Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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Roy Allen Shea, passed away Thursday, January 14, 2021 at Booker Annex Rest Home in Dayton, WA. He was 90 years old. Roy was born April, 7, 1930 in Dayton to Clarence Shea and Olga McCauley Shea. He was the oldest of four boys born to the couple. When their parents divorced in 1940, all of the young boys moved in with their grandparents, Thomas and Bertha Shea. They were raised at the family home on 4th street. Roy graduated from Dayton High School in 1948. He enlisted in the U.S. Air Force and served during the Korean conflict in Radar Gunner... Full story
Judilyn Marie Jones, age 76, of 818 S. 5th St, Dayton, WA died November 18, 2020. Judilyn joins her love, Eugene, who passed away in 2006. There will be no public service. Arrangements are being handled through Hubbard- Rogg Funeral Home in Dayton, WA Judilyn was born November 14, 1944, in Dayton, WA to Ethel and George Bailey. Judilyn graduated from Dayton High School in 1962. She married Eugene Jones on July 1, 1963. Judilyn had worked at Green Giant and tended bar at 410, Dorseys, and the... Full story
Leonard Eugene Reser, a longtime Newport, WA resident passed away October 25, 2020. Leonard was born September 30, 1941, to Gene and Fern Reser. He was raised in eastern Washington and graduated from Ritzville High School class of 1959. He was fascinated with science and was always reading and looking for new things to try. With a farming background, there weren't many things he couldn't fix or "MacGyver". Leonard lived a full life his way. He made a lot of friends and helped many people on his... Full story
Remembered in Love Lonnie Crewse of Lebanon passed away on Wednesday, November 20, 2019 at Evergreen Hospice House in Albany. He was born October 22, 1941 in Mountain Grove, Missouri to Walter Samual Crewse and Grace Rosemary (Hanna) Crewse. Lonnie moved to Dayton, Washington in 1952 as a young child with his family. Times were tough so Lonnie entered the work force at a young age to help support the family. He worked at numerous lumber mills from Hines Mill in Bates/Baker City to John Day and... Full story
Thomas Craig George, age 78, died in Tucson, AZ on August 15, 2019. Craig was preceded in death by his parents Robert and Lora George. He leaves his beloved wife Katherine of 52 years; his son Tom and his wife Betsy George (Graham, Lacy), his daughter Katrina and her husband Michael Sents (Alex, Raelee, J.T.), and his daughter Heidi and her husband Travis Peterson (Myah, Emma). He also leaves behind his older brother, Berke George. Craig was a loving husband, father, grandfather and friend to... Full story
Our dearest Dot passed away on August 1, 2019, at the ripe old age of 96 years. Born in Walla Walla on January 13, 1923, to Hugh “Pink” and Edith O’Neil, she shared her birthday with her beloved twin sister Patricia Kathryn O’Neil (Patty). During her childhood, her father’s newspaper career moved the family to many places, including Honolulu, HI, Long Beach, WA and the Spokane WA area. Finally, the family settled in Dayton, where Pink and his brother Pat O’Neil eventually became the owners and... Full story
Edna Mae Baxter “Bitzi”, age 74, of Waitsburg, died peacefully Wednesday, July 31st surrounded by family and friends. Bitzi was born to the late I. Georgie and Eleanor Fenter, July 2, 1945, in Sedro Woolley, WA. Bitzi graduated from Snohomish High School in 1963. She married Bertie Lee Baxter in 1963, and they lived in Burlington. They raised their only son Bart in La Conner, WA. They also lived in Concrete and Sedro Woolley over a 27 year period. Bitzi earned her LPN degree in 1970 and wor... Full story
Wayne L. Pelley, 80, of Walla Walla passed away at Park Manor Rehabilitation Center on July 21, 2019. The oldest of three boys he was born in Waterloo, Iowa to Lawerance & Lydia Pelley on August 23, 1938. After joining the Navy Wayne earned his GED and it was there that inspired him to seek a career in Law Enforcement. After marrying and having a son and a daughter he graduated from the San Diego police academy in June of 1973. Wayne worked for the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department before m... Full story
Barbara Clydell Seaman Estes Burres mother, grandmother and collector of milk glass died June 24, 2019, seven days before her 90th birthday. She will be profoundly missed by her family, friends and Grande Ronde Retirement Residence (GRRR) neighbors and staff. A native of New Mexico, her parents were Clyde L. Seaman and H. Blanche Hathaway Seaman. Barbara was a life-long lover of cats, horses, babies, ice cream, gardening, and later in life, Chips Ahoy. When she was a high school senior, she and her cat, Butch, journeyed from New Mexico to...
