Leroy Elmer Lusk
Mar 9, 2017
Leroy E. Lusk passed away at Washington Odd Fellows on March 9, 2017. A memorial service will be held Friday, March 31 at 10 a.m. in the chapel at Herring Groseclose Funeral Home, 315 W. Alder, Walla Walla. Leroy was born in Lowden, to James “Elmer” Lusk and Asenath “Crissie” Fouste Lusk. He was a 1937 graduate of Walla...
David Elmer Berglin
Mar 7, 2017
David Elmer Berglin, 93, was born in Harding, Washington, on August 16, 1923, and passed away at his home in Walla Walla, on March 7, 2017, surrounded by his family. Raised in Grand Coulee, Washington, he began working on the Grand Coulee Dam Construction Project after graduating from high school. He was drafted into the Army in 1943, and...
Delores Elaine Gohlman
Mar 2, 2017
Delores Elaine (Olds) Gohlman was born in Grass Valley, Oregon, on November 13, 1917, to Rella (Marlin) Olds and Frank Olds. She entered Heaven’s gates on March 2, 2017. Delores attended Milton schools and graduated from McLoughlin High School in 1935. She married Herman E. Gohlman on August 16, 1939. He operated Gohlman’s Grocery with his brother, Kenneth, for...
Eleanor Jean Tomlinson
Mar 1, 2017
Eleanor Tomlinson, 86, of Walla Walla, peacefully passed away at the Odd Fellows Home on Wednesday, March 1, 2017. Eleanor was born in 1923 on a homestead in Adams County to Carl & Anna (Braun) Koehler. She was baptized & confirmed at Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Ritzville. Her family moved to Walla Walla in 1943 and she graduated from...
Marie Martha Buckley
Feb 23, 2017
Marie Martha Gauch Buckley was born on October 9, 1921, in Walla Walla, to Fred and Martha Gauch. She had three siblings, brothers Fred Jr and Harry Gauch, and sister Margaret (Joe) Boone, all who have passed. Marie grew up in Walla Walla and was a graduate of St. Vincent Academy in 1940. The same year, Marie married John...
Gregory Hunter Thayer-Rowley
Feb 23, 2017
It is with great sorrow to face the devastating news that this world lost another beautiful soul all too soon. Gregory Hunter Thayer-Rowley passed away unexpectedly on February 23, 2017, in his home located in Walla Walla, at the young age of 18. Hunter was born on July 3, 1998, in Wenatchee, to William Rowley and Shar Thayer. Hunter...
Lorraine Marguerite Eyraud
Feb 22, 2017
Longtime Walla Walla resident, Lorraine Marguerite Aubert Eyraud, 82, passed away peacefully at her home on Wednesday, February 22. She was surrounded by her husband, children, and grandchildren. The youngest of five children, Lorraine was born April 4, 1934, to August and Rosa Aubert, both French immigrants from the Champsaur region. Her family had a large sheep ranch outside...
Rena June Johnson
Feb 21, 2017
Rena Johnson was born on June 4, 1927, on the Coppei Mountain, 30 miles East of Waitsburg. She was the youngest of six children to Albert and Margaret Hansen. She was an avid sports fan and played on the 1945 Waitsburg Cardinals Women’s All Star Basketball Team. After graduating from high school she attended St. Mary’s Nursing Training Program....
Santos Garcia
Feb 19, 2017
Santos Garcia, 69, of Walla Walla, passed away peacefully on Sunday, February 19, 2017, at Chaplaincy Hospice in Kennewick. Born in Edinburg, Texas, to Reymundo and Anastacia Garcia. Santos is survived by his wife, Leticia Monica; and a very loving proud father to his two sons, Paul Garcia and Albert Garcia; and his grandson, Jamison Cruz Garcia. He is...
Donald Lynn Parsons
Feb 16, 2017
Don was born March 21, 1925, to Archie Parsons and Gertrude Spencer Parsons. He passed away February 16, 2017, at the age of 91. Don attended College Place Grade School and Walla Walla High School, graduating in 1943, shortly after which he went into the Air Force during WWII. He served as a B-24 nose gunner in the 456...
