Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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Laurette DeLoris McCaw, age 84, was welcomed into Heaven on Oct. 6, 2014. She was born on June 7, 1930, in Dusty, WA, to Jacob J. and Martha Weber Stueckle. The youngest of seven children, she moved with her family to the Prescott area in 1936 where her father farmed near Clyde. She attended and graduated from the Prescott school system in 1948. She then attended Whitworth College for one year as a music major and was proficient on the piano, accordion and trombone. On November 20, 1949, she...
A service to remember and celebrate the life of Howard Whipple will be held on September 20, 2014 at 1:30 PM at Dayton United Methodist Church. The family would be honored by your attendance....
A service to remember and celebrate the life of Howard Whipple will be held on September 20, 2014 at 1:30 PM at Dayton United Methodist Church. The family would be honored by your attendance....
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Chad Dale Mock, Milton Freewater, Oregon passed peacefully from this earth on August 31, 2014 and has "Gone to prepare a place for us." He died peacefully in his sleep. Funeral services will be Friday, September 5, 2014 at 10:00 A.M. at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1151 N. Elizabeth St., Milton-Freewater. Concluding services and interment will be in the Odd Fellows Cemetery in Waitsburg, Washington. Mr. Mock was born August 24, 1921 in Waitsburg, WA the son of Roy V. and...
Margaret Ann Picton, 67, of Waitsburg, WA died August 19, 2014 in Kennewick, WA. She was born February 2, 1947 in Shirley, Arkansas to her parents Jesse and Lucille Nettles. She lived in Waitsburg, WA for over 60 years. Margaret loved to watch football and other sports. In her youth she was an avid horsewoman, winning many awards and ribbons. Most of all, she enjoyed spending time with her family. Margaret is survived by her son J.C. Picton; sisters Wanda (Gerry) Gales and Delores Nettles;...
Former resident Daniel (Dan) Knell died at the age of 91 in Banner Good Samaritan Hospital in Phoenix Az. He had been a resident of Quartzsite Az for the last 10 years. While in Waitsburg, he had been a mechanic at his own shop - Dan's General Repair....
Edna Jean Beechinor passed away peacefully on July 28, 2014 at age 87 in Richland, WA surrounded by her loving family. A Celebration of life will be 2:00 p.m., Monday, August 18, 2014, at Mountain View-Colonial DeWitt, 1551 Dalles Military Road, Walla Walla, WA 99362. Memorial contributions may be made to Blue Mountain Humane Society or Pets Over Population Prevention ( P.O.P.P). Please send contributions to the funeral home. She was born in Colville, WA on June 11, 1927. While she was still a baby, her family moved to Milwaukie, WI, where she...
A celebration of Life will be held for Robert L. Budig on August 9, 2014 at 1pm at First Christian Church in Dayton. Military Inurnment will follow at Dayton City Cemetery. Donations may be made to First Christian Church, Local American Legion Club Frank E. Bowers Post No. 42 or Dayton Alumni Association....
Howard Whipple finished his earthly journey on July 3, 2014, at the age of 94. He was born in Sprague, WA on September 29, 1919, the eldest son of Daniel and Alma Whipple. A railroad family, they moved often, usually living in the family quarters above the depots. Howard graduated from Lind (WA) High School in 1937, and took courses at Kinman Business School. Following in his father’s footsteps, he became an agent-telegrapher with the Northern Pacific Railroad. He joined the navy in 1944 and trained as a radioman, completing his duty in 1...
The man that we all loved who lived in Kennewick, WA for 30 years passed away at home with his family by his side May 24, 2014. Richard was born in Walla Walla, WA June 3, 1947 to Joseph & Usona (Tootie) Buroker. He graduated from Wa-Hi High School in 1965 and entered the Army National Guards in 1967 as a combat engineer. Richard married his high school sweet heart Carol Bischoff in 1967 and had three children Chris, Pat and Jennifer. While raising his family in Walla Walla he worked at the W...
Archie Elden Lindsey was born June 28, 1922, in LaJunta Colorado to Ralph and Mary B. Butler Lindsey. He grew up during the Dust Bowl times in a financially strapped family. He often told stories of the little they had as children especially when it came to food. He went through school there through the 8^th grade. Despite his lack of schooling, he was capable of carrying on a conversation, while calculating in his head the exact number of bricks or blocks it would take to do a certain job. He...
Deborah Diane Williams passed away at 63 on Thursday, April 10, 2014 in Walla Walla, Wash. She is survived by her mother, brother, sister, four children and 15 grandchildren. Debbie lived in the Waitsburg and Dayton areas from approximately 1993 to 2008 and loved the area. She will be laid to rest near her family in Logan, IA....
The Rev. Ernest W. Collard of East Wenatchee died on Friday, March 28, 2014. He was born June 13, 1927, at Walla Walla, WA, the son of Samuel and Ida (Mantz) Collard, wheat farmers northwest of Walla Walla. When he was 6 years old, the family moved to their farm eight miles west of Prescott. He graduated from Prescott High School in 1945, and then attended Wartburg College, Waverly, Iowa, and WSU, before graduating in 1948 from Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma. He is a 1952 graduate of Wartburg Theological Seminary, Dubuque, Iowa. He...
