Obituary Listing

May 7, 2019

Ellie Jausoro passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family, on May 7, 2019, at Riverview Care Center in Spokane.  She was 89 years of age at the time of her passing.

Ellie was born to Carl and Josephine Grassi (nee Locati) on April 5, 1930, in Walla Walla.  She attended Walla Walla public schools and graduated from...

May 6, 2019

Benjamin (Ben) Elwood Cross, 92, of Walla Walla, passed away peacefully at the Walla Walla Veteran’s Home on Monday, May 6, 2019, after a short battle with cancer.

Ben was born in Stanton, Kentucky, on May 30, 1926, to parents Benjamin P. Cross and Madalene (Wireman) Cross.  Along with Ben, his parents raised two other brothers, Edwin...

May 5, 2019

After a morning spent enjoying his yard with family, Gary, 84, passed away in his beloved home, May 5, 2019.

Gary was born October 17, 1934, in the Methow Valley to Bill and Alice McAlvey. He grew up with two brothers, Vern and Doug, and a little sister Norma.  All preceded him in death except his brother...

May 3, 2019

Denise (Sissy) slipped away unexpectedly on Friday, May 3, 2019, she was just 73 years of age.  The beloved mother of her two sons, she had a heart of gold and was loved by all who knew her.

Born in Walla Walla to Robert L. and Virginia M. Baumgart on June 13, 1945, she was the third...

Apr 29, 2019

Elizabeth (Bettie) M. Baker, age 92, passed from this earthly life to her eternal home in Heaven on Monday, April 29, 2019.

She was born May 5, 1926, to Emma and Stanley Anderson in Oakland, CA.  Bettie was a 1944 graduate of Oakland Technical High School.  She attended San Francisco State College for 2 years until 1946...

Apr 28, 2019

John Henry Miesbauer, age 79, died on April 28, 2019 in his home in Waitsburg.

Memorial Contributions may be made to a Charity of your choice through Professional Funeral Directors and Crematory, 315 W. Alder, Walla Walla.

Apr 28, 2019

Leslie "Joe" Doepker, age 63, died April 28, 2019, at his home in Walla Walla.

Apr 27, 2019

Former Walla Walla resident Carol Elaine Scott, age 57, died on April 27, 2019.

Apr 26, 2019

Catherine Ann Courtney, age 58, died on April 26, 2019 in Walla Walla.

Memorial Contributions may be made to Blue Mountain Humane Society through the Herring Groseclose Funeral Home, 315 W. Alder, Walla Walla.

Apr 24, 2019

Ione Joyce Heller, age 85, died on April 24, 2019, in Walla Walla.

Memorial Contributions may be made to Blue Mountain Humane Society through the Herring Groseclose Funeral Home, 315 W. Alder, Walla Walla.

Apr 21, 2019

Dorothy L. (Castoldi) Maxson, age 74, loving wife, mother, and grandmother, was called home on April 21, 2019, surrounded by her family.

Dorothy was born December 15, 1944 to A. J. and Vivian (Vinti) Castoldi and lived just outside of College Place attending St. Patrick Grade School and DeSales Catholic High School graduating in 1963.  At DeSales,...

Apr 19, 2019

William Joseph Miller Sr., 81 yrs. old, born October 20, 1937 in Chicago Illinois passed away April 19, 2019 in Walla Walla Washington.  He reunited with the love of his life and mother of his three children after 43 years of being apart.

William retired after 23 years in the Coast Guard as a master chief.  Then...

Apr 15, 2019

Tomasa M. Siller, age 87, passed on April 15, 2019, at her home.

Memorial Contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association or the National Kidney Foundation through the Herring Groseclose Funeral Home, 315 W. Alder Street, Walla Walla.

Apr 12, 2019

Richard L. Gage, age 77, died on April 12, 2019, at his home.

There will be a private family interment.

Apr 11, 2019

William (Bill) Anderson was born December 23, 1928, to Bert Anderson and Jennie (Nelson) (Anderson) Rorabeck.

Bill was raised in Ryegate, Montana, and he worked many various jobs around the area.

He married Patricia Fauver and to this union their son, Weston, was born.  After their divorce, he later married Karen Knutson and they moved...

Apr 10, 2019

Walla Walla resident Laura Louise Johnson, 57, died on April 10, 2019 at Harborview Medical Center, Seattle.

Memorial Contributions may be made to the Salvation Army through the Herring Groseclose Funeral Home.

Apr 9, 2019

Louise Fern Marquette, age 84, died on April 9, 2019, at her home in College Place.

No services are planned at this time.

Apr 6, 2019

Jean Marie Reiswig, 87, passed away April 6, 2019, at the Washington Odd Fellows Home due to a recent stroke.  Jean Marie was born January 7, 1932, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Walla Walla to Maxell Rowell and Louise (Schoesler) Rowell Miller.

Jean Marie and her family moved to Palo Alto, CA where her brother Henry Robert...

Apr 6, 2019

Mary Frances Kinzer, died peacefully surrounded by her children at home in College Place, in her 93rd year.  She was born in Portland, Oregon, grew up in Sumner, WA, and attended Auburn Academy in Auburn, WA and Walla Walla College.  She married her high school sweetheart, Meade Kinzer, on his return from service in the U.S. Marine Corps at...

Apr 3, 2019

Long time Walla Walla resident Wardean "Lois" Mae Arland, 85 dies April 3, 2019 at Lakewood Manor Care Center.

Memorial Contributions may be made to the Charity of your Choice through Herring Funeral Home, 315 W. Alder, Walla Walla.