Obituary Listing
Obituaries for Herring-Groseclose Funeral Home
Delphine Buschini
Dec 3, 2011
Delphine Buschini passed away Dec. 3, 2011, at the age of 82. She was born in Grangeville, Ida., March 18, 1929, to George and Izetta Stinebaugh. Delphine married Carl Buschini in August 1947, and settled on the family farm in College Place. Besides working on the farm and raising 4 children, she worked for E.F. Hutton as a branch...
Beulah Grace Riddle
Dec 2, 2011
Beulah Riddle, 76, died December 2, 2011, from a battle with ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease) with her family by her side in Meridian, Idaho. She was born the eldest of seven children on September 15, 1935 in Freewater, Oregon to William Carlton and Ruth (Olmstead) Mason. Her father was a water master for district #5 at the east end...
James Andrew Anderson
Nov 29, 2011
James Andrew Anderson passed away on November 29, 2011 in Bothell, Washington. Jim was born at Patterson, Washington July 7, 1916 the son of James Andrew Anderson & Bessi Goff Anderson. As a student at Touchet High School, Jim played football & baseball. He married Marjorie Evelyn Munns of Touchet in 1939. The couple moved to Walla Walla where...
Helene Deeter Paul
Nov 28, 2011
Helene D. Paul passed away November 28, 2011 at Park Manor Nursing Home at the age of 93. Helene was born June 8, 1918 to James Troy and Della Kathryn Standley Deeter in Heyburn, Idaho. She graduated from Wa Hi in 1936 and was a member of the National Honor Society. She married Joseph Roger Paul December 14, 1939...
Richard Henry Ingram
Nov 24, 2011
Dad was born December 1st, 1916 at the family homestead on Patit road outside of Dayton. He was the third of three children including his brother Johns and sister Libby. Their mother died shortly after Dad’s birth and so they were particularly close to their father with memories of fly fishing on the Tucannon, wood cutting on Eckler Mountain,...
Donald Duane Drayton Jr.
Nov 18, 2011
Donald D. Drayton Jr., 81, passed away Nov. 18, 2011, at Park Manor Rehabilitation Center. At his request there will be no service. Don was born Nov. 19, 1929, in Danville, Ill, to Donald D. and Lucille Miller Drayton Sr. As a youngster, he attended school in Portland, Ore., graduating from Benson Tech. He served in the U.S. Army...
Richard Edwin Nightingale
Nov 18, 2011
Richard Nightingale, son of Edwin and Helen Nightingale, went to heaven on November 18, 2011. He probably didn’t waste any time finding the best fly rod and stream in heaven to cast in. When Richard wasn’t thinking about fishing he was working hard, or traveling with his wife Joyce, kids and grandkids to the Oregon Coast. He loved his...
Keith Edison Cochran
Nov 14, 2011
Keith Edison Cochran of Walla Walla passed away at home on November 14, 2011 at the age of 87. Keith was a life-long resident of Walla Walla as a wheat farmer and had retired to Wheatland Village three years ago with his wife Marianne. Keith was born November 11, 1924 in Walla Walla to Edison and Agnes (Mangan) Cochran....
Elsie Marie Patterson
Nov 12, 2011
Elsie Marie (Moore) Patterson, 92, went to be with her Lord on Nov. 12, 2011. Born to Clyde Moore and Grace "Witt" Moore on Dec. 25, 1918, she was one of seven children. Elsie spent most of her early life in the Missouri/Oklahoma area. On April 19, 1935, she married Emmitt L. Patterson in Los Angeles. Shortly afterward, they...
Warren Brunner Eggart
Nov 8, 2011
Warren B. Eggart went to be with his Lord on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2011, after a courageous 10-year battle with multiple cancers. Warren was born in Rathdrum, Idaho, on July 16, 1924, to Leonard and Violet Eggart. Following his graduation from Post Falls High School, Warren continued his education at North Idaho College. His education was cut short when...