Clair “ Woody” Woodward, 93, of Waitsburg, passed away on February 7 in Walla Walla. His base of operations here was the roundtable at the Waitsburg Hardware, where he made many friends with his outgoing personality. Woody served as a State Patrolman in Wyoming for 25 years, retiring in the Cheyenne area in 1985 as Sergeant. He loved hunting, fishing and camping, and could swap stories with the best. His special hardware friend was John Stellwagen. Woody is survived by wife Mary Arland at the home, one Sister, El Jean in Iowa; three sons...
Just 20 years ago in Spokane, on December 18, 1983, Mariah Jean Persis Hofer was born. She was baptized at Saint Patrick Catholic Church in Spokane December 22, 1995. Mariah passed away in Waitsburg at the home of her parents, Cindy and Gary Hofer, on January 14, 2014. She was preceded in death by Grandfathers Glen Hofer and Clarence “Dick” Bishop some years ago, and Grandmother Aggie Bishop of Spokane just weeks ago in early December. As a young girl Mariah brought much joy to many. Her smile was legendary. Her talents included singing,...
Mariah Jean Persis Hofer December 18, 1993 - January 14, 2014 Rosary is being held at St. Mark Catholic Church (405 W. 5th) in Waitsburg on Friday, January 24 at 6 p.m. A Funeral Mass will be held Saturday at 11 a.m....
Kenneth Norman Jantz passed away at his home in Orlando, FL on December 3, 2013. Kenneth was born on January 20, 1938, in Davenport to Howard and Dorothea Jantz. He graduated from Davenport High School and after graduation enlisted in the Navy. Kenneth served 4 years in the Navy. He then worked as a campus police officer at Washington State University where he met his wife, Carolee Clodius Jantz. They returned to Waitsburg where he began his farming career that lasted 40+ years. During his time...
Juan Arebalos Jr. peace- fully passed away Oc- tober 31, 2013 after a courageous battle with cancer. Juan was born March 18, 1957 to Juan Sr. and Sofie Arebalos in Delano, California. Juan grew up in Pacoima, California, then his family moved to Dayton, where he graduated from Dayton High School and then Spokane Community College with a degree in Art. In 1986, Juan married his wife Leticia Ceballos. To- gether they have a daughter Melody and son Brandon, both from Lakewood, Wash- ington. Juan...
Mary Anne Yanc- ey, 1932-2013, of Brooklyn, NY, passed away unexpect- edly October 25. Born in Walla Walla, Washington to a ranching family, she attended Cottey College, graduated from Whitman College, and moved to New York City, in 1954. She married and raised a family in Brooklyn Heights, earned three Masters Degrees, two from Columbia University's School for Public Health and Urban Planning, and a third from Columbia's Teachers College. She became a leader and sustaining force to many organiz...
James "Jim" Burres died peacefully at his home in Waitsburg, WA, on Sep- tember 18, 2013. A private graveside service will be fol- lowed by a celebration of his life memorial at the Presbyterian Church on September 28, 2013 at 2 p.m. Friends and family are invited to celebrate Jim's life. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations to the following organization: Ye Old Town Hall; Waitsburg Volunteer Fire and Ambulance Ser- vice; or Walla Walla Com- munity Hospice....
Julia Mark, 82, died peacefully at her home in Dayton on September 5, 2013. Julia was born July 8, 1931, in Durban, Natal Province, South Africa, to Norman L. and Eunice Phelps Rice. She was the youngest of four children; their parents served as missionaries in South Africa. The Rice family returned to the U.S. in 1934. They lived in Oklahoma and North and South Dakota before moving to Freewater, Oregon in 1945. Julia graduated from McLaughlin Union High School in Milton-Freewater in 1949...
Robert Edgar (Bob) Danforth, 83, passed away on August 6, 2013 at his home in Walla Walla. He died of cancer after a courageous one year battle and was sur- rounded by his wife Barbara and other family members at the time of his passing. Bob was born Sept. 7, 1929 in Spokane, Washing- ton to Edgar Smith and Ag- nes Pierre Danforth. He was preceded in death by his fa- ther Edgar at the age of one. His mother remarried Otto Schmitt in 1935 and they moved to the Lance Hills area of Cheney, WA. He h...
Born on Oct. 14, 1940, John David Burns passed away on July 31, 2013, in Dayton near the Touchet River that he loved. He loved fishing and listen- ing to the sounds of the wa- ter. He and his wife Margie were married in 1961, later divorced and were reunited in marriage again in 2009 - 40 years later. John spent 15 years in the Navy and served in Vietnam. He was honor- ably discharged in 1972 as Chief B.T. He attended San Francisco State University and earned a degree in Me- chanical Engineering. He is survived by wife Margie of Dayton:...
Hubert was born March 30, 1927 in Taylor, Wash. He was a descendant of mountain man Johnny Grant and Isabelle, a member of the Blackfeet Tribe. He was raised in Waits- burg and will be buried in Lynnwood, Wash. He was a U.S. Navy Vet- eran of WWII and Korea. He later served in U.S. Army Airborne as an Operating Room Technician from 1962 to 1965. He later worked as a tele- phone installer, lineman and electrician. Hubert is survived by his former wife Jane; children, Jim, Kathy, Mark, Deb- ra,...
