Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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Delores Elaine (Olds) Gohlman was born in Grass Valley, Oregon on November 13, 1917 to Rella (Marlin) Olds and Frank Olds. She entered Heaven's gates on March 2, 2017. Delores attended Milton schools and graduated from McLoughlin High School in 1935. She married Herman E. Gohlman on August 16, 1939. He operated Gohlman's Grocery with his brother, Kenneth, for 39 years. Delores worked in the store as both a bookkeeper and clerk. They lived in Waitsburg all her married life.She enjoyed cats, decor...
Mary Jane Christian, beloved mother, grandmother, and friend, passed away peacefully at Spring Hill Manor in Grass Valley, California, on March 10, at age 94. Her husband of more than 30 years, Walter Christian, preceded her in death in 2002. Survivors include daughters Jean (Randy) Bjerke, Nancy (Kenji Hakuta) Goodban, Sue Goodban, and Janet Goodban; stepchildren Walter (Sherry Batterson) Christian and Carmen Christian; loving grandchildren Justin (Tara) Christian, Sachiko (fiancé David...
Dayton Farmer Bob Warren passed away Feb. 11, 2017 at 90 years of age at Booker Rest Home in Dayton, WA with his wife of almost 65 years by his side. He was born in Pomeroy, WA the youngest of 6 children of Ernest Robert Warren Sr. and Anna (Carlson) Warren. He graduated from Pomeroy HS in 1944 and was drafted into U.S. Army. After an honorable discharge, Bob returned to Pomeroy to work the Warren family farm. He then moved to Dayton, where he started farming with his brother-in-law Paul Talbott...
Former Waitsburg resident Rita Donnelly slipped from this life Feb. 8 at the Odd Fellows Home in Walla Walla. She was born January 24, 1924 in Camden, N.J. to Polish immigrants Joseph and Margaret C. Smith. Her sister Bernice was born in December 1924. Less than two years later, Margaret was widowed for the 2nd time, leaving her with two toddlers and five older children from her first marriage. A housekeeper when the depression came, she could no longer afford to care for the two young girls sti...
Betty Lee Mosley, a resident of College Place, died Tuesday, December 13, 2016 in the Washington Odd Fellows Home in Walla Walla. She was 81 years old. No services are planned at this time. Mrs. Mosley was born May 6, 1935 in Denver, Colorado. She was the daughter of James W. Anderson and Emogene B (McKenny) Anderson. As a young girl she had attended various schools and later moved with her family to Waitsburg, where she graduated from high school. After high school she had attended two years...
Lola Burch Beckley Speratos died on November 19th, 2016 at the age of 94. She was born May 13th, 1922 in Waitsburg, WA to Clarence and Anna Danielson Burch. Clarence was a janitor for many years in the Waitsburg school system where Anna was a teacher. Lola graduated from Waitsburg High in 1940 and soon after married Royce Beckley and had two children Russell and Louise. Lola was preceded in passing by her husband Royce and her son Russell. Lola was a proud member of DAR Belle Passi Chapter and Society of Mayflower Descendants. Honoring...
Thomas C. Baker April 17, 1930 - November 14, 2016 Thomas Carlton Baker, 86, of Waitsburg, died November 14, 2016, at Booker Rest Home in Dayton. He was born April 17, 1930, in Fort Morgan, Colo., to Loyal C. and Amalia Greenwald Baker. He attended Baker Elementary School, accompanied to school by his faithful dog Tippy, who quietly curled up beneath his desk each day. (When Tom was promoted from sixth grade, the principal presented Tippy with a diploma.) As a youngster, he was given piano...
Former Waitsburg Times publisher Thomas C. Baker, 86, of Waitsburg, died Monday, November 14, 2016, at Booker Rest Home. All are invited to Eastern Star and Masonic Graveside Services at 10 a.m., Wednesday, November 23, 2016, at the Waitsburg City Cemetery. A Memorial Service will follow at 11 a.m. at Waitsburg Presbyterian Church, Fifth and Main, Waitsburg. A reception luncheon will follow at the Waitsburg Town Hall, 121 Main Street, Waitsburg. A full obituary will appear in next week's...
