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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
Bernard J. “Bernie” Morin (77) Passed away in his Elmer City, WA home Saturday, September 21, 2013. A recitation of the Rosary will be held Wednesday, September 25, 2013 at 7:00pm at Strate Funeral Chapel in Grand Coulee, WA. A graveside service will take place at Spring Canyon Cemetery in Grand Coulee, WA on Thursday, September 26, 2013. Strate Funeral Home is honored to be serving Bernie’s family. A full obituary will run in the October 2nd edition of The Star.... Full story
Dorothy (Dot) Snyder went for her last ride on Monday, Sept. 23, 2013, to join her husband of 50 years Ed. Dot was born in the Bronx, N.Y., Feb. 8, 1933. She moved to Republic as a young girl to live with her granddad Dayton. She met Ed in 1954 and they married shortly after. In 1958 the sawmill brought them to Grand Coulee where they spent their remaining years. Dot could be found in her early years involved in the Ridge Rider Club, pole bending, jumping and other show events. In the early... Full story
Mamoru Rock Ar-Sikh Hewitt (21) left us from his Manson, Wash., home during the early morning hours of Sunday, September 15, 2013. Mamoru, who began his earthly journey March 7, 1992, in Honolulu, Hawaii, attended high school in Wilbur, Wash.. where he was a member of the Wilbur Wildcats football and basketball teams, before attending Salish Kootenai College in Nespelem, Wash. His work at the Manson Mountainview Lodge was more than a job to Mamoru, his fellow workers became like a second family... Full story
Vera L. Hardung, a long-time resident of Mesquite, Nev., passed away at home on Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2013. She was born on April 21, 1920, in Leigh, Neb., to William and Marie Ehlers. She was married for 56 years to Lavene H. Hardung who preceded her in death. Together they had three children. Raised on a cattle and wheat ranch in Eastern Washington, Vera learned the value of hard work, a love of land and the outdoors. One of her life goals was to own her own ranch. She worked diligently and was able to buy a ranch near Grand Coulee, Wash., befor... Full story
Services for Mamoru Rock Ar-sikh Hewitt will be held Thursday, Sept. 19, at 7 p.m., at the Nespelem Community Center and Friday at 10 a.m. at the same location. Hewitt passed away Sunday, Sept. 15, 2013, in Manson. A complete obituary will be in next week’s Star. Strate Funeral Home of Grand Coulee is honored to be serving the family.... Full story
Dakotah Steven “Koda-Bear” Holt Dakotah Steven “Koda-Bear” Holt was born November 2, 1992, in Spokane, Wash., and left us much too soon Thursday, August 29, 2013, while doing the work he loved as a lineman in rural Medicine Lodge, Kan. Koda-Bear was a 2011 graduate of Lake Roosevelt High School where he excelled in football, basketball, wrestling and golf as a player and coach. Following high school, Dakotah completed the course of studies at Northwestern Lineman College in Meridian, Idaho,... Full story
Dakotah Steven "Koda-Bear" Holt (20) 1992-2013; All are invited to a 7 p.m. recitation of the Rosary for our "Koda-Bear" at St. Henry’s Catholic Church in Grand Coulee, on Friday, September 6, 2013, with his Memorial Mass at 11 a.m. on Saturday, September 7, 2013. Strate Funeral Home of Grand Coulee is honored to be serving his family. A full obituary will follow in next week’s Star.... Full story
James Dean Davis James Dean (JamesZee) Davis entered into eternal peaceful rest on Monday, July 29, 2013, at Coulee Medical Center. He was born on July 3, 1958, to Moses W. Davis, Sr. and Agnes Andrews at the Coulee Dam Hospital. He attended the Nespelem School and was proud to be a “Savage”, where he was a member of the basketball team and had earned an MVP; Columbia Jr. High at Coulee Dam where he was a pitcher on the Mustangs baseball team; Grand Coulee Dam Jr. High at Grand Coulee; Lake Roosevelt High School where he was a member of the Rai...
Ray was born July 1, 1922, in Kooi, Wyoming, to Joseph and Theresa (Washut) Zowada. He died on August 10, 2013, at Coulee Medical Center, Grand Coulee, Wash. Ray was raised in Sheridan, Wyoming, and graduated from Sheridan High School where he was a member of the National Honor Society and excelled in football and track. He attended Creighton University on a football scholarship and earned a Bachelor’s Degree in accounting. He played football for Creighton and received an offer to try out w...
Martha Finch, age 95, of Hayden, Idaho, (formerly of Grand Coulee, Washington) passed away at Hayden Valley Assisted Living, on Thursday, August 8, 2013. Martha Eliszibetha Hirsch Mundt Finch was born at her family’s homestead, Crow Rock Dawson County, Montana, north of Miles City to Jacob and Anna Margaretha (Redman) Hirsch on May 31, 1918. Martha grew up on the homestead, the fifth of ten siblings On December 20, 1946, she married Boyd Douglas Finch in Boise, Idaho. During their 39-year m...