Obituary Listing

Jan 27, 2016

Sara Anne Cole Lightfoot passed away on Jan. 27, 2016, at home surrounded by her family. She was born on Feb. 3, 1973, in Santa Clara, Calif., to David Lee Cole and Anita Myra Bleeck. She grew up in Beaverton, Ore., graduating from Beaverton High School in 1991. She attended Whitman College, where she met her future husband, Todd Lightfoot....

Jan 25, 2016

Ernie was born Feb. 4, 1919, and died Jan. 25, 2016, after a stoic fight with leukemia. Ernie was a hard-working gentle man who enjoyed life and never knew a stranger. His parents, Pietro and Gioseppina Tarallo Buttice, came to the United States from Sicily. Ernie was their sixth child. He had eight siblings. Ernie lived his entire 96 years...

Jan 23, 2016

Jock Nysoe, 65, passed away Jan. 23, 2016, at Providence St. Mary Medical Center in Walla Walla. Jock was born April 14, 1950, in Dayton to Glen and Janis (Donohue) Nysoe, and he was the third of fourchildren. Jock grew up in Dayton, attended Dayton Elementary School and graduated from Dayton High School in 1968. He then attended Western Washington...

Jan 22, 2016

Evelyn Lynn Patterson, 64, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family and friends on Jan. 22, 2016, at her home. Evelyn was born in Walla Walla on May 18, 1951, to L.D. and Patricia Bean McCubbins. She attended Touchet schools and graduated from there in 1969. While attending school she was the 1967 May Day Princess, 1967 FFA Sweetheart and...

Jan 20, 2016

Alfred Robert (Bob) Teal passed away Jan. 20, 2016, at home at the age of 94, following a lingering illness. He was born to Cyrus Henry Teal and Hattie Elinore (Schmidt) Teal on July 27, 1921, at the home of his grandmother, Lauretta (Perry) Teal, on Malcolm Street in Walla Walla. In 1926, his family moved to Camas, Wash., for...

Jan 20, 2016

Clarice Laurine Aronson, 85, of Waitsburg was born in Watertown S.,D. She married Oscar J. Aronson in Wannaska, Minn., in 1949. Together they had eight children. Survived by her children, Joe and Lola Aronson, Marvin and Nancy Aronson, Donald and Terrie Aronson, Arvid Aronson, LeeAnn and Jim Kendall, Shelly and James Done, Troy Aronson. She was blessed with 22 grandchildren,...

Jan 18, 2016

Lauretta Jean Headding, 87, passed away Jan. 18, 2016, at Providence St. Mary Medical Center in Walla Walla. She was born Sept. 10, 1928, in Kennewick to Charles and Elma Parks. Lauretta was the second of five children. Lauretta grew up and attended school in the Yakima Valley. She met Orville, her husband of 68 years, not long after graduating...

Jan 16, 2016

Margaret Fanciullo, longtime Walla Walla resident, passed away on Jan. 13, 2016, at Providence St. Mary Medical Center. She was 92. Margaret was born in Bloomington, Ill., on June 18, 1924, to Lillian and Henry T. Hiller. Henry died in 1934, and Lillian remarried as Lillian Ennis. She died in 1959. Margaret had one sibling, Mary Agnes Knell. Margaret and...

Jan 13, 2016

Beatrice Peterson Torretta passed away peacefully at home on Jan. 13, 2016. She was born in Brockton, Mass., to Margaret and Hjalmar Peterson. She met Andrew Torretta in Brockton while he was serving in the U.S. Army during World War II. They married on Jan. 21, 1946, and headed for Walla Walla. She is preceded in death by her husband....

Jan 12, 2016

Jill passed away peacefully Jan. 12, 2016, at home surrounded by her family. Jill was born to Donald and Florence “Dood” Dubbledee in Walla Walla. She was a happy baby and brought joy to everyone. She attended Green Park, Prospect Point, Garrison and graduated from Walla Walla High School in 1983. She attended Eastern Washington University graduating in 1987, she...

