Washington

Nelson, Violet S. Loney – Obituary

Violet Nelson, 80, a resident of the Washington Odd Fellows Home, died there April 7, 1996. The rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Herring Funeral Home, 315 W. Alder St. The funeral mass will be 10 a.m. Thursday at Assumption Catholic Church with the Rev. Otto Koltzenburg officiating for both services. Burial will follow in Mountain View Cemetery, 2120 S. Second Ave. Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer’s or American Diabetes associations through the funeral home. Mrs. Nelson was born Feb. 22, 1916, in Waitsburg to William D. and Evangeline Strobel Loney. She worked at … Read more

Loney, Ruth Zandell – Obituary

Ruth Zandell Loney, 76, of 1015 W. Chestnut St. died at her home April 24, 1993. The rosary will be recited at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Herring Funeral Home, 315 W. Alder St. The funeral Mass will be 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Patrick Catholic Church. Father Otto Koltzenburg of Assumption Catholic Church will officiate for both services. Burial will follow in the Catholic Section of Mountain View Cemetery, 2120 S. Second Avenue. Memorial contributions may be made to the Walla Walla Community Hospice, Walla Walla Chore Service or Walla Walla Senior Citizens Center through the funeral home. Mrs. Loney … Read more

Loney, Hazel Eva Long – Obituary

Mrs. Hazel L. Loney, 61, of Touchet died Friday [May 28, 1971] in a local nursing home following an extended illness. She was a life long resident of Touchet. Born Nov. 3, 1909, in Touchet, she was the daughter of the late Roy and Rhoda Long and was educated in the Touchet schools. On Dec. 23, 1939, she married Herbert R. Loney in Walla Walla. He died Aug. 16, 1967. Mrs. Loney is survived by three sons, Darrell a. Loney of Touchet, Oran D. Loney of Clarkston, and Donald D. Weaver of Lewiston; three sisters, Mrs. Irene martin of Scottsdale, … Read more

Loney, Albert Strobel – Obituary

Former area resident Albert S. Loney, 76, died here Monday [October 13, 1986] at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital. The funeral will be 11 a.m. Friday at the Bruce Lee Memorial Chapel, 2604 W. Lewis St., Pasco. The graveside service will be 1:30 p.m. at Mountain View Cemetery, Walla Walla. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society through Mrs. Hugh DeYarmon, 721 W. Yakima St., Pasco, 99301. Loney was born Dec. 7, 1909, in Walla Walla to Evangeline Strobel and William David Loney. He graduated from Umapine High School in 1928, then attended Washington State College at … Read more

Givens, Walter – Obituary

Walter Edward Givens, 82, of 215 Oak died in a local hospital Monday [July 31, 1972], he was a retired grocery man. Givens was born June 24, 1890, in Galax, Va. In 1917 he married Amy A. Kent in Walla Walla; they lived here many years and moved back to make their home in 1967. Givens was a veteran of WWI and a member of the Marcus Whitman Barracks No. 135, Veterans of WWI. Survivors include his widow, Amy at the home; three sisters, Mrs. J. C. Spurlin of Rural Retreat, Va., Mrs. Harris Riley of Staunton, Va., and Mrs. … Read more

Givens, Amy A. Kent – Obituary

Private family funeral services for Amy A. Givens, 87, of 215 E. Oak St., will be in Colonial-DeWitt Funeral Home Chapel Wednesday at 10 a.m. with the Rev. William Bray of the College Place Presbyterian Church officiated. Burial will be Mountain View Cemetery. Mrs. Givens died at Smith Nursing Home Monday [January 16, 1978]. She was a native of Walla Walla, born Feb. 26, 1890, the daughter of Frank S. and Mattie Kent. She attended Walla Walla schools and was married to Walter E. Givens. The couple farmed at Valley Chapel for a number of years. Following Givens’ death in … Read more

Penner, Carl B. – Obituary

Carl B. Penner, 94, of 360 S. First Ave. died Friday [July 15, 1983] at the Odd Fellows Home. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Groseclose Garden Chapel. Rev. Chuck Hindman of the Pioneer United Methodist Church will officiate. Vault interment will be at Mountain View Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Pioneer United Methodist Church or Walla Walla Historical Society, of which Penner was a member. Penner was born Jan. 4, 1889 in Seattle to Henry and Emma Hagen Penner. He moved to eastern Washington from Seattle with his parents when he was 7 years … Read more

