Benjamin Smart Jr.
May 20, 2016
Benjamin HarrisonSmart Jr. was born on Nov. 12, 1922, at the family farm in rural Grant Township, Mo. He died at his home in College Place on May 20, 2016, at the age of 93. Ben was the fourth of 11 children born to Benjamin Harrison Smart Sr. and Clara Marie Barton Smart. He weighed only 2 pounds at...
Hazel A. Pomraning
May 20, 2016
Hazel A. Pomraning, lifelong resident of Walla Walla, passed away on May 20, 2016. Hazel was born Oct. 18, 1927, to Lloyd H. Bennett and Leona (Powell) Bennett. She married Max O. Prest on Oct. 14, 1946, and together they raised four daughters. In 1977, Hazel married Kenneth N. Pomraning. Hazel is survived by her daughters, Donna (Scot) Barron...
Zoila Guerra De Grajales
May 20, 2016
Zoila Grajales (abuela), 90, resident of Manhattan, N.Y., passed away peacefully on Friday, May 20, 2016, at 6:03 p.m. in Walla Walla, surrounded by her daughter’s family, while connected to her sons and oldest granddaughter through media format. Zoila Grajales was a longtime resident of New York, where she lived since leaving her country of origin, Panamá, after retiring...
Mario Francisco Franco
May 15, 2016
Mario Francisco Franco, 60 passed away after a short courageous battle with esophageal cancer. Mario was born to Domingo Franco Jr., and Linda Soto Franco in Toppenish, Washington. He lived in Walla Walla throughout his life attending St. Patrick’s grade school, DeSales High School and graduated from Walla Walla High School. As a young boy and teenager, Mario excelled...
Thomas Lee Mcintyre
May 14, 2016
Thomas Lee McIntyre, 66, passed away May 14, 2016, at home in Walla Walla surrounded by family. He was born in Portland. He grew up in Mississippi, where he began his career as a Police Officer. He later moved back to Oregon, where he continued to serve as a police officer for a total of 30 years of service....
Arnold John Ewoniuk
May 12, 2016
Longtime Walla Walla resident and business owner Arnold “Arnie” John Ewoniuk passed away on May 12, 2016, at his home due to complications from “ALS,” also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. Arnold was born May 7, 1943, in Dickinson, N.D., to James and Elsie Evoniuk. When Arnold was a toddler his family moved to the small town of Milton-Freewater....
Maryalis Klicker
May 10, 2016
Maryalis Klicker, 88, passed away at home on May 10, 2016. A life long Walla Wallan, Maryalis was born to Manuel and Helen Anhorn on Sept. 5, 1927. She attended St. Patrick’s Grade School and graduated from Walla Walla High School. Maryalis attended Washington State College from 1946-1949. She returned to finish her home economic and teaching degree at...
Kathlyn Elizabeth Wasser
May 8, 2016
Kathlyn Elizabeth Wasser was born Dec. 28, 1915, to Joseph and Elizabeth McLaughlin in Seattle. She passed away at 100 years 4 months at her home in Walla Walla. She was the second of three daughters born to Irish immigrants and attended St. Ann Catholic School in Seattle. She met Kenneth Wasser and married him on Sept. 22, 1934....
Marci Simmons
May 1, 2016
Marci was born to Michael and Linda Schab, Aug. 20, 1971, in Anaheim, Calif., and passed away at home May 1, 2016, after a long struggle with colon cancer. She moved moved to Walla Walla when she was 2 years old and attended local schools and graduated from DeSales High School in 1989. She grew up riding and showing...
Robert Nichols
Apr 26, 2016
Robert was born in Detroit, Mich., on Oct. 10, 1952, to Robert and Florence Nichols. He moved to Walla Walla in 2000, then transferred out of state. He and his wife retired in Farmington, N.M., and then moved back to Walla Walla in 2013. His parents and wife proceeded him in death. He is survived by his children, Ramona,...
Lorita Ann Romero
Apr 26, 2016
Lorita Ann (Berg) Romero, our loving wife, mother, grandmother, greatgrandmother and great-great-grandmother was born May 13, 1929, in Portland. She died peacefully on April 26, 2016, at the Washington Odd Fellows surrounded by her loving family. Lorita was a compassionate and loving person. She loved people and animals and always put others first before herself. She enjoyed reading poetry,...
Lynn Brough Lunden
Apr 22, 2016
Our beloved Lynn Lunden passed away peacefully Friday on April 22. She is survived by her husband, Gary; sons, John Glase (wife Janelle), Tom Glase (wife Amy); grandchildren, Winston, Amelia, Tadhg, Finn and Kai; her mother, Teckla Brough; and sister, Bonnie Keeney (husband Tom). She also has two step-daughters, Laurie and Ashli Lunden in Victoria, British Columbia. Lynn was...
James Henry Terrells
Apr 20, 2016
James Henry Terrells Sr. passed away on April 20, 2016. He was born to the late Jesse Lee Terrells and the late Sedalia Ellis on Sept. 15, 1947, in Buckeye, Ariz. James was the eldest of nine siblings. James went to New Mexico State University and then on to Cal State L.A., both on football scholarships. He and his...
Barbara Ann Locati
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...
Richard Alberta Polumsky
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...
Richard Dean Hays
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...
Warren Stanley Maclafferty
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...
Vernita Ellen Wies
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...
Antonio Chavez Garcia Jr.
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...
Betty Lou Hull
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...
