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Maria Lopez
Mar 18, 2016
Viewing and visitation will be held 4:00 to 8:00 pm Wednesday March 23, 2016 at Valley Hills Funeral Home in Sunnyside. Mass of Christian burial will be held 10:00 am Thursday March 24, 2016 at Saint Josephs Catholic Church in Sunnyside followed by graveside services at Lower Valley Memorial Gardens in Sunnyside. Condolences can be sent to www.valleyhillsfh.com Valley Hills...
Won- Kim
Mar 12, 2016
Professor Won-Bok Kim, 89, of Yakima, passed away on March 12, 2016 after a long, event-filled life. Professor Kim was born in 1926, in Sariwon, Korea, at that time occupied by Imperial Japan. The son of a prominent industrialist, he attended private boarding school from the age of 7 years old and matriculated to Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea. During...
John Eichholtz
Mar 11, 2016
John Robert Eichholtz was born February 11, 1925 to Eva (Hetzler) Adams and James Adams in Pennsylvania. His mother later divorced and John and his sister Helen were adopted by her husband Verner Eichholtz. He served in the U.S. Navy in WWII, serving with the Seabees in the Pacific Theater. After the war, he attended college and moved to California,...
Willard Granberg
Mar 10, 2016
Willard M. (Bill) Granberg, 90, of Yakima passed away Thursday, March 10th at Cottage in the Meadow in Yakima. He was born to Swedish immigrants on July 28, 1925 in the family home in Balaton, Minnesota. Upon graduation from high school in Balaton in 1943, Bill enlisted in the US Navy. He graduated from the Navy’s diesel engineering school at...

Joseph Maden
Mar 7, 2016
Joseph William Maden was born March 28, 1930 in Dixon, Illinois. He died on March 07,2016 at his home. He was predeceased by his son David, and his wife Wilma. He is survived by his daughters, Marilyn Anderson and Melody Charvet, his son Dennis Maden, as well as numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren. He was a member of the Toppenish congregation...
Kevyn Miller
Mar 4, 2016
It is with a heavy heart and great sadness that we announce the passing of Kevyn G Miller Sr on March 4, 2016. Kevyn was born on July 30, 1965 in Yakima, WA to Donald and Ella Miller. He attended school in Toppenish and at an early age went to work with his Dad and elder brother in the plastering...
Gerlene Tucker
Mar 4, 2016
On March 4, 2016, God called his angel, Gerlene Tucker, home. Geri, age 78, passed at home after a four year battle with cancer and a life-long battle with lupus, her loving husband and children at her side. Gerlene was born July 28, 1937 to Lawrence and Bessie Long in rural Wright County Missouri. She moved to the Yakima Valley...
Gene Frost
Mar 2, 2016
Gene H. Frost passed away at the age of 64 on March 2, 2016, at Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice Center in Wichita, KS. Gene was born on October 29, 1951, in Yakima, Washington, to Bernie and Pauline Frost. He graduated from Zillah High School and later moved to Yakima, WA, and was employed by Costco for many years before moving...

Aurora Vargas
Mar 2, 2016
Aurora Vargas (Herrera), 105, of Sunnyside died March , 2016 in Sunnyside, surrounded by her family. She was born Sept. 9, 1910 the daughter of Antonio Vargas and Maria Hernandez. She is survived by six sons, Cruz Pasillas (wife Maria Del Refugio) from Mexico, Luis Pasillas (wife Maria) from Texas, Angel Herrera (wife Zenaida) from Sunnyside, David Herrera (wife Maria...
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