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David Charles “Charley” Quill, 66, of Coulee Dam, Wash., passed away early Saturday morning, Jan. 25, 2014, at Coulee Dam Medical Center, surrounded by family. Born July 26, 1947, at the Nespelem Hospital to Jerome and Mae (Carson) Quill, he was the youngest of five children. He attended school at St. Mary’s Mission and later studied culinary arts and became trained as a chef. A jack of all trades, Charley wore many hats; from manning the first ambulance service for the Colville Tribal EMS, he finished his career as Game 12 for the Triba... Full story
Joseph S. "Steve" Sanchez, 68, passed away Sunday evening, January 12, 2014, from his Grand Coulee home surrounded by his loving family following a courageous battle with cancer. Following graduation from high school and attending college, twenty-one-year-old Steve married Janet Bury in Spokane on June 18, 1966. From 1969 to 1996 Steve worked in Grand Coulee Dam Operations, retiring as a dispatcher. Following retirement, he worked for the irrigation district in Coulee City for seven summers. A... Full story
Don Owens was born in Mason City, now Coulee Dam, WA on January 4, 1938 and died unexpectedly on January 13, 2014. He spent his childhood in Coulee Dam and graduated from Washington State University in 1961 with a degree in accounting. He was a first lieutenant in the United States Army. Don moved to Seattle and went to work for Peterson Sullivan and Company. He spent his entire career with that firm and retired as a senior partner. Don married Helen in 1965, they had two children, David and... Full story
Rebekah Darlene "Becky" Langstaff, 56, of Grand Coulee, Washington, passed away at Spokane, Washington's Sacred Heart Medical Center during the early morning of Monday, Dec. 30, 2013, following a courageous battle with Krohn's Disease. Born December 14, 1957, in Albany, Ore. Becky studied Medical Records in college, eventually becoming a Medical Records Manager in Corvallis, Ore. A devout member of the Jehovah's Witness Church, Becky, an avid reader, was well known at the Grand Coulee Public... Full story
Ernie Garcia, 56, of Grand Coulee, Washington, passed away Sunday, December 15, 2013, after a series of surgeries at Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane. He was born to Al and Ruby Cantu in Rupert, Idaho,on March 27, 1957. He is preceded in death by his biological father Al, mother Ruby and sister Debbie Martinez. He was one of 15 children: Jerry Cantu of Rupert, Idaho; Lucille (Vincent) Sanchez of Ogden, Utah; David (Elaine) Cantu of Prescott, Ariz.; Fred (Sandra) Cantu of Rupert; Archie... Full story
Maxine A. Crawford, 99, (MAC) went to be with her Lord last weekend at The Renaissance Assisted Living Facility in west Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. She was born the eldest of four children to Elliott V. Heater and Bernice Wilson on the family homestead, a wheat ranch south of Ritzville, Wash. The family moved when she was small to Colfax for two years and on to Grandview, Wash. She enjoyed cooking for crews on the 40-acre farm in the Yakima Valley, as well as" practicing" teaching on her siblings and... Full story
Maxine A. Crawford, 99, (MAC) went to be with her Lord last weekend at The Renaissance Assisted Living Facility in west Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. She was born the eldest of four children to Elliott V. Heater and Bernice Wilson on the family homestead, a wheat ranch south of Ritzville, Wash. The family moved when she was small to Colfax for two years and on to Grandview, Wash. She enjoyed cooking for crews on the 40-acre farm in the Yakima Valley, as well as" practicing" teaching on her siblings and... Full story
James (Pete) Arbaugh passed away Saturday, Dec. 15, 2013, at the Crescent Bay boat launch. He was doing what he loved; fishing, but his heart failed him. He was born in Arkansas in 1945. His family moved often. He leaves behind Christie, his beloved wife of 30 years. Pete is also survived by one of his 6 brothers, Bill and his wife Bobbi as well as a sister-in-law, Esther. Plus too many younger relatives to list. Pete was in the Navy during the Vietnam War but was fortunate to be based in... Full story
