Obituary Listing
Obituaries for Herring-Groseclose Funeral Home
Patsy Ruth Ingham
Dec 3, 2017
Patsy R. “Pat” Ingham, passed away December 3, 2017, at her home surrounded by family, at the age of 87. Pat was born January 14, 1930, in Pullman, Washington, to Homer and Ruth (Divine) Evans. She attended grade school and one year of high school in Pullman and in 1945 moved to Gardena, Washington with her mother and brother....
Raymond Lee Phillips
Dec 1, 2017
Raymond (Buzz) Phillips born in 1937, died December 1, 2017. He was born to Raymond R. and Edith Phillips in Wareagle, Arkansas. Buzz worked highway construction. Family was the most important and like most grandpas, loved bouncing the little ones on his knee. Buzz and Hallie belonged to Many Waters RV Club and he enjoyed RVing, hunting mushrooms and...
Anita Claudette Lepiane
Nov 28, 2017
Anita C. Lepiane, 81, passed away on November 28, 2017 at the Sacred Heart Medical Center of Spokane, WA. Anita was born on May 27, 1936 in Parsons, Kansas to Roy and Lela Stone Bauman. Soon after, the family moved to the Walla Walla Valley and Anita attended Milton-Freewater schools, graduating from Mac-Hi in the class of 1954. On...
Katie Lawanda Benzel
Nov 28, 2017
Lawanda was born August 29, 1929 in Hayti Missouri to Dollie and Ollie Jones. She was raised in Hayti along with her sister and three brothers. At the age of 18 she followed her brother Bill to Walla Walla, WA. where she met Albert Benzel. They were married on October 1, 1949. Lawanda’s greatest joy was being a wife...
Evelyn May Jennings
Nov 21, 2017
On November 21, 2017, at 11:40 AM, Evelyn May Jennings, 88, passed away peacefully at Providence St. Mary Medical Center of natural causes. Evelyn was born in Brunswick, Nebraska, on May 10, 1929, to Fredrick W and Theresa L Mauer. Evelyn moved to Walla Walla in her younger years and met the love of her life, Roy L. Jennings...
Margaret Louise Mcdonald
Nov 21, 2017
Margaret Louise McDonald, 96, beloved mother, grandmother, and community member, suffered a brain aneurysm on Monday evening, and passed away on Tuesday night at Providence St. Mary’s Hospital. She was surrounded by her family, including her son and daughter in-law, N. Wallace and Catherine McDonald, and her granddaughters, Marya Ouro-Gbeleou (McDonald) and Anna McDonald. She is also survived by...
John Daniel Hensley
Nov 18, 2017
My dear husband John Daniel Hensley went home to with God, he passed away at Providence St. Mary’s Hospital. He was born in Coalinga, California to Charley A. Hensley and Mona Whisonant Hensley. He grew up in Eureka, California and graduated from Eureka High School. Right after Graduating he joined the Army; he was in the 101st Airborne at...
Virginia Mae Heacock
Nov 11, 2017
Our dear "Ginny" passed at 96, leaving her friends and family with many fond memories. Virginia was born in Galvin, WA to Stephen and Sarah Swantz and was raised on a farm near Chehalis, WA with brothers Alex and Steve. Their chores included tending chickens, milking cows, churning butter, and picking ferns. At age 16 she graduated from Chehalis...
Dora C. Reyes
Nov 11, 2017
Dora C. Reyes, a Walla Walla resident, age 72, passed away on November 11, 2017. Dora was born in Edinburg, TX, on September 1, 1945, to Jose Antonio and Feliciana Castilleja. She was joined two years later by her little sister, Lupe. With her parents seeking agricultural work, Dora took her first trip North at the age of 6...
Horace Lazzari
Nov 11, 2017
He was born in Fort William (now Thunder Bay) Ontario, Canada to Larry and Lena Morelli Lazzari. Horace was known as “Canada’s Boy Wonder” on the accordion, at the age of nine. Horace married Jeannette Bedard in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada on his birthday October 17, 1949. The Couple had no children. They celebrated their 68th Wedding anniversary on...