Jan 10, 2016

Norman H. Wick passed away peacefully in his sleep on Jan. 10, 2016. He was born in Big Timber, Mont., on Nov. 5, 1927, to James and Minnie Wick. He graduated from Mt. Ellis Academy in Bozeman, Mont., in 1946. He served in the Army from 1950-1952. Norm worked in the sheet metal trade and construction, and was active in...

Jan 10, 2016

Dorris Lorraine Diers, 91, of Walla Walla passed peacefully on Jan. 10, 2016. Lorraine was born Jan. 26, 1924, in New Plymouth, Idaho, to Howard and Della Ferrell Bishop and was raised in Meadows Valley, Idaho. Shortly after graduating from Meadows Valley High she married Delbert H. Diers on May 24, 1941, in Meridian, Idaho. While Del served in the...

Jan 6, 2016

Melissa E. Mercado peacefully passed away January 6, 2018, at Park Manor. She is survived by both parents, two sisters, and four children. Melissa was loved by many and will be very missed. Funeral Service will be held at the Herring Funeral Home Thursday, January 25, 2018 at 10:00AM. Memorial Contributions may be made to the Walla Walla Catholic...

Jan 4, 2016

James Henry Appling, 88, passed away surrounded by his family, Jan. 4, 2016, at Providence St. Mary Medical Center. Mr. Appling was born April 1, 1927, to Omar Ray and Gladys Emmer Hollingshead Appling in Walla Walla. He attended Green Park and Edison grade schools and graduated from Walla Walla High School in the class of 1945. He was drafted...

Jan 2, 2016

Frances M. Armijo, 87, passed away Jan. 2, 2016, at Washington Odd Fellows nursing home in Walla Walla. Frances, also known as “Panchita,” was born Sept. 20, 1928, in Donna, Texas, to George and Dolores Morales. During the early years of her life she traveled with her family to various locations to work in the fields. She met her husband,...

Jan 1, 2016

Former Walla Walla resident Bethel Eirgil Smith “Smitty,” 86, passed away in Gilbert, Ariz., with his wife, Sharron, by his side on Jan. 1, 2016. Born of goodly parents to Guy Edward Smith and Edna Jane Burgoon on July 12, 1929, in Toppenish, Wash., Eirgil attended local schools in Walla Walla. Eirgil married Myrtle Mable Clayton in 1951. The marriage...

Dec 31, 2015

Sherry Ann Turnbow, 61, our beloved mother and friend, passed away peacefully on Dec. 31, 2015, with her family by her side. Sherry was born, raised and spent all of her life in Walla Walla. She graduated from Walla Walla High School in 1972, where she was very active in 4-H and Wagonettes. She attended Walla Walla Community College, where...

Dec 21, 2015

Betty Lee Laufer, 85, passed away peacefully on Dec. 21, 2015, at her home with family by her side. Betty Lee was born July 15, 1930, to Warren and Lela James in Dayton. Betty Lee had a wonderful childhood growing up on the family farm out on the Whetstone. She attended Dayton schools. Betty Lee was truly a “Dayton Girl.”...

Dec 19, 2015

Ray T. “Bud” Pringle, 88, passed away the morning of Dec. 19, 2015, at home with his wife Barb and daughters.

Bud was born in Grand Rapids, Mich., on Aug. 2, 1927, to N. Elma Pringle (1887- 1970) and Ray A. Pringle (1882-1970). Bud joined half- brother, Harold Alfred, and older sister, Julia Joyce “Judy,” both deceased....

Dec 19, 2015

Laurine Carmen Campbell was born in Walla Walla on Nov. 6, 1924, to Louis and Frances Faro, the second of 11 children who survived to adulthood. Laurine grew up on a farm near College Place and attended St. Patrick’s School. The family lost the farm due to damage from a flood during the Great Depression. After graduating from St....