Obituaries

Dec 16, 2018

Alice C. Chopper of Sunnyside passed away peacefully on December 16, 2018, surrounded by her loving family. Alice was born on June 29, 1925 in Saskatoon Saskatchewan to Benjamin and Alice Van Eaton. Her parents had emigrated from Tacoma WA with extended family to participate in Canadian Homesteading. That endeavor failed, and after a short stay in Lamoni IA (where...

Dec 16, 2018

Maria Trinidad Flores, age 90, of Sunnyside, WA went to be with the Lord on December 16, 2018 at Toppenish Astria Regional Hospital surrounded by her family. Trinidad was born on February 11, 1928 in Pihuamo, Jalisco, Mexico to Margarito Flores and Aurora Olivera. She married Amador Gonzalez and lived in Agua Escondida, Jalisco where they raised their ten children....

Dec 16, 2018

Maria Isela Lopez Born January 9, 1977 in Monclova, Coahuila to Pedro and Elva Lopez. Maria moved to Toppenish, Washington in January of 1984 along with her parents. Maria attended schools in Toppenish and proudly graduated from Toppenish High School in 1995. Maria enjoyed listening to music, socializing with everyone and always attended her friends and families gathering. She was...

Dec 15, 2018

Mary Elizabeth Weijohn passed away December 15, 2018 at home. Mary was a loving wife, mother, grandmother & great-grandmother. She was born on April 13, 1935 in Wenatchee WA to John & Thelma Sutton. Mary grew up with five brothers and a sister in the Wenatchee/Cashmere area. She attended high school at Upper Columbia Academy and graduated in 1954. While...

Dec 14, 2018

Juanita Gonzalez died Dec.14, 2018, peacefully at her home surrounded by her family. She was born in 1927 and was a longtime resident of the Lower Yakima Valley. Juanita was an avid reader, member of her church choir, and an enthusiastic gardener tending faithfully to her many flowers, vegetables, and fruit trees. A talented maker of quilts, she gifted family...

Dec 12, 2018

If you ever crossed paths with Debbie Rae Baldwin (Moses/McLavey) before she passed on Wednesday, December 12, 2018, chances are you were her friend. She never met a stranger over the 63 years she spent on this earth. Debbie was born on April 15, 1955 in Toppenish, Washington to Arlen Ramos and Ledenies “Mary” (Whalawitsa) Moses—some say with a smile...

Dec 11, 2018

On Tuesday, December 11, 2018, David Glen Leach, extraordinary husband, devoted father, and faithful friend, passed away at the age of 69. David’s family and friends will continue to be blessed with the legacy he left us—his life, faith, and love. David was born in 1949 in Sunnyside, WA to Roy and Helen Leach. He grew up on the Satus...

Dec 10, 2018

It is with great sadness, that the family announces the death of their loved one, Jacob Ozuna Sr., 36 Jacob was born on April 20th.1982 and was brutally taken from us on Dec. 09, 2018 Jacob was taken from this earth too early for us to understand, but God always has a purpose and therefore we all must believe that...

Dec 9, 2018

Julian Valdez Reynoso, 22, of Wapato, WA went to heaven on Sunday, Dec. 9, 2018. He was born on November 15, 1996 to Ramon Reynoso Jr. and Yasmin Valdez. He was raised in Wapato, WA and attended Wapato schools and Inglemoore High School before returning to Wapato in 2016 and finishing his diploma. In 2017 Julian became a father to...

Dec 7, 2018

Lilli Anne Loyd, age 69, transitioned to her heavenly home on Friday, December 7th, 2018 at Virginia Mason Medical Center in Seattle. She passed peacefully, surrounded by loved ones. Lilli Anne (Todd) Loyd was born on February 22, 1949, in Puyallup Washington, to Charles Edward Todd, and Lillian (Gustafson) Todd. She was the youngest of four children. She often shared...

Dec 5, 2018

Marilyn Joyce Jensen passed away December 5, 2018 from complications due to cancer at her home in Yakima, Washington. She is survived by her husband of 25 years, Lloyd (Bill) Jensen, who she met at a VFW dance; her children: David Sanderson, Carol Nava, Lisa DiMaggio, Margaret (Peggy) Grissom, Dawn Jensen, Scott Jensen, and Mark Jensen; 17 grandchildren and 19...

Dec 5, 2018

Dec 5, 2018

Jess Smith, born on May 27th 1938, passed away on December 5th, 2018 after fighting a losing battle with cancer. He is survived by his loving and incredibly supportive wife Vi, his son Chad, his daughter Laura and his three grandchildren Jake, Jordyn, and Evey, He worked 30 plus years as a metalurgist at Boeing developing and testing metals for...

Dec 4, 2018

Dec 3, 2018

Isaac (Ike) Simonian, 95, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his granddaughter, Trisha, great granddaughter, Cayla, and Cayla's husband, Alex, in the early morning hours of December 3, 2018. Ike is now "home" where he is reunited with several loved ones that passed away before him and with his heavenly father. Ike was born on May 28, 1923, in...

Dec 2, 2018

Benjamin P. Van Eaton of Sunnyside, passed away peacefully on December 2, 2018, surrounded by loving family. Ben was born on February 18, 1923 in Saskatoon, Canada to his parents Benjamin and Alice Van Eaton. Ben’s parents (from Tacoma, WA) had emigrated with extended family to the homestead in Canada. That endeavor was unsuccessful and the family moved to Yakima,...

Dec 2, 2018

Faye E. (Chaney) Schmidt, 98, left Wapato (WA) on Dec. 2, 2018 for a huge family reunion in Heaven. Mom was born on Nov. 19, 1920 in the woods of Oregon, approx. 10 miles east of Myrtle Creek, to Jesse and Pearl (Potter) Chaney. Where she was raised with her 5 siblings. Where they walked a long way to a...

Dec 2, 2018

There will be no local services at this time.

Dec 1, 2018

Betty Amisetta Zimmer (Myers), born 8/30/24 to Marion Gatewood Briscoe & John Myers in Wapato, passed away on 12/1/2018 at Cottage in the Meadow. On 11/22/41 Betty married the love of her life Walter Zimmer & resided in Yakima County all her life. Betty worked for many years at Matson Fruit. She enjoyed gardening, social gatherings with friends & family,...

Dec 1, 2018

Psalm 23 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil:...