Benjamin Charles Phillips
Feb 15, 2017
Benjamin C. Phillips Jr., was born December 14, 1931, and died February 15, 2017. Ben graduated from WA-HI in 1950. He is survived by Karleen, his wife of 65 years; sons, Steve and Kevin; daughter, Tonia; and four grandchildren. Ben’s interment will be at Blue Mountain Memorial Garden Saturday, April 8, 2017, at 10 a.m. Reception to follow.
Marjorie Forest Dyer
Feb 13, 2017
Marjorie “Midge” Forest Dyer, 98, passed away February 13, 2017, at the Washington Odd Fellows Home in Walla Walla. She was born on September 24, 1918, to parents Selena and Edgar Forest in Pendleton. She attended school in Adams, and graduated from high school at St. Vincent’s Academy in Walla Walla in 1936. She married Robert C. Dyer on...
Wayne Albert Bachtold
Feb 8, 2017
Wayne Albert Bachtold, the only child of Albert Earnest Bachtold and Lucile Wilda Colwell Bachtold, born on February 1, 1929, in the “old” Walla Walla General Hospital. Wayne attended Walla Walla Public Schools and graduated from Walla Walla High School in 1947. He was particularly proud of his participation in Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps during his high school...
Rita Catherine Donnelly
Feb 8, 2017
Former Waitsburg resident Rita Donnelly slipped from this life February 8th at the Odd Fellows Home. She was born January 24, 1924 in Camden NJ to Polish immigrants Joseph and Margaret C. Smith. Her sister Bernice was born in December of 1924. Less than two years later, Margaret was widowed for the 2nd time, leaving her with two toddlers...
Ernest William Lafont
Feb 7, 2017
Ernest LaFont (Dad, Grampa, Gidu, Ernie, Reverend LaFont) passed away early in the morning On Tuesday February 7th. Honoring his life are his second wife Sue, his son Leland and his wife Lani, his grandchildren Suzie, Roger, Stewart, Eli and the family gained through his marriage to Sue Mize and: Sons George, Steve (who predeceased Ernest), Jon and daughter...
Ardys Arloie Fleming
Feb 3, 2017
Ardys Fleming (née Ardys A. Ault) of Seattle, WA, died February 3, 2017 at the age of 88. She was born to Annabelle and William Ault in Walla Walla, WA. She graduated from Dayton (WA) High School and took business courses in Spokane. Ardys married Don Merlin Fleming on March 12, 1950 in Spokane, and the couple settled in...
John Anthony Eier
Jan 31, 2017
John Anthony Biddiscombe Eier of Dayton WA, formerly Lewiston ID passed away on January 31st after a long illness. He was surrounded by family and friends and died peacefully. As in life, he died with everyone full of love and support around him. A celebration of life will be held sometime in the near future.
Helen Barbara Wyrick
Jan 31, 2017
Helen (Connie) Hofer Wyrick passed away January 31, 2017, in Walla Walla. She was born February 7, 1916, to Gene and Amelia (Rizzuti) Connery at home on a small farm in Walla Walla. She attended Braden School, St. Vincent’s Academy and graduated from Walla Walla High School in 1933. After a year of working, she enrolled in the Saint...
Bonnie Marie Schmaltz
Jan 27, 2017
Long-time Walla Walla resident Bonnie Marie Schmaltz, aged ninety years, died Friday, January 27, 2017, at the Odd Fellows Home. A celebration of life will be held Tuesday, January 31 at 10 a.m. at the Central Christian Church in Walla Walla. Born May 29, 1926 in Condon, Oregon to Elza and Ruby (Kenaston) Wallace, Bonnie married Robert C. Schmaltz...
Harold James Strampher
Jan 26, 2017
Harold James Strampher, born to William and Julia Strampher in Prosser, Wash. Moved to Walla Walla where he attended high school. He served as a Parachutist in World War II. He worked as a union carpenter most of his life, up until retirement. He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Nancy A. Stramper; children, Linda Collins, Marie...
