Obituaries

Local Obituaries

Norma Buell

Norma Buell

Apr 3, 2018

Norma Buell went to heaven on April 3rd 2018. She is now free of pain and dancing around the feet of Jesus. She was born in Cambridge, Nebraska in March 1935 and survived the great flood of ‘35. Times were hard and she would bring a potato to school and put it on a wood stove to cook for lunch....

Betty Peterson

Betty Peterson

Apr 2, 2018

Betty Peterson died peacefully on April 2, 2018 at the age of 86 in her home in Yakima, Washington with her daughter Teresa Brennan by her side. Betty was born September 25, 1931 in Orr, North Dakota to Glen and Roxey Hulick. She shared her youth with two sisters, Dorothy and Shirley. On December 20,1951 she married Albert Peterson. They...

Richard Hernandez

Richard Hernandez

Mar 31, 2018

Richard Isaac Hernandez was born August 29, 1960 in Yakima, WA to Alexander Hernandez and Rose Ella Johnson Barnick. He was raised in the Yakima Valley, originally from Wapato, WA. He attended Wapato High School, later received his GED and graduated from an apprentice program in 1978. He went on to attend Houston Texas University. He graduated with a 4.0...

Ronald Roller

Ronald Roller

Mar 31, 2018

Ronald Robert Roller was born on January 2, 1952 in Yakima, WA. to Adolf and Minnie Roller. On the same day, in the same hospital, Roy Andreas was born. Ron and Roy met when they were 6 years old and became life-long friends sharing all of life adventures and challenges together. At 6 years old, Ron found his love for...

Jessie Cordero

Jessie Cordero

Mar 31, 2018

Jessie Cordero, age 89, passed away in Yakima, Washington on March 31, 2018. She was born in Worland WY. on May 23, 1928 to Manuel and Marciala (Vasquez) Trujillo. Jessie married Phillip Cordero on July 11, 1952. She was employed at Del Monte in Toppenish, WA for many many years, 33 to be exact and retired as head floor supervisor...

Kenneth Jimmy

Kenneth Jimmy

Mar 30, 2018

Pending..

Sarah Jongeward

Sarah Jongeward

Mar 28, 2018

Sarah Alice (Weiss) Jongeward was born in Klamath Falls, OR on March 21, 1924 to Zeno and Frances Weiss. She was the oldest of five kids. After attending school in California for 2 years the family moved to Elgin, Oregon where she graduated from Elgin High School in 1942. At age 16, she became aware of God’s great love for...

Sherry Ponce

Sherry Ponce

Mar 27, 2018

Sherry L. Ponce passed away peaceful at home on March 27, 2018. Sherry was born to Doc and Geneva (Allessio) Hamlin on February 4, 1952. Sherry was always willing to babysit all the grand babies. Sherry had a love to spend her time playing bingo with her friends. Sherry is preceded in death by her mother and father. Sherry is...

Garland Hill

Garland Hill

Mar 26, 2018

Garland C. Hill went home to be with the Lord on March 26, 2018. He was born on May 23, 1931 to Garland and Guyula (Prater) Hill. The oldest of nine children, he worked alongside his dad giving him his paycheck to help support the family until his marriage. Upon the passing of his parents, Garland became the patriarch of...

Glen Phillips

Glen Phillips

Mar 26, 2018

Glen Loren Phillips of Moxee, WA passed away peacefully in his sleep March 26, 2018. He was born to Don and Margie Phillips March 14, 1944. He was born in Michigan and grew up in Toppenish, WA. In school his friends and family all knew him as Tiny. He played football and till this day still holds Top Highs Shot...

Bryan Broeker

Bryan Broeker

Mar 24, 2018

On Saturday, March 24h, 2018, Bryan Wayne Broeker passed away at the age of 57 in his home in Toppenish, WA. He was born December 16, 1960 to Oral and Pearl Broeker in Holdrege, NE. He is the youngest of 6 children. He was active in the local 4-H growing up, graduated from Oxford High School and received his degree...

Leonard Cartmell

Leonard Cartmell

Mar 23, 2018

Pending...

Vendla Champion

Vendla Champion

Mar 23, 2018

There will be no public service.

Daniel Soliz

Daniel Soliz

Mar 22, 2018

Daniel Soliz Jr. Daniel Soliz a long time resident of Toppenish, WA passed away peacefully in his home March 22, 2018. Daniel was born March 3, 1948 in Fort Collins CO to his loving parents Daniel Soliz Sr. and Jeannie Soliz. Daniel had 19 siblings: 10 brothers and 9 sisters. Daniel was the oldest of sons. A large family who...

Emma Elstad

Emma Elstad

Mar 22, 2018

Emma “Jeane” Elstad went to her forever home on March 22, 2018. Her wish was to pass this life peacefully at home with loved ones near and she did just that. Jeane was born in Berryville, Arkansas to Carl Benjamin Standlee and Eather Elva “Edie” (Hanby) Standlee. During the height of the Great Depression, Jeane, her parents and younger brother,...

Neil Collins

Neil Collins

Mar 20, 2018

We lost a rare man of integrity on March 20, 2018. Neil Collins was kind and loyal. He was an honest husband, dad, grandpa, brother, friend, and businessman. Neil was born in Columbus, Ohio, on September 15, 1944, to Neil Collins Sr. and Jeanne Beckert Collins. He attended St. Thomas Aquinas his freshman year, then Bishop Hartley High School in...

Betty Rohrich

Betty Rohrich

Mar 20, 2018

Betty Julia Rohrich, became one of the angels in Heaven on the first day of Spring, March 20th 2018. She was born in Yakima, Washington on September 30th, 1931 to Mary (Gritzfeld) and Lawrence Miller and was the eighth of nine children. The family was like many in that era, they lived in a tar paper shack and worked in...

Obituary Notifications

Subscribe to get alerts for new obituaries when Valley Hills Funeral Home & Crematory posts tributes

A logo for grief steps with an orange wave on a white background.
A Year of Grief Support

Sign up for one year of weekly grief messages designed to provide strength and comfort during this challenging time.