Marian Plucker
Dec 12, 2016
Marian Rosabel Plucker was born June 8, 1927, in Seattle, Washington, to Charles and Zola Harris. Although raised in the city, she spent her summers in Alaska where her father served as a superintendent of a fish cannery. Her stories of the steamship journeys with her mother and interactions with the Alaska Natives always captivated her children. While attending...
Genevieve "Velda" Perry
Dec 12, 2016
Genevieve “Velda” Perry, 85, died Dec. 12, 2016, at Walla Walla General Hospital, with her children by her side. Velda was born in Baker, Ore., to Edwin Welton and Emma Evelyn Pritchard Blue and married Charles D. Perry, Dec. 11, 1951. Velda lived most of her life in Walla Walla, being a sister, wife, mother, nurse and a friend...
Louise Brown
Dec 10, 2016
Our mother, grandmother, aunt and our friend, Louise Brown passed away Dec. 10, 2016. Louise was born April 1, 1923, in Fort Scott, Kan., to Floyd and Jesse Stroud Fetters. She was the youngest of four children. She married Clarence (Tony) Brown Aug. 20, 1938, in Cleveland, Okla., and they had five daughters. Tony passed away in 1965 in...
Theresa Gaurascio
Dec 3, 2016
Theresa, 89, passed away at Park Manor Care Center. She was born in Walla Walla, to Salvatore and Victoria Grano Gallo, the ninth of nine children. She attended Jefferson Grade School and Walla Walla High School. She then worked as a waitress for a number of years. In 1946 she married George Roark at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church. They...
Benjamin Adam Stull
Dec 1, 2016
Benjamin Adam Stull, 35, of Daejeon, South Korea, died as a result of an accident at his family’s home. He was born October 8, 1981, in Seattle, Washington. He leaves behind his wife, Miyoung Park, sons Noeul Adam, 4, Eydin Stephen, 2, sister Megan Alexander of Tucson, Arizona, nieces Ann and Liliana, brother Drew Stull of Stony Brook, New...
Charles Lyman Clark
Nov 30, 2016
Charles was born on a farm north of Potlatch, Idaho, to Archie and Rosie Clark. He was born with a twin sister, Hazel Wallace. He attended his first 4 years of school in two different country schools. His family then moved to Moscow, Idaho, where he attended 6th grade through the 12th grade. He loved sports and was selected...
Barbara Ellen Daniel
Nov 26, 2016
Barbara Ellen Daniel entered God’s rest on November 26, 2016 due to cancer. She was born in Pendleton, OR on September 26, 1944, to Robert “Edwin” and Doris Hoeft. She grew up on the family farm with her four older brothers and two younger sisters. Barbara attended schools in Pendleton. After graduating in 1962 she attended Eastern Oregon College...
Lorraine Toye
Nov 26, 2016
Lorrain “Lorri” Rizzuti Toye passed away on November 26, 2016 at her home surrounded by her family. Lorri was born on February 25, 1940 in Walla Walla, WA to Daniel and Maria Barbuto Rizzuti. She attended Paine School kindergarten, St. Patrick grade school and Walla Walla High School graduating in 1958. Lorri attended the Sacred Heart School of Nursing...
Lloyd Dozier
Nov 21, 2016
Lloyd M. Dozier was born in Springerton, Illinois on May 8, 1930, to Everett and Avaline Dozier. He grew up in a family of 7 brothers and 1 sister. He started working at the age of 11, while attending school in rural Illinois, graduating from Fairfield Community High School in 1948. During the summers of 1947 and 1948, Lloyd...
Carmen M. Lorenz
Nov 16, 2016
Carmen Mardene Lorenz, 80, passed away on the 16th of November, 2016, at Eagle Springs Memory Care in College Place, WA. She was born on January 15, 1936 in Walla Walla, WA to Adam and Mollie (Foltz) Hunt. Carmen grew up in Walla Walla, graduating as valedictorian from St. Patrick High School in 1953. After high school she studied...
