Pauline Louise Hennings

Pauline “Polly” Louise (Pennell) Hennings died at the age of 89 on Saturday, June 29 at her home in Ritzville.

She was born on Dec. 28, 1923, to Claude and Anna (Duffy) Pennell in a farm home near Hay, Wash.

She attended McNeilly School when the family moved to Wilcox and upon a later move, graduated from Prescott High School in 1941. She attended Washington State College until 1943. She worked at Falkenberg’s Jewelry Store in Walla Walla, and later as an assistant teacher in Harlem, New York.

She graduated from University of Washington in 1947. Following graduation, she was hired as the execu...