Lawrence "Larry" Edward Diederich
Apr 17, 2024
Lawrence (Larry) Edward Diederich, 76, of Walla Walla, was surrounded by the love of his family when he passed away peacefully on the morning of Wednesday, April 17, 2024.
Baptized and confirmed at Sacred Heart Church in Murdoch, Minnesota, Larry’s Catholic faith provided the foundational values he cherished in life. His veneration of faith led him to...
James Homer Milligan
Apr 12, 2024
James Homer Milligan passed away peacefully at his home in College Place, Washington, on Friday, April 12, 2024. Jim was born on June 10, 1938, in Boise, Ada County, Idaho, to parents Cleve Henry Milligan and Helen Josephine Quist Milligan. He spent his growing up years in North Logan, Utah, except for a couple of years in his early...
Vickie Jo Dickenson
Apr 8, 2024
Vickie Jo Dickenson died April 8, 2024, at Sacred Heart Medical Center, Spokane, WA. Vickie was born on October 16, 1953, to Mary Jane Dickenson in Heppner, OR.
Vickie moved to Milton Freewater to be near family. She loved watching baseball, whether it be her sons or Mariners. Anyone who visited was treated to either home baked...
Drew Scott Munns
Apr 7, 2024
Drew Munns, 39, of Walla Walla, WA, passed away unexpectedly on April 7, 2024. His passing leaves us with a void that will never be filled except with our many wonderful memories of his kindness and generosity to others.
Drew will always be remembered for his extensive knowledge as an auto mechanic. He was so popular that...
Lino Gomez Rojas
Apr 6, 2024
Lino Gomez Rojas passed away peacefully in his sleep on Saturday morning, April 6, 2024. Lino was born to José and María Rojas in Ralls, Texas, on September 23, 1936.
Lino was a hard-working man who worked in the fields as a youth and young adult. He received his GED during his service in the Army and...
Fortunato "Nato" Romero
Apr 6, 2024
It is with deep sadness and much love that we mourn the passing of Fortunato "Nato" Romero, age 86. He passed peacefully in his home in Milton Freewater, OR, on Saturday, April 06, 2024. Nato lived a beautiful life. He came to the U.S. in 1983; he married the love of his life, Lorita, in 1987. Together, they enjoyed...
Sandra Ann Rowe
Apr 4, 2024
Sandra Ann Rowe(1969-2024) passed away April 4, 2024, at Kadlec Medical Center in Richland WA, due to heart problems after back surgery.
Sandra was born in Walla Walla on March 27, 1969, to David and Darlene Turner of Joseph, Or. She was the third attempt at a boy, so her nickname quickly became Sam.
Growing...
Martha Philips Schilling
Mar 31, 2024
Martha Philips Schilling, always known as Martie, passed away on March 31, 2024, in Walla Walla at the age of 95. Martie was born to Richard T. and Doris H. Philips on May 17, 1928, in Seattle, Washington. The family lived in Madrona near Lake Washington and had a vacation cabin on Lake Sammamish, where she became an expert...
Charlotte Rose Munns
Mar 31, 2024
On Easter Sunday, March 31, 2024, Charlotte Rose Munns, 82, of Walla Walla, WA left us peacefully in her sleep to be with her Lord and Savior.
She was born in Minot, ND on February 5, 1942, to David and Mary Emma Peck. She was the youngest of four children. She attended school in North Dakota and...
Robert Major Hysell
Mar 31, 2024
The youngest of three siblings, Bob Hysell was born in Minneapolis, MN in 1932 to Leslie and Mildred Hysell. He was raised in the small towns of Farmington, Browerville and Long Prairie, MN.
After two years of college, he served four years in the US Navy Air Force as an Air Traffic Controller in Pensacola, FL. It...
Alex Appel Anderson
Mar 30, 2024
Alex Appel Anderson was born on August 19, 1987, at St. Mary Medical Center to Dave and Renata Appel Anderson. He attended The Kids’ Place preschool, Edison Elementary through third grade, Prospect Point Elementary, Garrison Middle School, and Walla Walla High School.
He then attended Walla Walla Community College, where he completed a Para-educator certificate. Growing up,...
Paul Hunter Hevener, Jr.
Mar 29, 2024
Paul Hunter Hevener, Jr. age 79, born on June 13, 1944, in Lancaster, PA, passed away peacefully on March 29, 2024, with his wife by his side.
He was a man of many talents with an incredible work ethic. He could do anything and everything. His one true passion was hunting in the hills. He was loved...
Michael Angel Gonzalez
Mar 25, 2024
Dear family and friends, it is with great sadness and a heavy heart that we share the unexpected passing of Angel Gonzalez on March 25, 2024. Angel was born and raised in Walla Walla and graduated from WA-HI. He had an enormous amount of friends, and those who knew him would say he had a big heart with a...
Thomas Craig Jessee
Mar 22, 2024
Thomas Craig Jessee, 70, passed away on March 22, 2024, at the Providence St. Mary Hospital due to heart health-related complications.
Tom was born and raised in Walla Walla to Robert and Marjorie Jessee. Tom graduated from Walla Walla High School in 1971.
After high school, Tom attended the University of Nevada, where he was...
Joe "Red" Towner
Mar 21, 2024
Joe "Red" Towner was born in Menlo, WA, to Joseph L. and Edith Jones Towner. He was an outstanding scholar and athlete at Willapa Valley High School, Menlo, WA. Before graduation, Joe enlisted in the Naval Air Corps, trained, and served as a gunner on the PBY-5A Catalina over the Gulf of Mexico. He served in Oklahoma; Corpus Christi,...
Crystal Eileen Krebs
Mar 21, 2024
Crystal Eileen Krebs was born to Francis and Elizabeth Bennett on December 8, 1935, in Gordon, Nebraska. Her family moved to Walla Walla from South Dakota when she was five years old. She was very proud of her humble roots and how hard her family worked for what they had.
She met her husband, Art, in 1953...
Donald Henry Reese
Mar 21, 2024
Husband, father, good man
Don was born in Pennsylvania to Erma and Donald Reese. As a kid, he moved around a lot and worked just about every type of job. He settled down in Montana for 35 years and moved to Walla Walla in 2021. He had a strong sense of family and would do whatever was...
Patricia Daraline Hermanns
Mar 15, 2024
Our Beautiful mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, great-great-grandmother, auntie, sister, great-auntie, and friend went home to be with Jesus in His Heavenly Kingdom on March 15, 2024.
On one cold winter morning on January 11, 1942, to “Doc” Romanzo and Edna Sharp, “Patsy” Patricia Daraline Sharp was born in a warm and cozy tent house. (Pat’s children later went...
Pamela Rae Fisher
Mar 15, 2024
Pamela Rae (White) Fisher was born October 18, 1951, in Auburn WA, to Alvin Ashton White and Evelyn (Colvin) White.
Pam attended Auburn Adventist Academy and graduated in 1969. In 1970, her family moved to College Place WA, to support her goal of a journalism degree from Walla Walla College.
On November 24, 1976, she...
Franklin Albert Sannar
Mar 14, 2024
Franklin A. Sannar, 84, died March 13, 2024, in Walla Walla. As a child, he attended Milton-Freewater and Weston, Oregon schools. While in high school, he joined the Oregon National Guard. Prior to his senior year of high school, he joined the US Navy for active duty. Franklin loved the Navy. It enabled him to be on the water...
