James (Jim) Ross Buchan
Dec 4, 2022
James Ross Buchan was born on December 28, 1943, the second of three sons of C. Harley and Louise (Jacobsen) Buchan. He was named for his grandfather, James Buchan. He passed away at home on December 4, 2022, surrounded by family after a valiant battle with cancer.
He attended grade school and high school in Henning. He...
Patricia Lavern Morrison
Nov 28, 2022
On Monday November 28, Patricia Lavern Morrison passed away. Patricia was named after her dad's brother, Lavern Jack Needham, who was killed at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. She was loved dearly by her family and her passing leaves a void in our lives. She left us too soon at 75 years old. Patricia was born in Walla...
Raymond Charles Russell
Nov 25, 2022
"Those we love don't go away; they walk beside us every day. Unseen, unheard, but always near. Still loved, still missed, and very dear."
Raymond Charles Russell of Walla Walla passed away early November 25, 2022, at the age of 89. He was born in Walla Walla to William and Elizabeth Gradwahl Russell as the youngest of...
Franklin Orville Lane
Nov 25, 2022
Frank Lane, age 85, of Walla Walla, entered into Heaven on November 25, 2022, at Regency at the Park. He was born April 6, 1937, to Florence (Dye) and Orville Lane, in Toledo, OR. As a child, they moved from Lebanon, OR to Albany. He was involved in Little League and FFA. He graduated from Albany High School in...
Charles (Chuck) Sylvester Uhling
Nov 24, 2022
Charles (Chuck) Sylvester Uhling was born on January 8, 1928, in Burbank, Washington. The youngest of eight children of Lorenze and Jessie Belle Doty Uhling. He attended Burbank grade school and graduated from Columbia High School in Burbank. In January 1946, he was drafted into the Army, then in April 1946, basic training at Camp Polk, Louisiana. Charles attended...
Carolyn Cludas Drake
Nov 24, 2022
Carolyn Drake was born in Buhl, ID, to Jack and Vera (Ramsay) Cludas. They lived at the train station where Jack was the teletype operator, and she had one sister, Jamie. Jack and Vera divorced, and Vera remarried George Farnworth, whom Carolyn considered her Daddy. The family added three more sisters, Katherine, Kristine, and Valoy, and they traveled all...
Maryanne Yolande Freeman
Nov 21, 2022
Maryanne Y. Freeman, age 98, passed away at Wheatland Village on November 21, 2022. She was born April 2, 1924, in Walla Walla to Herman and Yolanda Showerman Timm. She grew up in a loving home with her sister, Betty June Watson, and brother, Rodney Timm. Maryanne lived her entire life in Walla Walla, graduating Wa-Hi, class of 1942....
Golden Elizabeth Lee
Nov 21, 2022
Our precious daughter Goldie went to be with the Lord on November 21, 2022, after doing battle with some serious medical issues. She was born in Walla Walla to Janet and Kelly Lee. Shortly after her birth the family moved to Redmond, WA, where she went to school for several years before moving back to Walla Walla and graduating...
John Michael "Mike" James
Nov 20, 2022
John Michael James passed away at the age of 74, on November 20, 2022, at his home in Dixie, WA, after a lengthy battle with a debilitating disease. He will be remembered for his humor, his kindness, and his love for his pets.
Mike was born May 18, 1948, in Oregon City, OR, to Ray James and...
Betty Jean Mitchell
Nov 19, 2022
Betty J. Mitchell died on November 19, 2022, at Washington Odd Fellows, her home, for the past nine years. Betty was born in Yakima, Wash., to Ted and Ruth (Fries) Burdin. The family moved to Walla Walla, where she married Edward J. "Ted" Mitchell in 1950. Following graduation from Whitworth College (now University) and after their daughter Sandi was...
Annie Ruth Roberson
Nov 19, 2022
Annie Ruth Roberson was born in Valdosta, GA, to Fred and Grotis Johnson on April 26, 1929. It was a time when the country was at the beginning of the Great Depression.
After growing up in Valdosta, she relocated to New Jersey, where she met Field Roberson. Ruth was the mother of five wonderful children. She and...
Gonzalo Aguilar Banda
Nov 18, 2022
Gonzalo Banda, 90, passed away on November 18, 2022, in Walla Walla at Providence St. Mary Medical Center.
Gonzalo was born and raised in Donna, TX, to Ernesto and Teresa Banda on January 10, 1932. He married Maria Martinez on November 13, 1954, in Raymondville, TX. They lived in Arizona for a short time and moved to...
Lucille (Lu) Rasmussen
Nov 8, 2022
Lucille (Cornmesser) Rasmussen was born in Scottsbluff, Nebraska to Vern and Alice Cornmesser. With their seven children, her parents made a living by farming and, after numerous moves, finally settled near Payette, Idaho. Lu graduated from Payette High School in 1942 and, shortly after, moved to Spangle, Washington, where she worked various jobs until...
Gerald "Jerry" Fowler Mccarley
Nov 8, 2022
Gerald "Jerry" McCarley, dedicated husband, father of two, and friend to many passed away on November 8, 2022, at the age of 79 in Walla Walla, WA.
He was born and raised in Ohio and graduated from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio where he met his college sweetheart and wife of 56 years.
Jerry loved...
Donald (Don) Glen Raugust
Nov 6, 2022
Donald (Don) Glen Raugust, 87, was born in Odessa, WA, to Fred and Mathilda Zundel Raugust on June 21, 1935. The family moved to Milton-Freewater, OR, when he was about two years old, where he attended school and graduated from Mac-Hi in 1953. He earned money by delivering papers for the Union-Bulletin and moved to Pendleton, OR, working as...
Patricia Kathryn Wickholm
Nov 3, 2022
Patricia Wickholm of College Place sadly passed away at the age of 69. Patty is survived by her children, Jon Huwe and Jessica Espinoza, along with seven grandchildren. She is also survived by brothers Bob and Steve and sister Sharon. Patty is preceded in death by her parents, sister Carol, and brother David.
A graveside service will...
Joan Gibson Mclain
Nov 1, 2022
Joan Gibson McLain left us in this life on November 1, 2002, to live eternally with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. She lived for 81 years.
Joan was born in Pittsburgh, PA, to William and Barbara Gibson and was the oldest of five children in this busy doctor's family. She had the joy of living an...
William (Bill) Dean Stonecipher
Oct 31, 2022
Bill passed away on October 31, 2022, in his sleep at his home in College Place. He was born September 10, 1940, in Ontario, OR to Chester B. and Loretta Donovan Stonecipher. He was 82. He was a member of the long-time families of early pioneers William Harvey Stonecipher and Cornelius Donovan.
He attended schools in Waitsburg...
Paul Anthony Ferrino
Oct 31, 2022
Paul Ferrino of Milton-Freewater, Oregon, and formerly of Walla Walla, Washington, passed away suddenly on Monday, October 31, 2022.
Born in Westchester, NY, Paul was a Teacher, Historian, Lawyer JD/LLM, and Architectural Photographer.
Paul was an Architectural Photographer in Boston, Massachusetts, where his work was published in Architectural Record and other prestigious publications. Later in...
Gavin Sage Foster
Oct 30, 2022
Gavin Foster passed away early the morning of October 30, 2022. He was 19 years old.
Gavin was born and raised in Walla Walla. Many knew him as outgoing, adventurous, and fearless. He was a trophy deer hunter who loved to explore the outdoors with his dad and older brother. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, and catching wildlife...
