Virginia Burlingame Williams
Mar 11, 2012
Virginia Burlingame (Moultrop) Williams, 95, died at Odd Fellows Home on March 11, 2012. The youngest of two children, Virginia was born July 13, 1916 in Walla Walla to Alton and Mabel (Burlingame) Moultrop. She graduated from Walla Walla High School class of 1934. Virginia graduated from Whitman College class of 1939. She spent her senior summer herding sheep...
Gerald Ward Brunton
Mar 11, 2012
Gerald Ward Brunton made his transition at the Odd Fellows East Care Infirmary on Sunday, March 11, 2012. He was born on June 19, 1927, in Walla Walla, to Reese and Margaret Brunton. He is survived by his younger brother, Norman Brunton of Escondido, Calif. Although Gerry was in the late stages of Alzheimer’s and had a heart condition,...
Hugh Moore
Mar 10, 2012
Local resident Hugh (Hawk) Moore died at his home Saturday morning, March 10, 2012. He is survived by his wife of 38 years, Patrice; his son, Jeffrey Matthew of Fukuoka, Japan; and his faithful cat, Black Jack. Hugh was born in Christiansburg, Va., on March 17, 1954, to Robert C. and Arline Moore. Hugh’s father was a career military...
James Weldon Wakefield
Mar 9, 2012
James Weldon Wakefield, 72, died peacefully March 9, 2012, at his home in College Place. He was born June 22, 1939, in Pasco to William Thomas and Cleta Enola Overturf Wakefield. Growing up in Burbank, Umapine and Benton City, he played the trumpet in the Kennewick High School band. Following graduation in 1957, he attended Columbia Basin College prior...
H. James Herres
Mar 4, 2012
H. James (Jim) Herres, age 80, was called home to be with his Lord on Sunday, March 4th, 2012. He died at Deaconess Medical Center in Spokane, WA, after a sudden series of cardiac arrests. He was born June 1, 1931 in Pomeroy, Washington to the late Michael P. and Mary (Kucklick) Herres. He started grade school at Holy...
John George Abajian
Mar 2, 2012
John George Abajian passed away at his home at Wheatland Village on Friday, March 2, 2012. A celebration of life will be held at the Walla Walla Country Club on Friday, March 9, 2012, at 11 a.m. A private interment will be held. Memorial contributions may be made to the YMCA, Shriners Childrens Hospital of Spokane, or charity of...
Alvin V. Ponti
Mar 2, 2012
Al Ponti passed away peacefully March 2, 2012 at the age of 91. He was born May 11, 1920 in Walla Walla to Henry and Francesca Moro Ponti. Al was self-employed as a farmer growing Walla Walla Sweet Onions as a member of Walla Walla Gardeners Association. On September 18, 1949 Al married Betty Jean Gould. He loved traveling...
Helen Grace Hager
Feb 29, 2012
Helen G. Rose Hager, 100, passed away Feb. 29, 2012, at her home in Wheatland Village. She was born in Manlius, Illinois to William and Grace Rose. She attended Washington High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. She married John B. Hager in 1950. They lived in North Liberty, Iowa, moving to Walla Walla in 1981. Helen was employed as...
Lawrence Robert Laughlin
Feb 27, 2012
Lawerence Robert Laughlin, 56, died Feb. 27, 2012 in Walla Walla, Washington. The memorial service will be held on Tuesday, March 6, 2012, at 10 a.m. at Blue Mountain Community Church, with Rev. Jim Snyder officiating. Larry was born June 27, 1955. He worked at various places in Walla Walla, such as Denny’s High Spot, Fancy Dan’s, Sambos, Pasttime...
Enrique Gonzalez Guerrero
Feb 27, 2012
Enrique “Leeke” Gonzalez-Guerrero passed away on February 27, 2012 in Milton Freewater, Oregon. Leeke was born July 15, 1950 in Zacatecas, Mexico. He came to the United States and was proud when he became a legal citizen in January of 1990 but took trips to Mexico to visit his family. He was a hard worker. He started to work...
