June Marie Timmons
Jan 7, 2012
June Marie Timmons, 94, passed away peacefully at home January 7, 2012 in Walla Walla, Washington. She was born July 10, 1917 in Walla Walla to Darrell L. & Marie Allen Sawyer. She graduated from Brownsville, Oregon high school and attended Oregon State University. An accomplished jazz pianist, she played with a small orchestra for many dances in the...
Gerald "Jerry" Lightfoot
Jan 6, 2012
Jerry lost the battle with cancer at his home early morning on Jan. 6, 2012. He gave the best fight of his life. Jerry was born April 5, 1940 to Herman and Ina Lightfoot in Walla Walla, Wash. He spent a short period of time in grade school in Walla Walla, then moved to Prescott, Wash. Where he continued...
Linda Jean Hermann
Jan 4, 2012
Linda Jean Hermann, 47, of Walla Walla, became the Lord’s angel on Jan. 4, 2012, after a long battle with breast cancer. Linda was born May 22, 1964, in Spokane, to William and Christine Oleson. She met the love of her life Michael W. Hermann in Walla Walla. They were married on Sept. 24, 1983. Linda was a loving...
Samuel James Fazzari
Jan 2, 2012
On the evening of January 2, 2012, Samuel James Fazzari, 92, passed away at home under the loving care of his wife. Sam was born November 16, 1919, to John Fazzari and Jennie Rizzuti Fazzari in Walla Walla. He was the eldest of three siblings. As a child he attended Braden Elementary School and later graduated from St. Vincent’s...
George Hudson Ball
Jan 1, 2012
George Hudson Ball, 96, died at home on New Year’s Day. He was born in Australia to Methodist missionary parents, and was 11 years old when they returned to New York State. He spent most of his first 35 years in school (A.B., LL.B — Cornell; B.D., S.T.M., Ph.D.—Yale University), taking time out to serve as a chaplain and...
Odetta Bethene Reiber
Dec 30, 2011
Odetta Bethene Reiber, 97, of Walla Walla, passed away on December 30, 2011. She was born February 9, 1914 in Newton, Iowa to Earl & Bessie Wonder Hickman. Odetta grew up in Farmington, Washington with three sisters and three brothers. She met a dashing young German Wheat farmer in a Model T Ford named Johnny Reiber and they were...
Billie Baker
Dec 29, 2011
BILLIE BAKER April 23, 1944 - Dec. 29, 2011 Billie Ruth Baker, 67 died Dec. 29, 2011, at Walla Walla General Hospital. Billie was born in Pollock, La., to Preston Easterling and Katie Easterling. Billie lived in the area for 30 years. She was a licensed practical nurse. She always had a beautiful smile, was kind to all she...
C. Ben Kelly
Dec 28, 2011
C. Ben Kelly, 67, passed away peacefully at his home in Spokane, Washington on December 28, 2011. Ben was born December 14, 1944 in Hutchinson, Kansas. He was raised in Walla Walla by his parents, Leone & Harry E. Kelly who have preceded him in death. Also preceding him is Clyde Scott & his sister, Carmen Bova. Ben worked...
Lynne G. Masters (Grossman)
Dec 22, 2011
Lynne G. Masters, 59, passed away at her home in Walla Walla on December 22, 2011, with her husband and daughters at her side. Lynne was born January 16, 1952, in New York, NY. She was raised in Westchester County New York, and in Pennsylvania, by her parents, Donald Jackson Masters and Mary Lee Masters, both of whom preceded...
Jennie Marie Paul
Dec 22, 2011
Jennie Marie Paul died December 22, 2011 at the age of 91. Jennie was born on July 8, 1920 to John and Frances Novak in Haigler, Nebraska. She moved to Oregon with her family. Jennie married her first husband, Ralph Haasch, May 1939. Ralph preceded her in death in 1970. She married Jack Paul in 1976. Jack preceded her...