A memorial service will be on November 19, 2016 at the First Congregational Church located at 214 S. 3rd Street, Dayton, Wash. for the late Wally A. Woodowrth. The service will be in the basement fireside room starting at 11:30 a.m. A lunch will follow. Wally passed on September 17, 2016, at the age of 86. Born on August 18, 1930 to Roy and Mattie Sanders Woodworth in Dayton, Wash. ,he was preceded in death by his parents and his older brother Clyde Woodworth who was killed in action during...
She was born June 8, 1927 in Hastings, Nebraska to Avery and Marie Jones. The family lived in Nebraska until the beginning of World War II. At that time, they moved to Nampa, Idaho where she graduated from Nampa High School in 1945. After high school she held several part time jobs until securing a permanent position with the Veteran's Administration in Boise, Idaho. She married her husband of 68 years, Owen Agenbroad on August 22, 1948, in Nampa, Idaho. The newlyweds then moved to Moscow, Idaho...
He was born June 30, 1923 to Richard and Jennie (Bradshaw) Agenbroad in Nampa, Idaho. He attended a country grade school and Nampa Junior/Senior High School, graduating with the class of 1941. After graduation, Owen attended Northwest Nazarene College in Nampa for three semesters. In January 1944, he enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps. Upon completing training at the Recruit Depot in San Diego, Owen was assigned to the Headquarters and Service Company, 27th Marine Regiment, 5th Marine Division....
Long time Waitsburg resident, Sharon Miller, died Sunday, October 9th 2016 due to complications from pneumonia. She was 74 years old. Sharon was born 5/31/1942 in Tacoma, WA to parents Willard and Bonnie Wilson. The Wilson family soon moved to Joseph, OR and Sharon attended Joseph schools, graduating in 1960. Sharon was an avid horse rider, and she was a proud princess at the Lewiston Roundup in 1960. She attended Kinman Business University in Spokane, WA graduating with a Secretarial...
Surrounded by love, Winston B. Mader, 86, of Pullman, Washington passed away Sunday, October 16, 2016 in Pullman. All are invited to a celebration of his life on Saturday, October 22nd at 2:00 pm at "The Barn at Mader Farm", 13506 Hillside Road, Genesee, Idaho. For more information and directions go to www.thebarnatmaderfarm.com. Dress warmly for seasonal weather in western or country attire. There will be a private family burial at the Colfax Cemetery. Winston was born August 28, 1930 in Colfax...
Janice E. Agenbroad, a resident of Dayton, died Monday, Oct. 10, 2016 in the Dayton General Hospital. She was 89 years old. Arrangements are pending with Mountain View – Colonial Dewitt, 1551 Dalles Military Road, Walla Walla, Washington....
Loretta Elnora Bath, age 80, passed away peacefully at home in Dayton, Washington surrounded by her family on September, 30th 2016. She was born in a log cabin on September 6th, 1936, in Eight Mile, Idaho to Jack and Elnora James. She was raised in Grace, Idaho and met the love of her life, Roy Bath, while she was waitressing in the Idaho Café in Soda Springs, Idaho. They were married on April 24th, 1952 in her grandmother's house. Roy worked road construction and was relocated frequently....
William Edmund Loosmore passed away peacefully at his home in Waitsburg, WA on Aug 29, 2016 at the age of 85. He was born May 4, 1931 in Spokane, WA to John and Irene (Carabin) Loosmore. He began his education at St. Patrick's Catholic School and continued his high school education at Gonzaga Preparatory. He also attended Gonzaga University. Bill worked for Kaiser Aluminum before being hired onto the Burlington Northern Railroad in 1952. In 1969 he was transferred to Breckenridge, MN working as...
