Nancy A Arnold
May 21, 2015
Nancy A. (Payne) Arnold, 80, of Walla Walla, passed away suddenly on May 21, 2015, at home. Nancy was born in Kelso, Wash., on Dec. 11, 1934, to the late Ray and Agnes (Hose) Payne. She married Dewey (Bud) Arnold on June 20, 1964, and they were married just 18 days short of 50 years when Bud passed away on...
Harry Harold Fox
May 20, 2015
Harry Harold Fox passed away on May 20, 2015 at Walla Walla General Hospital. He was born to the late Kathryn Fox of Walla Walla on July 23, 1925. Harry was raised in Walla Walla until being drafted into the Army in 1942 at the age of 17. He enjoyed being outdoors especially in the mountains. He also enjoyed working...
Helen M. Bowman
May 17, 2015
Helen M. (Jean) Bowman passed into eternity with Jesus and many loved ones at the age of 96 at Providence St. Mary’s Hospital, Walla Walla, Washington on May 17, 2015. Jean, an identical twin, was born to Andrew Marlow and Belle Delaney Marlow, the third of eight siblings on December 28, 1918 in Eagle River, Wisconsin. Her family relocated to...
Stuart Alan Durfee
May 17, 2015
Stuart Alan Durfee of Touchet passed away at Kadlec Regional Medical Center following a battle with thyroid cancer. He was surrounded by his family and friends when Jesus welcomed him home. Stuart was born on Jan. 8, 1962, in Dayton to Elbert and Helen Durfee. He attended Dayton schools from kindergarten through his high school graduation in 1980. He was...
Marilyn Jeanne Drayton
May 11, 2015
Marilyn J. Drayton passed away peacefully at home in the early morning hours of May 11, 2015, the Monday after Mother’s Day, just as her mother did 26 years before her; we were blessed with two very devout mothers who didn’t want to miss a Mother’s Day with their family. Marilyn was born in Walla Walla, September 10, 1929, to...
Karen Kay Dunn
May 5, 2015
Karen Kay Dunn, age 77, of Walla Walla, passed away on Tuesday, May 5, 2015. She was born to the late OA and Marjorie Leonard on Nov. 5, 1937. Karen went to school in Pullman. She married Frank Dunn in 1961 and later divorced. She was an active member of the Wheatland Village Community and volunteered for and participated in...
Erma Bernice Kaup
May 3, 2015
Erma B. Kaup passed away at Wheatland Village in Walla Walla. Services are to be held at Wheatland Village Chapel, 1500 Catherine St., on Friday May 8, 2015, at 1 p.m. with Chaplin Steve Cromwell. Private family interment. A gathering of friends and family will be held right after the service at Wheatland Village. Erma is survived by her children,...
Curtis Nordman
May 2, 2015
Curtis Nordman June 23, 1960 — May 2, 2015 Curtis Alan Nordman, 54, passed away on May 2, 2015, at home in Umapine. He was born on June 23, 1960, in Canyonville, Ore., the son of Fred and Mary Nordman. He married Barbara Tucholke on April 15, 1978, in Walla Walla. They had three children together, Christopher, Jamie and...
Theron Eldon Smith
Apr 30, 2015
Theron (“Smitty”) E. Smith leaves us with a legacy of devotion to his family, country, and community. Those who knew him would say he was not only a true professional who devoted much to his country and community, but also was a quiet, gentle, kind, caring soul who always took the time to listen and give his fellow man a...
Nadine Ruth Christensen
Apr 29, 2015
Nadine Ruth (Nicki) Christensen passed away on April 29 at the Odd Fellows Home surrounded by her family. Nicki was born on February 19, 1927, in Walla Walla, to Robert J. and Ruth (Stiller) Jessee, the youngest of their children. Nicki grew up on the Stiller homestead east of Lowden on the south side of the Walla Walla River. She...
