Virgil Eugene Criscola
Dec 21, 2012
Longtime area resident, Virgil Criscola, age 88, passed away December 21, 2012 at St. Mary Medical Center. He was born November 4, 1924 in Walla Walla to William & Carrie Locati Criscola. Virgil was educated at local schools and graduated from Walla Walla High School in 1942. He served with the 37th Infantry division in the South Pacific. Upon...
Joann Schirmer
Dec 21, 2012
JoAnn DePriest Schirmer passed away at home December 21, 2012. JoAnn was known to most of her friends as Jody. Jody was born November 12, 1930, in Longview, Washington. Her parents were Virginia Dee Fagan and Kenneth Jackson DePriest. Jody attended Longview schools and graduated from R.A. Long High School in 1948. She graduated from Washington State University in...
Patricia Carolyn Locati
Dec 17, 2012
Patricia C. Locati, 73, passed away on December 17, 2012 at her home in Walla Walla. She was born on April 28, 1939 in Swea City, Iowa to James and Harriet (Jensen) Doocy. Patricia grew up on a farm in Iowa. They moved to Walla Walla in 1954. She graduated from St. Pat’s School in 1957. After high school,...
Elizabeth Jean Davis
Dec 15, 2012
Elizabeth Jean Davis was born in Walla Walla, Washington to parents William & Anna Davis. They were naturalized Irish immigrants, arriving in Walla Walla valley in the early 1900’s. Elizabeth graduated from St. Vincent’s Academy & St. Mary’s Hospital School of Nursing in 1944. She worked at Virginia Mason in Seattle & took graduate courses at Seattle University. She...
Shirley Mae O'Donnell
Dec 13, 2012
Shirley Mae O’Donnell passed away December 13, 2012 at Providence St. Mary Medical Center at the age of 76. Shirley was born in Spokane, Washington to Joe & Sylvia Parkins Schutz on August 28, 1936. She lived with her family in Moscow, Idaho before moving to the Walla Walla & Milton Freewater area where she attended school. She married...
Robert "Bob" Dale Wardrip, Sr.
Dec 12, 2012
Walla Walla resident Robert Dale Wardrip, Senior, passed away December 12, 2012, at Providence St. Mary Medical Center. Viewing & visitation will be held on Thursday, December 20, 2012 from 4:00 PM until 7:00 PM at the Herring Groseclose Funeral Home, 315 W. Alder, Walla Walla, WA. The Graveside Service will be held at Blue Mountain Memorial Gardens on...
Opal Luceal Fausti
Dec 10, 2012
Opal Luceal Fausti, 86, died peacefully Monday afternoon, December 10, 2012 at Park Manor Rehabilitation Center. The fourth of six children, Opal was born May 11, 1926 to Maynen and Dudley Bates in Riverview, NE. Opal came to Walla Walla with her family from Bassett, NE as a child. During her teen years, she worked at the Alder Street...
Thomas Henry Baumann
Dec 8, 2012
Tom passed away peacefully Saturday, Dec 8, 2012 at the age of 66 with his family at his side, after an 11 month battle with brain cancer. Thomas Henry Baumann was born on October 14, 1946 in Marathon County, Wisconsin, near Halder, to Norbert and Dorothy ‘Peters’ Baumann. Tom grew up on a dairy farm there and was the...
Dave Barclay
Dec 8, 2012
Mr Barclay was born April 27, 1921 at 710 East Main Street, Dayton, to Frank Barclay and Mae Cahill Barclay. His parents, grandparents and great grandparents were born in Columbia County and some of his great grandparents came west on the Oregon Trail in 1853. He graduated from University of Washington in 1944 with Degrees in BA Economics and...
Tamra Margaret Janovich
Dec 1, 2012
Tamra Margaret Janovich, 54, returned to Heavenly Father on Saturday, December 1, 2012 after a two & half year battle with cancer. She died peacefully at home surrounded by her loving husband, John, her children and grandchildren and her mother. Tamra was born on July 21, 1958 in San Jose, California to Thomas Boyle, Jr. and Wanda Alice Cole...
