Teresa Romero

Teresa Romero passed away at Saint Mary’s Hospital in Walla Walla on 13 November 2025 from heart complications she had been battling for two decades. Teresa was well respected in Dayton, Washington as a tenacious orchard worker. She was one of the first women to become a seasonal tree pruner at the Warren Orchard during the cold winters. For countless summers, she picked apples and pears at the Warren Orchard. During her time at the Warren Orchard, she outperformed her male coworkers.

Teresa did not lay down and submit to her heart condition that could have taken her before the age of 60. She also worked at J&J Snacks and the Wildhorse Casino. She was proactive, doing physical work and walking the perimeter of the Warren Orchard with her dogs.

While Teresa is known in the Dayton community, she also has friends and family in Walla Walla and Milton-Freewater.

Teresa is survived by friends and family including:

Eloy Garcia, husband, Warren Orchard Foreman

Eloy Junior Garcia-Romero, son, WSU Student

Michelle Garcia-Romero, daughter, UW Student

Christian Garcia, son, Army Automatic Rifleman and Attorney

George Romero, son, construction foreman

Roberto Garcia, son, construction worker

Francisco Garcia, son, Artist; and

Jose Garcia, son, entrepreneur.

Viewing and visitation will be held Monday, November 24, 2025, from 1:00 PM until after the Rosary at the Chapel of the Herring Funeral Home, 315 W Alder St, Walla Walla, WA. The Rosary will be recited on Monday, November 24, 2025, at 5:30 PM, also at Herring Funeral Home, with Father Daniel Barnett officiating. The Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Tuesday, November 25, 2025, at 9:30 AM at St. Patrick Catholic Church, 408 W Poplar, Walla Walla, WA, with Father Daniel Barnett Celebrating. Burial will follow at Mountain View Cemetery.

Donations would be greatly appreciated. All funds will go towards a final resting place. 

https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-lay-teresa-romero-to-rest

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