Family: Obituaries

PALMER — Louella Geniva (Robbins) Matthews Wassom, 95; born Dec. 23, 1920, Spokane, Wash.; died Dec. 28, 2015, Seattle, Wash. Surviving: sons, Rodney Palmer, Mount Lake Terrace, Wash.; Leonard Wassom, of Oregon; Gary Matthews, of California; daughters, Doryce Palmer Seibold,…

PAMPAIAN — Effie M. (Hale), 110; born May 16, 1910, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; died Dec. 3, 2020, College Place, Washington. Surviving: daughter, Sheryl Pampaian Learned, Kirkland, Washington; a grandchild and 3 great-grandchildren.

PANCOAST — Donald Paul Jr., 92; born Dec. 26, 1929, Mountain Home, Idaho; died Oct. 22, 2022, Lake Oswego, Oregon. Surviving: sons, Patrick, Paul and Peter; daughter, Patricia Roessler-Pancoast; 10 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren.

PANCOAST — Helen Emilee (Stump), 84; born June 8, 1933, Phoenix, Ariz.; died July 12, 2017, Gladstone, Ore. Surviving: husband, Donald Jr.; sons, Paul, Columbia, Mo.; Patrick, Lake Oswego, Ore.; daughter, Patricia Pancoast, Lake Oswego; and 10 grandchildren.

PARK — Della May (Blakely), 74; born Sept. 10, 1943, Cowley, Wyo.; died Sept. 9, 2018, Portland, Ore. Surviving: husband, James Park, Salem, Ore.; daughters, Yolande Waters, Seattle, Wash.; Ciciley Michelle Moore; and 3 grandchildren.

PARKER — Wesley L., 89; born July 12, 1927, Maple Plain, Minn.; died Dec. 16, 2016, Walla Walla, Wash. Surviving: son, Ken, Buckley, Wash.; daughter, Jan Roberts, College Place, Wash.; 5 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren.

PARKER — Jacqueline Jean (Bauer), 87; born March 3, 1928, Battle Creek, Mich.; died Aug. 16, 2015, Walla Walla, Wash. Surviving: husband, Wesley; son, Ken, Buckley, Wash.; daughter, Jan Roberts, College Place, Wash.; 5 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren.

PARKS — Otis Wayne, 90; born July 17, 1933, Diamond, Washington; died Jan. 28, 2024, Deary, Idaho. Surviving: spouse, Ann Parks; sons, Randy Dickinson and Edward Parks; daughters, Becky Parks, Yvonne Shahan, Jody Boothby and Melodie Parks; 14 grandchildren and 8 great-…

PARKS — Geri (Fowler), 83; born July 6, 1940, Walla Walla, Washington; died Oct. 1, 2023, Eagle, Idaho. Surviving: spouse, Dennis; sons, Randy, Ron and Don; daughter, Jennifer (Parks) Bellew; brother, Gayle Fowler; 6 grandchildren.

PARKS — David Merrill, 77; born Dec. 1, 1938, Lewiston, Idaho; died Jan. 23, 2016, Loma Linda, Calif. Surviving: wife, Reitha (Hutson); son, Tim Parks, Placentia, Calif.; daughter, Heidi Edberg, Brea, Calif.; foster son, Dhay Htoo Sein, Yangon, Myanmar (Burma); brother, Tom,…

PARKS — Delbert W., 87; born Oct. 3, 1927, Pillager, Minn.; died June 20, 2015, Eugene, Ore. Surviving: wife, Darlene (Nelson); daughters, Janelle Parks, Nampa, Calif.; Christina Lonning, Cheney, Wash.; brother, Leo Parks, Collegedale, Tenn.; sister, Dorothy Henifin, Portland,…

PARMELE — R. Earl, 100; born March 28, 1920, Taft, Oregon; died May 2, 2020, Chehalis, Washington. Surviving: sons, Gary W. Parmele, Beaverton, Oregon; son and daughter-in-law, Joe E. and Pat Parmele, Columbia, Missouri; daughter and son-in-law, Earlene (Parmele) and Bob Wohlers…

PARMENTER — Norman Eugene, 87; born Feb. 3, 1935, Tacoma, Washington; died Oct. 26, 2022, Spanaway, Washington. Surviving: spouse, Ann Parmenter; daughter, Nancy Wienecke; 3 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren.

PASCHTAT — James Otto Jr., 74; born Aug. 20, 1941, Olympia, Wash.; died Nov. 30, 2015, Plummer, Idaho. Surviving: daughter and son-in-law, Cherie and Todd Engebretson, Walla Walla, Wash.; sister and brother in-law, Ethel and Robert Heath, Seattle, Wash.; and a granddaughter,…

PATTERSON — Elmer Charles, 86; born Nov. 23, 1930, Rifle, Colo.; died Jan. 23, 2017, Portland, Ore. Surviving: cousins, Bernard Yonker, Gresham, Ore.; and Bernice Ely, Grand Junction, Colo.

PATTON — Gracie Luellen (Derden) Hendricks, 95; born Jan. 31, 1923, Malokoss, Texas; died Dec. 23, 2018, College Place, Wash. Surviving: son, David Hendricks, Renton, Wash.; daughters, Judy Tyrrell, West Seattle, Wash.; Connie Goudy, College Place; Janice Cary, St. Helens, Ore…

PAULSEN — Carol Ruby (Baartz), 82; born Feb. 13, 1935, Columbus, Wis.; died Jan. 6, 2018, Puyallup, Wash. Surviving: husband, Robert, Auburn, Wash.; sons, Dean, Orting, Wash.; Doug, Puyallup; daughters, Dawn Heilbrun and Diane Meharry, both of Orting; brother, Don Baartz,…

PAULSON – Dean Leroy, 57; born April 7, 1962, Walla Walla, Washington; died Feb. 17, 2020, Walla Walla, Washington. Surviving: parent, Donald Paulson; sister, Rochelle "Shelly" (Paulson) Unger.

PAULSON – Merle Raymond, 92; born Dec. 2, 1928, Portland, Oregon; died Dec. 31, 2020, Vancouver, Washington. Surviving: brothers, Darrell and Donald Paulson.

PAULSON — Sandra Mae (Gibson), 82; born July 17, 1940, Morton, Minnesota; died July 26, 2022, Walla Walla, Washington. Surviving: spouse, Donald; daughter, Rochelle "Shelly" (Paulson) Unger; brothers, Fred Gibson and Terry Vogel; 2 grandchildren. (This is a reprint with…