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William E. "Bill" McCarty, 79, passed away Tuesday afternoon, July 20, 2021, in Grand Coulee, Washington. Bill was born Sunday, June 28, 1942, in London, Ohio, to William E. & Emma L. Holcomb. His mother later remarried - Ross McCarty, Jr. and Bill chose to officially change his last name to "McCarty." Bill graduated from Union High School in Milford Center, Ohio, and in 1961 enlisted with the United States Air Force. He served his country as jet fighter mechanic for four years, completing his...
William E. "Bill" McCarty, 79, passed away Tuesday afternoon, July 20, 2021, in Grand Coulee, Washington. Bill was born Sunday, June 28, 1942, in London, Ohio, to William E. & Emma L. Holcomb. His mother later remarried - Ross McCarty, Jr. and Bill chose to officially change his last name to "McCarty." Bill graduated from Union High School in Milford Center, Ohio, and in 1961 enlisted with the United States Air Force. He served his country as jet fighter mechanic for four years, completing his...
A graveside service will be held at 1p.m. Saturday, July 24, at Spring Canyon Cemetery, Grand Coulee. The family welcomes anyone who would like to attend. Lloyd passed away January 10, 2021....
On Sunday, July 18, 2021, Colleen Marie (Bryant) Simpson, loving mother and grandmother, passed away at the age of 66 peacefully with her two daughters by her side. Colleen was born on July 18, 1955, to Pauline Vivian (Laufer) Bryant and Dr. Maurice E. Bryant in Lewiston, Idaho. The family moved to the Grand Coulee Dam area in 1967, and she graduated from Lake Roosevelt High School in 1973. Colleen had two daughters, Tara and Laura, with Dale W. Rinker. Colleen loved volunteering and being part...
Robert Wade "Bob" Harden of Almira, Washington, passed away Wednesday, July 7, 2021, from the aftereffects of cardiac arrest. Bob was born February 12, 1952, to Walter "Gene" and Wilda (Bell) Harden in Spokane, Washington, and was raised on the family wheat family north of Almira. He attended school in Almira and graduated from WSU with a degree in agriculture. Following graduation, he returned to the family farm. After an accident in 2001, he leased out the farmland but continued to live in...
Melvin Lee Neal passed away Friday, June 25, 2021, in Moses Lake, Washington. He was born November 29, 1937, in Mason City (now Coulee Dam) Washington to Everett and Eloise (Cline) Neal. He grew up in Grand Coulee as an only child. Mel graduated from Grand Coulee High school in 1956. Later he lived in Grand Coulee and Kirkland, Washington moving to Moses Lake after he retired from M & K upholstery and quilt shop in Grand Coulee. Mel was an avid gardener, quilter and crafter. He was an active...
Sherri Larson (Murray), age 55, unexpectedly departed the world on Tuesday, June 22, 2021, at her home in Arlington, Washington. She was born in Brewster, Washington, to Gordon and Kathleen Larson on March 1, 1966. Early in her life, Gordon and Kathleen moved from Grand Coulee to the Seattle area, and Sherri was raised in Edmonds, Washington where she graduated from Woodway High School. Sherri was previously married to Paul Murray, and together they had their wonderful son, Connor Murray....
Bill Moore, 78, of Grand Coulee, Washington, passed away Tuesday, June 1, 2021. Hewas born on June 29, 1942, to Lillian Taylor Moore & William Maxwell (Max) Moore in Ypsilanti, Michigan. He grew up in Garden City, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit. He was an only child, but played with his cousins, who lived nearby. He loved to read-his mother always told him "when you have a book to read, you are never alone". As a child, he read the entire Encyclopedia Britannica. His father quit his job and...
A celebration of life for Doris Ann Bonertz will be held at 10 a.m., Saturday, June 26, at Faith Community Church, 16 Grant Ave.Electric City. Doris passed away Tuesday, March 16, 2021, surrounded by her loving family in her Elmer City home....
Betty Jean (Little) McNeil (98) was born on May 12, 1923, in Endicott, Washington and passed away on Saturday, June 12, 2021, in East Wenatchee, Washington. Her parents were Harry and Beatrice (Bock) Little. She was raised in Almira, Washington, and along with her sister Mary, enjoyed being raised in a small town. Betty graduated from Almira High School in 1941. After high school, she attended Washington State College for two years before marrying her husband of 56 years, John Richard McNeil on...
Eric Charles Smiskin, 50, Loving Son, Brother, Uncle and Faithful Friend, left us all much too soon, Saturday afternoon, June 19, 2021 from Nespelem, Washington. Born Monday, April 26, 1971 in Roswell, New Mexico to William "Bill" George and Sandra Mae Clark, Eric attended Lake Roosevelt School in Coulee Dam, Washington and went on to earn his GED from Washington State University. A proud member of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville and the Catholic Church, Eric enjoyed spending time...
Richard "Dick" Beery age 86, of Coulee Dam, Washington, passed away peacefully on May 23 2021, at Coulee Medical Center. Dick was born April 29, 1935, at Mason City Hospital (Coulee Dam) to Carlisle "Bill" and Elizabeth Beery. He married Jeanie Rauch on July 21 1962, in Grand Coulee, Washington. He was proceeded in death by his wife Jeanie of 43 years. Together they raised two children. He is survived by his daughter Lisa Ray (Todd) and their daughter Sierra Ray; son Mark Beery (Denise) and...
