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Raul Gonzalez

Raul Gonzalez

Dec 24, 2018

Señor: Hazme un instrumento de tu paz: que donde haya odio, siembre amor; donde haya injuria, perdón; donde haya duda, fe; donde haya desesperacion, esperanza; donde haya oscuridad, luz, donde haya tristeza, alegría. Oh Divino Maestro, Concedeme que no busque ser consolado, sino consolar; que no busque ser comprendido, sino comprender; que no busque ser amado, sino amar; porque dando,...

Charles Sipes

Charles Sipes

Dec 24, 2018

"Charles Richard Sipes passed away peacefully and surrounded by family on December 24, 2018 at the home of his daughter in Yakima, WA. He was 82 years old. Charles was born to parents Elmer Sipes and Leah Ruth Grimes on July 11, 1936 in Mount Vernon, Illinois. He had a younger sister named Edeylyn. Charles took the train at 4...

Phyllis Smith

Phyllis Smith

Dec 22, 2018

Phyllis Louise Smith, having lived 94 year, passed away peacefully in her sleep on December 22, 2018 at Cottage in the Meadows, Yakima, WA. She was born in Mabton on February 19, 1924, the fifth of six children to Vernett V. Grow and Ina Laura Miller Grow. Phyllis was five years old at the beginning of the Great Depression and...

Felix Campos

Felix Campos

Dec 22, 2018

Muere Felix Campos de Wapato en Seattle, WA Felix Campos de Wapato se fue a estar con el Señor el 22 de Diciembre del 2018. Nacido en Texas el 30 de Diciembre, 1934. Felix acompañando por su esposa, vino al Valle de Yakima en el 1953. Su amor, fe y fuerza le dieron la paz que tenia cuando nos dejo....

O. Race

O. Race

Dec 21, 2018

O. Harold Race, 92, passed away Dec. 21, 2018 with loving friends and family by his side. Harold was born on April 21, 1926 in Baker, Montana, to Thaddeus and Margaret Alice Race. As a child, he lived in rural Ekalaka, Montana, with his nine brothers and sisters. His family moved to the Wenas Valley when he was ten, and...

Leroy Fletcher

Leroy Fletcher

Dec 20, 2018

LeRoy W. Fletcher passed away December 20th peacefully at his home surrounded by family in Zillah, WA. LeRoy is the son of Worth E and Cleatis Bundy-Fletcher born Nov 17th, 1934 in Shoshone, Idaho. LeRoy graduated from Kimberly High School and attended the University of Idaho receiving Chemical Engineering degree in 1958 , having worked as a fry cook at...

Alice Chopper

Alice Chopper

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...

Maria Trinidad-Flores

Maria Trinidad-Flores

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....

Maria Lopez

Maria Lopez

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...

Mary Weijohn

Mary Weijohn

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...

Juanita Gonzalez

Juanita Gonzalez

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...

Debbie Baldwin

Debbie Baldwin

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...

David Leach

David Leach

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...

Jacob Ozuna

Jacob Ozuna

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...

Julian Valdez

Julian Valdez

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...

Lilli Loyd

Lilli Loyd

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...

Marilyn Jensen

Marilyn Jensen

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...

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