Irene Tabbert Waddell
Feb 25, 2012
IRENE TABBERT WADDELL September 11, 1920—February 25, 2012 Irene was born on September 11, 1920 in Chisholm, Minnesota to William & Winifred Harker Tabbert. Irene grew up on a farm outside Rugby, North Dakota and graduated from Rugby High School in 1938. She moved to California and lived most of her life there. She loved dancing, car trips Wii...
Thomas Klevgaard
Feb 24, 2012
Beloved father, grandpa, brother, uncle and friend went home to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Feb. 24, 2012, at the age of 74. He is preceded in death by his father, Ewald; his mother, Clara Dupree. He is survived by former wife, Carolyn Klevgaard; daughter, Tami (Mark) Hagstrom; son, Todd Klevgaard; grandsons, Andrew, Aaron, Nick,...
Carol Coleman Hoffmann
Feb 21, 2012
Carol Coleman Hoffmann, 90, passed away February 21, 2012 at home. She was born November 7, 1921 to Anna & Alexander Coleman in Laredo, Texas. Carol attended high school in Denton, Texas and graduated from Texas State College with a degree in Child Development and Sociology. On April 12, 1941 she married Curtis Hoffmann in Hollywood, California and moved...
Ermila Garcia Gonzalez
Feb 19, 2012
Ermila Garcia Gonzalez of Walla Walla passed away peacefully at her home on Sunday, Feb. 19, 2012, following a lengthy illness. Ermila was born in Bastrop, Texas, on Aug. 26, 1942, to parents Benjamin and Elena Hernandez Garcia. Following her marriage to Francisco Gonzalez Sr. in 1960, Ermila eventually moved to Walla Walla, where she lived until her death....
Doris Janet Morris
Feb 19, 2012
Doris Janet Morris, longtime resident of Walla Walla, passed away peacdfully at home with family at her side on Sunday, February 19, 2012. Doris was born in Pendleton, Oregon to Benjamin I. Enbysk and Jenny Holmgren Enbysk on January 24, 1927. She was the granddaughter of Umatilla County Pioneers on both sides of her family. She married August Blom...
Patricia Anne Rhay
Feb 13, 2012
A fiercely courageous, loyal and passionate woman, our mother, left our world on February 13, 2012. Patricia Ann Rhay was born on December 19, 1924, in Minneapolis MN to Thomas Edwin Smith and Lillian Adele Olsen-Smith. Her family moved to Seattle in 1928, where she graduated from Ballard High School and attended the University of Washington. She lived through...
John Elton Christensen
Feb 12, 2012
John Elton Christensen, 85, of 1400 Dalles Military Road, died February 12, 2012 at the Park Manor Rehabilitation Center. John Christensen was born to Herman C. and Estelle Meade Christensen in Kelso, WA on February 18, 1926 and passed away in Walla Walla on February 12, a week before his 86th birthday. He grew up outside of Portland, OR...
Denice Elizabeth Shelton
Feb 12, 2012
Denice Elizabeth Shelton 47, passed away at Providence St. Mary Medical Center in Walla Walla on February 12, 2012. A memorial service will be held on Thursday February 16, 2012 at Denice’s home at 609 Chase St. at 4:00 PM for family and friends. Late arrivers are gladly accepted. Memorial contributions may be made to St Mary’s Hospital through...
Edwin James Estenson
Feb 11, 2012
Edwin J. Estenson passed into the arms of the Lord the morning of February 11, 2012, at home in Walla Walla, Washington. Mr. Estenson suffered with Mesothelioma for the past two years. Ed was born in Wolf Point, Montana on August 30, 1930 to Albert and Mabel Estenson. He was the eldest of five children. Mr. Estenson grew up...
Daniel Ross Brown
Feb 9, 2012
Dan R. Brown, the beloved husband of Lynn C. Brown, passed away on February 9, 2012, in his home in Walla Walla after a battle with cancer for over a year. Dan was a twin brother to his sister, DeAnna Rose Brown Whisennand, who passed away on October 20, 2007, in Anacortes, WA. Hesper Paul and Mary Ruth Schleier...
