Obituaries

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Virginia Vickers

Virginia Vickers

Feb 28, 2020

Virginia Mae Vickers passed into the loving arms of her Savior on February 28, 2020 at Cottage in the Meadow. Virginia was born on July 29, 1937 in Yakima to Guy and Iva Ripley. Virginia met Clarence Vickers at a Grange dance and were married soon afterwards. Virginia worked in Cowiche and Tieton at many different fruit warehouses and retired...

Elias Tapia

Elias Tapia

Feb 28, 2020

Elias Tapia, 83 died of heart failure February 28, 2020 at Skagit Valley Hospital in Mount Vernon Washington. He was born March 23, 1936, in Aguililla Michoacan the son of Elias Tapia Sr. and Hermelinda Ceja . Elias came to the United States in the early 70's and started his career as a cook in a little restaurant called Zavalla's...

Patricia Owen

Patricia Owen

Feb 27, 2020

Patricia Lee Owen (Pat) passed away February 27th 2020 at Cottage in the Meadow with daughter, and granddaughter by her side. Pat was born in Illinois in 1932 to John and Elsie Kramer. Pat married Paul Russell and had 2 children, Patricia Paulette and Paul Eugene. In 1958 she moved to Idaho, then settled in Yakima. When her children were...

Patrick Romero

Patrick Romero

Feb 22, 2020

Patrick Steven Romero, 02/26/1998. The death of Patrick Steven Romero has taken place unexpectedly, on 2020-02-22. He loved to spend time with his Daughter and family going camping and exploring nature riding dirt bikes and working on cars Patrick was the first Romero son to Graduate form High School, in Sunnyside 2016. He is survived by his parents Nicolas lll...

Richard Thomas

Richard Thomas

Feb 21, 2020

Richard (Dick) Donet Thomas (85) born January 14, 1935 to Bruce & Maxine (Schmidt) Thomas. He grew up in Early, IA. At the age of 14, while still attending high school, he ran a 280 acre farm. After graduating, he joined the US Army in 1956, and was transferred to Tri-Cities where he worked at the Hanford Nuclear Facility. Here...

Alfredo Corona

Alfredo Corona

Feb 21, 2020

Alfredo Corona was born on Sept 6, 1999, in Sunnyside, WA. Alfredo peacefully went into the lord's arms on February 21, 2020, at the age of 20, after a long battle with cancer. Alfredo was a student and resident of Sunnyside. He is survived by his parents Maria Madrigal & Jesus Corona. His siblings Maria Garcia, Antonio Corona, Candelaria Corona,...

Thomas Lybbert

Thomas Lybbert

Feb 20, 2020

My Father, Thomas Mark Lybbert is the son of Charles Lester Lybbert and his wife Delvia Reed He was born 4 February 1923, in Cardston, Alberta, Canada. He is the first of seven children in the family Life in those days made rugged men. At the age of 5, Dad began doing the work of a man helping in the...

Ruben Alvarez

Ruben Alvarez

Feb 18, 2020

Ruben Alvarez entered into peaceful rest on February 18, 2020. Ruben was born to Hilario and Soledad Alvarez on November 14, 1976, in Toppenish, WA. He attended Sunnyside High School and graduated from Pride O.I.C. Ruben lived his entire life in the Lower-Yakima Valley and worked on the family farm, he loved being out in nature. He was also known...

Douglas Hatfield

Douglas Hatfield

Feb 18, 2020

Douglas A. Hatfield was born on April 20, 1954 to Virginia and Larry Hatfield in Yakima, WA. After a short but hard-fought battle with esophageal cancer he passed peacefully at Cottage in the Meadow on February 18, 2020. As a child he attended Broadway Elementary before moving to the Ahtanum area. He graduated from West Valley High School, class of...

Pamela Bergeron

Pamela Bergeron

Feb 16, 2020

Pamela K Bergeron, 61, passed away peacefully at home on February 16th, 2020. Pam was born July 30th, 1958 in The Dalles, Oregon to Elmore and Dorothy Koch. Pamela will be sadly missed by her daughter Heidi and husband Mike Stanchfield, her sons Robbierre and Jake Bergeron and his partner Kem and her grandchildren Kayla, Ava and Mason Stanchfield and...

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