Rev. Wesley C. Harris
Jul 4, 2014
The Rev. Wesley C. Harris, 58, died peacefully in his sleep at his home in Prescott Valley, Ariz., on July 4, 2014. His best friend, Kevin O’Connor, said it beautifully: “He experienced True Freedom on the Fourth of July.” He is survived by his wife, Connie; his mother, Shirley Musick of Walla Walla; sister JerriLynn Musick Lawson (husband Dan)...
Solomon Frank
Jul 3, 2014
“A Grandfather is someone with silver in his hair and gold in his heart.” Solomon Frank was born on March 8, 1920 in Walla Walla, Washington to John David and Elizabeth Frank, Germans that emigrated from the Volga region of Russia. Sol was one of nine children raised in a home that valued faith, love of family and friends....
Carol S. Patton
Jun 30, 2014
Carol S. Patton, 62, died June 30, 2014, at home after a lengthy illness. Carol was born in Aberdeen, Washington, on June 6, 1952, to Leonard Ole and Jessie Blanche (Reed) Christoffer, and graduated from Aberdeen High School in 1970. She was the youngest of eight children. Carol married John Brannock in Aberdeen in 1968 and they later divorced....
Aletha Fern Depping
Jun 26, 2014
Aletha Fern Depping passed on June 26, 2014 at the Odd Fellow Home in Walla Walla. She was born Sept 26, 1920, in Farnam, Nebraska to Homer and Carrie Propeck. The Propeck family moved to Milton Freewater, Oregon in 1930. She graduated from McLoughlin High School in Milton Freewater in 1937. Aletha met and married the love of her...
Ralph Robert Brandon
Jun 25, 2014
Ralph R (Brandy) Brandon, age 90, died on June 25, 2014 at Providence St. Mary’s Hospital from complications due to Alzheimer’s and pulmonary fibrosis. Brandy was born on June 22, 1924 in Berwick, Pennsylvania to the late Sterling and Mildred (Kile) Brandon, the youngest of four boys. During high school, he worked nights at the ACF Steel plant as...
Christopher Eugene Elliott
Jun 23, 2014
Christopher Eugene Elliott sadly left this world on Monday, June 23, 2014 at the age of thirty years young. Christopher was born December 29th, 1983 in Santa Rosa, CA. A loving father, son, brother, grandson, uncle, cousin and friend, Christopher moved to Waitsburg in 1994. He attended Waitsburg schools. Anyone who knew Christopher knew he would give anyone the...
Mary Ellen Stevens
Jun 21, 2014
Mary Ellen Valaer Stevens, 86, of College Place, WA passed away on Saturday, June 21, 2014, at Washington Odd Fellows Home in Walla Walla. She was born in Spokane, WA on April 2, 1928 to the late Virgil and Dorothy Valaer. Raised in Walla Walla and southern California, Mary Ellen graduated from the University of Washington in 1951. Always...
Rose Mary Arbini
Jun 20, 2014
Rose M. Arbini, 92, passed away Friday, June 20, 2014 at Cottage in the Meadow in Yakima. Rose was born September 20, 1921 in Walla Walla, Washington to James & Patrina Ballachina Vinti. She attended Braden School and graduated with honors. On June 15, 1947, she married Joseph Arbini in Walla Walla. They lived & farmed on the Arbini...
Frank Pugliese
Jun 19, 2014
Frank was born in Kenosha, Wisconsin to Antonio Pugliese and Filomena Chiodo. The family moved to Walla Walla when he was age eight. He attended Braden School and was a member of St. Francis Catholic Church. He married Rose Spanish in 1935 and they were married for 70 years until her death in 2005. He joined the Walla Walla...
Donna D. Rose
Jun 18, 2014
Donna D. Rose passed away June 18, 2014 at Park Manor Nursing and Rehab where she had been a resident for several years. Donna was born in Jamestown, North Dakota, on March 3, 1928 to Carl and Irene Herzog. She was the oldest sister of 3 girls and 2 brothers. Her father was in the grocery business so the...