Moro, Marjorie Helen Kent – Obituary

Moro–October 7, 1984 at her home, Mrs. Ben T. (Marjorie) Moro, 65, of Rt. 2 Box 306. Born in Walla Walla on February 9, 1919. Member of St. Patrick Catholic Church; Catholic Daughters of America #668; St. Theresa Alter Society; Lady Elks #387; Sudbury Homemakers; Lowden Study Club; Lo-Wa-To Club of Touchet, Lowden and Walla Walla. Survived by her husband Ben T. Moro at home; 4 daughters, Katherine Weathermon of Walla Walla, Helen Mork of Endeavor, Wisconsin, Marjorie Lynn Schultz of Spokane, and Karen Wolf of Walla Walla; 1 sister, Mrs. Eleanor Gorham of Walla Walla; 3 grandchildren, Laura Wolf, … Read more

Loney, Virgil Thomas – Obituary

Virgil Thomas Loney, 71, 108 Donald St., died Friday [July 22, 1983] while cutting firewood in the Luger Springs area, southeast of Tollgate. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Monday at Groseclose Garden Chapel. Burial will follow at Blue Mountain Memorial Gardens. Memorial contributions may be made to the charity of the donor’s choice through the funeral home. Loney was born May 23, 1912, in Walla Walla, the son of William and Evangeline Stroble Loney. He received his education in Walla Walla, Umapine and Touchet schools, living here all his life. He retired in 1972, after 26 years with Doxol … Read more

Loney, Evangeline Charlotte Strobel – Obituary

Loney–December 29 at a local hospital, Mrs. Evangeline C. Loney, aged 58 years; wife of William D. Loney of Lowden; mother of Mrs. Irvin Alexander of Freewater, Mrs. Guy Kent of Walla Walla, Miss Violet Loney of Lowden, William C., Edwin J., Herbert R., Orval, Albert, Delbert, Virgil, and Earl Loney, all of Walla Walla. Born December 11, 1873 at Weston. Member of White Temple Baptist Church. Remains at Marshall, Callaway & Hennessey Funeral Home. Funeral notice later. Walla Walla Daily Bulletin, December 29, 1931 Contributed by: Shelli Steedman

Kent, Guy W. – Obituary

Guy W. Kent, 79, 527 Washington St., died yesterday [May 13, 1974] at St. Mary Community Hospital. Kent, the son of Frank and Mattie Kent who were farmers in the Sudbury area for years, was born Aug. 6, 1894, in Walla Walla. He attended schools in Sudburg and later farmed with his father. He later moved to Franklin County near Washtucna and farmed there for a few years. Kent moved back to Sudbury and married the late Minnie Loney in 1917. During this time he was active in the Farm Bureau and was manager of the Sudbury Ball team. He … Read more

McLean, Margaret Ann Loney – Obituary

Mrs. H. [Hector] H. McLean at the home of her daughter at 634 Pearson St. early yesterday morning after a lingering illness of many months. Besides her husband she is survived by four daughters and one son, Mrs. Alice Barrow and Mrs. Charlotte Lundy of this city, Mrs. Margaret Garrett of Seattle and Mrs. Roy Zaring of American Falls, Idaho and Charles McLean of Finn, Montana. She also leaves four sisters and four brothers and seventeen grandchildren. Mrs. McLean was born in Ontario and came to Walla Walla in 1878 where she made her home until nine years ago when … Read more

McLean, Hector H. – Obituary

McLean, born in Canada, November 22, 1855, he came here in 1880 opening farming operations from which he retired a few years ago. Active in early fraternal life of the city, he was a member of the first initiatory class of Trinity Lodge, IOOF and had been presented a 25-year jewel from the order. He was a member of the Congregational Church. Four children, besides Mrs. Barrows, survive-Mrs. W. J. Lundy of Freewater; Mrs. Ray Zaring of American Falls, Idaho; Mrs. Austin Seward of Port Blakely and Charles H. McLean of Canyon Creek, Mont. A sister, Isabelle McLean of Athena, … Read more

