Janice Wolfe

Janice M. Wolfe Janice M. Wolfe, 86, died August 16, 2020 in Yakima. Janice was born in Meadow Grove, Nebraska to Bill and Ruth (Hansen) Martin. Her family moved to Victorville, California and then Barstow, California. Janice met Harvey Wolfe while he served in the U.S. Army at Camp Irwin, CA. They married in 1955, and their children Jesse and Kathy followed soon after. They moved to the Yakima Valley in 1957. Janice and Harvey owned/operated the Lazy R Tavern in Harrah in 1960s and Harvey’s Crossroads Cafe in Wapato in 1970s. Janice worked at Hills Café and Yakima Fruit, retiring in 1995. Janice loved family get-togethers, tending her flowers, crocheting, writing weekly letters to her sisters, and playing with her dog Freddy. Janice is survived by her son, Jesse (Clarissa) Wolfe; daughter, Kathy Wolfe; grandsons Justin Gaddis, Spencer Wolfe, Evan (Taylor) Wolfe, and Chris Walker; and sister Edith Grant of Nebraska. Janice was preceded in death by her parents, Bill and Ruth Martin; her husband, Harvey Wolfe; and her sister, Hattyann Kortji. Graveside service will be held August 20, 2020 at 10 a.m. at West Hills Memorial Park. To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Janice Wolfe, please visit our flower store.