Ronald passed away June 9, 2021. He was 92. Ron was born, a fraternal twin, Oct 24, 1928 in Okanogan, WA to Alexander (Joe) Joseph Schreiber and Lydia (Dahlke) Schreiber. At that time the family, which included 1 yr old brother Jerry, resided at the logging camp at Disautel, WA. Imagine life with 3 boys under 2 yrs old, living at the logging camp going into the winter of 1928; amazing. Ronald was 4 years old when the family moved to Electric City, WA. The family house built in 1932 still stands...
Vincent Vargas Sr., 69, proud member of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville, loving dad, grandpa and faithful friend passed away surrounded by his family early Wednesday morning, June 9, 2021, in Grand Coulee, Washington. Vincent was born Sunday, July 15, 1951 in Nespelem, Washington, to Julian A. Sr. and Clara E. Edmonds-Vargas. He worked as a laborer for the Tribal Government in various capacities. Always active, Vincent enjoyed going to Pow-Wows "they have the best food", Native Rodeo &...
Betty McNeil, 98, passed away Saturday, June 12 2021. There will be a graveside service Tuesday, June 22, at 12:30 p.m., at Greenwood Memorial Terrace Spokane, Wash....
Darin L. Crosby passed away Thursday morning, May 20, 2021 at his home in Mead, Washington. He was born May 13, 1966, in Grants Pass, Oregon to Gary and Jo Crosby. Hunting and camping in the Methow Valley were important activities in Darin's family as he grew up. Motorcycle riding, snowmobiling, and working on cars with his dad, brother and uncle were special times for him growing up. Darin graduated from Lynnwood High School in 1984. After high school he worked for construction contractors,...
A Celebration of Life for Dorothy F. Davis will be held at 2 p.m., Saturday, June 5th at the Eagles Lodge. Everyone is welcome....
Kristin "Kris" D. Ayling, age 50, of Chelan, Washington, passed away Friday, May 28, 2021, in her home after a long battle with cancer. Kris Ayling was born November 5, 1970, in Brewster, Washington, to Don Coleman and Lynn (Mumma) Coleman. She earned a BA in Business Administration from the University of Washington, and was a member of Alpha Gamma Delta sorority. She married her husband, KC Ayling, May 2000, in Coeur d' Alene, Idaho. After growing up in Chelan, Kris spent a number of years away...
Dyrel Joseph Elwell, resident of both Spokane and Nespelem, WA, passed away unexpectedly on May 26, 2021 at the age of 17 years old at the Sacred Heart Children's Hospital in Spokane, WA. Dyrel is survived by his parents: Krystal Stanger and Victorio Elwell; his siblings: Latonya Stanger, Danielle Elwell, and stepbrother Terrance Jim. His grandmothers Myrna Moore and RaeAnn Chuweah. Great-grandmother Grace Moore. Dyrel was born in Grand Coulee Dam, WA on December 30, 2003. He attended Nespelem...
Bob Bruno, 78, passed away at his son Josh's home on Sunday, May 9th, 2021. Bob was born April 18, 1943 to Batiste and Evelyn (Eads) Bruno in Cle Elum, Washington. Bob graduated from Auburn High School and went on to become a builder. He was a gifted craftsman who specialized in log homes, though his talent extended far beyond. Bob built several prestigious projects such as the Trader Village Shopping Mall in Oak Harbor and the Eagle Lakes Ranch Lodge in Othello. His projects took him east to...
Robert Lyle Bird, 72, of Electric City passed away on March 31, 2021. He was preceded in death by his loving wife, Sharon. He is survived by two children Barry and Kitty, grandchildren Dominique, Nathanial, Ian, Rachelle and DeLynn. He was born April 4, 1948 in Quinter Kansas to Harold Bird and Beatrice Graham. Robert owned a recycling company for many years. He was well known by many for his fiery spirit and was always willing to help anyone out in their time of need. He will be greatly missed...
Ryan Desmond Johnson, of Spokane, Washington, passed away at Sacred Heart Medical Center on Friday, April 9th, 2021 from heart failure. Ryan was born in Spokane to his mother Dionne Johnson and his grandmother Lonna Bussert on April 13th, 1984. Ryan grew up in Davenport, Washington and resided in the Spokane area most of his adult life. Ryan enjoyed going to concerts, golfing, kayaking and camping with many of his closest friends who were more like family. I would love to list them all but would...
Gloria Ann Holmdahl transitioned on April 30th, 2021, in Spokane, Washington. Born March 14, 1937 in Spokane, to Scotty and Erma Pryor, Gloria spent her childhood in Coulee Dam. Gloria was a great student, beginning school in the second grade at Elmer City. She was musically gifted and could play almost any instrument by note or by ear, including the piano, accordion, guitar, banjo, and alto and tenor saxophones. She was a member of the Coulee Dam High School band through junior high and high sc...
On Monday, April 19, 2021, the Columbia River Inn lost one of its owners, Mr. Michael Bradley. Mike passed away at home in Shelter Bay, In LaConner, Washington from the after-effects of a stroke. He was very fond of the Grand Coulee area and his monthly trips to the Inn were a highlight for him. He was passionate about promoting business in the area and worked hard to that end. In January of 2020 Mike turned over the management oversight of the Inn to Natalie Foskey of Key Choice Commercial...
Judy Kurth, 74, passed away on April 13, 2021 in Grand Coulee, Washington. She was born October 31, 1946 in Spokane, WA to Gene and Dorothy Goodell. As a child, Judy loved her Halloween birthday. Judy attended school in the Mead School District from third grade through grade 12. She married in the fall of 1965 and had two children, Terry and Barbara Moore. The family moved to Seattle in 1969. After divorce, Judy then married Les Huber who passed away in 1989 after 13 years of marriage. With...