Rev. William B. Graham, Jr. March 1, 1931 – August 24, 2016 The Rev. William B. Graham, of Dayton, passed away Wednesday at Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane. Bill was born March 1, 1931, in Spokane, to William B. Graham, Sr. and Martha Ovella (Beggs) Graham. He attended schools in Spokane, graduating from Lewis and Clark High School, where both of his parents taught, in 1949. Bill graduated from Whitman College in 1953, with a bachelor's degree in English literature. He attended M...
Alonzo Manning July 15, 1948 - July 29, 2016 Alonzo (Lonnie) (Jughead) Manning died peacefully at his home with his animals. Lonnie was born in Lewiston ID to Lon Manning and Hazel Manning. Lonnie attended grade school in Orofino, ID, then moved with his family to Dayton to the homestead on the North Touchet where he spent most of his life. His love was driving truck; if it wasn't logging truck it was grain truck or semi's; that's what he loved. Lonnie loved his family. He never married or had...
Ruth was born at home in the Blue Mountains of Walla Walla County, Washington. She was the fourth of six children, born to Albert and Margaret Leid Hansen. Ruth graduated from Waitsburg High School’s Class of 1941 and faithfully attended every class reunion until 2015. She began working as a child helping her family harvest hundreds of acres of wheat in Walla Walla using horse-drawn combines. She also worked at the Green Giant Cannery in Dayton, Washington. At the age of 19, Ruth moved to Seattle, Washington, to help the war effort from 1942-19...
Andrew Richard "Dick" Juris, age 90 years, died August 6, 2016 at the St. Mary Medical Center. He was a long time farmer in Columbia County and resident of Dayton. Dick was born March 29, 1926 in Cle Elum, Washington. His parents were Andrew and Katherine Davis Juris. He graduated from Cle Elum High School with the class of 1944 and soon after enlisted in the Army Air Corps and served until the end of WWII. Dick graduated in Sociology from Washington State College in 1950. While at WSC, he met...
Frances M. Hinchliffe passed away Monday morning at Callaway Gardens in Kennewick. Graveside service will be held Friday at 1 p.m. at Waitsburg City Cemetery....
Captain Avery Kenneth "Ken" Loposer, USN (Ret) of Walla Walla, Washington, was called home to be with his Lord on Monday, June 27, 2016. He passed away peacefully in his home, surrounded by his family, after a brief hospital stay. Ken was born to Avery Kenneth Loposer and Lurline Williamson Loposer on August 7, 1930, in Mobile, Alabama. He graduated from high school in 1947 and attended Springhill College for one year. He then entered the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD, graduating in June,...
William Sid Calvin passed away on Sunday, June 26, 2016 at the age of 83. There will be a Celebration of Life for him at the Waitsburg City Park on Saturday, July 9, 2016 at 1 p.m. with a potluck lunch....
Dustin James Wooderchak of Waitsburg, Washington passed peacefully in his sleep at home Sunday June 19, 2016. Dustin was born March 7, 1994 in Great Falls, Montana to James and Stephanie (Johnson) Wooderchak and joined his sister Allie (Wooderchak) Kenyon to make our family complete. Dustin spent his early years in Montana, Idaho, and Texas and his elementary school years were completed in Juliaetta, Idaho; Byers, Texas; and Winifred, Montana. During this time, Dustin enjoyed and embraced the...
Jackson Samuel Cyr, Sr., loving father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, passed away peacefully at 4:27 am on June 23, 2016 in Kirkland, Washington with Jill Ziegler and Lynn Brix at his side. Jack was born to Laura Katherine Leeper and Jacob Richard Studebaker, on January 28, 1926, in Lakeview, Washington, and moved shortly thereafter to Burbank, Washington. His mother divorced Jacob, married Fred Albert Cyr, divorced Fred, and then married Fred's brother, Joseph Levitte Cyr on September 3,...
