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Colville, Washington |
Saturday, March 20, 2010 |
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Obituaries
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Wednesday, 17 March 2010 |
E. Howard Oens, age 85, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on March 7, 2010, at Buena Vista Nursing Home.
Mr. Oens was born Aug. 24, 1924 to Lavern and Esther (Linde) Oens in Gifford. Oens’ grandfather, S.A. Oens, owned and operated the Inchelium-Gifford Ferry for several years. His family moved several times during his early years. He attended school in Gifford, Peach and Creston. The family later moved to South Dakota where he attended school at Harney and Keystone.
The family moved back to the Daisy area where he attended school in both Daisy and Hunters. Howard spent his last two years of high school at Chewelah, where he graduated in 1942.
After graduation, Howard worked in the Bremerton Shipyards before returning to Chewelah, where he worked at the Chewelah Magnesite Co.
He married Mary Moriarity, his high school sweetheart, on April 19, 1944. Howard then joined the U.S. Navy on May 18, 1944 and served until Feb. 7, 1946.
The couple moved to Colville in 1947, where he was employed by Carney Pole Co. He went to work for the local newspaper, the Statesman Index, in December 1947. Their daughter, Christy, was born Nov. 8, 1951 in Chewelah.
Howard spent the next 40 years working for the newspaper, which became known as The Statesman-Examiner. He was a Linotype-Intertype operator, and later became shop foreman, a position he retired from in 1997. He also spent his time on weekends working in the Dominican Sisters print shop near Kettle Falls.
Howard was involved in the Stevens County Search and Rescue and served for several years as a Reserve Deputy for the Stevens County Sheriff’s Department. He was an avid outdoorsman and loved fishing, hunting, camping, motorcycle and snowmobile riding. Howard was well known for his wood carvings of wildlife. He and Mary had a trailer at South Twin Lake on the Colville Indian Reservation for several years and they enjoyed the time spent there.
He was preceded in death by a son, Michael Oens; by his parents, Lavern and Esther Oens, and by a sister, Deanne Carter.
Howard is survived by his wife of 65 years, Mary of Colville; daughter, Christy and Del Lundquist, Colville; grandson, Ty and Tracy Lundquist, Spokane; grand-daughter, Rikki and Patrick McLaughlin, Spokane; three great-grandchildren, Dezlyn, Kaysic and Trandyn Lundquist, Spokane; special niece, Barbara and Larry Christensen, Colville; sister, Lorraine and Pete Sudano, Centralia; brother, Donald and Lela Oens, Phoenix, AZ; brother-in-law, Steve Carter, Spokane, and several nieces and nephews.
There will be a “Celebration of Life” for Howard Oens on July 4, 2010 at Twin Lakes.
Memorial contributions in Howard Oens’ name can be made to Buena Vista, Inc. in Colville.
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Wednesday, 17 March 2010 |
Robert “Bob” Robinson, a 42-year resident of Kettle Falls and Colville, passed away March 12, 2010 at his home in Kettle Falls at the age of 63. He was born on Oct. 8, 1946 in Grand Forks, British Columbia, the son Guy and Dorothy (Bardwell) Robinson.
Bob attended many schools in the Curlew and Republic area because his father worked in a family mill, and they had to set-up wherever the timber was located. His parents taught him how to have a good, responsible work ethic. As a teenager, Bob worked for local farmers building fence, working with cows and haying. At the age of 18, he began to work in the woods, logging in the Republic area for two years. He then began to work for the Ferry County Road Department in Curlew.
While working there, he married Judy Borders in August of 1967. In August of 1968, they moved to Colville, and Bob started his career at Boise Cascade. While living in Colville, three of their children, Julie, Teresa and Greg, were born. In 1973 they moved to Kettle Falls and a few years later Becky was born.
Bob worked at Boise Cascade for 40 years, and only missed two days of work in that time. While there, he operated a Waggoner 966 and drove dump truck. Bob was very good at his job and instilled in his children a love for work and getting a job done well. He was a man of his word and was never late.
Bob enjoyed fishing, hunting, hunting, cutting wood, working on cars and spending time at his cabin with the family. He was always there to help his family with car problems or repair work of any kind.
Bob was preceded in death by his father, Guy Robinson, and by his granddaughter, Ashlyn James.
He is survived by his wife of 42 years, Judy Robinson of Kettle Falls; his daughter, Julie Kent and friend Roy Graeber, Laurier; his daughter, Teresa Eslick and her husband Nathan, Kettle Falls; his son, Greg Robinson and his wife Jamie, Rice; his daughter, Becky James and her husband Chris, Spokane; his mother, Dorothy Robinson, Kettle Falls; his sisters, Martha Phipps and her husband Bennie, and Fran Ferguson and her husband Curt; 14 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
The funeral service for Bob Robinson will be held at 11 a.m., Wednesday, March 17 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Colville. The graveside service will follow at the Meyers Falls Cemetery in Kettle Falls;
Please visit the online memorial and sign the guestbook at www.danekasfuneralchapel.com.
The Danekas Funeral Chapel and Crematory in Colville, WA has been entrusted with arrangements. |
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Wednesday, 17 March 2010 |
Dustin Eldred, 25, passed away tragically in a car accident near Kettle Falls on March 7, 2010.
He was born on July 23, 1984 in Colfax to Frank and Linda (Hoffman) Eldred. Dustin was raised most of his life in the Colville and Kettle Falls area. He was the kind of person that put everyone else’s needs before his own and will always be remembered for his smile.
One of his favorite pastimes was playing video games, whether it was an X-Box, WII, or Play Station 3. He was “one of the best”. He was also known as “Uncle Dustin” to Brooklynn Rose. He loved teasing and playing with her, and “Uncle Dustin” could make her laugh like no other.
