Thomas Allan Jones
Nov 26, 2014
Thomas “Tom” Alan Jones died in his home Wednesday, November 26, 2014, after a hard fought battle of 11 months with pancreatic cancer. However, the total time with pancreatic pain was 2 years. Tom was born October 25, 1960, in Walla Walla, WA, to his parents John and Edith (Lamperti) Jones. Tom worked at Walla Walla Glass and Birdseye....
Baby Marcus Fisher Roeder
Nov 25, 2014
Marcus was born in Walla Walla and is survived by his Father Michael Perry Roeder, Mother Amanda Jo Roeder, Brother Hunter Luke Martindale, Sister Liberty and Grandparents Rick and Vickie Roeder, Grandfather Bill Yaw, Grandmother Christine Oyen, and many Uncles, Aunts, and Cousins. Marcus Fisher was very loved by family and friends. His adorable smile, his sweet coos, and...
Nadine Lou Wendler
Nov 25, 2014
Lifelong resident, Nadine Lou Wendler, 89, passed away on Nov. 25, 2014. She was born in Walla Walla to Joe and Fern Taylor. Nadine attended local schools and Linfield College then worked at the McCaw Hospital during WWII. In 1948, she married her high school sweetheart, Les Wendler, at the White Temple First Baptist Church where they enjoyed many...
Thomas Rexford Lamb
Nov 23, 2014
(The Hummingbird Man) Thomas “Tom” Lamb passed peacefully at his home with his family on November 23rd in Dixie, Washington at the age of 90. Tom was born on December 6th, 1923 in Dixie, Washington to William and Capitola Lamb. He attended school in Dixie and graduated from Dixie High School in 1942. He married Shirley Robertson in 1946...
Vincetta "Jodi" Angotti
Nov 19, 2014
Vincetta “Jodi” (Fausti) Angotti, 66, died peacefully Wednesday morning Nov. 19, 2014, surrounded by her family at her home in Walla Walla, following a long struggle with cancer. First of four children, Vincetta was born Dec. 16, 1947, in Walla Walla to Vincent and Opal Fausti. She attended Davis Elementary School in College Place and graduated from Walla Walla...
Sally Anne Hooker
Nov 19, 2014
Sally passed on peacefully November 19th, 2014 at home surrounded by family after a courageous two-year battle with stage IV pancreatic cancer. The third of four Seubert daughters, Sally was born June 27th, 1947 in Cottonwood, ID to Almira Primus Seubert and John W. Seubert. Sally attended St. Joseph’s Elementary School and graduated from St. Gertrude’s Academy in Cottonwood...
Jack Dean Sutherland
Nov 16, 2014
Jack, or affectionately known as “Jacky,” was born on Dec. 3, 1937, and was a lifelong Walla Walla resident. He was the elder of two children born to Russell E. and Mary Ann (Allessio) Sutherland. Jack passed away on Nov. 16, 2014, at Providence St. Mary Medical Center. He attended Sharpstein Elementary School and in the eight grade transferred...
Glenn Ray Matlock
Nov 15, 2014
Glenn Ray Matlock, 67, of Walla Walla passed away Nov. 15, 2014, at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Portland. A private graveside service will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, Nov. 22, 2014, at Mountain View Cemetery. Family and friends are invited to the memorial service at 11:30 a.m. at First Assembly of God, 1919 Fern Ave., Walla...
Dorothy E. Chipman
Nov 14, 2014
Dorothy was born in Walla Walla on April 28, 1917, to James and Mary Winkle. She attended Jefferson School and Walla Walla High School, graduating in 1935. She married Cecil Chipman on June 19, 1937, in Dayton. Dorothy was employed at Birds Eye and D&K Foods for more than 30 years, retiring in 1982. After her retirement she was...
Nicolas "Nicky" David Gonzales
Nov 12, 2014
Nicolas “Nicky” David Gonzales joined Our Heavenly Father on Nov. 12, 2014, at the age of 46. He was born on Nov. 20, 1967, in Walla Walla to Juanita Gillum (Gonzales) and Nicolas L. Gonzales. As a child he would accompany his migrant family as they worked in the fields. His older siblings would put him in a bin...
