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Oroville Obituaries

It was written by Woodinville-Weekly on August 27th, 2020 that Patrick Taylor Thorson passed away in Oroville, Washington.  Thorson was 41 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Patrick Taylor's life.

It was reported on March 3rd, 2019 that Richard "Wes" Westphal passed on in Oroville, Washington.  Westphal was 78 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Richard "Wes"'s life.

It was disclosed by Skagit Valley Herald on November 5th, 2018 that Donald Elmer "Don" Wassson perished in Oroville, Washington.  Wassson was 87 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Donald Elmer "Don"'s life.

It was disclosed on June 6th, 2018 that Jack J Nelson passed away in Oroville, Washington.  Nelson was 64 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Jack J's life.

It was noted on January 31st, 2018 that James William Zosel perished in Oroville, Washington.  Zosel was 97 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor James William's life.

It was written on January 3rd, 2018 that Evonne Joyce O'Neil (Robinson) died in Oroville, Washington.  Ms. O'Neil was 89 years old and was born in Pine River, MN.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Evonne Joyce's life.

It was noted on December 20th, 2017 that Betty Louise Dieterich (Naggy) died in Oroville, Washington.  Ms. Dieterich was 88 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Betty Louise's life.

It was disclosed on November 15th, 2017 that Raytha K Martin passed away in Oroville, Washington.  Martin was 56 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Raytha K's life.

It was revealed by The News Tribune on June 11th, 2017 that Evelyn Flannigan (Brown) passed away in Oroville, Washington.  Ms. Flannigan was 84 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Evelyn's life.

It was disclosed on February 8th, 2017 that Richard "Dickie" Pooler passed on in Oroville, Washington.  Pooler was 68 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Richard "Dickie"'s life.

History

The settlement was named Oro, after the Spanish word for gold, in 1892 after the surrounding gold mines, and in an attempt to attract prospectors and merchants. Oroville started to become a tourist location in the mid 2000's with large condo developments being placed, the town had an economy peak in 2005-2007 but is now suffering due to the recession. The Post Office objected to the name "Oro," because there was already a town named "Oso, Washington in Washington, so the name was changed to Oroville, in 1909. The population was 1,653 at the 2000 United States Census census.

Oroville was first settled by caucasian settlers in the late 1850s and known as 'rag town'. Oroville is a city in Okanogan County, Washington County, Washington, United States.

The official website for the city of Oroville is https://www.olympiawa.gov/.