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Fredrick Schofield

Fredrick Schofield

Oct 20, 2016

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Loren Gayken

Loren Gayken

Oct 19, 2016

Loren “Pickle” Gayken died peacefully in Yakima, Washington on 10/19/2016 at the age of 81. Loren is survived by his wife Alma Gayken, his brother David and wife Sharon Gayken, his children Gene and Valeree Gayken, Allen and Virginia Gayken, Mary and Gary Tonkin, Sandy and Brian Teegarden, and Brad Gayken. Loren is also survived by his 13 Grandkids and...

Marian Hilton

Marian Hilton

Oct 18, 2016

Marian “Billie” Hilton nee Conry was born May 3, 1936 and died October 18, 2016. Billie was born on the family farm in Woodbury County, Iowa to Floyd and Murl (Thompson) Conry. She was the middle child between two brothers Blaine and Allen. She attended high school in Sunnyside, WA graduating in 1954. In 1957 she married Mike Hilton and...

Larry Mcfarland

Larry Mcfarland

Oct 17, 2016

Larry Dean McFarland passed away to see our Lord on October 17th, 2016. He was 62 years old. He is survived by his wife Janet and his daughter, Christine Baker, both of Spokane Valley, WA; his sisters: Betty Smith and Sandy Virgo; brothers: Vern and Randy McFarland; 8 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his...

Elizabeth Rivard

Elizabeth Rivard

Oct 14, 2016

Elizabeth Virginia Rivard (Briski). Surrounded by her family, Elizabeth Rivard passed away on October 14, 2016 at the age of 81. She was born July 11, 1935 in Bismarck, North Dakota to Jacob and Barbara Briski. She moved to Yakima, Washington as a young girl. She graduated from Marquette High School where she met the love of her life, James...

Timothy Harris

Timothy Harris

Oct 14, 2016

Timothy Dean Harris, 54, of Sunnyside, passed away Oct. 14, 2016, at Sunnyside Community Hospital. He was born Feb. 23, 1962, in Lamar, Mo., to Neil Dean Harris and Mary Judith (Thomas) Jones.Tim was a straight-forward kind of guy. He’d come across as critical and sometimes said what a person wouldn’t want to hear, but it was usually from the...

Delvin Householder

Delvin Householder

Oct 13, 2016

Delvin “Del” Leroy Householder Delvin Leroy Householder age 91, long time Valley resident passed away October 13, 2016 in Sunnyside Washington. Del was born February 25, 1925 in Roy Idaho to Lou and Lena Householder. He married Delores Marie Duff November 4, 1942 in Yakima WA. Delores passed on July 16, 2000 after almost 58 years of marriage. Del enlisted...

Alma Betsch

Alma Betsch

Oct 13, 2016

Alma June Betsch, longtime resident of Yakima Valley, left to be with her Father in heaven on October 13, 2016 after a long illness. She died at the good old age of 92. Alma was born in Colorado on January 6, 1924 to the late John Henry and Elizabeth Ruth (Rhiehert) Pister. She married Antoni (Tony) Betsch of Granger, WA...

Donald Deardorff

Donald Deardorff

Oct 13, 2016

On October 13th 2016 Donald Raymond Deardorff left his legacy we all hope to carry on. Don was a man who gave of himself beyond most. He cared for not only his family, but also his community. He had a precious heart of gold and would give all that he had left just to bless someone who was in need....

Clair Anderson

Clair Anderson

Oct 12, 2016

Clair Eugene Anderson, 91, passed away peacefully on October 12, 2016 at his home on Naches Heights. Eldest son of Eunice D. and Bernard H. Anderson, he was born in Yakima in 1925. He lived and worked his life on land originally purchased by his parents in 1921. A 1943 graduate of Cowiche High School, he married his high school...

Mary Ratliff

Mary Ratliff

Oct 10, 2016

Mary Lou Ratliff, 92, passed away peacefully on October 10th, 2016 at Willow Springs Care Center. Mary was born September 16, 1924 to Phillip and Lula Shockley in Fort Smith, AK. She moved with her family to California when she was very young. It was 1948 when Mary met and married Alford Clark. At the time she was working as...

Latachia Vance

Latachia Vance

Oct 10, 2016

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Natassia Wienholz

Natassia Wienholz

Oct 10, 2016

Natassia Larisa Wienholz passed away peacefully in her sleep at her mother’s home in Yakima on October 10, 2016. Tassia was born in Puyallup, Washington on December 31, 1991 to Dawn Marie Wienholz. Being blessed with all her grandparents and great-grandparents, she was very much spoiled and loved spending time with all of them. She loved to draw, do arts...

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