Olive Alice Winckler
Aug 11, 2025
Olive was born on February 4, 1931 as Olive Alice Burril in Toppenish, WA to Bert and Alice Burril. Olive grew up in Toppenish and graduated from Toppenish High School in 1949. From there she worked at the movie theatre in Toppenish, attended secretarial school in Yakima and worked at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation.
Olive met her future husband Leonard on...
Jesse Flores
Aug 10, 2025
Jesse Flores Sr. was born on July 11, 1953 and was raised in Wapato, WA. He married Victoria Angela Flores and together they had four children. At age 17, Jesse worked alongside with his father for Union Pacific Railroad. He also followed a chain of different Railroad companies, then jumped to BNFS and finally retired at age 55.
Jesse enjoyed music,...
Lucille Rohman
Aug 6, 2025
Lucille Ann was born on June 4, 1931, at home with her womb mate Lewis, to Fred and Mary Schumacher in Reynolds ND. She lived on the family farm and attended a country school arriving by horse and buggy. She excelled in school, loved reading, drama and textiles and started sewing at a young age on a treadle sewing machine....
Carol Ann Wane
Aug 4, 2025
Carol Ann Wane, age 79, passed away peacefully on August 4, 2025, in Zillah, Washington. Born on July 7, 1946, in Yakima, Washington, Carol lived a life rooted in faith, family, and community.
Carol met her beloved husband Jim while attending Yakima Valley College. It was a blind date that lasted 60 wonderful years. Carol enjoyed traveling the world in service...
Elvia Figueroa Ochoa
Aug 3, 2025
Elvia Figueroa Ochoa, 62, of Sunnyside, Washington, passed away peacefully on August 3, 2025, surrounded by loved ones. Born on August 26, 1962, in Coalcomán, Michoacán, Mexico, Elvia built a remarkable life filled with love, resilience, and unwavering positivity. She delighted in nurturing her family, instilling in them the values of hard work and the importance of education. She leaves...
Maria Del Rosario Gomez
Jul 31, 2025
It is with profound sorrow that we announce the passing of our mother, grandmother, and life partner, Maria D. Gomez, who departed this life on 07.31.2025 at the age of 65.
Maria was the heart of our family—a woman of unwavering strength, compassion, and integrity. She lived a life grounded in hard work and strong values, always leading by quiet example....
Sharon Lee Fergus
Jul 28, 2025
Sharon Lee Fergus, age 76, passed away on July 28, 2025, in Richland, Washington, one day short of her 77th birthday.
Sharon was born on July 29, 1948, in Toppenish, Washington. Sharon spent her childhood in Toppenish, and graduated from Toppenish High School in 1966. She attended YVCC to study accounting until being diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. Never one to...
Donna Lee Seekins (Mama)
Jul 28, 2025
Donna Lee Seekins (Mama) Went to be with Jesus on July 28th 2025 after years of health issues where she showed nothing but strength and courage to survive, Donna was born to Ava & Louis Bowman on May 14th 1948 in California. In 1967 she met the love of her life & best friend Harold (Bubba) Seekins.
Only dating 4 months...
Rafael Magaña
Jul 25, 2025
Rafael Magaña a beloved husband, father, and grandfather and long time businessman passed away on July 25, 2025, surrounded by his loved ones. He was 60 years old born on April 27, 1965, in Uruapan, Michoacán to Maria Magaña and Rafael Godínez.
He traveled to the United States at the age 16. Lived and worked in California until settling in Grandview,...
Paul Ivan Allen
Jul 23, 2025
Paul Ivan Allen, 79, of Zillah Wa passed away peacefully at home on July 23. Paul was devoted to his family, his church and his community and will be greatly missed.
Paul was born in Wenatchee , Wa on March 29, 1946 to Meryl Ivan and Ruth (Perkins) Allen. He was the 3rd of 5 children. The family moved to a...
Delbert (Buzz) Wayne Widmyer
Jul 20, 2025
Delbert Wayne (Buzz) Widmyer born 1/15/1932 - 7/20/2025Buzz spent most of his younger years rodeoing and working on a cattle ranch. Later in life, he showed Registered Paint Horses.There wasn't a day he didn't look forward to spending it fishing at his favorite fishing holes. There will be no funeral at this time.The family is going to have a small...
Julian D. Pinkham Sr.
Jul 17, 2025
Obituary for Julian D. Pinkham Sr.
Julian D. Pinkham Sr., Holtux and AuchBiAdaAuchJulianBauch (Crow), a revered elder of the Yakama Nation and a lifelong advocate for tribal justice, education, and cultural preservation, passed away surrounded by family and community. A proud member of the Whistling Water Clan, Julian’s life was a testament to service, tradition, and leadership.
A Sundance Chief and respected...
