Obituary Listing

Jul 7, 2022

Steven Duane Sickles passed away peacefully in his sleep at 12:34 am on July 7, 2022. He was surrounded by family after battling a rare disease called Multiple System Atrophy (MSA). This disease took him away from all of us way too soon! Steve was born October 13, 1963, to Robert and Velma Sickles in Walla Walla, WA. He...

Jul 6, 2022

Ann Brumbach, age 88, died July 6, 2022, in Richland, Washington. Ann was born in 1933 in Redmond, Oregon, to Rex and Wilma Brumbach. She was the third of nine children. Her early childhood was spent in eastern Oregon until the family moved to Portland during World War II, where her mother worked in the shipyards, and her father...

Jul 1, 2022

Pamela Jean Hermanns passed away at home in Waitsburg on July 1, 2022. She was born on May 26, 1959, to Howard and Dona Jean Weeks Smith. She was 63.

Pam was raised and lived most of her life in Waitsburg. She was active in 4-H, raising and showing championship steers. She also showed horses and was...

Jul 1, 2022

Dorothy Leah Meiners Torretta was born May 11, 1925, to Evert and Lilian Meiners of Spring Creek Road, east of Walla Walla. She was raised on the family farm and spent countless hours riding her beloved horse Laddie through the fields, from Dixie to Mill Creek and up to the family cabin in the Blue Mountains. She...

Jun 30, 2022

Patsy Budau, 85, of Walla Walla, passed away on June 30, 2022. She was born on February 17, 1937, to Faun Privett and Jim Deford in Walla Walla. Viewing and Visitation will be Sunday, July 10, from 1 to 3 PM at Herring-Groseclose Funeral Home, 315 W Alder, Walla Walla, WA. The Funeral Service will be Monday, July 11,...

Jun 30, 2022

Jim was born in Silverton, OR to James and Evelyn (Sowa) Nicholson of Scotts Mills, OR, and passed away in Milton Freewater, where he lived for 32 years. He was 78 years old.

Jim was a successful Registered Hereford Cattle Herdsman starting at Silverton High School in FFA and moving on to be the man who made...

Jun 28, 2022

Sandra Helen Moore was born on November 23, 1944, in Phoenix, AZ, to Zano and Helen Clay.  She passed away on June 28, 2022, at her home in Walla Walla.

Sandra worked for the Arizona Highway Patrol.  She met Arwin Moore in 1992, and they were married in 1993.  Together they lived on a 36-foot cabin cruiser...

Jun 25, 2022

Wayne Martin Fondahn was born on January 9, 1927, in Walla Walla, WA, to Joseph and Lurena (Martin) Fondahn. Wayne had an older sister, Pauline, and a younger brother Bob, and the siblings had a close relationship throughout their lives. Wayne passed away at his home in Walla Walla, on June 25, 2022.

Wayne grew up during...

Jun 23, 2022

On Thursday, June 23, 2022, Carole Jean Wood-Hollenbaugh, loving wife, mother, and grandmother passed away at 87.  Carole was born on July 9, 1934, in Seattle, WA, to Harry and Alice Miles.

On October 10, 1955, she married Darcey Lee Wood and raised three children together: Mathew, Barbara, and Mark.  Carole and Darcey loved to go gambling...

Jun 23, 2022

David Karl passed away on June 23, 2022. He was 71 at the time of his passing. David was born in Walla Walla to David and Mary Karl on May 16, 1951. He lived and worked here all his life. He was a very loving husband, father, and grandpa. He married Regina Velasquez on September 11, 1976, in Walla...

Jun 23, 2022

Joan S. Fiala was born May 7, 1923, in Centerville, WA to Walter Thomas Hamilton and Ida Anne (Hinshaw) Hamilton. She received her eternal promotion on June 23, 2022, in the early morning hours at Parkview in Wheatland Village, Walla Walla, WA, having completed 99 years, 1 month and 16 days on this Earth. She was in good health...

Jun 15, 2022

Mary Vinti Ruzicka, 97, of Walla Walla, died on June 15, 2022.

Born on August 20, 1924, in Walla Walla, she was the sixth child of Jim and Petrina Ballachina Vinti. They were Italian immigrants who moved to this area and started a family farm growing Walla Walla Sweet Onions and other vegetables. She attended Braden School....

Jun 14, 2022

Verna Lee Peck, 91, of Walla Walla, passed away peacefully in her home on June 14, 2022.  Verna was born in Nampa, ID, to Vernon and Linda Hewitt on December 3, 1930.

Verna enjoyed growing up in the Nampa Valley and spending her summers with family and friends at the family homestead in the Owyhee Mountains, affectionally...

Jun 14, 2022

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved mother, Lyla Mae Hernandez (Lambert), on June 14, 2022.

Lyla was born on January 3, 1957, in Jackson, OH, to Anna and Fred Lambert. She is the 9th of 11 children, which include eight sisters and two brothers. She was raised in Prescott and...

Jun 12, 2022

Donavan Skifstad went to be with his Lord and Savior on June 12, 2022.  He passed surrounded by his loving family.

The oldest of seven siblings, he was born in Amery, Wisconsin, to Earl and LaVerne Skifstad. When he was eight years old, the family moved to Fort Frances, Ontario, Canada, where his dad entered the ministry. ...

Jun 7, 2022

Barbara Louise (Teal) Knopp was born to Alfred (Bob) and Doris Teal on November 11, 1944, in Walla Walla. A year later, her best friend arrived in the form of her baby brother Bill Teal. Her family was complete with the arrival of siblings Lerae (Templeton) and Spike Teal. Some of her favorite memories were growing up on the...

Jun 4, 2022

Robert Henry Schreindl died Saturday, June 4, 2022, surrounded by his loving family at Providence St. Mary Medical Center, at the age of 78. Robert was born October 10, 1943, in Renton, WA, to Henry Melvin Schreindl and Mildred Gladys Calhoun.

He was preceded in death by his wife of 51 years, Diana (they would have celebrated...

Jun 4, 2022

Noelia Calderon was a loving mother, grandmother, neighbor, friend, aunt, and niece.  She passed away on June 4, 2022, peacefully in her home.  Noey was a fun-loving spirit.  In her happiest moments, she would be seen baking in the kitchen and dancing with her favorite music playing.  All the children in the family and neighborhood loved Noey's baked goods. ...

Jun 4, 2022

On June 4, 2022, Geri Alexander passed away peacefully after a lengthy illness. Born June 3, 1930, Geri was able to celebrate her 92nd birthday surrounded by family and friends.

Geri was a loving wife to her husband, John. They celebrated their 71st anniversary in November 2021. She was a precious mother to two daughters, Sheila Shapiro...

May 30, 2022

Maxine A. Henriques passed away on May 30, 2022, after a long battle with Parkinson’s Disease. Born on April 18, 1940, in San Francisco, California, to parents Bernardo and Maxine Andres and was a long-time resident of Walla Walla.

She married the love of her life, Lawrence S. Henriques, on February 7, 1959, at St. Gregory’s Catholic...