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Gildardo Cuevas
Sep 17, 2018
After a protracted battle with cancer, Gildardo Cuevas Ceja, 71, of Yakima, Washington, passed away peacefully Monday, September 17, 2018 at his home. Leaving behind his wife, Nelida Cuevas, his daughters, Yajayra and Francisca Cuevas; and his sons Hipolito and Edgar Cuevas. Gildardo was born September 25, 1946 in Arteaga, Michoacán. To Merced and Hipolito Cuevas. He grew up in...
Ronald Whittaker
Sep 16, 2018
Ronald Eugene Whittaker March 28, 1936 - September 16, 2018 Ron was born on March 28, 1936 to Fred and Erma Whittaker in Sterling, Colorado. At a young age Ron developed an interest in baseball and because of that went on to have a successful college career as a pitcher for the University of Oregon. He graduated with a degree...
Santos Martinez
Sep 14, 2018
Santos G. Martinez, 92, long-time Sunnyside resident, passed away peacefully Friday September 14, 2018 surrounded by all her loving family. Santos G. Martinez was born in Shelby, Texas on November 5, 1925. At a young age she met the love of her life Nasario Martinez, they married on June 6, 1942. She alongside her husband migrated all across the United...
Sylvia Dobrauc
Sep 12, 2018
Sylvia Irene Dobrauc passed away in her Yakima home on September 12, 2018. She was born in Grandview, Washington on July 20, 1928, to Frank and Mary Kinkade. She married Fred Dobrauc in June of 1948 and spent 50 years together until his passing in 1998. They had two sons together, Ron and John Dobrauc. Sylvia enjoyed spending time with...
Leroy Householder
Sep 5, 2018
Leroy Phillip Householder was born on April 22, 1943 in Yakima, Washington to Delvin and Delores Householder. He married Dagmar Beatrice Repp in Babenhausen, Germany in 1964. They had three children, Elisabeth Ruhs of Kahl/Main , Germany, Delores Bonny of Sunnyside, WA and Michael Householder of Grandview, WA; six grandsons, David, Ike and Bryan Bonny of Sunnyside, WA, and Ethan,...
John Gamino
Sep 5, 2018
John Monico Gamino, age 95, on September 5 at 6:08 PM passed to be with the Lord surrounded by his loving children. Born in Topeka, KS; John spent his younger years in Topeka, then Greely, Colorado and Denver. In his early 20’s he left Denver for San Francisco then came to Washington where his sister Pilar lived. While in the...
Rose Masengale
Sep 5, 2018
Rose Marie Masengale Rose Masengale returned to her Heavenly Father on 5 September, 2018. We are all saddened by her passing but are happy for her to finally be out of pain from her cancer fight. Rose was born 15 August 1958, to Greg and Janet Elsen. She married Steve Masengale on 9 October 1987, and they have two children,...
Patricia Coleman
Sep 3, 2018
Patricia Bobette Coleman passed away on September 3, 2018. She is survived by her loving husband of over 50 years James C. Coleman, her daughter Anita M. Coleman and family Karla K. Lewis, Michael B. Lewis, Hayden M. Lewis, and Kodi J. Lewis. She leaves behind one brother William (Bill) Perdue, his wife Joan and their son Jim Perdue and...
Joseph Bahena
Sep 3, 2018
Funeral services will be 1:00 pm Monday, Sept. 10, 2018 at Valley Hills Funeral Home Chapel (2600 Business Lane), Yakima. Burial will follow at West Hills Memorial Park
Dorothy Hunt
Sep 3, 2018
Dorothy (Dottie) Elizabeth Hunt passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family, at Cottage in the Meadow September 3, 2018. Dorothy was born on October 29, 1940 to Raymond Aloysis and Victoria Philomina (Bigge) Molter in Fort Myers, FL. She graduated from Fort Myers Senior High School in 1958, and served her Country as a Navy Wave, honorably discharged in 1962....
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