Patricia Ann Hanford
Oct 30, 2022
Pat Hanford passed away peacefully at her home and went to be with Jesus on October 30, 2022, with her family surrounding her, holding her and each other. She had been in Hospice care for the past four months in her battle with Sjogren's Disease, Interstitial Lung Disease, and Parkinson's Disease.
Pat was born to Jack and...
Ramona Dawn Stewart
Oct 29, 2022
Ramona Dawn Stewart (m. Kessler) was born August 22, 1931, in Mitchell, Nebraska, and died October 29, 2022, in Walla Walla, at 91.
The eldest, dearly cherished daughter of Robert David Stewart and Viola Ellen (Stephens), she spent her first seven childhood years in Nebraska, memories of...
Jean Marie Johnson
Oct 26, 2022
Jean Marie Johnson, age 99, a longtime Walla Walla resident, passed away at St. Joseph Care Center in Spokane on October 26, 2022.
She was born in Eugene, Oregon, on February 14, 1923, to Walter Arbuthnot and Harriet Van Tassel Arbuthnot.
She spent her early childhood in Oregon's Willamette Valley, living in Silverton and Albany....
Roger Kenward Sexton
Oct 26, 2022
Roger Kenward Sexton - father, grandfather, husband, brother, Marine, Survivor - passed away at the home of his daughter and son-in-law on Wednesday, October 26, 2022, after a valiant and courageous battle with Lewy Body Dementia. Surrounded by his loving family and the caring assistance of Walla Walla Hospice, Roger was finally able to find peace.
Roger...
Edwin Earl Oxley
Oct 23, 2022
Edwin Earl Oxley, 64, Passed away at his home on October 23, 2022.
Born to Cloyde and Dorothy Oxley in Allegan, Michigan, on August 11, 1958.
He attended Stonecave Academy in Dunlap, Tennessee, and graduated in 1978. During his time at Stonecave, Edwin met his high school sweetheart, Kathy Rendel, and it was love at...
David Lee Frasco
Oct 22, 2022
David Lee Frasco was born on April 8, 1931, in Brush, Colorado, and died peacefully at home under Hospice care on October 22, 2022, in Walla Walla, at age 91.
Dave was born to Anthony Frasco and Arlene (nee Bartram) Frasco on a ranch near Ft. Morgan, Colorado. He was later joined by siblings, Gloryann, Roger, and...
Christiane Marie Louis Barker
Oct 19, 2022
Christiane Barker, 87, beloved mother, grand and great-grandmother, sister, and friend, passed away on October 19, 2022. She was surrounded by her children and was close in the hearts of many others who loved and prayed for her.
Christiane was born on September 16, 1935, in Void, France. The second eldest of four siblings, she is survived...
Margaret Lynn Buchan
Oct 17, 2022
Margaret (Marlyn) Buchan was born December 12, 1941, in Walla Walla to Frank and Miriam (Edwards) LeRoux. She passed away on October 17, 2022, at Providence St. Mary Medical Center. She lived her entire life in Walla Walla, attending schools at St Patrick’s, DeSales, and Whitman College.
In her younger years, she had a great love of...
Joanna Lee Hamper
Oct 15, 2022
Joanna Lee Hamper was born October 14, 1937, in Walla Walla to Nicholas Paul and Margaret Elodie Stone Zaro Sr. She passed at Providence St. Mary Hospital on October 15, 2022, one day after her 85th birthday. She attended Davis School and St. Patrick’s School, graduating in 1955. In 1958, she married Donald D. Hamper Sr. Joanna was employed...
Norma Pao
Oct 15, 2022
Norma was a lifelong resident of the area, born in Walla Walla, WA, to Luigi (Louis) and Francesca (Francis) Giani Canziani on June 27, 1933. She died on October 15, 2022, at the age of 89 years, with her sons by her side.
She attended Davis Elementary School in College Place, WA, and graduated from St. Patrick...