Joseph George Stinebaugh
Apr 27, 2015
Joseph (Joe) George Stinebaugh was born Oct. 13, 1959, in Walla Walla to George Emil and Mary Lou Huff Stinebaugh. He passed away surrounded by family and close friends. Joe graduated in 1978 from Walla Walla High School, where he enjoyed photography, auto mechanics and Junior ROTC. After graduation Joe worked for Firestone Tire and Lusk Brake and Alignment. He...
John Anthony Lepiane
Apr 26, 2015
Lifelong valley resident John Anthony Lepiane passed away on April 26, 2015, at Walla Walla General Hospital with his children at his bedside. He was born on February 24, 1922, in Walla Walla to Italian immigrants Giuseppe (Joe) and Maria (Mary) Filice Lepiane. The second of six children, he and his siblings grew up working the family farm. He...
Jeanne W. Deeringhoff
Apr 26, 2015
Jeanne Deeringhoff was born on July 19, 1939 and passed away peacefully in her home on April 26th surrounded by her family. Jeanne was born in Portland, OR to Claude and Willa “Babe” Wagoner. She moved to Walla Walla at a young age, attending St. Patrick’s Catholic School for most of her education. It was there that she began dating...
Ruth Edna Mings
Apr 23, 2015
Ruth Edna Angell Mings was born June 28, 1944, in Omak, Wash., to Glen and Edna Angel. Ruth completed her education in Dayton, graduating in 1963. Ruth married the love of her life, Ronnie Mings on July 25, 1964. To this union came two children, Rita Mings Brown and Rodney Mings. For 26 years Ruth greatly enjoyed her work and...
Verna Mae Endreson
Apr 21, 2015
Verna Mae Endreson Born October 1st 1928, to Harland & Vesta Severance. She was the 3rd of seven children. Growing up, the family moved around a lot. She met Earl N. Endreson and later married, together they had four children. She worked as an LPN up at the Washington State Penitentiary until she retired. She is a beloved mother, grandmother,...
Robert Jason Mercado Jr.
Apr 21, 2015
Robert Jason Mercado Jr. passed away April 21, 2015, at Providence St. Mary Medical Center at the age of 54. He was born Feb. 8, 1961, in Walla Walla to Cheryl Ann Mercado and Robert Jason Mercado Sr. Robert graduated from Walla Walla High School in 1980. He spent several years working as a truck driver. He was an avid...
Lucille Eleanor Lust
Apr 20, 2015
Lucille Eleanor Lust, 96, a longtime resident of Colfax, Wash., died at Providence St. Mary Medical Center in Walla Walla, on April 20, 2015. The memorial service will be at Peace Lutheran Church in Colfax on May 9 at 11 a.m. Burial will be in the Endicott Cemetery in Endicott, Wash. A luncheon will be held at Trinity Lutheran Church...
Charlie Oscar Warner
Apr 19, 2015
Charlie O. Warner, Sr., 77, passed away peacefully April 19, 2015, surrounded by his children. Charlie was born on November 15, 1937, in Missouri to Frank and Ethel Warner. He was the youngest of seven children. Charlie grew up mostly in Missouri and Walla Walla and attended local schools. On October 16, 1968, he married Yvonne Marie White. His life...
Marcella Welch
Apr 19, 2015
Marcella D. Russell Welch passed peacefully on April 19, 2015, at Odd Fellows Home in Walla Walla with family at her side. Marcella was born in Montana on July 2, 1930, to Floyd and Selma Russell. She married Willard “Wayne” Welch on March 21, 1948. They lived many years in Prescott before moving to College Place. There they spent many...
Barbara Jean Ferraro
Apr 16, 2015
On April 16, 2015, our beloved Barbara Jean Ferraro lost a very short battle to cancer. Barbara was born at St. Mary’s Hospital on Oct. 21, 1947, in Walla Walla to parents Dominic and Jacqueline (Lindsey) Ferraro. She went all through the Catholic school system, starting at St. Patrick’s and graduating from DeSales in 1965. Barb then went on...
