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David Asbell
Mar 29, 2017
David E. Asbell, age 88, of Yakima passed away peacefully on March 29, 2017 at Selah Convalescent Home. He was born April 20, 1928 in Peru, Kansas to Edward and Ruby (Witt) Asbell. David enjoyed working, fishing, and raising a big garden. He is survived by his wife of 46 years Alice. He has a daughter Joannie (Helm) and 3...
Ronald Jim
Mar 26, 2017
Tyats (Ronald Alex Jim Jr.) passed away at his home on March 26, 2017. He was born in Toppenish and graduated from Wapato High School. He is survived by his mother, Patricia Sampson; father, Ronald Jim Sr.; sisters, Mary Alice Shippentower(Jon Sconawah) and Serelia Jim; brother, Niles Jim( Denise Antelope); aunts, Nita Shippentower, Julie Sampson, Darlene Jim, Elissa Flamming, Jeannette...
Barbara Maybee
Mar 26, 2017
Barbie A. Maybee, 50 passed away on Sunday, March 26, 2017 at the Cottage in the Meadow with her loving family and friends by her side. Barbie fought stage 4 Breast Cancer for 10 years and she found incredibly hard. Barbie was such an inspiration to so many people and was the definition of what it is to “Live like...
Albert Thalheimer
Mar 24, 2017
Albert J. Thalheimer Al Thalheimer, age 83, died peacefully at home March 24th, 2017. He was born October 31, 1933, in Wapato, to parents Henry and Magdalena (Heilman) Thalheimer. A lifelong farmer in the Toppenish area, he was active in the development of the Mint Marketing Order. In December, 2016, he received the Lifelong Achievement Award from the Washington Mint...
Doll Green
Mar 21, 2017
Elvina Marguerite “DOLL” Green Doll Green, 103+, passed away at Summitview Living Care on March 21, 2017. She was born in Yakima, WA October 1, 1913 to Marvin V. Walker and Louise Sorenson Walker. Her father did not like her given name and said he would call her “DOLLY”. The name stuck and she was either called DOLLY or DOLL...
Benjamin Dumo
Mar 21, 2017
Benjamin S. Dumo of Wapato passed away at the age of 79. Benjamin was born on May 6, 1937 in Bauang La Union, Philippines. He grew up with three siblings and he spent much of his childhood independently. He went to school in Bauang La Union, Phils and also worked as a taxi driver in the Philippines. He married Teodora...
Dalores Culver
Mar 19, 2017
Dalores Culver, age 75 of Yakima, went to rest with her husband in the Arms of Jesus on March 19, 2017. She was born on May 25, 1941 in Kendrick, Idaho to the late Ernest Vergil Olson and Nellie Pearl Allen (Olson). Dalores grew up in Auburn with her brothers and sisters. She married Jack Culver and raised a son...
Vivian Lloyd
Mar 17, 2017
Vivian N. Lloyd, age 93 entered into God’s Loving Arms on March 17, 2017. She was born December 8, 1923 in Merriman, Nebraska. The family had 9 girls and 4 boys and being the next to the oldest she became a terrific Surrogate mom. The family moved to Buell, Idaho in 1929 and then to Grangeville Idaho in 1934. The...
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