George Christie
Oct 7, 2018
George Raymond Christie, age 87, went to be with his Lord and Savior at 6:00 am on Sunday, October 7, 2018, just as a gorgeous sunrise was taking place. George was born January 4, 1931 near Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. He graduated from Soo High School in 1950 and then attended the two year college in Soo until 1952 when...
Trudi Martin
Oct 6, 2018
Trudi Mae Martin (Turner), age 74, left this world on October 6, 2018 after a short battle with cancer to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Trudi was born August 4, 1944 in Bend, OR and moved with her family to the Yakima Valley in 1950. She graduated from White Swan High School in 1963 and had fond...
Melvin Moreno
Oct 5, 2018
Melvin David Moreno, Jr. (Sonny), age 80 passed away on October 5, 2018 at Astria Regional Hospital in Yakima. He was born in Grafton, North Dakota on February 23, 1938 to Melvin and Mabel Moreno. The family moved to Yakima in 1946. Sonny was a longtime member of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church where he served as an usher. He loved...
Kenneth Hoptowit
Oct 2, 2018
Kenneth M. Hoptowit, age 63, died Tuesday October 2, 2018 at his home surrounded by family after battling cancer. He was born in Toppenish to Fred Hoptowit, Sr., and Mary Lazyboy Oscar. He grew up in Wapato and graduated in 1974 from Wapato High School. On October 18, 1980 he married Christina Arquette in White Swan, WA. making their home...
Lydia Johnson
Oct 1, 2018
Our beloved Lydia Joyce Johnson went to heaven on Monday, October 1st surrounded by friends and family. A devout Catholic and pillar of the Wapato community, she will be missed dearly by all who loved her and whose lives she touched throughout her 98 years. Lydia was born in Wapato on May 25, 1920, to Egbert French and Isabelle Craig...
Frederick Quitta
Oct 1, 2018
Frederick William Quitta - beloved brother, son, husband,uncle, friend, Smithville Tiger, Aggie, artist, landscape architect, traffic engineer, quirky, funny, kind, easy-going and generous man, passed away Monday, October 1, 2018 at his home in Union Gap, Washington. Bill, as he was known, was born in Wagner, South Dakota on July 21, 1959 near his family’s home in Marty Mission, SD....
Dorothy Potter
Oct 1, 2018
Dorothy (Thalheimer) Potter Dorothy was born in Toppenish, WA on June 25, 1929 to Henry and Magdalena (Heilman) Thalheimer. She passed away October 1, 2018 at the Cottage in the Meadow. Dorothy grew up in the Harrah/Toppenish area graduating from Toppenish High School, Class of ’47. She was the middle child of 5 and had a special relationship with her...
Paula Schille
Sep 28, 2018
Paula E. Schille passed quietly away at Cottage in the Meadow surrounded by family and friends on September 28th due to complications from a stroke suffered on August 8th while camping during the annual cousin’s campout. Paula was born March 23,1950 to Frances (Stoltenow) Klatte and Donald Klatte at the Swedish Hospital in Seattle. She graduated from Highland High School...
Jimmie Voorhies
Sep 26, 2018
Jimmie D Voorhies, age 81, passed away on September 26, 2018, with his family by his side. He was born on May 27, 1937 in the home of his great grandparents, John and Katherine Henderson to Hubert and Cleo Voorhies near Datto, Arkansas. Shortly after his 17th birthday in May 1954, Jim joined the United States Navy. He had an...
Gottlieb Schmierer
Sep 21, 2018
K7LFE Silent Key … On Friday, September 21, 2018 Gottlieb “Jerry” Schmierer left the airwaves here to go to his ham radio shack in the sky. He had a brave struggle with dementia, heart problems and diabetes. He was born to John and Katherine Schmierer on January 1, 1932 in Linton, ND. In 1936 the family moved to Washington for...
Boyd Richardson
Sep 19, 2018
Boyd Raby Richardson went home to the peaceful arms of the Lord on September 19, 2018. He was born March 13, 1926 to John and Melvina Jennings Richardson in Jumbo, Arkansas. Boyd lived on a farm for most of his time until his mother died she he was 2; he was then raised by his grandmother and his father until...
Arturo Dejesus
Sep 19, 2018
Arturo DeJesus was born April 25, 1959 in Sunnyside, Washington. He passed away on September 19, 2018 in Seattle, Washington. Art enjoyed dancing and drinking. He loved long walks on beaches, collecting seashells and making origami things. He also loved playing volleyball and tennis. Most of all he loved simply hanging out with friends and family. Art is preceded in...
Phyllis Knight
Sep 18, 2018
Phyllis Maryanne Knight passed away Tuesday, September 18, 2018 in Yakima, Washington. She was born on April 11, 1938 in Portland, Oregon to parents Phillip and Ann Piazza. She had a brother Phillip (Bud) Piazza, and a sister Nadine (Mead). Phyllis attended St. Andrews grade school and Immaculata High School in Portland, where she graduated in 1956. She met her...
Meryle Nedeff
Sep 18, 2018
Meryle Lee Nedeff Meryle passed away peacefully in her sleep on the evening of September 18, 2018. Born July 12, 1933 in Yakima, Wa. to Harry and Edna Nelson. She was an only child and was the apple of their eyes. Meryle spent her childhood in the Nile Valley, attended elementary and Middle School at Union Gap, and High School...
Francisco Solis
Sep 18, 2018
Francisco (Kiko) Lira-Solis III passed away at his home on Sept. 18, 2018. Francisco was born to Francisco II and Ester Lira-Solis in La Grulla, TX on Jan. 29, 1941. His early education was in La Grulla, TX. His family of 7 brothers and 2 sisters were migrant workers and traveled to Washington state to work. They eventually made their...
Nicholas Brian
Sep 17, 2018
Nicholas “Nick” Watson Brian, of Zillah Washington went to be with the Lord 17 September, 2018. Nick was born in Hunters Washington to Edith and Virgil Brian 26 December, 1923. The Brian family moved to the Terrace Heights / Moxee area in the early 1930s. At an early age, Nick went to work taking care of animals. He took care...