Mildred "Micki" Smith, 72, passed away in her Delano, Wash., home the morning of Thursday, December 19, 2013, following a courageous battle with cancer. Micki was born May 16, 1941, in Yakima, Wash., to Richard and Carol Sipe. She was the oldest of four siblings. Having first met in George, Wash., a 20-year-old Micki married Lloyd W. Smith (Smitty) on November 22, 1961. Micki worked alongside her husband as business owners for many years. They lived in various cities and states before settling... Full story
Kathleen Marie Bise passed away at Coulee Medical Center in Grand Coulee, Wash., on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2013, at the age of 71. She was born April 11, 1942, in Spokane, Wash. She was the first of four daughters born to Clifford Doolittle and Lorraine Alden. Kathie grew up in Spokane. She graduated from Rogers High School and then completed cosmetology school. She met Earl Bise and they married on January 20, 1962. They were married for 51 years and had three children; Tracey, Clifford and Mark.... Full story
After a long and fruitful life, Harold Eugene Dunlap died surrounded by family at the home of daughter Flora Long and son-in-law, Ken Long. Raised on a homestead ranch in the foothills of Keller Butte prior to the building of the Grand Coulee Dam, Gene was very much a child of his era. Though very shy, he had the confident can-do and make-do of a rancher, while at the same time the the eye and precision of an engineer. Some of his handiwork still functions today. One of Gene's earliest work expe... Full story
John W. Magers, 71, of Republic, Wash., passed away Sunday, Dec. 15, 2013, after a short battle with cancer. He was born to R.W. Magers and Marion(Danekas) Magers of Ritzville, Wash., on July 27, 1942, in Spokane. John married Carol Lee Fowler of Republic on December 25, 1963. After they married, they moved to Coulee Dam where John began his teaching career. John was well known in eastern Washington by hundreds of students and faculty as he taught or administred at Coulee Dam, Odessa, Northport, Almira-Coulee-Hartline and Curlew School... Full story
Lucy A. Stanczak, 68, born November 10, 1945, in Nespelem, Washington, to Chester and Cecelia Covington-Clark Sr., died Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2013, surrounded by family in Spokane, Washington. On June 10, 1966, Lucy married Lyle Jack “Whitey” Stanczak Sr. in California. Everyone knew Lucy loved her Sacred Heart Catholic Church, in which she was intimately involved in all aspects of church ministry, particularly the pilgrimages. Aside from her church activities, Lucy worked as a van driver, electrician and grew trees at the tribal greenhouse. Luc... Full story
Joyce Va Laire Metzger was born June 9, 1934. She was born in Parma, Idaho, to Howard George Dice and Edith Montana Cox Dice. She grew up in Parma and Boise, Idaho. Her mother died when Joyce was 5 years old. After a long and courageous health battle, she passed away Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2013, and went home to be with our Savior and her beloved sons. She spent her last days doing family genealogy in her own home. Genealogy had been a life-long love. In 1950, she married Bruce Owen in Emmett,... Full story
Norman Hudnall passed away on Monday, Nov. 18, 2013. He was born June 13, 1927, in Omak, Wash., to Clyde and Lucy (Holt) Hudnall. He married his wife of 65 years Helen (Bush) in Omak, Wash., on October 23, 1948. Norman was a descendent of the Nez Perce Tribe, Lapwai, Idaho. Norman was an honorary Pilgrim member of the Moose Lodge #504, the Fraternal Order of the Eagles, American Legion Post 157 and a proud Navy veteran of WWII. Norman worked as a union iron worker and owned many businesses in... Full story
Dennis Conway, 63, of Conway, S,C., died suddenly Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2013. Dennis was born December 28, 1949, and grew up in Coulee Dam, Wash., creating a network of lifelong friends. He graduated from Eastern Washington University. Served his country in Korea, Vietnam, Saudi Arabia, and retired as SSG Counter Intelligence U.S. Army. Completing his career, he worked in the Walla Walla County Jail as a corrections officer. Dennis was preceded in death by his parents, Jon and Edna "Pete" Conway;... Full story
