Obituaries

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Joseph Glenn

Joseph Glenn

Jun 12, 2016

Our loving father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and friend, Joseph Melvin Glenn, age 95, passed away on Sunday, June 12, 2016 in Yakima, Washington. Mel was born September 19, 1920 in Nibley, Utah to Joseph Lund Glenn and Annie May Gibbons. Mel married Wanda Beth Rasmussen (deceased 1983) in the Logan, Utah LDS temple on December 18, 1946 and they brought nine...

Raven Demmert

Raven Demmert

Jun 12, 2016

Raven Storm Demmert was born on June 03, 2000. He was born to Donald Demmert & Kimberly Carrier in Seattle Washington. He was a member of The Yakama Nation and Thingit (Alaskan) tribes. He attended Sunnyside High School, he stated recently that he was going to graduate as a Sunnyside Grizzly. He leaves one brother, Doniven Spirit Demmert. He's precieded...

Darlene Thompson

Darlene Thompson

Jun 12, 2016

Darlene Josephene Thompson, 79, of Toppenish died Sunday, June 12, in Lewiston, Idaho. Arrangements are by Valley Hills Funeral Home, Zillah, www.valleyhillsfh.com.

James Frick

James Frick

Jun 11, 2016

James Thomas Frick, 65, of Yakima died Saturday, June 11.

Custodia Medina

Custodia Medina

Jun 11, 2016

Viewing and visitation will be held 4:00 pm - 8:00 pm Monday June 13, 2016 and Tuesday June 14, 2016 at Valley Hills Funeral Home in Sunnyside. Services will be held 10:00 AM Wednesday June 15, 2016 at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Mabton followed by graveside services at the Mabton Cemetery. A reception will follow graveside services at...

Vivian De La Rosa

Vivian De La Rosa

Jun 10, 2016

Vivian Peters De la Rosa of Toppenish passed away June 10, 2016 at her home. She was born in Pendleton, OR. Vivian grew up the first part of her years in the Gibbon and Pendleton area. She attended school in Pendleton High School. The family moved to Los Angeles for a short time and then to Arizona. Richard her father...

Lucia Gomez

Lucia Gomez

Jun 9, 2016

Viewing and visitation will be held 4:00 pm - 8:00 pm Friday June 10, 2016 at Valley Hills Funeral Home in Sunnyside. Services will be held 4:00 PM Saturday June 11, 2016 at the Christian Reformed Church in Sunnyside. Condolences can be sent to www.valleyhillsfh.com Valley Hills Funeral Home in Sunnyside is in care of all arrangements.

William Hatzenbeler

William Hatzenbeler

Jun 7, 2016

William J. (Bill) Hatzenbeler, (73), of Yakima, WA passed away peacefully on June 7, 2016. Bill was born to his loving parents Jack and Wanda Hatzenbeler on June 23, 1942, in Yakima, WA. He was raised in Harrah, WA and graduated from Wapato High School, class of 1961. Bill was a high school athlete excelling in football and track and...

Shirley Butler

Shirley Butler

Jun 5, 2016

Shirley Anne Butler passed away at Cottage in the Meadow in Yakima, Washington, on Sunday, June 5, 2016. She moved to Yakima after retiring in 1989 from her work at Tektronix, Inc., the Beaverton, Oregon developer and manufacturer of electronic instruments. She was preceded in death by her parents Lillian Hibbard Butler and Harold Sylvester Butler, by two of her...

Martin Cothren

Martin Cothren

Jun 4, 2016

Martin Cothren, 56, of Anchorage, Alaska passed away June 4, 2016 in Alaska. Martin was born in Toppenish, Washington. He lived in Alaska the last 10 years and worked as a fisherman. He previously lived in Seattle. Martin is an enrolled member of the Yakama Nation. Martin is survived by his son, Cyrus Albert of Wapato; daughter, Kathryn Albert of...

Ira Amos

Ira Amos

Jun 3, 2016

Ira Lee Amos, 87, of Yakima passed away Friday, June 3rd, 2016. Ira was born in Cowiche, Washington on November 21st, 1928 to Clyde and Verna Amos. Ira grew up in Cowiche surrounded by 6 brothers and sisters. According to Dad, he walked to school in the snow for 5 miles every day. It turns out, however, it wasn’t that...

Helena Miramontes

Helena Miramontes

Jun 2, 2016

Viewing and visitation will be held 4:00 pm - 8:00 pm with the recital of the Holy Rosary at 6:00 PM Wednesday June 8, 2016 at Valley Hills Funeral Home in Sunnyside. Mass of Christian Burial will be held 10:00 AM Thursday June 9, 2016 at Saint Josephs Catholic Church in Sunnyside followed by graveside services at Lower Valley Memorial...

Dennis Wallahee

Dennis Wallahee

Jun 2, 2016

Dennis Scott Wallahee "Xaniy-Washa" Dennis Scott Wallahee "Xaniy-Washa", has been called home by the creator on Thursday, June 2, 2016. He was 60 years old and was born in Toppenish, Washington on May 19, 1956. Dennis was preceded in death by his parents, the late Leonard and Juanita Wallahee. He is survived by his wife, Rita Wallahee; children, Vincent, Leo,...

Anthony Johnson

Anthony Johnson

Jun 1, 2016

Anthony Charles “Tony” Johnson, 63, died of natural causes on June 1, 2016, at his home in Yakima, Washington. He was born Dec. 31, 1952, in Sunnyside, Washington, to R. Lyle and Ellen Johnson, the youngest of their five children. In 1953, the family moved from Grandview to Othello, Washington, where Tony started school, and in 1967, to Yakima. He...

Justin Stewart

Justin Stewart

May 31, 2016

No formal obituary or services are planned.

Debra Mitchell

Debra Mitchell

May 30, 2016

Obituary Debra “Debbie” Rose (Young) Mitchell 9/18/1956 – 05/30/2016 Debra “Debbie” Rose (Young) Mitchell passed away on May 30, 2016 at her home in Roosevelt, WA. Debbie was born in Sunnyside, WA on September 18, 1956 to Donald Young and Patricia Meyers. She was the second of 5 children. She spent her early childhood years in Sunnyside, WA and later...

Melvina Olney

Melvina Olney

May 30, 2016

Melvina Elaine Olney ~ (Tees-iee-lah Chahn Iohoh-Chah) Has been called home by the creator on May 30th, 2016. She is survived by her companion Brian D George, her brother Michael Olney and sister Alice Olney, her sons Arthur Holguin Jr. (Naomi), Paul Thomas (Sarah), and Ian Thomas (Catherine), daughter Rebecca Betchard and son Neo Betchard. Her grandchildren, the reason she...

Jewell Mears

Jewell Mears

May 29, 2016

No formal services are planned at this time. Condolences can be sent to www.valleyhillsfh.com Valley Hills Funeral Home in Zillah is in care of all arrangements.

Maurilio Mendoza

Maurilio Mendoza

May 28, 2016

Visitation will be held 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm Friday June 3, 2016 at Valley Hills Funeral Home in Zillah. Graveside services will be held 11:00 AM Saturday June 4, 2016 at Elmwood Cemetery in Toppenish WA. Condolences can be sent to www.valleyhillsfh.com Valley Hills Funeral Home in Sunnyside is in care of all arrangements.

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