Alfred Robert Teal
Jan 20, 2016
Alfred Robert (Bob) Teal passed away Jan. 20, 2016, at home at the age of 94, following a lingering illness. He was born to Cyrus Henry Teal and Hattie Elinore (Schmidt) Teal on July 27, 1921, at the home of his grandmother, Lauretta (Perry) Teal, on Malcolm Street in Walla Walla. In 1926, his family moved to Camas, Wash., for...
Clarice Laurine Aronson
Jan 20, 2016
Clarice Laurine Aronson, 85, of Waitsburg was born in Watertown S.,D. She married Oscar J. Aronson in Wannaska, Minn., in 1949. Together they had eight children. Survived by her children, Joe and Lola Aronson, Marvin and Nancy Aronson, Donald and Terrie Aronson, Arvid Aronson, LeeAnn and Jim Kendall, Shelly and James Done, Troy Aronson. She was blessed with 22 grandchildren,...
Lauretta Jean Headding
Jan 18, 2016
Lauretta Jean Headding, 87, passed away Jan. 18, 2016, at Providence St. Mary Medical Center in Walla Walla. She was born Sept. 10, 1928, in Kennewick to Charles and Elma Parks. Lauretta was the second of five children. Lauretta grew up and attended school in the Yakima Valley. She met Orville, her husband of 68 years, not long after graduating...
Margaret Irene Fanciullo
Jan 16, 2016
Margaret Fanciullo, longtime Walla Walla resident, passed away on Jan. 13, 2016, at Providence St. Mary Medical Center. She was 92. Margaret was born in Bloomington, Ill., on June 18, 1924, to Lillian and Henry T. Hiller. Henry died in 1934, and Lillian remarried as Lillian Ennis. She died in 1959. Margaret had one sibling, Mary Agnes Knell. Margaret and...
Beatrice Torretta
Jan 13, 2016
Beatrice Peterson Torretta passed away peacefully at home on Jan. 13, 2016. She was born in Brockton, Mass., to Margaret and Hjalmar Peterson. She met Andrew Torretta in Brockton while he was serving in the U.S. Army during World War II. They married on Jan. 21, 1946, and headed for Walla Walla. She is preceded in death by her husband....
Jill Kristine Montgomery
Jan 12, 2016
Jill passed away peacefully Jan. 12, 2016, at home surrounded by her family. Jill was born to Donald and Florence “Dood” Dubbledee in Walla Walla. She was a happy baby and brought joy to everyone. She attended Green Park, Prospect Point, Garrison and graduated from Walla Walla High School in 1983. She attended Eastern Washington University graduating in 1987, she...
Norman Wick
Jan 10, 2016
Norman H. Wick passed away peacefully in his sleep on Jan. 10, 2016. He was born in Big Timber, Mont., on Nov. 5, 1927, to James and Minnie Wick. He graduated from Mt. Ellis Academy in Bozeman, Mont., in 1946. He served in the Army from 1950-1952. Norm worked in the sheet metal trade and construction, and was active in...
Lorraine Diers
Jan 10, 2016
Dorris Lorraine Diers, 91, of Walla Walla passed peacefully on Jan. 10, 2016. Lorraine was born Jan. 26, 1924, in New Plymouth, Idaho, to Howard and Della Ferrell Bishop and was raised in Meadows Valley, Idaho. Shortly after graduating from Meadows Valley High she married Delbert H. Diers on May 24, 1941, in Meridian, Idaho. While Del served in the...
Melissa Evette Mercado
Jan 6, 2016
Melissa E. Mercado peacefully passed away January 6, 2018, at Park Manor. She is survived by both parents, two sisters, and four children. Melissa was loved by many and will be very missed. Funeral Service will be held at the Herring Funeral Home Thursday, January 25, 2018 at 10:00AM. Memorial Contributions may be made to the Walla Walla Catholic...
James H. Appling
Jan 4, 2016
James Henry Appling, 88, passed away surrounded by his family, Jan. 4, 2016, at Providence St. Mary Medical Center. Mr. Appling was born April 1, 1927, to Omar Ray and Gladys Emmer Hollingshead Appling in Walla Walla. He attended Green Park and Edison grade schools and graduated from Walla Walla High School in the class of 1945. He was drafted...
