Marilyn Rowland
Jul 4, 2018
Marilyn Jean Rowland, 81, of Zillah, passed away on July 4, 2018 at Astria Medical Center in Yakima after a brief illness. Jean was born August 22, 1936 in Martin, S.D., the only child of JB and Mary Furman. In the 40's the family moved to Granger, WA where her father raised cattle. After graduation from Granger High School, she...
Steve Trayan
Jul 4, 2018
Steve Trayan jr. passed away July 4, 2018. He was born to Steve and Ader Trayan September 21, 1937 in Miami Oklahoma. Steve attended Wapato High School and is survived by wife Dorothy their children Kevin, Rick, Paco, and Kristi, and the late Scott and Cork, along with their many grandchildren. Steve spent most of his life as a mechanic,...
Ross Sockzehigh
Jul 3, 2018
In my dreams and thoughts I will go and be with my people and home. Ahtanum, Washington. My grandparents raised me and I shall be with them. My name is Chamishta, also known as Ross Kenneth Sockzehigh. I was brought into this world on a cold Christmas day in 1942 to Oscar Kenneth Sockzehigh and Delores Smiscon. My paternal grandparents...
Tina Billy
Jul 2, 2018
Tina Marie Billy, born January 17, 1977 to Kenneth Billy and the late Elaine Morrison Selam. She is survived by her children, Nelson Billy, Dennis Enick and Tayla Enick; her father, Kenneth billy; siblings, Romine Billy of Oklahoma, Patricia Selam of Las Vegas, NV, Lonnie Selam Jr. of Toppenish, George (Wesla) Selam of Wapato and Laveda (Brandon) Case of Pendleton,...
Carole Wamsley
Jul 1, 2018
Carole Arlene Wamsley, a lifelong resident of the Yakima Valley died of natural causes on July 1, 2018. She was 85 years old. Her 20 year career as a much loved counselor at the Sundown M Ranch was a point of particular pride in her long and lively life. She helped usher many through the process of addiction recovery with...
Jerry Tanewasha
Jun 29, 2018
Jerry Ray Tanewasha born March 27, 1954 went to the creator surrounded by family on June 29, 2018. He attended Granger School District, his favorite sport was wrestling. One of the smallest wrestlers who had a big heart. His hobbies and interests were bead working, going to the mountains to cut wood, root digging, picking huckleberries and going fishing. He...
Macklin Gardner
Jun 27, 2018
His name was Mack Gardner. He knew that a garden, like those we love, requires patient labor and attention. Plants do not grow merely to satisfy ambitions or to fulfill good intentions. They thrive because someone expended effort on them. If one has a lovely garden, then surely he has had a lovely life. Some people who live on the...
Wayne Walker
Jun 26, 2018
Wayne Wesley Walker, age 92, of Yakima passed away on June 26, 2018. He was born January 6, 1926 in Prosser, WA to Claud and Ethel Walker. The family soon moved to Buena Loop where Wayne attended grade school, graduating from Toppenish High School in 1944. He then enlisted in the army, being stationed in the Philippines as a mortar...
Enriqueta Knoeb
Jun 25, 2018
Enriqueta C Knoeb “Rita,” 89, of Wapato, WA passed away June 25, 2018 at home surrounded by her loved ones. She was born October 15, 1928 in Gallup, New Mexico to Lawrence Castillo and Luciana Contreras. Enriqueta married the love of her life Roy Knoeb in 1947. She was a homemaker and enjoyed yard sales; she loved to collect bears,...
Aldeane Morrow
Jun 24, 2018
Our precious Mamma flew into the arms of Jesus, her Savior, and to Bill her husband that she missed and longed to see again on June 26, 2018. She was 96 years young. She loved the Lord, her family and church family. She was born at home in Rockville, Missouri on March 25, 1922 to Bill and Audrey Evans, an...
Eva Vela
Jun 24, 2018
On Oct. 11, 1936 a beautiful flower named Eva Garza was born. She was the daughter of Evaristo and Dora Garza De Garza Gonzalez, Nuevo Leon. Her surviving siblings are: Donato Garza (RIP) from Modesto, CA, Adan Garza from Toppenish, WA, and Placida Garza Gonzalez, Sotero Garza, Rosa Garza Reyna, and Evaristo Garza, all from Wapato, WA. On Dec. 29,...
Ernest Camacho
Jun 23, 2018
Ernest P. Camacho, 62, of Sunnyside, passed away on June 22, 2018. He was born December 5, 1955 in Bridgeport, Nebraska to John Camacho and Simona Pina. Ernest grew up in the Yakima Valley and graduated from Sunnyside High School. He loved shooting pool, fishing, woodworking, collecting, and traveling. One of his greatest joys in life was spending time with...
Felipe Mendoza
Jun 21, 2018
Felipe “Milio” Mendoza Sr, 84, loving husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, passed away peacefully at Yakima Regional Hospital June 21, 2018. He was born January 10, 1937 in Agagrao, Santa Maria, Ilocos Sur, in the Philippines to Ambrocio and Bonifacia Mendoza. Felipe held jobs as a security guard in Manila and operated farms where he grew tobacco, rice, corn and...
James Lyalll
Jun 20, 2018
James “Jim” George Lyall, 86, passed away June 20, 2018 in Grandview Wa. after a short battle with pancreatic cancer. He was born November 14, 1931 in Grandview, Wa to parents Frank and Lavina Lyall. James had a Huck Finn style childhood. He grew up on a farm and ranch by the Yakima River where he hunted and fished. James...
Ilda Robles
Jun 19, 2018
Ilda Ortiz-Robles, 56 of Sunnyside, A wife, mother and sister left to be with the lord Tuesday, June 19th 2018 peacefully in her home. she was born march 3rd 1962 to Angelina T. Ortiz and Jesus Ortiz. She grew up and lived her life in Sunnyside. In 1989 she married the love of her life and best friend Ruben Robles....