Norman Hudnall passed away Monday, Nov. 18, 2013 in Grand Coulee following a brief illness. At his request no services will be held. A complete obituary will be in next week’s Star.... Full story
Joyce Metzger passed away Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2013. Viewing will be held at 9:30 a.m. on Sat., Nov. 23,with the services to follow at 10 a.m., at the Great Drive Chapel, 925 N Grape Drive, Moses Lake. A complete obituary will be in next week’s Star. Carver Funeral Home of Moses Lake is in charge of arrangements. carverfamilyfuneralhome.com... Full story
Bill Brashears passed away in Grand Coulee on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2013. He was born November 26, 1928, in Leola, Ark., the second of three sons to Bryan and Beatrice Brashears. The family moved to Brewster, Wash., when Bill was 10 years old. Another move when Bill was a freshman in high school took them to Eatonville, Wash., near Mt. Rainier. In his senior year he began dating Betty Mae Kronquist and they married in August 1948. They were married for 65 years. Bill began working at the age of 10... Full story
Bill Brashears passed away Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2013, in Grand Coulee. At his request, no services will be held. A complete obituary will appear in next week’s Star.... Full story
Stan Rawley of Coulee Dam, Wash., passed away at Coulee Medical Center in Grand Coulee on Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2013, at the age of 83. He was born on January 31, 1930, in Brewster, Wash. As a child, Stan's family moved to the Grand Coulee Dam area where his mother worked very hard as a switchboard operator for the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation to raise her two young sons. Stan attended grade school and high school in Coulee Dam where he excelled at many different sports, and upon graduation he joine... Full story
Frederick "Earl" DeCamp passed away Thursday, Oct. 17, 2013, one month shy of his 96th birthday. Earl was born November 28, 1917, on the DeCamp homestead eight miles north of Nespelem, Wash., to Earl DeCamp and Florence Knowles DeCamp. He graduated from Nespelem High School in 1935, joined a union and began working on Grand Coulee Dam. He was a member of Operating Engineers Unions in Washington, Idaho, California and Oregon, and worked on several projects and dams. He was also a Mason for over... Full story
Cynthia “Cindy” Marie Fry-Ocampo, 67, Inchelium, Wash., passed away at Mt. Carmel Hospital, Colville, on Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2013. She had complications from rheumatoid arthritis and lupus. She was born on June 30, 1946, to Frances and James C. Fry at Nespelem, Wash . Her parents pre-deceased her. She was a member of the Colville Confederated Tribes. She has several siblings: Carmen (David) Moorby, Ramona (Victor) LaSarte, James (Shelley) C. Fry, Jr., Frances (Jim) LeBret, and Elizabeth Fry (David A. Lindeblad). She married Michael Sargent and... Full story
Jeanne McKay Motsenbocker October 3, 1954 – October 4, 2013 Jeanne McKay Motsenbocker passed into the arms of her Heavenly Father surrounded by her loving family on October 4, 2013, following a courageous three-year battle with ovarian cancer. Jeanne was born October 3, 1954, to Phillip and Patricia McKay of Grand Coulee, Wash., and spent her formative years on the family wheat and cattle farm northwest of town. Jeanne attended school in Grand Coulee from kindergarten through high school and graduated from Lake Roosevelt High School in 1972. S...
Bernard Joseph “Bernie” Morin, 77, passed away at his Elmer City, Wash., home early in the morning of Saturday, Sept. 21, 2013. Born during the spring at the southern edge of the Fort Peck Reservation in Poplar, Mont., on May 3, 1936, to Joseph and Isabele Morin, Bernie left high school during his junior year to join the U.S. Navy. He served his country as an Aviation Boatswain Mate on seaplanes from 1954 to 1957, moving to Coulee Dam, Wash., upon his separation from the Navy. On May 15, 196... Full story