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Robert Webb

Robert Webb

Mar 14, 2020

Robert G. Webb Jr., left us on March 14, 2020, to be with his Lord. Bob was born on March 26, 1937, in Blackfoot, Idaho and died at the age of 82 in Yakima, WA. Bob enjoyed lots of things, especially becoming a barber shopper in Yakima and sang with them with his beautiful bass voice for many years and...

Joel Wray

Joel Wray

Mar 12, 2020

Joel Wray (Keith Earl Wray- birth name) was born May 30, 1945 to Peggy (Rutherford) and Earl Otto Wray in Yreka, CA. Joel passed away peacefully at home in Yakima, WA on March 12, 2020. Joel was a Vietnam Veteran, very proud to have served his country in the Navy. Following his military service, he became employed by Boeing in...

Melia Delp

Melia Delp

Mar 11, 2020

Melia Delp passed away Wednesday March 11, 2020 after a strong, brave, and courageous fight with cancer. Melia Mae (Meyers) Delp was born December 28, 1956, to Jack and Virgina (Quick) Meyers in Cheyenne, Wyoming. She was the 2nd of 4 children; Debbie, Melia, John, and Jack “Hoss”. Her father was a furniture auctioneer which required the family to work...

Oretta Perrotti

Oretta Perrotti

Mar 11, 2020

Oretta Perrotti passed away peacefully on March 11, 2020, with her family by her side. She was born in 1935 to Paul and Dorothy Dodge of Parker Heights. Some of her fondest childhood memories were of her riding her horses, Babe and Scamp, along with fishing at Rim Rock Lake with her parents. As a young girl, she was a...

Jerry Berry

Jerry Berry

Mar 10, 2020

Jerry Louis Berry was born in Yakima, WA on June 17, 1949. He passed away peacefully on March 10, 2020. Jerry was born and raised in Yakima. He graduated from Davis High School and shortly after graduation he enlisted in the US Army and served from 1972-1975. Upon ending his service, Jerry returned to Yakima where he became a service...

Willy Riggs

Willy Riggs

Mar 9, 2020

Willy Joe Riggs, 45, of Wapato, WA passed away at his home on March 9, 2020. He was born April 29, 1974, in Yakima, WA, the son of Gary B. Riggs Sr. and Georgiann (Lopez) Riggs. Willy was a full time student at Heritage University in Toppenish, WA. He enjoyed hunting and fishing. He also had a passion for horses...

Donald Kingsbury

Donald Kingsbury

Mar 6, 2020

Donald (Keith) was born in Grafton, North Dakota on January 28, 1929 to Albert and Clara Bjelda Kingsbury. Clara died when Keith was five and Albert and Keith moved to Yakima. Albert adopted Keith’s cousin Virgil and he joined the family in Yakima. Keith graduated from Davis High School in Yakima in 1947. He then moved to New York City...

Maria Del Consuelo Valencia

Maria Del Consuelo Valencia

Mar 6, 2020

Obituary for Maria del Consuelo Valencia Maria Del Consuelo Valencia, 74, died peacefully in the hands of her husband, sons and grandchildren when she went with the Lord on March 6, 2020. Consuelo was born on October 20, 1945 in Jalisco, Mexico to Aureliano Valencia & Ponposa Magaña. She came to the USA in 1976 with her husband Rodolfo Valencia...

Julie Ricking

Julie Ricking

Mar 6, 2020

On March 6th, the medical community and the city of Toppenish lost a remarkable physician who devoted 50 years to giving exceptional care to patients all over the Yakima Valley. A dear and caring mother, and grandmother. Surrounded by family and love, Julie Annette Ricking M.D., passed away after her battle with cancer. Born March 1st, 1945 at Maple Knoll...

Mary Palmer

Mary Palmer

Mar 4, 2020

Mary N. Palmer, age 91, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 4, 2020, at Tuality Hospital in Hillsboro, Oregon. She was born July 30, 1928, in Medicine Valley, WA, to Roland and Georgia (Georgie) Scott. She was one of six children. She was a 1946 graduate of White Swan High School. She married the late James B. Palmer on April...

Kenneth Sorchych

Kenneth Sorchych

Mar 3, 2020

Kenneth James Sorchych, 76 of Prosser passed away peacefully in his home on March 3, 2020, surrounded by loved ones. Ken was born on June 16, 1943, and came to the Prosser area in 1975. Ken was born in Wisconsin and was an avid fisherman and loved being outdoors. Ken is survived by his daughter Leann (John) Espineira of Antioch...

Roger Kline

Roger Kline

Mar 3, 2020

Roger Lee Kline, aged 93 years, passed away peacefully on March 3, 2020 at his home in Yakima, Washington. Roger was the 9th of 11 children born to Merritt Charles and Dora “Maude” (Marriott) Kline on the 8th of January 1927 in Northfield, Minnesota. He and his siblings were raised on a small family farm in the little town of...

Rena Van Oostrum

Rena Van Oostrum

Mar 2, 2020

Reinskje (Rena) van Oostrum, 91, formerly of Sunnyside died on Monday, March 2, 2020 at Cottage in the Meadow. Mrs. van Oostrum was born Feb. 19, 1929 in Wommels, FR, The Netherlands to Hendrik and Jantje (Mulder) Abma. She was the second of ten children. She married Tjitze Jacob van Oostrum on May 11, 1951. Reinskje and Tjitze, together with...

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