Gary Willis Burt
Oct 12, 2022
Gary Willis Burt of Walla Walla passed away on October 12, 2022, after a brief illness at the age of 75. He was born on July 31, 1947, to Ronald Gene and Eileen Dickinson Burt in Lewiston, Idaho. He spent his early years in Spokane before moving to Oakland, CA. He graduated from Oakland High School in 1964 and...
Mary Frances Ganguet
Oct 11, 2022
Mary Frances Ganguet passed away on October 11, 2022, at Chaplaincy Hospice House in Kennewick with her daughters at her side. She was born to Percy and Edna McCormick Muirhead on February 7, 1927, in Waitsburg, Washington. She attended grade school in Waitsburg and found her weekly tap dance classes to be a highlight of her younger years.
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Zaley Ann Blocklinger
Oct 8, 2022
Zaley Ann Blocklinger,14 years old, passed away on October 8, 2022.
Survived by her parents, David and Marie Blocklinger; siblings, Kyler and spouse, Yajaira Blocklinger, Zaydin Blocklinger, and Zander Blocklinger; grandmother, Judee Blocklinger; aunt, Kristi Moore and spouse, Rob; uncle, Israel Palomo and spouse, Celina, uncle Darren Blocklinger; and numerous cousins.
She was preceded in...
Linda Francis Raymer
Oct 7, 2022
Linda Francis Raymer, 75, died unexpectedly of a heart attack on October 7, 2022. She was the daughter of Richard and Henriette Raymer. Her grandparents were Harry and Emily Raymer of Walla Walla and Henry and Henriette Rafin of Grenoble, France.
Linda was a lifelong resident of Walla Walla. She graduated from DeSales High School in 1965....
Connie Cole Gwinn
Oct 5, 2022
Connie Cole Gwinn passed away at Washington Odd Fellows Home on October 5, 2022, at the age of 89. Connie was born on October 4, 1933, in Forks, WA.
Connie’s given name as firstborn was Lacey Constance Cole, after her father, Lacey Cole.
Raised on her family’s wheat ranch in Dixie, WA, she developed a...
John Gilbert Murry
Oct 5, 2022
John G. Murry was born March 2, 1947, in Tacoma, Washington, to Lt. Colonel Roy G. Murry and Agnes G. Murry. After John’s father died in 1950, Agnes chose to remain in their home near McChord AFB and to raise John and his older sister, Mary E. Murry.
He attended St. Francis Cabrini, then Bellarmine High School,...
Olive Lousie Robertson
Oct 4, 2022
Olive Louise Robertson passed away peacefully on October 4, 2022, at the age of 95, with family by her side. Born May 21, 1927, in Burke, ID, to Edith and Grover Walker, the family lost Olive’s father in a mining accident when she was 12 years old. Her mother returned to Hutchinson, MN, so her three children could grow...
Timothy Edwin Baird
Oct 2, 2022
Timothy Edwin Baird passed away on Sunday, October 2, 2022, at Providence St. Mary Medical Center in Walla Walla. Sundays in the fall were Tim's favorite days of the year as he was an avid football and Seahawks fan.
"Football is America's game," he would always say, and then talk about how he played football at a...
Sharon Renae Mcgee
Sep 27, 2022
Sharon Renae McGee was born March 15, 1956, in Ontario, OR, to Kenneth and Charlotte Romjue. She passed away on September 27, 2022, at Providence St. Mary Medical Center after a battle with cancer.
When Sharon was a little girl, she sold the most carnival tickets at school. Then, when she joined Campfire and Girl Scouts, she...
Daniel Lee Givens, Jr.
Sep 27, 2022
Daniel Lee Givens, Jr. passed away on September 27, 2022, surrounded by family at his Kooskooskie home. After a brave battle with Cancer and a life mostly on the road, it was his wish to be home. His “band of brothers” came to California to break him out of the hospital and make the trip home. He is survived...
