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Mary Martha Hernandez

Mary Martha Hernandez

Aug 30, 2025

Mary Martha Hernandez, 75, of Zillah, WA, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on August 30, 2025.

Mary was born on August 12, 1950, in San Juan, Texas, to Sylvester and Antonia Cantu. She was the second of 11 children, blessed with six sisters and four brothers.

In 1966, at the age of 16, Mary and her family moved to...

Lyle Cook

Lyle Cook

Aug 29, 2025

Lyle Ray Cook (1941-2025) 

Lyle Ray Cook, aged 84 passed away peacefully on August 29, 2025, surrounded by his family in Yakima, Washington.

Ray was a cook in the U.S. Army for 3 years and was. Honorably discharged in 1946. He started his own business in 1985 called Walkway Rentals, which was featured in the “It's your business” section of the local...

Patricia Anne Hall

Patricia Anne Hall

Aug 20, 2025



Patricia Anne Hall, 75, of Nile Washington died August 20, 2025 after living fiercely and gracefully with stage four cancer since 2021. 

Patricia “Patti”, was born in Yakima, Washington on December 29, 1949. Her early years were spent in her beloved grandparent’s farmhouse in West Valley where she also attended Ahtanum Elementary. Patti’s favorite childhood memories included spending time farming with...

Maria Torres Leon

Maria Torres Leon

Aug 19, 2025

Con profundo dolor, la familia de María Salud León Torres comunica su fallecimiento el día 19 de agosto a la edad de 81 años.

María nació el 30 de abril de 1944 en Cuerámaro, Guanajuato, hija de José Fernández León y Juanita Ruiz Torres. Fue una madre trabajadora, amorosa y muy querida. Su vida estuvo marcada por su pasión por la...

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