Gustav J. Siedler
Jun 17, 2014
Gustav J. Siedler was born in Wielka Wies, Poland in 1921 and went into God's loving arms on June 17, 2014. He served on behalf of the Allied Powers in the Polish-British and American armies during WWII. After serving in Korea, he continued his US Army service as teacher at the University of Seoul, Education Advisor for the Army...
Richard Kazuo Oye
Jun 16, 2014
Richard Kazuo Oye, 84, passed away at home in Lake Stevens, WA. He was born on February 10, 1930 in Modesto, California to Jun and Tsunetaro Oye. In his youth, his family was in a Japanese internment camp in Rohwer, Arkansas during WWll. His family eventually moved to Walla Walla. He later served in the Army during the Korean...
Russell Charles Dutton
Jun 14, 2014
Russell Charles Dutton passed away peacefully June 14, 2014 at Park Manor with family by his side. He was 89. Russell was born March 7, 1925 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. The family settled in Prescott, Washington, where he attended school until he entered the Navy at the age of 19. He served honorably in the South Pacific Islands during...
Virgil Earl Whiteley
Jun 10, 2014
Virgil Earl Whiteley was born Oct. 1, 1926, to Earl and Viola Whiteley in Walla Walla. He attended Berney and Braden grade schools and graduated from Walla Walla High School. Upon graduation, he enlisted in the Army Air Corps and served until the end of World War II. After the war, he enrolled at Washington State University and graduated...
James Michael Savage
Jun 9, 2014
James Michael Savage, 90, of Walla Walla passed away on June 9, 2014. Born on September 1, 1923 in Freewater, OR , the eldest child of Oscar Allen Savage and Mary Maher Savage, he moved to Walla Walla during the early days of the Depression. There he attended St. Patrick’s Grade School for a brief time with a pretty...
Ryan Anselmo Bosse
Jun 5, 2014
On June 5, 2014, Ryan Anselmo Bosse died of a pulmonary embolism. He was 36. Whenever anyone dies they leave empty spaces – in the hearts of their friends, in the lives of their families, in the social fabric of their communities, in the places they frequented. Ryan Bosse left a lot of empty spaces. When Ryan married Alicia...
Dewey Bernard Arnold
Jun 2, 2014
Dewey B. Arnold, 82, passed away on June 2, 2014 at St. Mary Medical Center. The Graveside Funeral Service will be held on Monday, June 9, 2014 at 11:00 AM at Mountain View Cemetery with Rev. Mark Koonz officiating. Memorial contributions may be made to the College Place Presbyterian Church through the Herring Groseclose Funeral Home, 315 W. Alder,...
Judy Mae Zohner
Jun 1, 2014
Judy Mae Zohner, born August 8, 1948, passed away at Providence St. Mary Medical Center on June 1, 2014. Daughter of Elsie and Wayne Wells, Judy lived most of her life in Walla Walla. She was a Wa-Hi graduate and obtained her bachelor of arts from Eastern Washington University later in life. Judy started her career with the State...
Phyllis Jeane Madison
May 30, 2014
Phyllis Jeane Madison, 82, of Walla Walla, Washington passed away on May 30, 2014 at Park Manor. Phyllis was born in Yakima, Washington on May 26, 1932 to Robert & Isabelle Wert. She graduated from Yakima High School and then worked as an operator for the telephone company. She later went on to marry Miles Madison on September 19,...
Mathew James Hager
May 30, 2014
Mathew J. Hager, 59, passed away suddenly at his home in Milton Freewater on May 30, 2014. Mathew was born in Portland, on June 24, 1954, to Robert and Emily Linek Hager. Mathew was raised in Independence, Ore., and attended schools there. He graduated from Central High School in Monmouth, Independence, Ore., in 1972. He enlisted in the United...
