Obituary Listing

Apr 20, 2016

Barbara Ann Locati (Barb), went to her eternal rest April 20, 2016, at Walla Walla General Hospital. Barb was born to Carl F. and Dorothy R. (Weeks) Shepard on Dec. 16, 1933, in Tacoma. The family moved to Walla Walla in December of 1946. At the age of 13, she entered College Place Public Schools, graduating from Walla Walla...

Apr 18, 2016

Richard Alberta Polumsky, 87, of Walla Walla entered eternal rest on April 18, 2016. Richard was born to Joseph Polumsky and Nellie Brooks Polumsky on Jan. 13, 1929. Richard, affectionately nicknamed “scrubs” by his family, was born in Peola, Wash. and raised in Waitsburg. He graduated from Waitsburg High School in 1948, joined the Air Force in 1950 and...

Apr 17, 2016

Richard Dean Hays passed away April 17, 2016 at Park Manor Nursing Home at the age of 68. Rick was born in Pasco, WA on June 12, 1947 and moved to Dixie and finally to Walla Walla. He graduated from Wa-Hi where he played football and was on the wrestling team. Rick worked at Payless and Wilbur-Ellis for many...

Apr 15, 2016

Warren “Stan” MacLafferty, 86, of College Place, WA passed away on April 15, 2016 at his home. Born in College Place, Stan was raised in the radio business as his father, Laurence, was the chief engineer for radio station KUJ for over 25 years. During WWII Stan helped out by taking his own shift at the station becoming the...

Apr 10, 2016

Vernita Ellen Smith Wies of Walla Walla went to be with our Lord on April 10, 2016, at the age of 88 with family by her side. Vernita was born on Aug. 2, 1927, in Wyandotte, Mich. She was the daughter of Kenneth and Etta Gorbutt Smith. She grew up and attended schools in Michigan. As a young woman...

Apr 6, 2016

Antonio (Tony) C. Garcia, 92, of Walla Walla passed away on April 6, 2016. He was the son of Antonio Garcia and Maria Chavez Garcia and was born on Oct. 15, 1923, in Mercedes, Texas. He moved to Walla Walla in 1954 and was employed by the St. Patrick Catholic Church until his retirement. An avid gardener, Tony loved...

Apr 3, 2016

Beloved mother and community activist Betty Lou Brittenham Hull passed away on April 3, 2016, at the Park Manor Rehabilitation Center in Walla Walla. A Christmas baby, Betty was born in Lind, Wash.,on Dec. 25, 1926, to Charles Henry Brittenham and Ruby Sutton Brittenham. After her youth in Lind,she graduated from Annie Wright High School in Tacoma. Over the...

Mar 27, 2016

Charles Albert Lincoln was born in Havre Montana on May 13th, 1939, to Ervin and Annie Lincoln. Charles, known to those who loved him as ‘Charlie’ or ‘Chuck’, fell in love with classical music and the electronics that brought it to him when he heard his first broadcast on a home built radio. His blossoming love of Physics took...

Mar 21, 2016

James Thomas “Jim” Blakely, 80, of Walla Walla passed away Monday, March 21, 2016, at Regency at the Park. Jim was born Aug. 22, 1935, in Tungsten, Colo., to Roy and Francis Blakely. Jim lived the majority of his adult life in Walla Walla and retired from the Washington State Penitentiary in 1990 after 27 years as a correctional...

Mar 18, 2016

Alan Lawrence Barer was born on Sept. 26, 1929, in Walla Walla to Israel and Esther (Mozorosky) Barer. He attended Green Park Elementary school. He was a 1947 graduate of Walla Walla High School where he played on the football team. He went to the University of Washington, and was a member of the Sigma Alpha Mu Fraternity. He...

Mar 14, 2016

Orin Dion Swopes passed away on March 14, 2016, at home with his family. He was born on Oct. 27, 1965, in Seattle. He was soon adopted by two eager parents who had been told they would not be able to have any additional children beyond their first-born child, Gary Swopes. On Nov. 4, 1965, those proud parents traveled...

Mar 14, 2016

Evelyn was born Jan. 6, 1924, on a homestead near the town of Tonasket,in remote northeastern Washington. Her parents, Benjamin Meredith Bury and Margaret Lynch Bury, had three children: Leonard, Irene and Evelyn. Evelyn Opal Bury was only 6 weeks old when her mother died. Evelyn was raised by her mother’s half-sister, Bertha E. Moorehouse Meckenheim, and her husband...

Mar 13, 2016

Lenore Elaine Snyder Zaro was born to Edgar and Marguerite Faure Snyder on May 26, 1935, in Walla Walla. She passed away March 13, 2016, at Eagle Springs in College Place, while under the care of hospice. Lenore worked 42½ years in the business office for Walla Walla School District #140 as payroll clerk. She started right out of...

Mar 12, 2016

Rosary will be recited on Sunday March 20, at 5 p.m. at Herring Groseclose Funeral Home. Funeral service will be Monday, March 21, 10 a.m. at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church. Burial to follow.

Mar 11, 2016

Charlette Duncan, 78, a loving mother, sister and friend passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by her family. Charlette was born July 12, 1937, in Alexandria, La., to James and Lula Mae Millner Voorhies. Charlette was married to Carl Duncan and they had two children, Charles and Carolyn. Charlette was a caregiver for many years and an avid...

Mar 9, 2016

Betty Jean Beck Pardis passed away on March 9, 2016, at Providence St. Mary Medical Center after a short battle with cancer. Betty was born Dec. 7, 1925, in Walla Walla, to Adolf and Amber (Casey) Beck. She attended Sharpstein School and graduated from Walla Walla High School.

Being the granddaughter of the city’s fire chief, she...

Mar 5, 2016

Pauline passed peacefully at her home with the love of her family surrounding her. Always an uplifting, joyous mother, wife, sister and grandmother, she was also a loving friend and an inspiration to so many. She lived a life of joy, humor and grace, and leaves us all with a wealth of memories. She enjoyed gardening, cooking, the outdoors,...

Mar 4, 2016

Edward Ongers passed away March 4, 2016, surrounded by the love of his family and friends. He was in the care of hospice and passed from a short battle with cancer. Ed was born July 31, 1951, to Mary and Petier Ongers in Apeldoorn, Netherlands. He immigrated to the U.S. in February 1957 with his parents and two of...

Mar 2, 2016

Joan Lee Ebersole Dumas, born December 6, 1930 in Walla Walla, WA, Parents, William R. Ebersole and Edna Schmidt Ebersole, passed away peacefully in her home on March 2, 2016. As an only child, Joan was fortunate to have the love and guidance of her paternal grandparents, A.L. and LouElla "Mami" Watson Ebersole. Her love for animals began very...

Mar 2, 2016

Mary W. Eastman passed away March 2, 2016. Mary (Maria Wilhelmina Van Griethuysen) was born in Apeldoorn, Holland, in 1932 to Gerrit and Maria Van Griethuysen. She was the third of three children and shared many stories of growing up in Holland during World War II. Mary met her first husband, Petier Ongers, and they had three sons while...