Marilyn Lucile Kentch
Dec 12, 2022
Marilyn Lucile Kentch of Touchet, WA passed at Providence St. Mary Medical Center on December 12, 2022, at the age of 92 after a brief illness.
Marilyn was born in Walla Walla, on March 6, 1930, and spent her whole life here in the Walla Walla Valley. She graduated high school and went on to marry the...
Stormi Dawn Simon
Dec 11, 2022
Stormi Dawn Simon died December 11, 2022, in Walla Walla, Washington, at age 36, after an extended illness.
She was born August 24, 1986, in Springfield, Oregon, to Trina K Simon and Clifford A. Walker. She grew up in Toledo, Oregon, and attended both Toledo High School and Newport High School. She attended Chemeketa Community College and...
Jane Lorene Wilson
Dec 9, 2022
We are sad to announce the passing of Jane Lorene Pemberton Wilson on December 9, 2022, at her Walla Walla home, for which she lived in for nearly 40 years. Jane passed peacefully, embraced in the presence of her loving husband and children after a long battle with cancer.
Jane was born in Walla Walla on September...
Loyde Wesley Hales
Dec 7, 2022
Loyde Wesley Hales, 89, passed away early Wednesday morning, December 7, 2022, in his Skilled Nursing Facility after a long journey with his health.
The son of Thomas and Lola Hales, Loyde was born in the north side of Kansas City, Missouri on March 9, 1933. He was 1st of their 2 children. His sister, Norma, describes...
Kelly Jean Belo
Dec 4, 2022
Kelly Jean Belo was called home by Jesus on December 4, 2022, at the age of 59. She was surely met by her brothers Dennis and Rodney; her sister Lavonne; and her father LeRoy at the gates of Heaven.
Kelly is survived by her daughter, Shawndra; her sisters, Darlene, Teresa, Angela, and Janice; her brothers, Steven and...
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...
