Nelia Maria Bourassa
Oct 15, 2012
Nelia Maria (Raposo) Bourassa, 60, born in Sao Miguel, Azores (Portugal), passed away in Walla Walla on October 15th, 2012, after fighting cancer for nearly 5 years. Her husband, Gregory Bourassa, held her hand when she left this world to be with God. By her side was her son, Brendan, her sister, Helena Raposo and her brother-in-law, John Corcelli....
Honey Lou Eagon
Oct 11, 2012
Honey Lou Eagon, 84, of 1500 Catherine St., died at her assisted living residence at Wheatland Village. The Memorial Funeral Service will be held on Friday, October 26, 2012 at 11:00 AM at the Herring Groseclose Funeral Home, 315 W. Alder St., Walla Walla, WA with Reverend Jim Snyder officiating. Memorial donations may be made to Walla Walla Community...
Dorothy Ann Bump
Oct 10, 2012
Dorothy Ann Bump, 84, went to Heaven on October 10, 2012 from the Odd Fellows Home in Walla Walla, Washington, after short bout of pneumonia and a long struggle with Alzheimer’s Disease. Dorothy was born on November 8, 1927 on the family farm in Waverly, Kansas to Millard DeJarnette and Stella Wood DeJarnette, good parents who instilled in her...
George Robert Winn
Oct 7, 2012
George Robert “Bob” Winn, a lifelong resident of the Winn Century Farm near Weston, died on Sunday, Oct. 7, 2012, at his home. He was 84 years old. Memorial services will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 13, 2012, at Winn Homestead Events Barn on Winn Road, Weston. Memorial contributions may be made to Planned Parenthood, Walla...
Greg Paul Farrens
Oct 5, 2012
Greg passed away suddenly in his sleep at home on October 5, 2012. Greg was born in Walla Walla to Paul Christian Farrens and Angeline Sarah Ganguet Farrens. He grew up on the family centennial farm on Mill Creek Road. He was in Little League and National Honor Society. He played the trombone in the Walla Walla High School...
Margaret Mae Blakey Presson
Oct 4, 2012
Margaret Presson passed away peacefully on Thursday, October 4, 2012 comforted with family at the Washington Odd Fellows Nursing Home. Margaret was born February 19, 1926 in Three Sands, Oklahoma to Al Blakey Sr. & Odessa Neill Blakey. Margaret attended school in Oklahoma and graduated from Capitol Hill Sr. High where she was a member and competed with the...
Nancy Bernice Henderson
Oct 2, 2012
NANCY BERNICE HENDERSON December 20, 1931—October 2, 2012 Nancy Bernice Henderson passed away at her home surrounded by her family on October 2, 2012. She was born to William R. O’Rourke. Jr. and Alice Bernice Young O’Rourke on December 20, 1931. She lived in Walla Walla all of her life. On September 6, 1949 she married Glenn I. Henderson....
Betty Louise Zaro
Sep 29, 2012
Betty passed away at home with her loving family by her side on September 29, 2012. She was born on February 5, 1944 to Tony & Louise Fetters Brown. She married Nick Zaro on August 5, 1978 in Dayton, Washington. She was a meat wrapper at Wades Thriftway for 10 years. Her favorite hobbies were spending time with her...
May Meiners Butherus
Sep 29, 2012
May M. Butherus died September 29, 2012 at Washington Odd Fellows Home where her father told her she would live if anything happened to him & her mother. May was born on March 6, 1914 at the family farm up Russell Creek in Walla Walla County during a snow storm. A relative came through the storm to help with...
Barbara Jane Hanson
Sep 28, 2012
Barbara Jane Hanson, 64, passed away on September 28, 2012 at her home in Walla Walla, Washington. Jane was born November 13, 1947 in La Grande, Oregon to Harold & Ada True Spencer. Jane lived in the Walla Walla Valley for most of her life having moved from La Grande, Oregon in her 3rd grade year. In high school,...
