Beverly Fritz Allen-Hill

Beverly Fritz Allen-Hill, 95, of Manson, WA, passed away on Friday, August 1, 2025, in her own home per her longstanding wishes.  Her daughter, Bicklee; son, Dewey and  daughter-in-law, Jennifer; and a home care aide were by her side. 

She was born and raised in the small town of Cathlamet, WA, on the Columbia River, to Dr. Harold Dewey Fritz and Margaret Lillian (Vollmer) Fritz.  After graduating high school in Cathlamet, she attended Washington University in St. Louis before transferring to the University of Washington graduating with a teaching degree. At “U Dub”, she met her future husband, Doug Allen of Omak, WA, who started his U.S. Navy career as a carrier pilot.  After their marriage, they moved from Navy base to Navy base for 15 plus years and had two children: Dewey and Bicklee.  When stationed at the Pentagon in the early mid-1960s, they bought a house in Arlington, VA, where they returned in 1969.  Their two children finished high school in Arlington and Doug retired from the Navy and joined the U.S. Senate as a senior staffer. 

In late 1980, Doug retired from the U.S. Senate, and Doug and Bev returned to their home state of Washington, deciding to live in the stunningly beautiful Lake Chelan area.  They bought and moved into a “spec house” in Manson, WA in 1981 and proceeded to make it their own. Doug died in 1986 of cancer and Beverly remained in her Manson home where she continued her quest to make it a showcase estate. In the late 1980s, she met her second husband, Orlo Hill, also a widower who owned an apple orchard in Manson.  They were married in 1991 and shared a life of fun adventures including trips on the Concorde SST, the Queen Elizabeth 2, and the Orient Express.  Orlo died in 2013. 

Beverly is survived by her daughter, Bicklee; and son, Dewey; their spouses; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Interment will be at her beloved church, Saint Andrews Episcopal in Chelan.  Per her wishes, there will be no funeral service.  A Celebration of Life is planned for a future date. 

The family wants to profusely thank the Confluence Health hospice nurses for their extraordinary care, kindness, and deep compassion to Beverly. 

And to profusely thank the health care aides of CareMed Home Care Services of Chelan, WA. In lieu of flowers, donations should be made to Lake Chelan Bach Fest, bachfest.org/donate