McEwen, Lena – Obituary

A longtime resident of Centralia, Mrs. Lena M. McEwen, 82, died Wednesday at a Centralia hospital. She was born March 28, 1884 at Lawrence, Kan. Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Alta Rasmussen, Battle Ground and Mrs. Laura Timberman, Vancouver; four sons, Dan, Centralia, Wilbur and Melvin, both of Kelso and Elmer, Oakland, Calif.; a sister, Mrs. Myrtle Mooney, Portland; 11 grandchildren and 20 great grandchildren. Funeral services are Saturday at 1 p.m. at the Fissell-Brown Mortuary Chapel, Chehalis, with the Rev. James F. Scott officiating. Interment will follow at the Toledo Cemetery [Fir Lawn Cemetery]. Pallbearers will be Leslie Palmer, … Read more

Loney, William David – Obituary

William D. Loney, 81-year-old retired farmer of the valley, resident of the community since 1882, died Friday morning [April 19] in a local nursing home. He was born September 3, 1864 in Ontario, Canada, but had been hereabouts for nearly 65 years. He farmed in the Hudson Bay District south of Lowden for many years, retiring from active work about 1942. His wife, member of the pioneer Stroble family, died December 29, 1931. Loney’s parents were Mr. and Mrs. Charles Loney and with his brothers, John and Sam, he farmed, grazed cattle on the range from Touchet to the Snake … Read more

Loney, Sarah Hastings – Obituary

Mrs. Sarah Loney, 59, died yesterday at noon in a local hospital, following an illness of several weeks. She was the wife of Samuel K. Loney, pioneer farmer and fuel dealer of Walla Walla. Born in Fredonia, Kansas, June 2, 1875, Mrs. Loney came here as a girl and married Mr. Loney in 1894. Besides her widower she leaves two daughters, Charlotte and Sarah Ellen Loney of Walla Walla; her father, William Hastings of Walla Walla, and three sisters, Mrs. Alice Dickinson of Portland, who is now in Walla Walla; Mrs. A. D. Augustavo of Auburn, and Mrs. Thomas Howard … Read more

Loney, Samuel K. – Obituary

Samuel K. Loney, 82 years old and resident of Walla Walla County since 1879, died at noon Saturday [February 1, 1941] at his home, 6 ½ North Second Avenue, following a serious illness of two weeks and a much longer period of ill health. Born near Guelph, Ontario, close to Toronto, December 28, 1858, he was the oldest son in a family of 10 children. His parents were Mr. and Mrs. Charles Loney, native of Ireland who had migrated to Canada and eventually came to the United States. Samuel Loney completed his schooling in Canada and worked on his father’s … Read more

Loney, Orville Richard – Obituary

A 49-year-old farmer, Orville R. Loney, 747 Bowman, was found dead Friday afternoon [March 16] in the machine shop on the Guy Kent ranch on Dry Creek. He apparently had died of a heart attack. Don Rhodes, deputy coroner, said. Loney was discovered lying in the shop by another Kent employee, Jerry Loranger at 6:05 p.m. Kent said he had last seen Loney at 3:30 p.m., “feeling fine.” Rhodes and Deputy Dan McKay investigated the death. Loney had died of natural causes, Rhodes said. Loney was born Aug. 15, 1907 at Stateline. He was the son of William D. and … Read more

Loney, John – Obituary

John Loney, pioneer rancher and pioneer resident of the Walla Walla Valley, died last night in a local hospital. Mr. Loney was well and favorably known, having lived here since August 19, 1883, coming to Walla Walla from Canada where he was born in 1867. Mr. Loney was married to Alice Reed and to the union were born five children who survive him, Eugene, Lester, Ronald, and Clinton of Walla Walla and Mrs. Vesta Dunning of La Grande. He is also survived by his wife and the following brothers and sisters; Sam, Will, and Charley C. Loney and Mrs. Mary … Read more

Loney, Hazel Velma Wright – Obituary

Hazel Loney, 93, of 534 Boyer Ave. died Thursday [May 31] at the Odd Fellows Home. She had been a resident there for the past two years. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Munselle-Rhodes Funeral Home Chapel, Milton-Freewater. Rev. Edward Morrison will officiate. Mrs. Loney was born March 17, 1891, in Umapine, Ore., to Robert and Frances Dugger Wright. She lived in Umapine for 10 years, then moved to Walla Walla and attended elementary schools here and Walla Walla High School. In 1918 she married Charles Loney in Pendleton. They farmed in Oregon, and also leased … Read more