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...
Michael James Brown
May 30, 2014
Walla Walla resident Michael (Mike) James Brown passed away at home with his family at his bedside on May 30, 2014. Mike was born Jan. 29, 1927, in Hensel, N.D., to Michael Brown and Matilda Kelso. In December 1945, Mike enlisted in the U.S. Army and served as a technician fifth grade teletype operator in the 3113th Signal Service...
Edward Francis Martin
May 28, 2014
Edward Francis Martin died of natural causes on May 28, 2014. He was 85 years old. Edward was born in Walla Walla to Joseph and Edith Martin, a pioneer wheat farming family. He attended St. Patrick Grade School and Walla Walla High School where he excelled in basketball. He loved all sports, but his one true passion was skiing,...
Carlene Ann Studley
May 26, 2014
Carlene Winkle Studley was born on May 8, 1932 to Carl & Anna Winkle. She attended St. Patrick School in Walla Walla. She moved to Seattle, Washington & attended school there. Returning to Walla Walla, she completed grade school at Washington School & graduated from Walla Walla High School. She married Earl Richardson & later divorced. From that marriage,...
Michael Daniel Gene Farance
May 26, 2014
Michael Daniel Gene Farance was born on April 24, 1949 in Walla Walla, Wa. He went to the Lord on May 26, 2014. He was preceded in death by his parents Arthur and Mary (Mae) Farance of Walla Walla, Wa. He is survived by first and second cousins and many friends. He served in the Army in Germany and...
Athena Brianna Bentley
May 25, 2014
Athena Brianna Bentley, Nickname: Pila, Paa Paa, Bob, Pilala, 15 years old lived in Walla Walla, Washington left us Sunday, May 25th, 2014. Athena was born at St. Mary’s hospital Friday, February 19th, 1999 in Walla Walla, Washington. Athena went to Blue Ridge Headstart, Sharpstein Elementary, Pioneer Middle School, and was currently a freshman at Walla Walla High School....
Aidan Rilie Boede
May 25, 2014
Aidan Rilie Boede went to dance with the Angels on May 25, 2014 at the young age of 17. He was born March 14, 1997 in Pendleton, Oregon to September Boede. Aidan started his life in Athena with his mom and grandma Teresa. He was welcomed with open arms from members of the Athena Christian Church, the Athena Baptist...
Eleanor Scheece Kane
May 23, 2014
Eleanor Scheece Kane, longtime Walla Walla resident, passed away on May 23, 2014, at the age of 90. Born and raised in Walla Walla, she was the daughter of Beulah and Martin Scheece, attending Green Park Elementary and Walla Walla High School. She graduated from the University of Washington, where she was a member of Alpha Chi Sorority, Mortar...
