Obituary Listing

Apr 11, 2017

Frances Angeline Berley, age 72, passed away at home suddenly on April 11. She was born in Battle Creek, Michigan, to Lee and Edra Bloomfield Brooks. Memorial services will be held at Bethel Assembly of God, 342 S. Wilbur Ave on Saturday, April 22, at 2 pm.

Fran was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Richard...

Apr 9, 2017

Gavin Alexander McEvoy, loving and lovable son, brother, and best friend to many, passed away in his Spokane apartment after a recent fall. Gavin was born to Rick and Rosie McEvoy in Kennewick, December 24, 1995. Gavin’s passing will leave an unfillable hole in the hearts of many, especially his father Rick, mother Rosie, brother Garrett, and his little...

Apr 8, 2017

Elizabeth E. (Libby) Swenson passed away on Saturday, April 8, at the age of 91. Libby was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on December 17, 1925, the third child of Buford and Eulalie Collings. Libby lived with her family in Mississippi until the age of 14, when she moved to Philipsburg, Montana. Libby spent her first two years of high...

Apr 4, 2017

Mary Elida (Hooper) Meeker died April 4, 2017, peacefully at home of metastatic bladder cancer. Mary was born February 17, 1940, in Portland, the second child of Mary Charlotte (Brewer) Hooper and Dallas Albert Hooper. She grew up with her two brothers on the family wheat farm several miles outside Dixie. Special memories from that time included seeing, from...

Apr 4, 2017

Michael Scott Lightfoot, 64, passed away too soon on April 4, 2017, in his hometown of Walla Walla, with his family by his side. He fought a long and courageous battle with a rare form of cancer, MDS which then advanced to AML (aggressive leukemia.) Michael graduated from Wa-Hi in 1971, then served in the U.S. Army from 1971-1974....

Apr 3, 2017

Loren was born 24 Oct 1932 in Dayton, Washington, the son of Art and Ina (Crawford) Carson. He obtained his education in the Dayton school system. He participated in boxing and was quarterback on the football team, at Dayton high school. In his senior year he was student body president. While in high school he joined the Navy Reserves....

Apr 1, 2017

George E. Sack, 75, was called Home by the Good Lord on April 1, 2017. He resided in Walla Walla for 20 years. George was a retired Veteran of the U.S. Navy. He will be remembered for his devotion to the VFW Post 992 as well as his vacations to exotic places. George is survived by his brothers Sid...

Apr 1, 2017

Bonnie June Preas, 59, died on April 1, 2017. Bonnie was born on June 20, 1957, in Walla Walla, where she spent the majority of her life. She obtained a nursing degree from WWCC and then furthered her studies at WSU. After school, Bonnie became a medical technician working at Providence and University Hospitals in Seattle for a number...

Apr 1, 2017

Gerald Thomas Hawks entered into rest on April 1, 2017, at Washington Odd Fellows Home in Walla Walla. Gerald was born on May 19, 1923 to William Floyd and Katherine Bateman Hawks. He attended Waitsburg High School. Gerald was a long time wheat farmer in the Walla Walla Valley. He attended the Waitsburg Methodist Church and he was a...

Mar 31, 2017

Shirley Pfaffle Fowler of Route 7 died March 31, 2017 at 2:00 PM. She was born in Walla Walla and had attended Green Park Grade School, Walla Walla High School, University of Oregon at Eugene, and Washington State College at Pullman. In March 1952 she married Billy G. Fowler, and later divorced him. In 1965 she was honored as...

Mar 22, 2017

Charles (Bob) Robert Holtzinger, Jr. passed away in the early morning of March 22, in the family home. Bob was born on June 16, 1938, to Charles (Bill) Robert Holtzinger and Millicent (Robinson) Holtzinger, in Yakima. Bob was a 1956 graduate of Yakima High School and continued his education earning a bachelor’s degree in Economics from the University of...

Mar 22, 2017

Barry Klassen of Walla Walla, passed into the presence of His Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ on March 22, 2017. After a sudden and unexpected illness in which he was later life flighted to Harbor View Medical Center, Jesus took him home to Himself. Barry’s parents are Ron and Tami Klassen of Walla Walla. His brothers are Eric Klassen...

Mar 21, 2017

Carol M. Barker, 61, passed away on March 21, 2017, at a Salem, Oregon, hospital, due to complications from a severe spinal cord injury suffered over forty years ago. At the time of her death, Carol was lovingly surrounded by her family. She was born in Scotia, California, on December 31, 1955, to Christiane and Chester Barker, the eldest...

Mar 18, 2017

God’s faithful servant, Concepcion M. Coronado, entered her eternal rest March 18, 2017. Concepcion was born December 19, 1925, in El Dorado, Kansas to Regino and Natividad Moreno. She was married to Florentino Coronado. God’s abundance grace formed and sustained her as she fulfilled her major roles as wife and mother. We are left to cherish beautiful memories of...

Mar 17, 2017

Joan Patricia Yenney passed away on March 17th, 2017 surrounded by her loving family, at Providence St. Mary Medical Center. She was 86 years old, but ever youthful and exuberant. Patricia was born June 11, 1930 in Walla Walla to Georgia Meiners Remillard and Alfred Remillard. She and her parents lived in numerous communities throughout the Walla Walla valley...

Mar 16, 2017

Florence Standish Richards Brooks passed away at Brookdale Retirement Community on March 16, 2017 at the age of 99. Florence was born on November 13, 1917 in Brooklyn, New York to Florence and George Richards. She attended public schools in Brooklyn. She graduated from the Packer Collegiate Institute in 1936 and from Columbia-Presbyterian Hospital School of Nursing in 1939....

Mar 15, 2017

Wesley Moore Slaughter passed away at his home the evening of March 15, 2017, with his daughter and son at his side. He was born December 29, 1923, in Pendleton, Oregon (as had been his father before him, in 1885). His parents, Laura Margaret Victoria Moore Slaughter and Wesley Wood Slaughter, raised him in northeast Oregon, living at various...

Mar 12, 2017

LD was born to Leslie Melvin McCubbins and Elsie Elizabeth Eisler Mc- Cubbins on December 6, 1928. The oldest of two sons, he grew up in Touchet, where he raised milk cows and farmed with his brother, Glen McCubbins, until his retirement in 1988. On October 4, 1949, he married Patricia Fontaine Willis/Bean and had six children. They later...

Mar 12, 2017

Bryce’s faith became sight on March 12, 2017, when he entered the presence of his Savior surrounded by his family in Spokane. George Bryce Henline was born 1937, in Walla Walla, to Floyd and Marie Henline. As a young man, he worked at his parent’s restaurant the Pollyanna. After graduating from high school, he ventured out with the help...

Mar 10, 2017

Harbert “Harby” Beach Drake rode off into his final sunset peacefully at 1:53 a.m. on Friday, March 10, 2017. He was surrounded by friends and family. An enduring icon of Walla Walla, he was born an only child on December 24, 1930, and will be laid to rest here, alongside his mother and father. Our “peacock” has returned to...