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Warren Henry Byam, formerly of Electric City, Washington, passed away peacefully on Saturday, November 7, 2015, surrounded by his family in Oregon City, Oregon, after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease. Born March 12, 1927, in Billings, Montana, he was one of 10 children. He served in the United States Navy as a Seabees during WWII and worked for the United States Bureau of Reclamation at Grand Coulee Dam for 45 years. His hobbies were building trailers, rebuilding and selling cars and... Full story
Raymond R. (Ray) Green, passed away Friday, November 20, 2015, in Grand Coulee, Washington. His home was in Coulee Dam, Washington. Funeral Service was held Tuesday, November 24, 2015, at 11 a.m., at the Nespelem Community Center, Nespelem, Washington. A full obituary will follow in next week’s paper. Strate Funeral Home, Grand Coulee, is caring for the Green family.... Full story
Martin Douglas Bullion, 46, who was born July 21, 1969, in Puyallup, Washington, to Daniel Lee and Bonnie Eloise Bullion, died Tuesday evening, November 10, 2015, at Coulee Medical Center in Grand Coulee, Washington. A member of Banks Lake Bible Church in Electric City, Washington, Martin had recently worked for the Siam Palace as a Food Prep Cook and enjoyed making deliveries for the Grand Coulee Food Bank. Previously an employee of Puget Sound Rope in Anacortes, Washington, Martin was a... Full story
Joan D. Jensen, 76, of Elmer City, Washington, passed away at home Friday, October 30, 2015. Joan was born January 19, 1939, in Hinckley, Minnesota, to Mr. and Mrs. Vern Loken. On Friday, August 13, 1965, Joan married the love of her life, Loren R. Jensen, in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. In addition to working as a waitress, Joan had attended "Way of The Cross Baptist Church" in Nespelem, Washington, with Loren. Joan and Loren enjoyed many hours of fishing together for walleye in the Columbia... Full story
Edith Short peacefully passed away Saturday, October 31, 2015. She was in many ways a miracle child, as she was born without thyroid function. This condition often had severe lasting effects on children of that time. Born in 1931, Edith was one of the first to be treated by Children’s Hospital in Seattle for this disorder. Although she struggled with this complication her whole life, she was able to overcome it and complete college with a teaching degree from Central Washington University. Edith was a teacher at Nespelem, Omak, Mansfield and M... Full story
Helen Louise Elkins, 97, beloved mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, peacefully passed away Wednesday morning, November 4, 2015, at McKay Health and Rehab in Soap Lake, Washington. Born October 27, 1918, into the Rogersville, Missouri, home of Noel Ernest and Elsie M. Glaubitz Bench, Helen grew up with her two brothers: Cecil and Arnold. A light breeze gently swayed the leaves on the warm summer day, August 8, 1949, when Helen was united in marriage to U.S. Navy Veteran John Clifford... Full story
Clyde Gordon Pugh, 88, of Elmer City, Washington, passed away at Spokane, Washington's Providence Holy Family Hospital, Friday afternoon, October 23, 2015. Born February 23, 1927, in Wilbur, Washington, the son of Guy and Grace Pugh, Clyde graduated from North Kitsap High School. On January 28, 1946 Clyde enlisted at the US Army recruitment station in Poulsbo, Washington and served as a military policeman in New Mexico. Following his discharge at Fort Bliss, Texas, PFC Pugh married JoAnn... Full story
Raymond R. (Ray) Green, passed away Friday, November 20, 2015, in Grand Coulee, Washington. His home was in Coulee Dam, Washington. Funeral Service will be held Tuesday, November 24, 2015, at 11 a.m., at the Nespelem Community Center, Nespelem, Washington. A full obituary will follow in next week’s paper. Strate Funeral Home, Grand Coulee, is caring for the Green family.... Full story
Jack A. Hilson, 90, of Electric City, Washington, passed away Thursday, Nov. 5, 2015, at Coulee Medical Center Long-Term Care in Grand Coulee. Per his request, no services will be held. A complete obituary will follow in an upcoming issue of the Star.... Full story
Warren H. Byam, 88, formerly of Electric City, Washington, passed away on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2015, in Oregon City, Oregon. Per his request, no services will be held. A complete obituary will follow in an upcoming issue of the Star... Full story
Ruth Marie (Davis) (Wheeler) Walberg passed away Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2015, at the age of 91. She was born June 15, 1924, in Casper, Wyoming, to Glen and Winnie Davis. While in her teens, her family settled on a small farm near Nashua, Montana. She graduated from high school in Glasgow, Montana, and attended Northwest Nazarene College in Nampa, Idaho. She married Henry Wheeler in 1944. They moved to Coulee Dam in 1954, along with their five children. Henry passed away in 1959. She stayed in... Full story
Joan D. Jensen, 76, of Elmer City, Washington, passed away at home Friday, October 30, 2015. Per her request, cremation has taken place and no memorial services are planned at this time. A complete obituary will appear in next week’s Star.... Full story
