Obituaries

Jul 20, 2015

Jul 19, 2015

Viewing and visitation will be held 4:00 pm - 8:00 pm with the recital of the Holy Rosary at 6:00 pm Wednesday July 29 2015 at Valley Hills Funeral Home in Sunnyside. Mass of Christian Burial will be held 10:00 am Thursday, July 30 at Saint Josephs Catholic Church in Sunnyside followed by graveside services at the Mabton Cemetery. Valley...

Jul 19, 2015

The full obituary is pending.

Jul 18, 2015

Phyllis C. Whitmire age 89, of Yakima, WA passed away on Saturday, July 18, 2015 at The Cottage in the Meadow. Phyllis was born July 17, 1926 in Ava, Missouri the third of five daughters to Willis and Ada Evans Hensley. At a young age the family left Missouri and moved to Zillah, WA where Willis took a job with...

Jul 18, 2015

Loren Schooley, 73, passed away on Saturday, July 18, 2015, in Yakima. He was born on April 24, 1942 in Round Lake, Minnesota. In his younger days Loren enjoyed riding motorcycles and was an accomplished motocross racer, He was a heavy equipment operator and retired after 40 years with Boise Cascade Mill. Loren is survived by his 3 daughters, Kathy...

Jul 17, 2015

Johanna A. Briggs, 93, of Yakima died Friday at Chandler House. Mrs. Briggs was born in Sunnyside. Survivors include two sons, Maurice Briggs and Gordon Briggs; two daughters, Dorothy Benson and Barbara Elder; and a sister, Tina Reed. The memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the First Baptist Church in Yakima. Arrangements are by Valley Hills Funeral...

Jul 17, 2015

Donald H. Scott, 74 Donald H. Scott, 74, passed away Friday July 17, 2015 at Garden Village in Yakima, WA. He was born September 10, 1940 in Yakima to Otto Denzil Scott and Virginia Lee (Bias) Scott. Following graduation from Zillah High School, Don joined the Navy and was assigned to duty in California and Hawaii. He went into mechanics...

Jul 16, 2015

Judy Cohens, 65, of Wapato died Thursday, July 16, 2015. Mrs. Cohens was born in Germany. Survivors include two sons, Reco Cohens and Lumberto Cohens. No formal services are planned. Arrangements are by Valley Hills Funeral Home of Yakima.

Jul 16, 2015

Candace “Candi” Pothier, 67, of Yakima died Thursday, June 16. 2015. Mrs. Pothier was born in Yakima. Survivors include her husband, Richard Pothier; three sons, Rick Pothier, Jason Pothier and Mike Pothier; two daughters, Barb LaRont and Meagan Pothier; and a brother, Gary Young. No formal services are planned. Arrangements are by Valley Hills Funeral Home of Yakima.

Jul 15, 2015

Byron R Nelson, born July 30th, 1917 to Fred and Beatrice Nelson, passed away July 15th, 2015 in Yakima, WA. Byron’s life was full and exciting. The family moved from Brush, Colorado to Chico, CA, prior to 1935. Life was hard as both parents were deaf mutes. Byron learned sign language at a very early age and has been an...

Jul 15, 2015

Agnes I. De Vore, 91, of Yakima died Wednesday, July 15, 2015. Mrs. DeVore was born in North Dakota. Survivors include a daughter, Elaine Dow. No formal services are planned. Arrangements are by Valley Hills Funeral Home of Yakima.

Jul 14, 2015

Adelaida Alvarez, 96, of Sunnyside died Tuesday, July 14, 2015, in Yakima. She was born in Sunnyside. She is survived by one son, Alvino Garcia; and three daughters, Maria Elena Mendoza, Maria de Jesus Cisneros and Maria Gracia Garcia. Viewing and visitation will be Thursday, July 16, 2015, from 4 to 8 p.m., with the recitation of the Holy Rosary...

Jul 10, 2015

Visitation and graveside services are pending.

Jul 9, 2015

No formal services are planned.

Jul 9, 2015

Kathryn (Kathy) Lynn Walters, 51, passed away July 9th, 2015. Kathy was employed at Tree Top for 20 years, where she worked as a Customer Service Specialist Lead. Kathy loved the outdoors and enjoyed spending time with family, especially her young granddaughter, Isabella. Kathy is survived by husband Glen Walters Jr, daughter Jessica Songer, son Nick Walters, granddaughter Isabella Anderson,...

Jul 6, 2015

Survivors include his companion, Pat Donahue and daughters, Linda (Jim) Forsythe, Kathy (Marvin) Schuknecht, Lisa Clayton, and son, Tom (Kiersten) Ellez, and sister, Alma Woody. A Celebration of life service is planned for Saturday, July 18th at 11:00AM. The location of the service is pending and will be announced in the upcoming obituary Valley Hills Funeral Home is caring for...

Jul 5, 2015

Jul 4, 2015

Naomi, preferring to go by her middle name Geraldine, was born in Sayre, Oklahoma on September 1, 1941 to Deward and Willa Hambrook. Growing up on farms, she helped with feeding calves on the bucket and gathering the eggs along with many other chores of ranching life. She moved to Yakima as a teenager and graduated from Davis High School...

Jul 3, 2015

Pearl Agnes (VanEpps) Morris On July 3rd, 2015 at 7:20AM at the beautiful Cottage In the Meadow, surrounded by her family, our loving “Earth Angel” returned home to be with our Lord. Mom was born on September 18th 1918 in Maple Valley, WA. She moved to Tieton, WA as a young child where she remained for pretty much the rest...

Jul 2, 2015

Survived by: Mother: Esther Leon Spouse: Cynthia Mendoza Son: Javier Mendoza Brothers: Toribio Cruz Leon, Oscar Cruz Leon, and Jose Cruz Leon Sisters: Almadelia Cruz Leon, Mirna Cruz Leon, Analilia Cruz Leon, Maria Cruz Leon, Erendira Cruz Leon, Augustina Cruz Leon, and Rosa Cruz Leon Viewing and visitation will be held 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm Wednesday July 8 2015...