Jennifer Christean Sumerlin
Sep 25, 2012
Jennifer Sumerlin, age 40, passed away Sept. 25, 2012, surrounded by family and friends. She fought a long and courageous battle with breast cancer. Jennifer was born Dec. 29, 1971, in Des Moines, Iowa to Jeri Wilhelm. Jennifer attended Walla Walla High School, Walla Walla Community College and graduated from Eastern Washington University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Applied...
Ronald Clark Winn
Sep 24, 2012
Ronald C. Winn, 78, passed away September 24, 2012 in Walla Walla, Washington at the Washington Odd Fellows Home. A few days before his passing, one of the nurses at the Odd Fellows asked Ron, “Do you want your TV turned on?” Ron replied, “No, I’m going somewhere.” So she asked, “Are you going somewhere with family?” Ron replied,...
Joseph Charles Wilson
Sep 22, 2012
Joseph Charles Wilson passed away at Regency at The Park on Sept. 22, 2012. He was born on Jan. 14, 1930, to Charles M. and Lucy Moss Wilson. He married Karen Clayton on June 8, 1998, in Coeur D’Alene, Ida. He was a truck driver for Convoy for 30 years and hauled new cars all over, like Montana and...
John Richard Allessio
Sep 22, 2012
John R. Allessio 88 passed away at his home peacefully. He was the son of Carmen and Clara Allessio and the last remaining sibling of ten children. He was born in Walla Walla. Carmen and Clara immigrated here from Italy. John married Mary Thorne in 1947. John served in World War II in the U.S. Army. He participated in...
Brice Neil Jones
Sep 10, 2012
Brice N. Jones passed September 10, 2012 in Walla Walla after a brief bout with cancer. Brice was born on September 9, 1959 in Dayton, Washington to Richard R. Miller and Iola S. Peterson. He lived in and attended school in Waitsburg from 1970 to 1977 and graduated from Walla Walla High School in 1978. Brice worked for the...
James Wayne Alexander
Sep 8, 2012
James W. Alexander passed away September 8, 2012 at Park Plaza Independent Living Facility in Walla Walla. He was born July 28, 1927 in Trenton, Missouri to James & Hester Alexander. The family later moved to Walla Walla. He spent a short time in the Navy during World War II and was discharged when the war was over. During...
Ailsie Maxine Bayer
Sep 8, 2012
Ailsie (Williams) Bayer, loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, great-great-grandmother, aunt and friend, died peacefully in her sleep on, Sept. 8, 2012, at the age of 94 of complications from a recent stroke. Ailsie was the first of seventeen children born to Floyd and Ada (Wilson) Williams on August 17, 1918, in Elliott, IA. Ailsie attended schools in Elliott, IA and...
Mark Harvey
Sep 4, 2012
The family & friends of Mark Harvey, 57, announce his passing on September 4, 2012 after a courageous battle with cancer. Mark was born on May 9, 1955 to Leroy & Mildred Harvey at St. Mary Medical Center. He graduated from Wa-Hi and attended both WWCC & CBCC prior to becoming a journeyman carpenter. He participated in the construction...
Helen Webb Payne
Sep 3, 2012
Helen Webb Payne, 89, was born May 19, 1923, in Walla Walla to Paul Webb Sr. and Minta Pettyjohn Webb. She graduated from Walla Walla High School and attended Whitman College for two years. Helen was a 3rd generation Walla Walla wheat farmer. Helen married Bill Payne June 15, 1986, in Medina, Wash.; he was also a wheat farmer....
Rev. Ralph Blaine Martin
Sep 3, 2012
The Rev. Ralph B. Martin of Walla Walla, passed away Sept. 3, 2012. For the past four years he was a resident of the skilled nursing facility at Washington Odd Fellows Home. Ralph was a longtime pastor for the Church of the Brethren, serving in churches in Rice Lake, Wisc., Akron, Ohio, Pasadena, Calif., Redondo Beach, Calif., and Whittier,...