Shelley Dawn Abernathy
Nov 7, 2011
Shelley D. Abernathy passed into the hands of the Lord on November 7, 2011. She was born June 22, 1964 in Escalon, California. Shelley resided in Portland, Oregon in a special care group home at the time of her death. Shelley was a very special person and her life touched and fascinated many people. She is loved by so...
Pauline Lenore Buckley
Nov 3, 2011
Life on a farm seemed a remote possibility to Paula, growing up as a city girl, and yet that is where she spent almost 65 years. Paula passed away peacefully at the family farm on November 3, 2011 surrounded by her family. Paula, the oldest of four children, was born in Council Bluffs, Iowa on August 31, 1924 to...
Adrien "Toad" Leonard Casey
Oct 28, 2011
Lifelong wheat farmer and businessman Toad Casey died at age 94 on October 28, 2011 at Eagle Springs Specialty Care Community in College Place, WA. Toad was born on July 10, 1917 to Vincent and Ella Blevins Casey in Eureka Washington. He attended school at Eureka grade school, Prescott High School (class of 1935) and Washington State University. He...

Harold James Mitchell
Oct 25, 2011
Long time Walla Walla County resident Harold Mitchell, 96, passed away October 25, 2011. Viewing & visitation will be Friday, October 28, 2011 from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Herring Funeral Home, 315 W. Alder St., Walla Walla. The graveside service will be Saturday, October 29, 2011 at 2:00 p.m. at the Blue Mountain Memorial Gardens, 300...
Anne Marie Bradford
Oct 22, 2011
Milton Freewater—long-time Walla Walla resident, Anne M. Bradford, 91, died Oct. 22, 2011, at Heritage Villa, Milton Freewater, Oregon. Viewing & visitation will be Thursday, October 27, 2011 from 4-8 p.m. at Herring Groseclose Funeral Home, 315 W. Alder St., Walla Walla. The graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Friday, October 28, 2011 at Mountain View Cemetery, 2120...
David James Aycock
Oct 20, 2011
David James Aycock 38 of Walla Walla, Washington died October 20, 2011 at Walla Walla General Hospital. David was born on October 7, 1973 in Walla Walla to Daniel and Shirley Aycock. David attended grade school at Prospect Point. Junior High at Garrison and high school at WaHi. David also participated in Running start at WWCC and finished his...
Lucas James Kralman
Oct 14, 2011
Walla Walla resident Lucas James Kralman, 36, passed away Oct. 14, 2011, as the result of an automobile accident. The annual celebration of Luke began on March 27, 1975. He was born to Ronald and Leona Kralman in Walla Walla, where Luke has always been happy to call home. Luke was raised on his family’s onion farm where he...
David James Mckenzie
Oct 13, 2011
David McKenzie, 26, passed away peacefully in his sleep on October 13, 2011. David was a comedian, juggler, swimmer, singer, Lacrosse player, artist & skim boarder. He was an inspiration to his family & a loving brother. His sweet & gentle nature will be remembered by everyone. David is survived by his parents, June McKenzie of Walla Walla &...
Natalie "Peewee" Louise Sumerlin
Oct 12, 2011
Lifelong resident Natalie L. Sumerlin, 88, passed away October 12, 2011 at her home surrounded by family. Natalie was born December 25, 1922 in Walla Walla Wa, to Giovanni Leonetti and Assuntina Cinnante Leonetti. She attended Prospect Point Elementary and graduated from Walla Walla High school. On the 22nd of November 1941 Natalie Lousie Leonetti married Charles Wesley Sumerlin...
Ravenna Marie Ferrel
Oct 6, 2011
Ravenna Marie Ferrel, 98, of Walla Walla passed away October 6, 2011, at Washington Odd Fellows Home. Ravenna was born on August 20, 1913, the daughter of Louis A. and Lucy Lynn Porter in Pomeroy Wa. She was the third of seven children. She grew up in Pomeroy and graduated from Pomeroy High School in 1930. She met her...
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