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Carmen Martinez

Carmen Martinez

Oct 16, 2020

Carmen Teresa Martinez Carmen Teresa Martinez was born in Lajas, Puerto Rico, on February 1, 1948, the youngest daughter of Domingo Martinez Flores and Petra Rivera Pagan. She was a loving wife to Daniel Negron for 31 years, a devoted mother of three, grandmother of six, and a great-grandmother of one. She went to be with our Lord on Friday,...

Adolfo Almeida

Adolfo Almeida

Oct 16, 2020

Adolfo (Jimmy) S. Almeida of Richland (formerly of Sunnyside) went to the arms of his Lord and Savior on Friday, October 16, 2020, in Richland. Adolfo was born on January 12, 1933, in Brownsville, Texas. He was a farm foreman and team lead at his retirement. Adolfo enjoyed bird hunting and target practice. He also enjoyed spending time with his...

Soledad Rodriguez

Soledad Rodriguez

Oct 13, 2020

On Tuesday, October 13, 2020, our mother Soledad Davila Rodriguez, passed away in her sleep - into the arms of her loving savior Jesus Christ. Soledad was born in Hidalgo de Parrel, Chihuahua, Mexico on June 1st, 1930 to Saturnino Davila and Maria Esparza. Mom married young and shortly thereafter came to Crewport, WA (Granger area) with dad at the...

Beverly Collins

Beverly Collins

Oct 12, 2020

Our beautiful mother, Beverly Ann (Phares) Collins, was born in Salem, Oregon January 2nd, 1947 and passed on October 12th, 2020 at 4:45 am. She was preceded by her loving husband James Jeffers Collins, whom she married in Yakima, May 18th, 1962, and her son, Jeffery Allen Collins. She is survived by her 4 daughters, Donna, Marilyn, Venita & Sheila...

Betty Friedlander

Betty Friedlander

Oct 12, 2020

Betty Lou George, 64, of White Swan, WA passed away on October 12, 2020, in Richland, WA. Betty was born on December 28, 1955, to Thomas George and Edna Toontat in Toppenish, WA. Betty loved going to the hills to pick huckleberries, she loved to go fishing, and digging for roots. She was a very caring and loving mother, sister...

Clifford Triplett

Clifford Triplett

Oct 9, 2020

Clifford L. Triplett, 94, passed away peacefully on Friday, October 9, 2020 at Cottage in the Meadow in Yakima. Clifford proudly served in the US Army and upon his honorable discharge became a member of the Nob Hill Grange eating to 1959. Clifford was a proud business owner of his own trucking company. He was a lifelong member of the...

Marie Calahan

Marie Calahan

Oct 9, 2020

Marie T. Calahan passed away on October 9, 2020, in Corvallis, Oregon. She was born in Norwich, Connecticut to Antony Schena and Mary DeFlipo Schena. She met her future husband, Richard C. Calahan, while he was serving in the U.S. Navy in New London, Connecticut. They married in Norwich, Connecticut on July 12, 1944, and moved to Wapato the summer...

Joe Sampson

Joe Sampson

Oct 9, 2020

Joe M. Sampson, Sr. died in his sleep while in Virginia Mason Memorial Hospital, Yakima. His death and passing to rest occurred Friday night, October 9, 2020. Joe was born on February 10, 1934, in Brownstown, Washington to Josephine Atkins and Alex Sampson. He was raised in White Swan, Washington and has been a lifelong resident of White Swan with...

David White

David White

Oct 8, 2020

David Scotth White Sr. In Loving Memory of my beloved father David S White Sr. Was born in Toppenish, Wa April 17, 1961 and passed away on October 8, 2020 at 1:30 a.m. in Toppenish, Wa. He was married to Linda Reuben of Lapwai, Id. His father was Willard W White Sr. and mother was Virginia Lucei Wahpat White. His...

Arlette Foust

Arlette Foust

Oct 6, 2020

Arlette Y. Whitefoot Foust (73) of Wapato, WA passed away October 6, 2020, at Yakima Memorial due to health complications. She was born June 27, 1947, in Nespelem, WA to her parents Frank Whitefoot and Maxine B. Lewis She graduated H.S. in Sacramento, CA then attended Beauty College. She married Glenn Foust Jr. on May 18, 1981, and they raised...

Jose Morales

Jose Morales

Oct 6, 2020

Jose Luis Morales, “Joe”, 68, passed away peacefully at Cottage in the Meadow in Yakima, Washington on October 6, 2020. Joe was born on April 27, 1952 to Cipriano Morales and Margarita Granado in Whittier, California. Joe was the oldest of three boys, and they all grew up living in the same neighborhood as their 16 cousins and beloved grandmother....

Marcelline Meza

Marcelline Meza

Oct 5, 2020

Marcelline J. Meza, 81, passed away at Yakima Memorial Hospital in Yakima, WA, on October 5th, 2020. Marcelline was born December 22, 1938, in Lewiston, ID to Lewis B. Holt and Cora Holt. Marcelline resided in Wapato, WA with her husband Richard Anderson.

Doris Folkerts

Doris Folkerts

Oct 4, 2020

DORIS ROSE FOLKERTS Doris Rose Folkerts went to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, Oct. 4, 2020, surrounded by her loving family. Doris was born to Albert and Rosie Duim on February 26, 1934, in Zillah, WA. She graduated from Sunnyside High School. In 1954, she married Henry Folkerts of Inwood, Iowa. Together, they raised seven children. They...

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