Family: Obituaries

DAWES — Gary Lee, 64; born Nov. 15, 1956, Walla Walla, Washington; died April 30, 2021, Aumsville, Oregon. Surviving: father, John; brothers, Larry, Barry and sister, Terri Dawes. 

DAWES — Marlow Wellington, 77; born Oct. 6, 1943, Omak, Washington; died Nov. 19, 2020, College Place, Washington. Surviving: son, Kevin, Spokane, Washington; daughter, Karen Dawes Cote, Gray, Tennessee; brothers, Jerry, Wenatchee, Washington; John, Grandview, Washington; and 4...

DAWES — Mildred P. (Cole) McDow, 101; born Nov. 26, 1913, Wallowa, Ore.; died Dec. 24, 2014, Hillsboro, Ore. Surviving: son, Ted McDow, Riverbank, Calif.; stepson, Don Dawes, College Place, Wash.; daughter, Maxine (McDow) Johnson, Hillsboro; 7 grandchildren, 5 step-grandchildren...

DAWKINS — Rockford "Rocky" Wayne, 69; born Aug. 1, 1953, Port Angeles, Washington; died Aug. 10, 2022, Dallas, Oregon. Surviving: spouse, Ida Eva (Winter) Dawkins; daughter, Roxanne Dawkins; brothers, Jesse Elkins, Hobart and Shane Dawkins; sisters, Lisa (Dawkins) Hull and...

DAWSON — Shirley Ann (Hurtig), 66; born Feb. 22, 1949, Bryan, Ohio; died Jan. 12, 2016, Walla Walla, Wash. Surviving: husband, John; sons, Benjamin Dawson and Brent Dawson, both of Walla Walla; daughter, Beth (Dawson) Curnuck, Walla Walla; sisters, Sharon (Hurtig) Wilson,...

DAY — Earl Douglas, 99; born Nov. 26, 1924, Schenectady, New York; died Feb. 18, 2024, Nampa, Idaho. Surviving: sons, Terry and Ron; 7 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.

DE FEHR — Catherine Margaret (Wilson), 89; born May 6, 1925, Oakland, Calif.; died Feb. 28, 2015, died at home in Silverton, Ore. Surviving: daughters, Lanelle Northrop, Fallon, Nev.; Jan Blom, Silverton; brothers, Bill Wilson, Adamsville, Tenn.; Jerry Wilson, Herald, Calif.;...

DE OLIVEIRA — Becky Alice (Crooker), 51; born Nov. 18, 1971, Enumclaw, Washington; died June 21, 2023, Dacono, Colorado. Surviving: father, David Crooker; spouse, Japhet De Oliveira; sons, Joshua De Oliveira and Jonah De Oliveira; brother, Daniel Crooker.

DEAL — Evonne (Froman), 93; born July 5, 1925, Messena, Iowa; died Aug. 21, 2018, Portland, Ore. Surviving: daughter, Elizabeth Deal Vandross, Gresham, Ore.; and 2 grandsons, Jonathon and Joseph Vandross, both of Gresham.

Her husband, Orville Deal, in 2006.

DEALY — Orletta Mae (Wilson), 92; born Oct. 11, 1929, Twin Falls, Idaho; died Aug. 5, 2022, Walla Walla, Washington. Surviving: sons, Don Dealy II and Howard (Tom) Dealy; 4 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren.

DEALY — Donald Marion, 90; born Sept. 20, 1926, Bozeman, Mont.; died Aug. 9, 2017, College Place, Wash. Surviving: wife, Orletta (Wilson); sons, Donald Dealy II, Aloha, Ore.; Marvin Dealy (deceased); Howard "Tom" Dealy, Snohomish, Wash.; 4 grandchildren and 6 great-...

DEAN — Janet Elaine, 61; born June 1, 1959, Fort Worth, Texas; died Feb. 7, 2021, Boise, Idaho. Surviving: mother, Lavella; brother, David and sister, Jane Wilhite.

DEDERER — Christopher Alexander, 32; born March 1, 1990, Grants Pass, Oregon; died July 14, 2022, Bend, Oregon. Surviving: parents, Paul and Brenda.

DEGERATY — Charles Otto, 78; born June 16, 1935; died April 23, 2014, Walla Walla, Wash.

DEHKORDI — Janice Neriene (Spidal), 37; born Sept. 15, 1983, Hillsboro, Oregon; died Jan. 14, 2021, Tigard, Oregon. Surviving: daughters, Aryana Dehkordi and Lilah Dehkordi, both of Beaverton, Oregon; parents, John and Bethann (Sather) Spidal, Forest Grove, Oregon; and brother,...

DELEON  — Jesus Garcia, 93; born March 25, 1928 Pleasanton, Texas; died Oct. 8, 2021 Albany, Oregon. Surviving: daughters, RoseMary Milne, Jesusita Cleary, Rosario FUller, Dolores Martinez, Rebecca Hernandez, and Paulina Pitzer; sons, Jose, Juan, Gonzalo, Ricardo, and Jesus Jr.;...

DELINGER — Marilyn L. (Johnson), 79; born Dec. 31, 1944, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; died July 21, 2024, Cody, Wyoming. Surviving: spouse, John; sons, Jonathan and Timothy; 2 grandchildren.

DELLA — Naomi Ruth, 96; born May 24, 1924, Portland, Oregon; died Nov. 3, 2020, College Place, Washington. Surviving: son, Jonathan M. Della, Lynnwood, Washington; stepson, Michael H. Dell, Spokane, Washington; and daughter, Jennifer A. Della, College Place.

DEMING — John Murray, 75; born July 2, 1942, Gary, Ind.; died Nov. 29, 2017, Spokane, Wash. Surviving: wife, Joan (McTaggart), College Place, Wash.; sons and daughters-in-law, John Michael Deming, College Place; Joel and Kathleen (Stewart) Deming, Yakima, Calif.; Jeff and Amy (...

DENNIS — William Bert, 91; born May 11, 1923, Eagle Point, Ore.; died Sept. 6, 2015, Eugene, Ore. Surviving: wife, Ava Dunks Dennis; son, Daryl Dennis, Walterville, Ore.; stepson, Jeffry Dunks, Brownsville, Ore.; daughters, Cheryl (Dennis) Griffen, Battle Ground, Wash.; Marla (...