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Oroville Obituaries

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

It was revealed on March 3rd, 2019 that Richard "Wes" Westphal perished in Oroville, Washington.  Westphal was 78 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Richard "Wes"'s life.

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

It was revealed 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 written on January 31st, 2018 that James William Zosel passed on in Oroville, Washington.  Zosel was 97 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor James William's life.

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

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

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

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

It was reported on February 8th, 2017 that Richard "Dickie" Pooler died in Oroville, Washington.  Pooler was 68 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow 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/.