Thelma Louise Yragui

Thelma passed away peacefully in her home at age 93.

She was born to William and Edith Thietten in Twin Falls, Idaho.  Nick and Thelma were married in 1947 in Twin Falls.  For the next 70 years her priority was her loving husband and their 11 children.  They valued their family and faith and chose to have all their children attend Catholic school.

Thelma was a member of Catholic Daughters of the Americas, Assumption Women for 40 years, and a 73-year member of Beta Sigma Phi International Sorority.  She enjoyed sewing, reading, gardening (especially her roses), painting, cake decorating and spending time with her many grandchildren.  Thelma was very caring, visiting shut-ins and taking them Communion.

Thelma is survived by ten of her eleven children:  Cheryl Bruner (Jim Larrabee), Williams, OR; Sue (Jim) Fernald, Lacy, WA; Linda (Don) Forbes, Central Point, OR; Teresa Yragui, Walla Walla, WA; William (Josefina) Yragui, Fremont, CA; David (Mary Jeanne) Yragui, Kenai, AK; Michelle (Nicolo) Moramarco, Walla Walla, WA; Karen Province, Boise, ID; Patricia (David) Konen, Walla Walla, WA; Christine (Wayne) Carpenter, Elk, WA; brother-in-law and wife, Leon and Rae Yragui, Portland, OR; 28 grandchildren, 25 great-grandchildren and 2 great-great-grandchildren.

Thelma is preceded in death by her husband, Joseph Nicholas, who died January 2018; daughter Eileen Yragui-Dravich; 2 great-grandchildren; and brother Wayne Thietten.

A Rosary and Funeral Mass will be held on Saturday, December 14, 2019, beginning at 9:30 AM, Assumption Catholic Parish, 2098 East Alder Street, Walla Walla, WA.  Lunch will follow at Assumption Parish Hall.  Burial will be Tuesday, December 17, 2019, 12:00 noon, at Mountain View Cemetery, St. John’s Garden Section, 2120 South 2 ^nd Avenue, Walla Walla.

Memorial contributions may be made to Assumption Women or Catholic Charities of Walla Walla through the Herring Groseclose Funeral Home, 315 West Alder Street, Walla Walla, WA 99362.