Obituary Listing

May 16, 2023

We are sad to announce the passing of Orvil Doward Wilson. He died at home in his sleep in the early hours of May 16 at the age of 74. He accepted Jesus as his Savior in the early 1990s, so we find comfort in knowing he is currently enjoying heaven and at peace.

Orvil, also called...

May 16, 2023

Nancy Ann Robison, age 93, passed away May 16, 2023. She was preceded in death by her husband of 46 years, Richard Robison, and her son. James Davies.

She was born in Portland, Oregon in 1929, the only child of Oscar and Hazel Eggiman.

She is survived by her children: Carolyn Davies-Paul (Ken), Tom Davies...

May 15, 2023

Corleen “Corkie” Buerstatte passed away at the age of 91. Corkie’s wish was to be able to stay home. It was a long nine years battling cancer. Thanks to her family, she got her wish.

Daughter of the late Charles H. Berg and Catherine (Rizzuti) Berg.

She attended St. Patrick’s school. She was a lifetime...

May 5, 2023

From the moment Marvin Hugh Goyer was born on a dirt floor of a farmhouse in Choctaw, Oklahoma, his adventure began. Like many of this generation, Marvin’s story is built upon a lifetime of hard work, sacrifice, and love. Stories of his mama’s bright and cheerful zinnias and a garden that fed him and his family...

May 2, 2023

Our dad's beautiful wife and our dear and loving mother left for heaven on May 2, 2023. She was born to Carl and Beatrice Nyquist on March 3, 1940, in Tracy, Minnesota. As one of ten children, Loretta lived a life that would be filled with true devotion to family, friends, and faith. In 1943, the...

Apr 30, 2023

Glorene Katharine James was born on March 15, 1929, in Spokane, Washington, and passed away on April 30, 2023, in Walla Walla, WA, surrounded by her family.

She was born during the Great Depression to Kenneth and Katherine Case. Her father worked at McGoldrick Lumber Mill, and her mother was a...

Apr 29, 2023

Albert Fred Walker passed away April 29, 2023, after a long battle with Parkinson's Disease. He was born to Edmond and Eleanora (Eisenbeisz) Walker October 27, 1949. He grew up in Walla Walla graduating from Wa-Hi in 1967. Fred and Janet Beachman were married in 1981. Fred retired from Johnathan M Wainwright Memorial Medical Center in...

Apr 29, 2023

Matt Stiles, 39, of Longview, WA, passed away on April 29, 2023. He was born on January 10, 1984, in Hermiston, OR to Margaret “Peggy” Stiles and the late Robert “Smokey” Stiles.

Matt was a very adventurous and fun-loving person who liked to be the life of the party. He was...

Apr 26, 2023

P. Marie (White) Fazzari passed away on April 26, 2023, of cardiac arrest at the age of 63. She was born in North Bend, Oregon, on July 11, 1959.

Marie graduated from Walla Walla High School in 1977. Following high school, Marie married Ed Fazzari. They divorced after 13 years of...

Apr 26, 2023

Carla Mae (Sabins) Berry was born November 10, 1938, to Carles R. And Ruth (Smythe) Sabins in Malta, Montana. She was the second of four children. The family moved to Walla Walla in 1944. She lived in Walla Walla for the remainder of her life. Carla attended College Place Public School and Walla Walla High School,...

Apr 23, 2023

Jozsef “Joe” passed away in Walla Walla, Washington on April 23, 2023. He was 84 years old.

Joe was born in Dorog, Hungary to Jozsef and Hidi Papp. As a young man he became a Hungarian freedom fighter and participated in the 1956 revolution against the Soviet-backed communist regime. He was amongst a group of...

Apr 22, 2023

Lifetime farmer, rancher, and everybody's favorite cowboy, Ellsworth (LZ) Conover, passed on April 22, 2023. It is fitting for the outdoorsman and steward of the fields and mountains to have passed on a spring morning when the crew was branding calves. LZ was 95 years old.

LZ was born on November...

Apr 22, 2023

Ricardo Juarez Castillo, 75 years old, was born to Santos and Consuelo Castillo on April 22, 1948, in Cotulla, Texas. Ricardo passed away in Kennewick, Washington April 22, 2023.

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Apr 21, 2023

Our loving mother went to heaven on April 21, 2023. Evelyn P. McCracken was born May 3, 1923, in Milnor, ND, to Peter & Selma (Moberg) Johnson. Evelyn grew up in Milnor, ND, and graduated from Milnor High School. Evelyn continued her education at Valley City State Teachers College in Valley City, ND, where she received her teaching...

Apr 20, 2023

Marsha M. Gardner passed away on April 20, 2023, at home at age 76. Born in California to Vernon and Patricia Peterson, Marsha grew up in Touchet and graduated from Touchet High School. On September 11, 1964, she married Frank Gardner of Lowden.

Marsha and Frank lived many years in Vancouver,...

Apr 20, 2023

Maybelle Elizabeth Leinbach, 102, passed away at Washington Odd Fellows Home, Walla Walla, April 20, 2023. She was the daughter of Edward C. Burlingame, Jr. and Lucy Martin Burlingame. She was born November 7, 1920, at the home of her grandparents, E. C. Burlingame, Sr., and Elizabeth Burlingame, at 17 Merriam Street, Walla Walla. She was...

Apr 19, 2023

Ellen Theresa “Terry” Landoni was born January 1, 1952, in Camden, NJ, to Carl P. and Ruth E. Landoni.

Ellen moved to Walla Walla at an early age. Attending local schools and graduating from Walla Walla High School

Ellen learned to cook at an early age...

Apr 19, 2023

Richard Alan Irwin, aged 65, passed away at his residence in Prescott, WA, on April 19, 2023. He was born in Yakima, WA, in 1957.

Richard is survived by the love of his life, Pam Stueckle; his children, Rachel Kelly and Jennifer Brown; his father, Carl Irwin Sr.; his siblings, Cathy...

Apr 19, 2023

John Allan Jones peacefully slipped away from us in the early morning hours on Wednesday, April 19, 2023, at the age of 93, after a long and courageous battle with Alzheimer’s.

Born in Walla Walla on October 8, 1929, to Edgar and Nellie Jones, he was the fourth of ten children....

Apr 16, 2023

Kathy Joanne Franklin Potter passed peacefully into the promise of God’s everlasting life on April 16, 2023, at the age of 68 after her 3 ½ year battle with cancer.

She was born to Ron and Carol Franklin on May 24, 1954, in Walla Walla, WA.

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