Frances Morales Armijo
Jan 2, 2016
Frances M. Armijo, 87, passed away Jan. 2, 2016, at Washington Odd Fellows nursing home in Walla Walla. Frances, also known as “Panchita,” was born Sept. 20, 1928, in Donna, Texas, to George and Dolores Morales. During the early years of her life she traveled with her family to various locations to work in the fields. She met her husband,...
Bethel "Smitty" Eirgil Smith
Jan 1, 2016
Former Walla Walla resident Bethel Eirgil Smith “Smitty,” 86, passed away in Gilbert, Ariz., with his wife, Sharron, by his side on Jan. 1, 2016. Born of goodly parents to Guy Edward Smith and Edna Jane Burgoon on July 12, 1929, in Toppenish, Wash., Eirgil attended local schools in Walla Walla. Eirgil married Myrtle Mable Clayton in 1951. The marriage...
Sherron A. Turnbow
Dec 31, 2015
Sherry Ann Turnbow, 61, our beloved mother and friend, passed away peacefully on Dec. 31, 2015, with her family by her side. Sherry was born, raised and spent all of her life in Walla Walla. She graduated from Walla Walla High School in 1972, where she was very active in 4-H and Wagonettes. She attended Walla Walla Community College, where...
Betty Lee Laufer
Dec 21, 2015
Betty Lee Laufer, 85, passed away peacefully on Dec. 21, 2015, at her home with family by her side. Betty Lee was born July 15, 1930, to Warren and Lela James in Dayton. Betty Lee had a wonderful childhood growing up on the family farm out on the Whetstone. She attended Dayton schools. Betty Lee was truly a “Dayton Girl.”...
Ray Towner "Bud" Pringle
Dec 19, 2015
Ray T. “Bud” Pringle, 88, passed away the morning of Dec. 19, 2015, at home with his wife Barb and daughters.
Bud was born in Grand Rapids, Mich., on Aug. 2, 1927, to N. Elma Pringle (1887- 1970) and Ray A. Pringle (1882-1970). Bud joined half- brother, Harold Alfred, and older sister, Julia Joyce “Judy,” both deceased....
Laurine Carmen Campbell
Dec 19, 2015
Laurine Carmen Campbell was born in Walla Walla on Nov. 6, 1924, to Louis and Frances Faro, the second of 11 children who survived to adulthood. Laurine grew up on a farm near College Place and attended St. Patrick’s School. The family lost the farm due to damage from a flood during the Great Depression. After graduating from St....
Elverta Margaret Jacobsen
Dec 18, 2015
E lverta Margaret Jacobsen, 84, passed away on December 18, 2015, in her home surrounded, with love, by her family. A celebration of life will be held on Tuesday, December 29, 2015, at 2 p.m. at Herring Groseclose Funeral Home. Chaplain Keith Canwell will officiate.
She was born on November 1, 1931, to Leo and...
John Ira Christiansen
Dec 17, 2015
John was born April 12, 1937, in Ephraim, Utah, to Ira and Vivian Christiansen.
He was an only child. John’s father died while serving in the Navy during World War II when John was 6, Raising John was accomplished with the help of his maternal grandparents, Ernest and Mille Beal.
John met the love of...
Florence Grace Lamb
Dec 14, 2015
Florence G. Ewing Lamb, a resident of Walla Walla for the past 68 years, passed away December 14, 2015 at the age of 95. Florence was born on August 5, 1920 in Webster City, Iowa to Bernard & Elizabeth Williams Mills. She grew up & attended schools in the Midwest.
On February 8, 1939, she married Henry...
Lucretia Madelan Stinson
Dec 9, 2015
Lucretia M. Stinson died at her home in Walla Walla on Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2015 at the age of 98. She was born in Walla Walla to Eugenia (Van Hollebeke) and Victor S. White on Nov. 22, 1917. She grew up in Walla Walla attending public and Catholic schools. She graduated from Walla Walla High in 1935 later graduating...