Alvin Hall Adams
Dec 19, 2011
Lifetime Touchet resident Alvin Hall Adams, 91, died peacefully Monday, Dec. 19, 2011, at Washington Odd Fellows Nursing Home. Alvin was born at home on Aug. 8, 1920, in Touchet to Samuel Roy (S.R.) and Dottie “Blanche” Adams. Alvin was the descendant of pioneers who homesteaded outside of Touchet. He graduated from Touchet High School in 1938 and attended...
Philip Fay Wilder
Dec 16, 2011
Philip Fay Wilder died at General Hospital on December 16, 2011. He was born in Cheboygan, Michigan on January 19, 1926 to Harold and Edna Wilder. Philip married Freda Divine on September 3, 1943 in Joplin, Missouri. Philip served in the Army from March 23, 1944 until March 3, 1946 as a member of the 1264 Engineering C Battalion....
Genevieve Carol Rolph
Dec 15, 2011
Genevieve Carol Rolph died December 15, 2011 at her home. She was 72. Carol was born on December 20, 1938 in Los Angeles, California to Genevieve and Wesley Streeter. Carol dedicated her career to education and spent 21 years teaching at Blue Ridge Elementary School. While at Blue Ridge, she formed many close, long lasting bonds with colleagues and...
Dorothygene Frederica Scroggins
Dec 13, 2011
Dorothygene Frederica Scroggins died December 13, 2011 peacefully at her home with family present to comfort her. Dot, as she was known to friends & family, was the youngest of seven children of Fred Otis Swearingen & Flora Eliza (Hudson) Swearingen. Dot was born August 8, 1932 near Drain, Oregon where she attended grade and high school as she...
Allen Gregory Hoffman
Dec 13, 2011
Retired aerial crop spraying operator and Eureka Flat wheat farmer, Allen G. Hoffman, peacefully passed away in the evening of December 13, 2011 at Park Manor Rehabilitation Center. He was 90. The 2nd of four children, Allen was born August 25, 1921 to Phillip and Evelyn Gregory Hoffmann in Walla Walla and was raised on one of his grandfather’s...
Carol Jean Jackson
Dec 13, 2011
Carol Brooks-Jackson Carol Brooks–Jackson, 55, passed away at Kadlec Hospital in Richland, WA on Dec. 13, 2011. She was born July 19, 1956 in Parsons, KS to Goldie & Lawrence Brooks. She moved from Kansas to Touchet at age 6 and attended schools there. She had varied interests through the years. She always loved to sing with the radio...
Gorgon Ellis Bergevin
Dec 10, 2011
Gordon Ellis Bergevin, formally from Walla Walla, passed away Dec. 10, 2011, at Kennewick General Hospital after an extended illness and, as a cowboy in his heart and soul, he is now in peace. He was from a large pioneer family from the Walla Walla Valley area with roots going back to the mid- to late-1800's in the Touchet...
James Joseph Webster
Dec 8, 2011
James Joseph Webster, a lifelong resident of the Walla Walla Valley, died in his home in the evening of December 8th, 2011. Mr. Webster, (Jim), 74, was born in 1937 in Walla Walla, Washington to Lehla and Joe T. Webster. Jim was a graduate of Walla Walla High School in 1956. He then served 2 years in the United...
Melvin Edward Wendt
Dec 6, 2011
Long time resident Melvin Edward Wendt, 87, of Walla Walla passed away Dec 6, 2011, at Park Manor Rehabilitation Home. Melvin was born Sept 2, 1924, in Langdon, N.D., to Wilhelm and Elizabeth Wendt. He attended Walla Walla area schools. In 1943, Melvin enlisted in the Army while in high school to serve in WW2. He was in the...
Matthew Nicholas Minzghor
Dec 6, 2011
Matthew Nicholas Minzghor, Jr. of Walla Walla passed away December 6, 2011 at Milton Freewater Health & Rehabilitation Center at the age of 70. Viewing & visitation will be held on Monday, December 12, 2011 from 11:00 AM until 8:00 PM at the Herring Groseclose Funeral Home, 315 W. Alder, Walla Walla, WA. The Funeral Service will be held...
