at Okanogan-Douglas Hospital in Brewster, Wash.
Mrs. Lara was born Dec. 11, 1964 to Larry Horne and Louise Mizzell in Brewster. Mary attended school in Bridgeport. She was a homemaker at the time of her death. She worked various jobs around the Quad city area throughout her life. She liked to dance, play bingo and be around her family. She will be dearly missed by her family and loved ones. On August 25, 1993, she was married to Jorge Lara in Bridgeport.
She is survived by: her husband Jorge at home; sons, Jason “Tito” (Amanda) Solorzano of Bridgeport and Michael (Yadira) Garcia of Chelan; her daughter, Jessica Magaña of Bridgeport; a brother, Henry (Shelly) Austin of Bridgeport; step-brothers Bill Austin of Bridgeport and Harvey Austin of Twisp; step-sister: Debbie Waymire (companion Bukie) of Bridgeport; sister-in-law, Sonia Ruiz of Bridgeport; 7 grandchildren, 3 nieces and 3 nephews.
She was preceded in death by her mother, stepfather and brother.
R.I.P. mother, grandmother, and sister. We love you and will miss you.
Services were held Monday, Sept. 13, at Barnes Chapel in Brewster. Private family inurnment at Bridgeport Cemetery will be held at a later date.
Donations to help the family with funeral expenses may be made to the “Mary Lara Fund” at any Coulee Dam Credit Union branch.
Brian C. Riggs
Brian C. Riggs was born on Jan. 15, 1968, in Brewster, Wash. He died on Sept. 5, 2010, in Gresham, Ore.
Brian attended high school in Okanogan, Wash. He enjoyed his family, the Dallas Cowboys, fishing and his many friends.
Brian was a loving father to his sons and he will be missed by family and friends alike.
He is survived by his sons, Bryan Chavez and Jonathan Riggs; mother, Barbara Riggs; and father, Terrance (Mick) Roark.
No services will be held.
