John Jacob Erdman
Feb 13, 2016
John J. Erdman, a lifelong resident of Walla Walla, died at Providence St.Mary Medical Center on Feb. 13, 2016. He was born March 16, 1920, in Walla Walla to Volga German immigrants John and Catherine Erdman from Walter, Russia. He attended Walla Walla schools and graduated from Walla Walla High School in 1939. John served in the U.S. Military...
Dorothy Dianne Remington
Feb 13, 2016
Dorothy Dianne Remington, 77, passed away Feb. 13, 2016, at Providence St. Mary Medical Center. She was born Oct. 5, 1938, to Keith and Estella Fenner. Di was the second of six children. Di spent most of her career at Walla Walla Community College until retirement. Di and her sister Carol enjoyed the Oregon Coast and time spent with...
William Robert Lyons
Feb 12, 2016
William Robert Lyons, 99, passed away at home Feb.12, 2016. William was born May 27, 1916, in Walla Walla County to Joseph W. and Hattie D. Lyons. He grew up on the family farm on Mill Creek Rd. His schooling started in a one room school house on CoyoteRoad, then, in town to Sharpstein, St. Patrick’s and graduated from...
Maria L Dingle
Feb 11, 2016
Maria L. Dingle, 71, passed away Thursday, February 11, 2016 at her home in Dayton, Washington. Maria was born August 30, 1944 to Eugene Edgar and Thelma Webb in Eugene, Ore. She was a graduate of Clarkston High School and attended Highline Community College. Maria joined the Lewiston division of the Idaho National Guard in 1976. In 1997 Maria...
David Wayne Smith
Feb 10, 2016
Wayne was born at home on Nov. 9,1924, in Pomeroy to John Gilman Smith and Doris Lewis Smith. He passed away peacefully at home with his family by his side on Feb. 10, 2016. Wayne graduated in 1943 from Pomeroy High School, where he played football, basketball and baseball and played tuba in the band. In October 1943 he was...
Susan Ann Partridge
Feb 10, 2016
Susan was born May 9, 1946, in St.Mary Hospital in Walla Walla to Angelo Michael Mele and Lucile Louise Clayter. She attended St. Patrick’s Elementary and then graduated from Walla Walla High School in 1964. She obtained college credits towards her dream of a degree in business. She had a career as a restaurant hostess for than 20 years,...
Mia Cheyenne-Tanae Powell
Feb 9, 2016
On Feb. 6, 2016, Mia “Snookey” Cheyenne-Tanae Powell, passed away leaving this world too soon. Born on March 23, 1999, in Walla Walla, she was a junior at Walla Walla High School. She attended Noah’s Ark Preschool and In-Home Day Care, Blue Ridge Elementary School and Garrison Middle School. Mia was employed parttime at Park Plaza. Mia is survived...
Harold Robert Ellenberger
Jan 28, 2016
Harold Robert Ellenberger, 76, passed away Jan. 28, 2016, at Providence St. Mary Medical Center in Walla Walla after experiencing several years of medical-related issues. Harold was born March 26, 1939, in Walla Walla to Alexander and Lucille Ellenberger. Harold grew up in Walla Walla, attending Washington School, Pioneer Junior High School, graduating from Walla Walla High School in 1958....
Ernest Henry Charlo
Jan 28, 2016
Ernest “Henry” Charlo passed away Jan. 28, 2016, at his home. A graveside service for family and friends will be held on Friday, Feb. 5, 2016, at noon at Blue Mountain Memorial Gardens, 300 S.E. Myra Road, College Place. Henry was born on May 30, 1922, in Walla Walla to Vincenzo (Jim) Ciarlo and Giuseppina (Josephine) D’Ippolito Ciarlo. He...
Sara Anne Lightfoot
Jan 27, 2016
Sara Anne Cole Lightfoot passed away on Jan. 27, 2016, at home surrounded by her family. She was born on Feb. 3, 1973, in Santa Clara, Calif., to David Lee Cole and Anita Myra Bleeck. She grew up in Beaverton, Ore., graduating from Beaverton High School in 1991. She attended Whitman College, where she met her future husband, Todd Lightfoot....
Ernest Robert Buttice
Jan 25, 2016
Ernie was born Feb. 4, 1919, and died Jan. 25, 2016, after a stoic fight with leukemia. Ernie was a hard-working gentle man who enjoyed life and never knew a stranger. His parents, Pietro and Gioseppina Tarallo Buttice, came to the United States from Sicily. Ernie was their sixth child. He had eight siblings. Ernie lived his entire 96 years...
Jock Vernon Nysoe
Jan 23, 2016
Jock Nysoe, 65, passed away Jan. 23, 2016, at Providence St. Mary Medical Center in Walla Walla. Jock was born April 14, 1950, in Dayton to Glen and Janis (Donohue) Nysoe, and he was the third of fourchildren. Jock grew up in Dayton, attended Dayton Elementary School and graduated from Dayton High School in 1968. He then attended Western Washington...
Evelyn Lynn Patterson
Jan 22, 2016
Evelyn Lynn Patterson, 64, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family and friends on Jan. 22, 2016, at her home. Evelyn was born in Walla Walla on May 18, 1951, to L.D. and Patricia Bean McCubbins. She attended Touchet schools and graduated from there in 1969. While attending school she was the 1967 May Day Princess, 1967 FFA Sweetheart and...
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...
