Obituary Listing

Apr 20, 2018

Martha “Jean” Destito, 58, of College Place, died peacefully on Friday, April 20, 2018, with her loving family by her side.

Jean was born on March 14, 1960, in Oakland, California, the fourth child of William and Irene (DeRoin) Wert. She and David Destito were married June 22, 1991. Dave’s son Justin also made Jean a “mom”...

Apr 17, 2018

A life-long resident of Walla Walla, Robert Norman Swenson passed away on Tuesday, April 17, at the age of 93.

Born to Walter and Olive Swenson, Bob was a World War II veteran, golfer, and home-delivery milkman. He attended Dixie and Jefferson grade schools, graduating in absentia from Walla Walla High School in 1943.

From...

Apr 13, 2018

Mildred L. Richardson, 94, passed away April 13, 2018 at Washington Odd Fellows Home, surrounded by her family.

Mrs. Richardson was born February 10, 1924 in Walla Walla, the youngest of three daughters, to John and Clara Holwager.  She attended local schools and graduated from Walla Walla High School in 1943.

Mildred is survived by...

Apr 12, 2018

Born July 23, 1936 to Carl and Sylvia (Benna) Swanson in Los Angeles, California.  Her family moved to Albert City, Iowa where her father farmed corn and soy beans.  After high school she attended college in Davenport, Iowa where she met and then married Ted Lucas.  She and Ted moved to Walla Walla to work and raise their children...

Apr 8, 2018

Thomas W. Mathews, Jr. passed away on April 8, 2018 at the Sacred Heart Medical Center of Spokane, WA. surrounded by his family.

Thomas was born March 7, 1953 to Thomas and Nancy Wilson Mathews, in Lewiston, Idaho.  “Tom” graduated from Timerline High School of Weippe, ID. in 1971.  Shortly after graduation Tom joined the United States...

Apr 7, 2018

Helen Carter Tichi Fenner passed away at her residence April 7, 2018 in Green Valley, Arizona.

Helen was born November 5, 1927 to William and Helen Pilkington Carter in Brighton, Colorado. She attended school in Athena, Oregon; graduating in 1945.

Helen is survived by her daughter Sharon Felton, son-in-law Daniel Felton of Richland, WA. and...

Apr 3, 2018

Gale Ford Petersen passed away at her home in Portland on April 3, 2018, after an extended illness following a stroke.

Gale was born Aug. 3, 1949, in Cheyenne, Wyo. The family moved to Walla Walla when she was four years old. She attended Assumption Grade School and graduated from DeSales High School.

Gale is...

Apr 2, 2018

Robert Reynolds (Pitbull Bob) passed away following a brief illness, surrounded by his loved ones, at Park Manor in Walla Walla, WA on April 2, 2018.

Bob was born on August 7th, 1961 to Nona Thomsen and Jerry Reynolds in Winnemucca, Nevada.  He attended schools in Carson City and Gardnerville, NV. He was a boxer in his...

Mar 30, 2018

Carolyn Ann McBride went home to be with her Lord and Savior Friday, March 30, 2018. She was 79.

Carolyn was born and raised in Walla Walla; her parents were Harold and Dorothy Duff.  She married Dick McBride of Milton Freewater on December 30, 1960, and they were inseparable for over 57 years.  Carolyn graduated from Prospect...

Mar 29, 2018

Frances Rosine (Widman) Hansen died at the age of 90.

She was born to Elmer K. Widman and Edna (Feldman) Widman, owners of a wheat farm near Rosalia, WA. Frances graduated from Rosalia High School in 1945 and then attended Kinman Business School in Spokane. She then joined her sister Betty in Walla Walla. There Frances met...

Mar 21, 2018

Matthew Melvin Page passed away March 21, 2018 at Cottage in the Meadow in Yakima.

Matthew was born February 8, 1956 in Walla Walla, WA. to Melvin and Marian Heimbigner Page.  Matt was the younger brother of Mark Page.  The family lived on Carl Street with good neighbors across from Berney School.  Matt and Mark attended Berney...

Mar 21, 2018

Clinton D. Donley, age 68, died March 21, 2018 at his home in Burbank, Washington.  Clint was the epitome of a hard worker and was considered a jack-of-all-trades working in auto body repair, carpentry, and general contracting.  However, most people knew him as a salesman, where over the years, he ran several local lumber yards, sold cars, and worked...

Mar 20, 2018

Marybelle L. Hopwood passed away March 20, 2018.

Marybelle was born February 15, 1925 in Dayton WA., to Charles & Bertha Wolfe.  When Marybelle was 4 years old the family moved to Kamiah, Idaho where her father and brother owned a shingle mill.  She attended school in Kamiah and when she was 13 the family moved back...

Mar 20, 2018

George entered into rest peacefully with his sister Esther by his side in Walla Walla, WA on March 20, 2018 due to Parkinson's disease.  He joins in Heaven his beloved wife and sweetheart Nina, his son Dan, parents Gus and Eveline Anderson, and brothers Lewis and David. He is the father to Denise Heitman(her husband Jerry) of Diamond Springs,...

Mar 18, 2018

Mercedes was born March 3, 1920 to Edward and Alice Guay in Schreiber, Ontario, Canada.   They were of French Canadian heritage with the family consisting of 4 sisters and 2 brothers.

She married Loraine Mitchell Bartlett on July 2, 1946 in Fort William, Ontario.  They had two children there, Alice and Raymond.  In 1949 they immigrated to...

Mar 16, 2018

Isabella M. “Pat” Dietrich of Walla Walla left this world for Heaven March 16, 2018 at the age of 97.  She was born July 3, 1920 in British Columbia and was the youngest of three children.  With her mom and siblings, she immigrated to Lewiston, Idaho, at a young age, and was raised by an extraordinarily gifted and dedicated...

Mar 10, 2018

It is with broken hearts we convey the passing of our beloved son, Garrett Farrelly.  Garrett passed away March 10, 2018, due to injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident in Twentynine Palms, California.

Garrett attended Edison Elementary, Pioneer Middle School, and graduated in 2014 from Walla Walla High School.  While in school, Garrett played violin in orchestra...

Mar 9, 2018

Zelma Katherine Brower Weathermon passed away peacefully on March 9, 2018 after suffering from a stroke. She was surrounded by her children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and the family dog.

Zelma was born on August 16, 1921 in Milton-Freewater to Winnie and Lillie Brower. She married Delbert Weathermon on March 15, 1941. They had two children, twins Darell (Bud)...

Mar 7, 2018

Mary J. Curcio passed away peacefully on March 7, 2018 at the Washington Odd Fellows Home.

Mary was born December 24, 1927 to Salvatore and Josephine Secolo in Walla Walla, WA.  The eldest of three girls and three boys, she graduated high school from The Sisters of Charity of Providence in 1947.

That same year...

Mar 6, 2018

Neal L. Larson, 83, passed away March 6, 2018

Neal was born and raised in Illinois as the only child born to Lester and Marian Larson. He was a devoted husband, father, grandfather and friend to many. Neal served in the Air Force for eight years as an airline mechanic instructor.  He married Joyce Dunston in July...