Mabel Cecelia Sholtys
Nov 14, 2016
Mabel Sholtys, 93, died Nov. 14, 2016, at Washington Odd Fellows. Mabel was born Nov. 26, 1922, in Moxee, Wash., to Albert and Laura Rabie. She graduated from Toppenish High School in 1941. She had a gifted, artistic talent and designed the décor for several high school events. She was especially proud of designing a Wizard of Oz “Emerald...
Robert Norman Hartwell
Nov 3, 2016
Robert N. Hartwell passed away on Nov. 3, 2016. Bob was born March 11, 1936, to Harry Hartwell and Freida Rittenhouse. He grew up in Walla Walla, and graduated from Walla Walla High School. He then went on to serve in the Navy from 1954 to 1958 and was in reserves till 1962. He married Marlyn Sullins, in Memphis,...
William Eldred Berry
Nov 1, 2016
William “Bill” Eldred Berry died Tuesday, November 1, 2016 at Providence St. Mary Medical Center. Bill was the first born of two sons to William and Vivian (Patterson) Berry on October 25, 1929. He attended Edison Elementary and Walla Walla High School graduating in 1948. On March 1, 1959 he married the love of his life, Carla Sabins. They...
Robert Bruce Farmer Jr.
Oct 24, 2016
Robert (Bobb) Bruce Farmer Jr., was born Aug. 21, 1933, in Seattle, to Robert Bruce Farmer and Melva Berkhiemier Farmer. He attended Bothell public schools, graduating from Bothel High School in 1951. While in high school, Bobb was active in track as a pole vaulter. He received an athletic scholarship to then Eastern Washington State College. In 1952, he...
Lynden Lee Walters
Oct 23, 2016
Lynden Lee Walters passed away at Harborview Hospital in Seattle on Sunday, Oct. 23 at 8:30 p.m. at the age of 75 years. Lynden is survived and lovingly remembered by her husband, Harold Kenneth Walters; her daughter, Rebecca Anne Feigner; and her sons, Jason Scott Feigner and Kenneth Darrel Feigner. Lynden was born Lynden Lee Ekstrom in Klamath Falls,...
Gina Kathryn Bull
Oct 12, 2016
The world lost a bright, warm, and beautiful soul on Wednesday, October 12, when Gina Grant Bull passed away unexpectedly at the age of 57. She was at her home in Walla Walla, Washington with her husband, Ron Bull, when she suffered a massive cerebral hemorrhage. She was vibrant and healthy and suffered no pain at the time of...
Charlene Mae Mccaslin
Oct 11, 2016
Loving mother, grandmother, and friend, Charlene Mae Harris-McCaslin passed away on October 11th, 2016 at the age of 91. Charlene was born an only child to devoted parents Charles and Lula Harris on June 20th, 1925, in Seattle, WA. When she was in the second grade, she moved with her parents to the Skagit area. Raising minks, fishing, running...
Sharon Lee Miller
Oct 9, 2016
Long time Waitsburg resident, Sharon Miller, died Sunday, October 9, 2016, due to complications from pneumonia. She was 74 years old. Sharon was born 5/31/1942 in Tacoma, WA to parents Willard and Bonnie Wilson. The Wilson family soon moved to Joseph, OR and Sharon attended Joseph schools, graduating in 1960. Sharon was an avid horse rider, and she was...
Kenneth Jurgensen
Oct 9, 2016
Our loving husband, brother, father, and grandfather, Kenneth John Jurgensen passed away on Oct. 9, 2016. Ken was born on May 1, 1949, to Robert and Anna Mae (Spencer) Jurgensen. He spent his early years in Chamberlain, S.D., with his brothers and sister. Ken believed deeply in freedom and liberty and a society of justice. In 1967, he enlisted...
Caroline Hickey
Oct 4, 2016
Mom passed away peacefully surrounded my loved ones holding her hand on a rainy Tuesday afternoon, October 4, 2016. Caroline Torretta Hickey was born to Paul and Marie Torretta on July 10, 1935, in Walla Walla Washington. She was a first generation American in her family, and very proud of her Italian Heritage. She grew up on an onion,...
