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Gordon Boshears

Gordon Boshears

Apr 1, 2024

Gordon James Boshears SR of Yakima, WA with his son Gordy by his side, closed his eyes to his earthly home and opened them to his wife Ila by his side April 1, 2024. Mr. Boshears was 89. Gordon was born in Missouri and was raised in Yakima, WA by his parents Byron and Eva Boshears. Gordon married the love...

Ricardo Garcia

Ricardo Garcia

Mar 30, 2024

Ricardo Romano García, 85, was born on August 24, 1938 in San Diego, Texas, and departed this earth on March 30, 2024 after a short hospitalization with Covid. He was preceded in death by his parents, Moisés García and Antonia Romano, and by his beloved wife of 60 years, Mónica Díaz García. Ricardo left Texas after graduating from San Diego...

Jose Visaya

Jose Visaya

Mar 29, 2024

Jose Visaya passed away March 29th, 2024 in Wapato Washington. This brief notice is provided for family and friends to leave memories and condolences. When the obituary is prepared it will be posted here. Services have been entrusted to Valley Hills Funeral Home in Wapato Washington. www.valleyhillsfh.com.

Sharlyne Powell

Sharlyne Powell

Mar 28, 2024

Our Mom, Sharlyne Rae Powell of Yakima, WA passed away at Cottage in the Meadow on March 28, 2024, just shy of her 84th birthday. She passed peacefully surrounded by family and friends. Mom was born on April 13, 1940, to Delbert (Bob) Spears and Clara (Kitty) Kribs Spears in Grangeville, Idaho. She was raised in Clearwater, Idaho until the...

Annabel Burch

Annabel Burch

Mar 28, 2024

Annabel Ortiz Burch, a beacon of courage and enduring spirit, passed away on March 28, 2024, after a lengthy battle with cancer at the age of fifty-two. Born on February 1st, 1972, to Joe and Maria Ortiz, she grew up in Toppenish, Washington along-side her four siblings: Mario, Fernando, Daniel, and Anita. Annabel graduated from Toppenish High School, class of...

Mark Mccoy

Mark Mccoy

Mar 26, 2024

Mark David McCoy Obituary Mark David McCoy, 71, passed away from natural causes on March 26, at his home in Naches, WA. He was born in Yakima, WA, on Oct.15, 1952, and grew up in Naches, WA, where his father was the manager of the local bank and his mother owned an antique business. After graduating in 1970, Mark attended...

Kevin Grimes

Kevin Grimes

Mar 23, 2024

Kevin P. Grimes, 63, passed away on March 23, 2024, in Yakima, WA. This brief notice was provided to give family and friends a place to share memories and condolences. If a full obituary is prepared in the future, it will be posted here. Valley Hills Funeral Home is caring for the family. Memories and condolences may be shared at...

Patricia Carlisle

Patricia Carlisle

Mar 22, 2024

Patricia Ann Carlisle 1947-2024 Patricia Ann Carlisle (Booth) 77 of Zillah passed away peacefully on March 22nd surrounded by friends and family. Pat was born in Toppenish WA to Fred and Beaulah Booth. After graduating from Sunnyside High School she worked for the Department of Fish and Wildlife where she was able to interact and help raise numerous species of...

Roberto Negrete

Roberto Negrete

Mar 22, 2024

Roberto Contreras Negrete, 62, passed on March 22, 2024, in Sunnyside, Washington. This brief notice is provided for family and friends to leave memories and condolences. When the obituary is prepared it will be posted here. Services have been entrusted to Valley Hills Funeral Home in Sunnyside, Washington. www.valleyhillsfh.com.

Jacquelin Barron

Jacquelin Barron

Mar 20, 2024

Jacqueline Rosita Barron, 93, of Yakima, WA, passed away on March 20, 2025. Jackie was born on December 10, 1930, in Yakima, WA to Stephen and Rosa King. Jackie grew up in Wapato, WA. After high school, she married Fred Barron. Over the course of the years together, they raised 3 sons, Fred Jr., Pat and Mike. In the mid-sixties,...

Leticia Villanueva

Leticia Villanueva

Mar 19, 2024

Leticia Lopez Villanueva, age 57, passed away on March 19, 2024, in Seattle, WA. This brief notice was provided to give family and friends a place to share memories and condolences. If a full obituary is prepared in the future, it will be posted here. Valley Hills Funeral Home is caring for the family. Memories and condolences may be shared...

Vincent Heilman

Vincent Heilman

Mar 18, 2024

Vincent Edmund Heilman, born June 11, 1955, went home peacefully in his sleep on Monday, March 18th, 2024. Born and raised in Yakima, Vince was a graduate of Carrol High School class of 1974. After he graduated, he went to work as a mechanic in the automotive industry. He was a Certified ASE Master Technician for General Motors before he...

George Ardeeser

George Ardeeser

Mar 17, 2024

George O. Ardeeser, passed on March 17, 2024, in Yakima, Washington. This brief notice is provided for family and friends to leave memories and condolences. When the obituary is prepared it will be posted here. Services have been entrusted to Valley Hills Funeral Home in Sunnyside, Washington. www.valleyhillsfh.com.

Louie Fletcher

Louie Fletcher

Mar 17, 2024

This brief notice is provided for family and friends to leave memories and condolences. No formal services are currently planned.

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