Our beloved Everett “Neil” Stephens passed away peacefully on the evening of May 3, 2019, in Dayton, Washington, at the age of 81 years old. Neil was born in Walla Walla, Washington on March 19, 1938 to Frank & Helen Stephens, the oldest of three children, he had two younger brothers, Russell and Phillip. After graduating from Prescott High School in 1957, Neil worked on the family ranch with his parents and dabbled in amateur rodeo. He was never one to shy away from hard work and keen to emb...
Danny was born in Hood River, Oregon on March 15, 1955. He passed away at home in Walla Walla, Wa. on April 19, 2019. He led an interesting life as a "Jack of all Trades," having many occupations during his lifetime. In his youth he worked at several local canneries, then roofing, dry walling and painting for area contractors. For many years he worked seasonally in Alaska on commercial crabbing, fishing boats, and fish canneries, until retiring. Danny had a kind heart and loved his family very...
Laura Jean Hevel, age 93, of Waitsburg, WA, died at home on December 23, 2018.The memorial service will be at the Presbyterian Church in Waitsburg on Saturday, January 26th at 2:00 p.m. There will be a private burial later at Olney Cemetery in Pendleton, Ore. Mrs. Hevel was the daughter of Otis H. and Myrtle Westgate Hampton at Pendleton, OR. She graduated with the Pendleton High School class of 1943. She and Roger Hevel were married on March 23, 1947. She graduated with honors from Oregon...
Jacquelin “Jackie” Greta Long Lyons, a longtime resident of Dayton passed away on Dec. 25, 2018, at the age of 92. A funeral will be held on Sat., Jan. 19 at 11 a.m. at the Hubbard-Rogg Funeral Home in Dayton, followed by a luncheon at the Dayton Fairgrounds. Memorials may be made to the Christian Aid Center in Walla Walla or charity of choice. (Full obituary will be in the Jan. 17 issue.)...
Arlene Joyce Beuhler, 87, passed away Monday, Nov. 19 at Booker Rest Home. Arlene was born in Wenatchee on Aug. 11, 1931 to Gilbert "Gib" and Jessie Hamlin. She had a brother, Gilbert "Sonny" Charles who passed away in 1930; and a sister, Anita, who currently resides near Cabot, Arkansas. Later, Arlene moved with her mother and Anita to Seattle, where she attended West Seattle High School. She graduated in 1949. In 1951, Arlene married Edwin "Ed" Beuhler and they resided in the Wallingford area...
Betty Callahan passed away on Nov. 28, 2019 in Mesa, Ariz. with family by her side. A celebration of life will be held at the First Christian Church in Waitsburg on Dec. 8 at 3:00 p.m. A celebration potluck will follow at the Lions Building at the Waitsburg Fairgrounds. Betty was born to Carl Joseph Dunn and Leona Anna Hermanns on a farm north of Waitsburg near the old Cockburn farm on April 24, 1932, her dad's birthday. She attended school in Waitsburg, graduating in 1950. Betty attended...
LEWISTON—Rosemary Leedy Newman, 95, of Dayton, passed away Monday at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Lewiston. Rosemary was the mother of Eugene Crothers, of Dayton, and the late Michael Crothers. A memorial Service will be held for Rosemary on Saturday, Dec. 8, at 11 a.m. at St Joseph Catholic Church in Dayton....