Herbert (Bud) Lawrence Waggoner
Nov 9, 2017
Herbert Lawrence (Bud) Waggoner, 88, born on April 18, 1929 in Medford, Ore., passed away on Nov. 9 from complications of congestive heart failure, following two weeks of compassionate care at the Odd Fellows Home on Boyer Ave. in Walla Walla. Raised in Spokane, Wash., and graduated from both Gonzaga Prep and Gonzaga University, Bud brought his family to...
Beatrice Alice Bowman York
Nov 9, 2017
Beatrice (Bea) passed away on November 9, 2017 at Providence Hospital. She was born on August 30, 1923 to Mabel Boyd Bowman and Harry E. Bowman in Portland, Oregon. She worked at Fort Lewis during high school, graduating from Olympia High School in 1944. After graduation she worked in Portland, Oregon at the INS Bureau. Bea married Boyd C....
Yolanda Torres De Lomeli
Nov 4, 2017
Yolanda Lomeli, 66, passed away on November 4th, 2017. She is survived by her husband Jesus; her children Ilda, Rene, Jesus Jr. and Lorena; her mother Socorro; her grandchildren Giovan, Abraham, Caleb, Armando, Samuel and Christopher; her siblings Ramon, Juan, Rafael and Erlinda, and numerous nieces and nephews. Viewing and Visitation will be held on November 12, 2017 from...
Beverly Jean Berrier
Nov 3, 2017
Beverly Maughan Berrier, 86, died on November 3, 2017, at her home just outside of Dixie. Survivors include three daughters, Dena Lull, Miki Eiffert, Lori (Jesse) Cannedy; two sons, Scott M. Lull and Richard J. Berrier (Angela); a sister, Marlene Maughan Temple; and brother, Bob Maughan; seven grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews. Beverly was preceded in...
Houston Dean Sherrod
Oct 31, 2017
Our entire family is suffering greatly from the loss of a life that left us to soon. (Odilon Døden) Houston had a tender heart but, was also full of life, a young man who thought deeply about life, who had original ideas about the world, and who loved all of those around him. Having attended Santa Monica College, College...
Roselma June Walters
Oct 27, 2017
Born November 11, 1928, in Iron River, Michigan, to John and Margaret Hoinowski. She was the 12th of 14 children and the last surviving child. She graduated from Iron River High School in 1946. Rose moved to Walla Walla in 1947 to be with her older sister Martina Jones. In 1948 she met and married the love of her...
Maisie Laurene Stiller
Oct 25, 2017
Maisie Laurene (Huff) Stiller was called to be with the Lord on October 25, 2017. Maisie passed away at her home in Walla Walla, Washington, with her loving daughters Susie and Sheryl by her side. Maisie was born December 22, 1934, in Dayton, Washington, the daughter of Clifford Lyle Huff and Ruth Mae (Adamson) Huff. She attended Sharpstein, Berney,...
Eva Katherine Martin
Oct 24, 2017
Eva K. Martin passed away peacefully on Tuesday, October 24, 2017, at the age of 93. Mrs. Martin was born May 19th, 1924, in Walla Walla to Ambrose Arbini and Caroline T. Arbini. She attended College Place Public School and graduated from Walla Walla High School. Upon graduation she entered the St. Mary School of Nursing and graduated as...
Fred "Tom" Mcpherson Sr.
Oct 19, 2017
Fred Thomas McPherson, Sr., age 72, passed away peacefully at Park Manor Rehabilitation Center in Walla Walla, Washington. He was born in Little Rock, Arkansas on July 20, 1945 to the late Othel Hardin and Fred McPherson. Fred attended Walla Walla schools and graduated from Walla Walla High School in 1963. Prior to retiring, Fred was owner and operator...
Herbert "Fish" Fisher Jr.
Oct 18, 2017
Herbert “Fish” Fisher Jr., 83, passed away quietly to be with Jesus at his home. He was born in New Bern, N.C., to the late Herbert and Zelmyra Fisher Sr. Herbert graduated from West Street High School, attended college, and joined the U.S. Air Force; and retired after 20 years of service. As a result of fighting in several...
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