Edward (Ted) H. Felt was born June 4, 1951, and passed away Monday, November 2, 2015, following a long battle with pancreatic cancer. His memorial service will be held at Rolling Hills Community Church, Tualatin, Oregon, on Friday, November 13, 2015, at 2 p.m. For the complete obituary and tribute video, see www.peakefh.com.... Full story
Leona Rauch, beloved mother, sister, grandmother, and great-grandmother went to be with her Lord on Thursday, October 29, 2015. Leona was born to William and Amelia Martin in Glasgow, Montana on October 9, 1918. She had three sisters and seven half-brothers and sisters. She graduated from Nashua High School in Nashua, Montana in 1936. Shortly after graduation, Leona traveled to Washington to help her half-sister, Augusta, with her family and later attended Kinman Business University in Spokane,... Full story
Memorial services for Edith Short will be held at 10 a.m., on Sunday, November 8, at St. Dunstan’s Episcopal Church in Grand Coulee. Edith, 84, and a life-long Grand Coulee resident, passed away Saturday night, October 31, 2015, at Coulee Medical Center, after a very brief stay.... Full story
Memorial services for Clyde Pugh will be held Tuesday, Oct. 27, at 1 p.m., at the Washington State Veterans Cemetery in Medical Lake, Washington. Clyde passed away Friday, Oct. 23, 2015, at Holy Family Hospital (Providence) in Spokane, Washington. A complete obituary will be in next week's Star.... Full story
Iva Viola Andrews Saxa, 98, went home to be with her Heavenly Father on Saturday, Oct. 10, 2015, at Harmony House in Brewster, Washington, where she had been a resident for the last six years. Iva was born in Nespelem, Washington, on January 3, 1917, to Thomas and Alice (Moyese) Billy Andrews. She spent several years living in Omak, Washington, before moving back to her birthplace of Nespelem in 1989, where she lived until 2009. Iva is survived by one daughter, Delores (Bob) Cole, Yakima,... Full story
Our beloved husband, father, grandfather and friend, Bruce Albert Brandstrom passed away Friday, September 25, 2015, at the age of 82 after a brief illness. Bruce was born June 2, 1933, in Mt. Vernon, Washington, to Helen Mae (Clair) Brandstrom and Bror Albert Brandstrom. He graduated from Mt. Vernon High School and served honorably in the Air Force during the Korean War. He spent his career working for the United States Bureau of Reclamation, starting in Bremerton and transferring to Grand Coul... Full story
Quentin P. Ricks, long-time resident of the Grand Coulee Dam area, passed away quietly in Artesia, New Mexico, Friday, October 2, 2015, at the age of 93. Quentin was born January 12, 1922, in Ririe, Idaho. He was the youngest of two brothers: Sidney Ricks and Bud Ricks; and three sisters: Erma Ricks Pryor, Virginia Ricks Beck, and Viola Ricks Miller. Quentin served in the Army Air Corps in his early youth, and later broke for the railroad; he loved to tell stories of all his adventures,... Full story
Bruce Albert Brandstrom, 82, passed away on Friday, Sept. 25, 2015, in Spokane, Washington. A complete obituary will be in next week’s Star.... Full story
Alice Lee Hood, 86, of Elmer City, Washington, left us Tuesday evening, September 8, 2015. Alice was born February 25, 1929, into the Fairfax, Oklahoma, home of Ollie and Edna Stumbaugh, and graduated Valedictorian of the 1947 graduating class of Fairfax High School. Alice married her sweetheart LeRoy Hood in Fairfax on June 28, 1947, and the newlyweds soon moved to Opportunity, Washington, in the Spokane Valley. The year 1963 found them once again moving, this time to Elmer City, Washington,... Full story
Kenneth Reed "Kenny" Hearne passed away Sunday, August 16, 2015, at Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center, Spokane, Washington, after complications from surgery. He was born August 19, 1976, in Grand Coulee, Washington, to Clay and Shannon Hearne. He went all his school years through the Grand Coulee Dam School District, graduating from Lake Roosevelt High School in 1996. Kenny enjoyed softball, computer games, hunting and going to the casino. He also enjoyed following the Dallas Cowboys and... Full story
A Celebration of Life for Wallace (Wally) E. Loe, will be held in Coulee Dam on Friday, August 14, at the Lake Roosevelt High School gym at 1 p.m., with dessert (Wally's favorite) following AND a Celebration of Life will be held in Molson, on Saturday, August 15, at the Grange Hall at noon with a potluck following. Donations in his memory can be made to the Molson Grange OR Molson Museum and can be mailed to: 915 Nine Mile Rd., Molson, WA 98844. Wallace (Wally) E. Loe died unexpectedly on... Full story
A memorial service for Faye A. Bain will be held Saturday, Aug. 15, 2015, at 10 a.m., at Spring Canyon Cemetery. Faye passed away Saturday morning, September 13, 2014.... Full story
Jeramie A. Jeffrey passed away in his home from natural causes on Saturday, July 11, 2015. Jeramie's love was always music. He got to live his dreams playing with a few bands in the Bay Area, such as "Wasted Time," "Deductive Value," and "American Terrorists." He moved back to Washington a few years ago to live out the rest of his life with trusted friends and family.... Full story