Family: Obituaries

MUSTARD — Darlene Fay (Kerth) Towne, 79; born Dec. 24, 1934, Portland, Ore.; died June 6, 2014, Edmonds, Wash. Surviving: sons, Duane Towne, Walla Walla, Wash.; David Mustard, Portland, Ore.; daughters, Denise "Suzie" Towne and Donna (Mustard) Bond, both of ...

MUTCH — Serena Wilma (Hansen) Elder, 91; born Sept. 24, 1927, Fegus Falls, Minnesota; died Feb. 11, 2019, Vancouver, Washington. Surviving: husband, Howard Mutch; son, Ronald Elder, Lind, Washington; stepson, Martin Mutch, of Washington; daughters, Carolyn (Elder) Waymire,...

MYERS — Duane, 76; born Aug. 19, 1941, Portland, Ore.; died April 8, 2018, Everett, Wash. Surviving: wife, Ann (Emmert) Myers; sons, Lyle, Bellingham, Wash.; Neil, Burlington, Wash.; daughters, Rachell Myers, Everett; Cathy Payne, Kihai, Hawaii; and 5 grandchildren.

MYERS — Ray C., 86; born Dec. 15, 1929, Dallas, Texas; died Nov. 13, 2016, Roseburg, Ore. Surviving: sons, Doug, Roseburg; Dale R., Eugene, Ore.; daughters, Raylene Eilers, Hillsboro, Ore.; Debbie Stranne, Maple Valley, Wash.; 2 grandchildren and 2 great-...

MYERS — Gerald B., 80; born June 4, 1935, Berrien Springs, Mich.; died Jan. 31, 2016, Good Samaritan Hospital, Puyallup, Wash., due to multiple complications of Leukemia. Surviving: wife, Deborah (Wazdatskey) Aeschlimann, Bonney Lake, Wash.; sons, Jeff Myers, Bruce Myka;...

MYERS — Lacretia “Pat” (Liddle), 97; born April 9, 1917, Oakland, Calif.; died Dec. 18, 2014, Gresham, Ore. Surviving: daughter, Dianne Schippers, Gresham; 2 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren.

MYERS — Kenneth Eugene, 76; born Nov. 5, 1937, Tehachapi, Calif.; died Dec. 10, 2013, Tillamook, Ore. Surviving: son, Gary, Sacramento, Calif.; daughters, Gayle Lasher, Auburn, Wash.; Caryn Fujikawa, Sacramento; sister, Gloria Nelson, College Place, Wash.; 6 grandchildren and 3...

NAIL — Jack Edward, 86; born Oct. 31, 1928, Terre Haute, Ind.; died April 3, 2015, Tullahoma, Tenn. Surviving: wife, Anna Mae (Morris); sons, Theodore Michael Nail, Tullahoma; Jonathan Andrew Nail, Shiloh, Ill.; daughters, Jacquelyn Ann (Nail) Elliott, Burtonsville, Md.; Lynda...

NAPIER — William J., 95; born Feb. 20, 1921, Ewing, Neb.; died March 21, 2016, Walla Walla, Wash. Surviving: wife, Virginia (Proctor); son, Scott, Pasco, Wash.; daughters, Tamara Barr and Vicki Napier, both of Redlands, Calif.; 8 grandchildren and 3 great-...

NASH — Alice Julia (Osborne), 90; born June 6, 1926, Lake Worth, Fla.; died Jan. 3, 2017, Peoria, Ariz. Surviving: son, Sid, North Bonneville, Wash.; daughter, Carol Trujillo, Sun City, Ariz.; 6 grandchildren, a great-grandchild and 2 great-great-grandchildren.

NATIONS — Olen Henry, 97; born Jan. 30, 1925, Thrift, Texas; died July 12, 2022, Grants Pass, Oregon. Surviving: spouse, Mary Nations; son, Randy; daughter, Sandy Puntney; brothers, Stanley, Jim, Bob, Thomas Wayne and Mike; sisters, Millie Shawn and Martha Ewert; 3 grandchildren...

NAZAROFF — Mike Max Hixson, 78; born Feb. 15, 1940, in Iran; died May 7, 2018, Milton-Freewater, Ore. Surviving: wife, Karen (Jordan), Walla Walla, Wash.; son, Michael, Seattle, Wash.; and sister, Mary Gooseff, Nevada City, Calif.

NEISNER — Shirlee Marie (Lauer), 63; born Oct. 16, 1956, Creston, Iowa; died April 26, 2020, Walla Walla, Washington. Surviving: husband, Dan, Walla Walla; son, Steven, Walla Walla; daughters, Sara Maniscalco, Spokane, Washington; Heidi Hayes, Ashburn, Virginia; and 2...

NEITZEL — Stevenne Lois, 89; born Nov. 22, 1924, Tulare, S.D.; died July 1, 2014, Forest Grove, Ore. Surviving: brother, Carl Neitzel, Manchester, Wash.; and sister, Thelma Martin, Bellingham, Wash.

NELSON — Gloria Laura (Myers), 83; born March 12, 1940, Tehachapi, California; died June 2, 2023, Walla Walla, Washington. Surviving: spouse, Jim Nelson; daughter, Lisa (Nelson) Cogburn; son, Kenneth Nelson; 6 grandchildren and 1 great-grandchild.

NELSON  — Gloria Ann (Guzman), 72; born May 23, 1949, Brawley, California; died July 7, 2021, Tacoma, Washington. Surviving: spouse, Kelly Nelson; daughters, Kami Nelson, Keisha (Nelson) Groves; seven grandchildren and one great-grandchild. 

NELSON — Gordon James, 97; born Oct. 17, 1923, Portland, Oregon; died April 26, 2021, Jacksonville, Oregon. Surviving: spouse, Laurel Connie Nelson (Rumble); sons, Gran, Todd; daughter, Jyl Sundquist; 4 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren.

NELSON — Elmer Thomas, 84; born Nov. 5, 1934, Allahabad, India; died Nov. 27, 2018, Walla Walla, Wash. Surviving: wife, Beverly (Trussell) Thompson Nelson; sons, Thom Nelson, Bishop, Calif.; Keith Nelson, Tampa, Fla.; stepson, Karl Thompson, Walla Walla; daughter, Susan Priddy,...

NELSON — Daniel Howard, 58; born May 11, 1958, Springfield, Mo.; died Sept. 12, 2016, Portland, Ore. Surviving: wife, Joann M. (House); daughter, Elizabeth M. Nelson, Portland; father, Daniel N. Nelson, Tucson, Ariz.; brother, David Levy, San Antonio, Texas; sisters, Linda M....

NELSON — William Wayne, 89; born Oct. 1, 1925, in Saskatchewan, Canada; died Sept. 12, 2015, Oliver, British Columbia, Canada. Surviving: wife of 51 years, Aris; sons, Wilf, Prince George, British Columbia, Canada; Frank, Grover Beach, Calif.; Kevin, Osoyoos, British...