Vernon Dale Kegley
Nov 12, 2014
Vernon D. Kegley, 93, died Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2014, at the Washington Odd Fellows. Vern was born April 22, 1921, to Ottie and Auda Osborn Kegley in Melvin, Ill. As a child and young adult he lived in and around that area, graduating from Paxton Community High School in 1939. On Jan. 2, 1942, Vern joined the U.S. Army...
Ronald Dale Neissl
Nov 9, 2014
Ronald Dale Neissl was born Oct. 4, 1952, in Paris, Ark., to Harold and Norma (Coleman) Neissl. He passed away on Nov. 9, 2014, after a long battle with multiple sclerosis. Ron attended Sacred Heart Catholic School in Charleston, Ark., and graduated high school from County Line. As a young boy, he worked on VanMeter’s dairy farm, rising early...
Gary Scott Cook
Nov 7, 2014
Proud parent and Valley business owner Gary Cook, 48, died Nov. 7, 2014, at his Walla Walla family home. Gary was born in Laramie, Wyo., and attended Walla Walla Public Schools, Washington State University and Walla Walla Community College. After completing his irrigation degree at WWCC, Gary purchased Water Watch Irrigation from his lifelong mentor, Greg Farrens. Water Watch...
Alice M. Stole
Nov 2, 2014
Alice M. Stole passed away on Nov. 2, 2014, surrounded by family andloved ones. She had endured a long struggle with Alzheimer’s disease during which she displayed the strength, tenacity and grace that marked her life. Alice was born in Omaha, Neb., on Oct. 14, 1933, and came west with her family to the Seattle area when she was...
Richard Earl Brink
Oct 31, 2014
Richard Earl “Dick” Brink, was born on April 21, 1922, to William Fred Brink and Klazina Houbolt Brink in Minneapolis, Minn., and he attended local schools there until Edison High School, where he graduated. He was one of five children born to the union of William and Klazina. Dick was briefly employed by the Cream of Wheat Corporation before...
Margot Louise Drone
Oct 30, 2014
Margot Louise Drone, 72, of Walla Walla, passed away Thursday, Oct. 30, 2014. She was born to Forrest and Evelyn Maus on April 14, 1942, in Robinson, Ill. Margot graduated from Eastern Illinois University in 1964 where she received a BA in education. She married the love of her life. Gary, in 1967. The two lived together in Champaign,...
Dorothy Ann Knowles
Oct 30, 2014
Dorothy Ann Knowles, beloved wife and mother, grandmother of many, both blood and adopted, went home to be with her God and Father in heaven Oct. 30, 2014. Dorothy, born Feb. 19, 1936, to John and Helen Upcraft here in Walla Walla at the old General Hospital, grew up in Walla Walla and met the Love of her life,...
Javier Carrillo Torrez
Oct 28, 2014
Javier Carrillo Torrez, 53, born to Rafael and Candelaria Torrez on Feb. 22, 1961, in Chihuahua, Mexico. Visitation will be on Thursday, Oct. 30, 2014, at Herring Groseclose Funeral Home from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Memorial service will be Oct. 31, 2014, at 3 p.m., also at the funeral home. Mr. Torrez is survived by his spouse, Jean...
Bill Schirmer
Oct 27, 2014
Bill was born Dec. 18, 1927, in Spokane to Stanley W. and Edna Meyers Schirmer. He began elementary school in Seattle, and moved in 1940 with his family to Dayton, where he completed his education and graduated from high school in 1946. Shortly after the end of World War II, Bill enlisted in the Army Air Force for a...
Steven Craig Luckstead
Oct 27, 2014
Steven Craig Luckstead, 67, of Walla Walla, passed away on Oct. 27, 2014, at Providence St. Mary Medical Center. He was born to June Luckstead and the late Wesley Luckstead on Oct. 22, 1947. Steve earned a doctorate in medium energy physics from Washington State University and worked as a medical physicist with St. Mary Cancer Center. Steve enjoyed...
