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Vivian Dormaier
Jun 26, 2024
Vivian Marie Dormaier went home to be with the Lord on June 26, 2024. She knew where she was going and died peacefully and confidently at home surrounded by her loved ones. She was born on April 6, 1927, in Ainsworth, Nebraska, to Joseph and Leona Blankenship, and was the second youngest of eleven children. She was the surviving member...
Sheila Leskinen
Jun 25, 2024
Sheila Claire Leskinen, 86, departed this life peacefully just minutes before her husband Mel could get to her side at the Hospice Cottage in the Meadow very early in the morning on June 25th, 2024, in Yakima, Washington. Being a two-time survivor of cancer, she fought till the end a long and very brave battle with lung cancer. She was...
Landynn Lewis
Jun 25, 2024
Landynn passed away June 25th, 2024 in Seattle 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
Jaime Rojas
Jun 21, 2024
Jaime Andrew Rojas, born April 6, 1995, in Yakima, WA to Jacqueline Elizabeth Whitefoot and Jaime Rojas Sr. Jaime began his journey home on June 21, 2024, unexpectedly. Jaime was raised on the Yakama Nation Reservation with his sister Heaven Whitefoot, brother Balente Rojas and his closest cousins Jonathan Estrada, Mya Estrada, Crimson Miller, Kai Miller, Christian LaFollette, and Messiah...
John Morrison
Jun 19, 2024
John David Morrison of White Swan passed away on June 19, 2024. John was born to David and Edith Morrison on May 27, 1983. John was preceded in death by his Father David John, his brother Lane Paul Wyman, and sister Parnesa Morrison. John is survived by his mother, Edith Morrison, son Jonathan Morrison, and sister Bernadine A Morrison.
Alex Sandoval
Jun 19, 2024
It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Alex Sandoval who was taken from us too soon on 06/19/2024 at the age of 48. He was born on 12/21/1975, in Toppenish, WA, to Juan M. Sandoval Jr. and Juanita Ursua- Sandoval. He was a resident of Yakima, WA and was a proud graduate of Wapato High School...
Rosalyn Degraaf
Jun 17, 2024
Rosalyn Mae DeGraaf was born in Ellensburg, WA on March 24, 1940 to E.M. and Alice Carver. The family moved to Yakima to live near her grandmother while her father served in WWII. This developed an ongoing close relationship with her grandma, and one she kept up until her grandmother passed away. After her father returned from the war, the...
Joseph Dotson
Jun 13, 2024
Joseph “J.D.” Dotson passed away peacefully on June 13th, 2024, with his wife, son, and daughter-in-law by his side in La Grande, Oregon. JD grew up in Prairie Grove Arkansas on his family's farm. He left school at a young age and moved out west to help support the family. He worked with his father in various places around Washington...
Walter Pitney
Jun 11, 2024
Walter R. Pitney, age 86, passed on June 11, 2024, at MultiCare Yakima Memorial Hospital, with his beautiful family by his side. Mr. Pitney was born on June 7, 1938 , in Los Angeles, California. This brief notice is provided for family and friends to leave memories and condolences. No services have been scheduled at this time. Valley Hills Funeral...
Carl Lewis
Jun 11, 2024
Carl Damon Lewis - Elit Palma - Kil-loush - aged 61, was born February 16, 1963 in Toppenish, WA. Passed June 11, 2024 in Portland, Oregon. He grew up in the Yakima Valley with his family. He was an enrolled member of the Yakama Nation. He met Christine Satanus Lewis and married her in Yakima in March 1981. They had...
Julie Bennett
Jun 10, 2024
Julie Lynne Bennett, aged 61, passed away on June 10, 2024, in Richland, WA. She was born in Long Beach, CA on May 31, 1963 to Gerald and Helen (Hooper) Bennett Julie was a passionate and loving individual, always there to lend a hand or a listening ear. Her kindness and generosity touched the lives of many, and she will...
Clementine Estrada
Jun 9, 2024
Clementine Gutierrez Estrada, 76, went to be with the Lord and past loved ones on June 9th, 2024. Clementine Estrada was born March 6th, 1948 in Wapato, Washington. She worked as a Mental Health Counselor in Goldendale for over 25 amazing years. Clementine enjoyed spending time with family, sewing and you could always count on seeing her cooking in the...
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