Robert (Bob) Locati
Nov 23, 2025
Robert (Bob) Locati of Walla Walla, WA, passed away on the afternoon of November 23, 2025, at Providence St. Mary’s Hospital in Walla Walla.
Robert was born on November 25, 1941, in Walla Walla, WA. He first married Suzanne Stazel on May 5, 1962, with whom he shared four children: Ruth, Andy, Ed, and Rob. On March 6, 1976, he married...
Kathryn Christene Thrasher
Nov 23, 2025
Kathryn Christene Thrasher passed away on November 23, 2025. She was born on May 11, 1930, in Gruver, Texas, to John and Vera Dillow. At the age of six, the family moved to eastern Colorado until 1946, when they moved to Grandview, WA. Upon graduating from Grandview High School in 1948, she began work at the Hanford Nuclear Site in...
Nancy Rasmussen
Nov 15, 2025
Nancy (Schmitz) Rasmussen was born in Missoula, Montana to Clement and Marie Schmitz. Both of her parents grew up in Montana and her father worked as an electrical engineer for Mountain Bell Telephone Company. Her father’s job forced the family to move between Missoula and Helena several times until they finally settled in Helena when she was about eight years...
Jack M. McCaw
Nov 15, 2025
Jack M. McCaw, age 98, was welcomed into the Heavenly Choir on November 15, 2025, joining his beloved “redhead,” Laurette. He was born on March 31, 1927, in Walla Walla, WA, to Jay M. and Katherine Holling McCaw. (He always joked that his mother didn’t want him to be an “April Fool,” so she made sure he was a day...
Shirley Jean Klein Richter
Nov 14, 2025
Shirley Jean Klein Richter passed away at the Washington State Odd Fellows home in Walla Walla, November 14, 2025. Shirley was born August 22, 1932, in Auburn, WA, to Sam O. and Ingeborg Stensrue Skagen. The family lived in Spokane, WA, before settling in Ballard, WA. Shirley attended schools in Ballard, graduating from Ballard High School in 1950. She was...
Teresa Romero
Nov 13, 2025
Teresa Romero passed away at Saint Mary’s Hospital in Walla Walla on 13 November 2025 from heart complications she had been battling for two decades. Teresa was well respected in Dayton, Washington as a tenacious orchard worker. She was one of the first women to become a seasonal tree pruner at the Warren Orchard during the cold winters. For countless...
Leslie Vernon Jasper
Nov 13, 2025
Leslie Vernon Jasper (82) passed away from Lymphoma on November 13, 2025, at Providence Hospital in Walla Walla, Washington. Born January 11, 1943, to Vernon Leslie Oaks and Pauline Huss Oaks, he was later adopted by his stepfather, Thomas Jasper.
Les was a graduate of Walla Walla High School (1961) and Central Washington University (1966). After graduation, he joined the US...
Eva Mae (Effie) Lamb
Nov 11, 2025
Eva Mae (Effie) Lamb was born to Cecil and Sylvia Johnson on June 17, 1925. Her life, here on earth, is an amazing saga. From a childhood of poverty, a broken home and separation from her siblings this preteen gained a positive work ethic, perseverance, persistence and achievement. She accepted Jesus as her Lord and Savior in a little church...
Gabriela Geraldine Félix Flores
2025
Con profundo dolor y corazones llenos de tristeza, la familia de Gabriela Geraldine Félix Flores anuncia su fallecimiento el sábado 8 de noviembre del 2025, a la edad de 34 años.
Gabriela nació el 27 de noviembre de 1990 en Providence St. Mary Medical Center en Walla Walla, Washington, hija de Rosalinda Flores Cantú, originaria de Edinburg, Texas, y Jesús Félix...
Gabriela Geraldine Felix Flores
Nov 8, 2025
With deep sorrow and heavy hearts, the family of Gabriela Geraldine Felix Flores announces her passing on Saturday, November 8, 2025, at the age of 34.
Gabriela was born on November 27, 1990, at Providence St. Mary Medical Center in Walla Walla, Washington, to Rosalinda Flores Cantu of Edinburg, Texas, and Jesus Felix Lopez of Maripita, Sinaloa de Leyva, Sinaloa, Mexico.