Ruth Elizabeth Silven Hanson
Dec 1, 2012
Ruth Hanson of Walla Walla passed away at her home Dec. 1, 2012. Ruth was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, special aunt and amazing writer. She was born in Baker City, Oregon, on Feb. 25, 1922 to Carl and Grace Silven. After graduating from Whitman College in 1944, she began her teaching career in Battle Ground, Washington....
Robert Earl Schaeffer
Nov 29, 2012
Robert Earl Schaeffer, age 46 of Touchet, Washington, passed away on November 29, 2012 at Providence St. Mary Medical Center in Walla Walla. Robert was born on October 17, 1966 in Walla Walla to Terry and Shirley Schaeffer. He grew up on the family farm in Touchet, enjoying his 4-H livestock and working on his red 1966 Ford Mustang....
Mike Wayne Craig
Nov 28, 2012
Mike W. Craig, life-long resident of Walla Walla, passed away on Nov. 28, 2012 at Providence St. Mary Medical Center at the age of 66. Mike Wayne Craig was born on June 25, 1946, the son of Harold Albert Craig and LaVada Eileen Wingert Craig in Walla Walla, WA. He was number four of eight children, five sisters and...
Marilynn Frances Richard
Nov 28, 2012
Marilynn passed away peacefully on November 28, 2012 at her home surrounded by her family. Born on April 1, 1943 in Walla Walla to Elizabeth Tompkins Mele and Rudolph Mele, Marilynn became what would be the oldest of four siblings whom she would mentor. Marilynn attended St. Patrick’s Grade School and graduated from DeSales High School. On July 16,...
Glenn H. Blakely
Nov 22, 2012
Glenn was called home to his Lord on November 22, 2012 at home in College Place at the age of 91. He was born in Colby, Kansas to Glen Edson Blakely & Mildred (Berry) Blakely. The family came to the West in 1935 because of the Dust Bowl. His dad & Glenn both joined the carpenter union; Glenn was...
Dr. Donald Merrill Mack
Nov 19, 2012
Donald Merrill Mack, 87, died peacefully Nov. 19, 2012, in Walla Walla. He was born July 10, 1925, to James Henry and Sarah Grace (Merrill) Mack in Battle Ground, Wash. He attended schools there through high school in Meadow Glade. He attended Walla Walla College, graduating in 1952. He attended Loma Linda Medical School, graduating in 1956. He practiced...
Kenneth Lyle Frazier
Nov 14, 2012
Born in Walla Walla to Lawrence G. and Elsie (Meiners) Frazier, Ken was raised on a cattle and farming ranch south of Walla Walla. He has always been involved with livestock and agricultural. He graduated from Walla Walla High School in 1961 where he was very active in FFA, started as guard for the Blue Devil’s football team and...
Clinton Ernie Filan
Nov 12, 2012
Clinton Ernie Filan was called home to his Lord and Savior on Monday, Nov. 12, 2012, at Providence St. Mary Hospital at the age of 30. Funeral service will be Saturday, Nov. 17, 2012, at 3 p.m. at First Assembly of God Church, 1919 Fern Ave with Rev. Jack Bailey and Pastor David Lyke officiating. There will be a...
Rosina Christina Chvatal
Nov 12, 2012
Rosina Menzia Chvatal died peacefully on November 12, 2012 at the age of 94. She was born September 12, 1918 in Roscoe, South Dakota to Conrad and Margaret (Zimmerman) Menzia. She was the third born of 17 children. During Rosina’s early childhood, the family moved to Prosser, Washington where she attended elementary school. After her mother’s death in 1932,...
Betty Lou Pinza
Nov 12, 2012
Betty Lou Brooks Pinza, 82, passed away on Monday, November 12, 2012 at Providence St. Mary Medical Center. A resident of the Washington Odd Fellows Home, 534 Boyer, for the past 8 years, Betty was born and lived her entire life in Walla Walla. She was born on October 19, 1930 to Dollie (Goss) Brooks and David Brooks. When...
