Obituaries
Local Obituaries
Maria Gonzalez-Castillo
Jun 2, 2017
El Señor es mi pastor, nada me faltar. En lugares de verdes pastos me hace descansar; junto a aguas de reposo me conduce. El restaura mi alma; me guía por senderos de justicia por amor de su nombre. Aunque pase por el valle de sombra de muerte, no temeré mal alguno, porque tú estás conmigo; tu vara y tu cayado...
Robert Ozmer
Jun 2, 2017
Robert Sequoyah Ozmer, 85, died Friday morning, June 2, 2017 at the Living Care Retirement Community in Yakima. Robert died of heart failure. He leaves his wife of nearly 50 years, Nellie (Harris) Ozmer; his sons, Gary Ozmer, Nathan Effler and Timothy Ozmer; his daughters, Deborah (Ozmer) Beijer and Robbin Ozmer; 14 grandchildren and many dear friends. He was preceded...
Henry Vermillion
May 29, 2017
Henry Everett Vermillion, age 81, of Yakima passed away on May 29, 2017. He was born March 4, 1936 in Neodesha, Kansas to the late Ralph and Millicent (Carroll) Vermillion. He was preceded in death by his late wife Mary Ann (Meerdink) Vermillion who passed on June 14, 2011 and his brother Delbert Hugh Vermillion in 2001. He is survived...
Richard Coder
May 28, 2017
Richard (Dick) Marvin Coder Richard (Dick) Marvin Coder, 88, of Zillah, WA passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by his family on May 28, 2017. Born on August 14, 1928 in Ulysses Kansas to Alfred Baker Coder and Jessie Marie (Basler) Coder. Dick was the 5th child of 11 children. At the age of 2 Dick contracted Polio which...
Robert Sandoval
May 28, 2017
Robert "Joe" Sandoval passed early Sunday morning after succumbing to cancer. He is survived by his siblings Inez Sandoval, Rose Sandoval, Ginger Perry, Richard Sandoval, and Rueben Sandoval. He is preceded in death by his parents Jose and Lottie Sandoval, his siblings Josephine Sandoval, Agnes Eyle, and Lawrence Sam. Robert was born in Yakima, WA and spent his childhood in...
Diana Hunter
May 27, 2017
Diana Hunter, age 59, passed away in her home May 27, 2017. She was born in Encino, California on September 25, 1957. She moved to Yakima with family in 1958. Here she resided until her untimely death. Diana attended local valley schools as well as in the Seattle area. She loved to watch ice skating and old movies. She had...
Jack Labbee
May 26, 2017
Jack Vernon Labbee, age 92, of Harrah, Washington was welcomed into the loving arms of Jesus on Friday evening, May 26, 2017. He was able to spend his last 3 weeks at his home surrounded and cared for by his family. Jack was born in a farmhouse a couple miles south of Harrah on November 24, 1924. The only child...
John Bangs
May 26, 2017
John William Bangs peacefully passed away Friday, May 26, 2017, at his home in Toppenish, WA. He was born to Glen and Leona (Eberts) Bangs on July 7, 1942, in Toppenish. He graduated from Toppenish High School in 1960. The following year he married Mary Ella Roth on June 10, 1961. Johnny, as so many people called him, was a...
Gary George
May 25, 2017
Gary A. George “Xwas Xwas” “Tapunth” Was born November 12th 1964 to Leander and Delores Harrison George. Grandparents Pete and Sophie George. Allen Harrison and Elsie Pistolhead. He is Married to Dulcie George with one daughter Tiffany George and Grandon Phabian George. Gary attended Toppenish Schools and Graduated out of Chemawa Indian School. He was a laborer at various job...
Allen Isadore
May 21, 2017
Allen Tom Isadore Jr. passed away May 21, 2017 in Georgeville, WA, outside of Goldendale. He was born October 11, 1973 in Goldendale, WA. He was a fisherman, basketball coach and a hunter. Allen is survived by his children, Demetrius Aguilar, Cheyenne Isadore, Ernestine Aguilar, Tristan Isadore, Xavier Gibson, and Gracia Wolfe; grandchild, Apollo Shike; mother, Bernadine Robertson; father, Allen...
Janet Mcdonald
May 20, 2017
Janet Helen (Breukelman) McDonald 84 of Zillah passed away May 20, 2017 in Sunnyside Washington. Janet was born February 13, 1933 to Fred and Hattie Breukelman in Lodgepole, South Dakota. She attended School in Sunnyside, Belma and Wendell Phillips, graduating from Sunnyside High School in 1951. January 11, 1952 Janet married her High School sweetheart Gerald McDonald. Janet loved to...
Marylou Chavez
May 19, 2017
Marylou (Knoeb) Chavez went to be with our creator on May 19, 2017. She was born to Roy and Rita Knoeb on April 13, 1948 in Toppenish, WA, where she was raised. She attended Toppenish High School and worked various jobs. She later had her 3 older children, Abilio “Hoss” Rocha III, Rita (Rocha) Gonzalez and Sonya Rocha. Marylou then...
Frank Miller
May 18, 2017
Frank R. Miller “Toweetmy”, 82, passed away peacefully on Thursday, May 18, 2017. Frank was born December 1, 1934 on the Yakama Reservation to Wheeler and Tsamy Miller. He was raised by his aunt Mary Pimms and uncle Henry Beavert. He was brought up in the traditional way on the Yakama Reservation, gathering and eating traditional foods and learning to...
Dellaphine Thomas
May 15, 2017
On May 25, 2017 our dear mother Dellaphine Fay Thomas went to heaven. She was born October 28, 1919 in White Cloud, Kansas to William Elmer and Pearl Bertha Richardson. In 1940 she married our father Oris Thomas. They had 10 children together. In 1958 they moved to Ellensburg, Washington and later to Yakima. Mom was the hardest working person...
Marilyn Angeloff
May 15, 2017
Marilyn Angeloff 69 died 15th May 2017 in Yakima, with family near. She is survived by husband Bruce; two children: Christy and James Cartwright, Craig and Crystal Voelker of Everett.; grandchchildren: Katie Voelker, Charlene Boggs, Jaushua and Jonathan Kerr of Yakima; great granddaughter Lillian Boggs of Everett. Brother Charlie Gharet and family, step brother Calvin and Phyllis Irvine and family,...
Tyler Smith
May 14, 2017
Tyler Harrison Smith came into this world on January 15th, 1970. He passed away un-expectantly on May 14, 2017. Tyler was a tech guy and could fix almost anything. He was a Star Wars fan since he was a little boy. He liked the outdoors and loved to travel. He liked going to New York and eating “mud bugs”. He...
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