Obituary Listing
Obituaries for Herring-Groseclose Funeral Home
Louis Lavern Lawrence
Mar 9, 2026
Louis Lavern Lawrence, 95, died March 9, 2026, at his home in College Place, WA.
Arrangements have been entrusted to the Herring Groseclose Funeral Home, 315 W Alder St, Walla Walla.
John Frank Noal
Mar 7, 2026
John Frank Noal, 85, died March 7, 2026, at Providence St. Mary Medical Center, in Walla Walla.
Arrangements have been entrusted to Professional Funeral Directors and Crematory, Walla Walla, WA.
Cheryl Valane Brunton
Mar 5, 2026
Cheryl Valane Brunton, 87, died March 5, 2026, at her home in Touchet, WA.
Arrangements have been entrusted to Professional Funeral Directors and Crematory, Walla Walla, WA.
Carlos Enrique Vargas Romero
Mar 3, 2026
Carlos Enrique Vargas Romero, 75, died March 3, 2026, at his home.
A memorial funeral mass will be held on Thursday, March 26, 2026, at 10:00 AM at St. Patrick Catholic Church, with Father Daniel Barnett as celebrant.
Arrangements have been entrusted to the Herring Groseclose Funeral Home, 315 W Alder St, Walla Walla.
Paul Aaron Brooks
Mar 3, 2026
Paul Aaron Brooks, 88, died March 3, 2026, at Regency at the Park in College Place.
Memorial contributions may be made to a charity of choice through the Herring Groseclose Funeral Home, 315 W Alder St, Walla Walla, WA 99362. Friends and family are invited to sign the online guestbook at www.herringgroseclose.com.
Maria Olivia Sanchez
Mar 2, 2026
Maria Olivia Sanchez, 72, died March 2, 2026, at her home. Olivia is survived by her husband, Jose Sanchez.
A Rosary will be recited on Wednesday, March 18, 2026, at 6:15 PM, at the Chapel of the Herring Funeral Home. The Memorial Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Thursday, March 19, 2026, at 1:00 PM at St. Patrick Catholic Church, with...
Marleen Louise Hazen
Mar 1, 2026
Marleen Louise Hazen, 83, died March 1, 2026, at the Walla Walla Veterans Home.
Arrangements have been entrusted to the Herring Groseclose Funeral Home, 315 W Alder St, Walla Walla.
B. Darlene Mings
Feb 28, 2026
Betsy “Darlene” Mings was born on February 27, 1945, in Dayton, WA, and peacefully passed away at Providence St Mary Medical Center in Walla Walla, Washington, on February 28, 2026, surrounded by her children. She had just celebrated her 81st birthday before succumbing to lymphoma. In September 2023, she moved from College Place, WA, to Starbuck, WA. Her parents were...
Gerhard Heinz Hoffman
Feb 26, 2026
Gerhard Hoffman was born in 1930 in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, where his parents had immigrated from Germany. Soon after his birth, his mother was required to travel alone to her homeland to correct immigration papers. It was about six months before she could return to the U.S. and her children. Shortly afterward, the family moved to Jamestown, North Dakota, where Gerhard's...
Delbert Blaine Conry
Feb 25, 2026
Delbert Blaine Conry, 73, died February 25, 2026, at Providence St. Mary Medical Center.
Arrangements have been entrusted to the Professional Funeral Directors and Crematory, 315 W Alder St, Walla Walla.
Donna Jean Stevenson
Feb 24, 2026
Donna Jean Stevenson (née Rolph), 89, died February 24, 2026, of complications from cancer, with her family at her bedside. She was born May 15, 1936, in Spokane, Washington. She was raised as an only child by her mother, Bernice Anderson, and her grandmother, Annie Olson, in the Spokane area, and by her father, Donald Rolph, in the Lewiston/Clarkston area.
She...
Elizabeth Eubanks McCracken
Feb 24, 2026
Elizabeth “Liz” Eubanks McCracken, 70, a lifelong Walla Walla resident, passed away February 24, 2026, at Providence St. Mary Medical Center.
Liz was born April 12, 1955, in Walla Walla, Washington, to Robert and Rosemary Fowler Eubanks, joining her 16-year-old sister, Lin. She spent her early years on Lincoln Street in Walla Walla, a neighborhood she remembered fondly for its close-knit...
Pamela Marie Gisi
Feb 23, 2026
Pamela Marie Gisi, 67, died February 23, 2026, at her home.
Arrangements have been entrusted to the Herring Groseclose Funeral Home, 315 W Alder St, Walla Walla.
Ronald Raymond Sams
Feb 22, 2026
Ronald Raymond Sams, 83, died February 22, 2026, at Providence St. Mary Medical Center.
Arrangements have been entrusted to the Herring Groseclose Funeral Home, 315 W Alder St, Walla Walla.
Wilmot Earl Thorp Jr.
Feb 20, 2026
Longtime Moses Lake resident and dentist, Earl Thorp, died Friday, February 20, 2026, at the age of 103, in College Place, WA.
In 1903, the Wright brothers took their first flight. Wilmot Earl Thorp, Jr., flew into the world 20 years later, on January 30, 1923. Born in La Salle, Colorado, to Wilmot E. and Mollie Thorp, he was the youngest...
Nicholas George Notaras
Feb 16, 2026
Nicholas George Notaras, 80, died February 16, 2026, at Providence St. Mary Medical Center.
Arrangements entrusted to Herring Groseclose Funeral Home, 315 W Alder St, Walla Walla.
Carol Jean Ericson
Feb 13, 2026
Carol Jean Ericson, 81, died February 13, 2026, at Eagle Springs Memory Care.
Arrangements entrusted to Herring Groseclose Funeral Home, 315 W Alder St, Walla Walla.
Kimberly Jo Davis
Feb 12, 2026
Kimberly Jo Davis, 59, died February 12, 2026, at her home.
Arrangements entrusted to Herring Groseclose Funeral Home, 315 W Alder St, Walla Walla.
Karinna Laurel Ball
Feb 12, 2026
Karinna Laurel Ball, 62, died February 12, 2026, at her home.
Arrangements entrusted to Herring Groseclose Funeral Home, 315 W Alder St, Walla Walla.
Wilma Lucille Shaffer
Feb 11, 2026
Wilma Lucille Shaffer passed away on February 11, 2026, at the age of 96. Wilma was born August 21, 1929, to Claude and Hazel Key of Milton, Oregon. One of five siblings, her early childhood was spent on the Steen Ranch on Dry Creek, where her father was employed. Later, the family would move to the family home/farm on the...
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