David Ross Sanders, 74, passed away on October 17, 2018 at Salem Hospital with family by his side. David was born in Dayton, WA to Richard "Bud" Sanders and Fern Myrtle Rogers on March 30, 1944. David graduated from Dayton High School in 1963. After high school David married Kathy Gagnon of Waitsburg, WA. After their wedding David and Kathy moved to Portland, OR. where he was employed for many years as a computer programmer. They had a child Annette Louise Sanders/Erickson (Becker). Years later...
Mike was a constant explorer of news, politics and history. So it was only fitting he passed while on an “exploration” cruise ship while sailing the New England coast line from Halifax to New York City. Officially, James Michael Crothers, died October 13, 2018 in Salem, Massachusetts of cardiopulmonary arrest. Mike was born in Bend, Oregon on October 3, 1944. He and his family moved to Dayton when he was in the 2nd grade. He was with the Dayton High School graduating class of 1962, when he enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps. “Once a Marine, alwa...
At age 74, Edna Marie left with the angels on October 22, 2018, in her home in Waitsburg, WA, after succumbing to lung disease. Edna Marie was a deeply spiritual, caring person loved because of her devotion to family and friends, her generosity, energy, originality and the joy she received from doing favors for others. Her passions included being outdoors, camping, riding motorbikes, ATV's, crafts, observing nature, collecting "purdy" things, photographing old barns, trees and waterfalls, writin...
Howard (Jack)Meyers Edmenson, 99, of Dayton, passed away on March 27, 2018 Howard was born on the breaks of the Lolo River in Idaho, just this side of Weippe, October 27, 1918, to Tallahassee (Jordan) Edmenson and Harvey James Edmenson. The family moved to Weippe in 1920 to start logging in the woods for Potlatch, Cardiff and various other logging companies. Jack left Weippe when he was 18 years old and moved to Dayton, WA, where he worked for George Crall driving truck and then Scott Lumber logging company building roads. One of the roads he b...
Dorothy Eilene (Littlejohn) Lambert, a longtime Waitsburg homemaker, passed away at the age of 89 surrounded by her family, on Thursday, March 1, 2018 at the Booker Rest Home in Dayton, where she had lived for just a short time. Dorothy was born July 3, 1928 in Wellston, Ohio, to Harry and Frances Leach Littlejohn. She had a difficult start to life, when her father was killed in a coal mine when she was about eight years old. That left her mother on her own with eight small children. She married...
Rode her sorrel pony Skookum bareback over the wheat fields her daddy farmed in the foothills of the Blue Mountains, skied those hills on pine planks with her beloved siblings Fritz and Margaret, learned to read and write in a one room schoolhouse on Coppei Creek, learned to dance as her aunt and uncles played at the community hall by the homestead on Jasper Mountain, graduated valedictorian of Waitsburg High School's class of 1940, went to Washington State University on a scholarship and...
Iola Lee Bramhall, a lifelong resident of the Dayton area, passed away Sunday, January 28, 2018 at her home along the banks of Patit Creek surrounded by her loving family. She was 97. A Memorial Service celebrating her life will be held on Thursday, February 1st, at 2:00 p.m. at the Redeemer Lutheran Church in Dayton. A private burial service will take place in the Dayton Cemetery. Iola was born February 28, 1920 at the family homestead at the Aurora Orchards south of Dayton. She was the second...
LeeNore "Lee" Esther Finch (nee Blize) died peacefully in hospice care at home in Walla Walla on December 23, 2017 at the age of 82. Lee was born on October 3, 1935 to Clarence "Zeke" and Moree Blize. She graduated from Waitsburg High School in 1953 and married Nolan Finch on November 20 1954. Lee and Nolan were married 62 years until Nolan's death on April 24, 2017. She worked as a secretary and bookkeeper at Lloyd's Insurance for 40 years in addition to managing the books for Finch...
Jeanette A. Reichert, Waitsburg, Washington passed away October 20, 2017 in her home at the age of 90 years after a short battle with ALS. She was the oldest of six children born to George and Laura Kahl Kromschroeder. Jeanette was born January 31, 1927 in St. Paul, Minnesota. She grew up on the family farm and attended school in Inver Grove, Minnesota. She married Basil J. Gales and the couple had four children. During her marriage to Basil, the couple lived many places following the...