Dustin had a talent for tinkering with cars and loved helping his friends and family with their cars. He also enjoyed getting outdoors and hunting with his Dad and brother. In Dustin’s short time with us, he lived his life to its fullest and had a heart of gold. Dustin was loved by so many and will be missed by his family and friends.
Dustin is survived by his parents, Frank and Linda Eldred of Colville; his brother, David Eldred of Colville; his sister, Melissa Eldred and her fiancé, Cody Snyder of Colville; a niece, Brooklynn Rose Snyder; and his many friends.
A visitation was held March 11 at the Danekas Funeral Chapel in Colville.
Cremation followed at Danekas Crematory in Colville.
Please visit the on-line memorial and sign the guest book at www.danekasfuneralchapel.com.
The Danekas Funeral Chapel & Crematory has been entrusted with arrangements. |
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Wednesday, 17 March 2010 |
Mike Aubert, 62, a lifelong resident of the Colville area, passed away peacefully on March 14, 2010 in Evans. Mike was born on February 14, 1948 in Colville, the eldest son of Lloyd and Florence (Yount) Aubert. He graduated as a 12-year student from Colville High School in 1966. Shortly after his graduation, he joined the National Guard, serving six years.
In 1972 he married Terrie Hovey, and together they raised their two children, Mike and Dinah. Mike has always been self-employed, working and operating his logging company, Aubert Logging, from his shop on Gold Creek Loop Road.
In 1989, he and Terrie purchased the family ranch from his parents. Mike had a strong work ethic and never-ending devotion to the operation and care of his ranch. His passion was working the ranch and riding. Mike was a hard worker and a caring man who held his family in the highest regard. Only once did they take a “non-working” vacation, which was to Disneyland. Mike seldom took time away from the ranch, but when he did his enjoyment came from hunting and riding motorcycles. Mike was a member of the Stevens County Cattleman’s Association. Family and friends will always remember Mike as a true cowboy.
Mike is survived by his wife, Terrie of Colville; son, Mike Aubert and his wife Mary of Colville; daughter, Dinah Dyar and her husband Mike of Colville; mother, Florence Aubert of Colville; eight grandchildren, Joseph, Erin, Andy, Coryn, Alexis, Rylee, Jackson and Kylee; brother, Richard Aubert of Colville; and friend, Holly Maier of Evans.
Mike was preceded in death by his father, Lloyd Aubert; three siblings, Bernadine Nokes, Mary Parker, and Ray Aubert.
There will be a celebration of Mike’s life at 2 p.m., Sunday, March 21 at the American Legion.
Please visit the online memorial and sign the guestbook at www.danekasfuneralchapel.com.
Danekas Funeral Chapel & Crematory has been entrusted with arrangements.
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Wednesday, 17 March 2010 |
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Rose Simmons passed away on Dec. 16 at the age of 71.
Rose was born in Nampa, Idaho to Emery and Bernice McNinch, and was raised in Vale, Oregon until her family moved to Northport her sophomore year where she finished school.
She started her journey of being mom in Northport and later moved to Colville. Rose spent a large portion of her life helping in her kids’ activities, ranging from assisting in 4-H to keeping the scorebooks at basketball and baseball games. She would rarely miss any of their events and dreaded the days when two events conflicted and she couldn’t make it to both. After all her kids graduated, Rose went back to work, especially enjoying her years working at Benny’s Colville Inn. She made lasting friendships with co-workers and her regular guests.
She was later diagnosed with kidney failure (caused by diabetes) and moved to Spokane to be closer to her doctors and dialysis. After starting dialysis, she again made many friends and enjoyed helping dialysis “rookies” learn about the process. She fought a long eight years with this and never once did you hear her complain.
Rose was an avid sports fan who closely followed the Seahawks, Mariners and her favorite, Gonzaga basketball. You could always find out what game was on by giving her a call. She will forever be remembered for her loving, caring heart and crazy sense of humor.
She is survived by her three children: Debbie Zembruski (John Paradiso), Spokane; Larry Simmons (Letty) and his three children, Joy, Katrina and Breeanna, San Diego, CA; and Ed Simmons (Shelly) and his two children, Brittany and Haley, Chehalis. She is also survived by her siblings, Lee McNinch (Helen), Northport; Cecil McNinch (Edith), Colville; Helen Knapp (George), Colville, and special family friend, Dennis O’Keefe (Linda). She also leaves behind numerous nieces and nephews.
Celebration of life service at the Pizza Factory March 27 at 1pm. |
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Wednesday, 17 March 2010 |
Willene Alberta (Lawson) Krom, a resident of Colville, passed away on March 12 in Colville at the age of 91. She was born in Pullman on June 12, 1918, the daughter of Carl and Lucy (Burnham) Lawson.
Willene was raised in the Albian area of the Palouse and graduated from Pullman High School. Her family then moved to Grants Pass, OR where she lived until moving to Stevens County in 1972. She worked as a secretary and bookkeeper for the Kettle Falls School District for ten years.
Willene loved reading novels, especially romance novels. She enjoyed spending time outdoors near the water, or hiking faster and farther than her younger family members. She always had a great garden and loved to try new recipes she learned from television cooking shows. Willene was an avid rock collector, and really enjoyed finding Indian artifacts and fossils. She will be missed by all who knew and loved her.
Willene is survived by her sons, Larry Colvin, Eugene Minnier and Trent Minnier; her daughter, Joan Lambert; her grandchildren, Rich Minnier, Steven Minnier, Gina Minnier and Joseph Minnier; 11 great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.
The graveside service for Willene was held at the Daisy Cemetery.
The Danekas Funeral Chapel and Crematory in Colville has been entrusted with arrangements. |
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