Affectionately...
Jane Coronado
2025
Jane Coronado passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family, Friday, November 7, 2025. Jane was born to Marcos and Catalina (Arevalo) Coronado in Walla Walla, WA, on April 22, 1966, Jane was the second youngest of twelve children.
Jane was deeply committed to her future and her career. She began working at Banner Bank at the age of 25 and devoted...
Eulah Irene (Munns) Davis
Nov 6, 2025
Eulah Irene (Munns) Davis passed away peacefully on November 7, 2025, after a seven-year journey with Alzheimer’s disease. Up until the end, Eulah maintained her grace, sweet smile, and love of family. She was born on March 28, 1936, to Mary Ninetta (Bergevin) Munns and J. Francis Munns.
Eulah’s life can be encapsulated with the words: Family, Friends, Flowers, Food, and...
Joseph Koning
Nov 6, 2025
Joseph “Joe” Koning, 57, of Walla Walla, passed peacefully at home surrounded by his loved ones on the evening of November 6, 2025.
Joe was born on December 11, 1967, in Paterson, New Jersey, to Ruth Edith Connett and Joseph Henry Koning. A 1986 graduate of Boonton High School (NJ), he went on to serve honorably in the United States Air...
Charles Norman Fulton
Nov 6, 2025
Charles “Chuck” Norman Fulton passed away on November 6, 2025, in the presence of loving family after a brief illness. Chuck deeply loved his family and community, saw the good in all people, and treated everyone he met with respect. Chuck’s life will continue to inspire his family.
Born on June 27, 1947, in Walla Walla, Washington, to Ruth and Donald...
Eugene Troy Stapleton
Nov 2, 2025
Troy passed away peacefully at his home on November 2, 2025, at the age of 62, of Post Cortical Atrophy (PCA), a rare form of Alzheimer's that distorts visual processing and spatial reasoning. He wore many hats: husband, father, son, brother, papa, and friend. He was surrounded by the love of his family.
Born and raised in the Walla Walla Valley,...
Anita Lynn Kemmy
Nov 2, 2025
Anita Lynn Kemmy, 78, died November 2, 2025, at Regency at the Park in College Place, Washington.
A rosary will be held on Wednesday, November 12, 2025, at 6:00 PM, at the Chapel of the Herring Funeral Home. A memorial mass will be held on Thursday, November 13, 2025, at 1:00 PM, at Assumption Catholic Church.
Memorial contributions may be made to...
Consuelo "Connie" Spence
Nov 2, 2025
It is with the heaviest of hearts that we announce the passing of Connie Spence, 61, of Walla Walla, after an epic and courageously hard-fought battle with Progressive Supranuclear Palsy.
Connie was born in Weiser, Idaho, on November 23, 1963, to Pablo and Francisca Chavarria Balderas, the oldest of two children.
She moved to Walla Walla as a child and attended local...
Carol Jean Stimmel
Oct 23, 2025
Carol Jean Stimmel, 85, died October 23, 2025, at her home.
Carol Jean was born in Wallowa, Oregon, to Jess Johnson and Helen Mae Wisdom. She later grew up in Elgin, Oregon, with her four siblings: Gary Prince, Sue (Collins) Wells, Cindy (Collins) Noland, Jack Collins, her mother, Helen, and Stepfather, Leonard “Pud” Collins. She graduated from Elgin High School in...
Priscilla Marie Fadness
Oct 23, 2025
Priscilla Marie Fadness was born on a farm outside of Java, South Dakota, on November 29, 1931. She was the seventh of eight children born to Reinhold and Magdalena (Schock) Horst. After the death of her mother, her father married Ernestine Pressler, whom Priscilla always referred to as “Mom.”
Priscilla attended Java schools until her family moved to Glenham, South Dakota,...
Lawrence Harry Dublinski
Oct 22, 2025
Lawrence Dublinski of College Place, WA, died peacefully surrounded by loved ones. He was 90 years old.
Larry was born in Chicago, IL, to Rosalie and Lawrence Dublinski. He graduated from Austin High School, then joined the Air Force, where he served for 5 years. He married Mary Kapaun in 1956. After his military service, they moved to Chicago, where he...
