Obituaries

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Stanley Chandler

Stanley Chandler

Nov 16, 2013

Stanley Neal Chandler, 90, of Yakima died Saturday at Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital. Mr. Chandler was born in Lebanon, Mo., and lived in Yakima for more than 60 years. He was a heavy equipment operator with Union Local 302. Survivors include a son, Roy Dampier of Yakima; nine grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. There will be no services at this time....

Jean Corliss

Jean Corliss

Nov 15, 2013

Jean (Tomowske) Corliss 78, of Grandview died suddenly at home on Friday November 15, 2013. She was born July 5, 1935 to Albert and Neva (Thompson) Tomowske in Yakima and was raised in the Yakima and Cowiche area. She graduated from Cowiche High School and attended Lewis and Clark College where she earned her Bachelor Degree in accounting. On July...

Harry Cummings

Harry Cummings

Nov 14, 2013

Harry Ray Cummings of Yakima passed away on Nov. 14, 2013 at the Cottage in the Meadow hospice facility at the age of 84 years. He was born on June 27, 1929 in Yakima to Harry G. and Esther Cummings of Wapato and attended schools there until his graduation in 1947. He participated in football, basketball and won the state...

Nora Hernandez

Nora Hernandez

Nov 13, 2013

Nora Hernandez, 52, of Sunnyside passed away peacefully in her sleep on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2013 in Yakima. Nora was born Nov. 24, 1960 in Prosser and was raised in Sunnyside. She was the daughter of Aaron and Rosita Hernandez. She had been a resident of Sunnyside her entire life. In June 1979 Nora began working at The Sunnyside Sun...

Thomas Grady

Thomas Grady

Nov 12, 2013

Surrounded by his family Thomas M. Grady, 80, of Sunnyside WA passed away peacefully on November 12, 2013. He was born to the late Bill and Alice Grady in Ruthven, IA on January 15, 1933. After high school graduation and shortly before his 18th birthday his father signed for him so he could enlist into the Air Force. After proudly...

Frances Schroeder

Frances Schroeder

Nov 12, 2013

In Loving Memory of Frances (Francie) Ann Schroeder. On the eleventh day of the eleventh month at the eleventh hour of the evening, Francie Schroeder started the next chapter of her journey joining our Lord in Heaven. As many of you know, her last few years were a struggle against breast cancer, a battle hard fought. She was born on...

Viola Sorlie

Viola Sorlie

Nov 12, 2013

Viola Agnes Kroeplin Sorlie, age 92, went peacefully into the arms of her Savior at Good Samaritan Health Care Center, Yakima, Washington, on November 12, 2013. Viola was born to Henry Nicholas Kroeplin and Caroline Elizabeth Hahn on September 9, 1921 at Loon Lake in the Turtle Mountains near Bottineau, ND. She was the eighth child of 12 and spoke...

Debra Carlson

Debra Carlson

Nov 10, 2013

Our loving mother Debbie (Bainter) Carlson passed away on November 10, 2013 after complications due to pneumonia. Debbie was born in Yakima, WA on July 29, 1955 to Ted & Marge Bainter and spent her younger years in Zillah, WA. While attending high school she worked at the family’s restaurant, the Squeeze Inn. She also participated in clubs and school...

Margaret Phillips

Margaret Phillips

Nov 8, 2013

Margaret Phillips, 92, passed away on Friday, November 8, 2013, at the Ponderosa Assisted Living in Yakima. Margaret was born in Moxee to Joseph and Rebecca Faucher. She attended Holy Rosary Catholic School, then Holy Names Academy in Seattle, graduating from Wapato High School in 1939. She received her Registered Nurse’s License in 1944 from St. Elizabeth’s School of Nursing....

R.E. Cornelius

R.E. Cornelius

Nov 8, 2013

In the beginning, God created the heaven and the earth and a tough guy by the name of R.E. Cornelius Sr. R.E. was born on August 11, 1931 in Hampton, Arkansas. As a young teen, he had already begun demonstrating his independent spirit. Along with his older brother’s, he left his humble homestead which by then was in Hardin, Montana...

Joseph Rohrich

Joseph Rohrich

Nov 5, 2013

Joseph F. Rohrich was born November 8th, 1927 in Yakima, Wa. to Joseph B. and Rose (Weichel) Rohrich. He passed away on November 5, 2013 just a few days short of his 86th birthday. He attended St. Paul Cathedral School, Marquette High School and Gonzaga University. Joe served in the U.S. Navy as a Fireman First Class on board the...

Daniel Hooper

Daniel Hooper

Nov 3, 2013

Daniel Larry “Catfish” Hooper died on November 3rd in Richland, after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born to Robert Hooper and Elizabeth Sullivan Hooper on February 22nd, 1945 in Portland Oregon. Daniel moved to Richland, Washington with his parents as a child. He attended school in Richland, and graduated from Columbia (Richland) High School in 1964. In August...

Maria Maciel

Maria Maciel

Nov 2, 2013

Maria Socorro Maciel, 49, of Yakima died Saturday at Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Maciel was born in Chavinda, Michoacan, Mexico. She lived in the Yakima area since 2000. She was a licensed child care provider since 2001. Survivors include her husband, Jose Maciel; a son, Jose Angel Maciel; a daughter, Carina Maciel, all of Yakima; her father, Benjamin Bejarano...

Louisa Botkin

Louisa Botkin

Oct 31, 2013

Louisa E. Botkin, 91, of Yakima died Thursday at Good Samaritan. Mrs. Botkin was born in Pocatello, Idaho, and lived in the Yakima Valley for many years. She was a nutritionist/cook and worked for Hills Cafe, Workman’s Cafe, Al’s Cafe and later at Crescent Nursing Home. Survivors include four daughters, Nona Gunnoe of Wapato, Shirley Baugher of Prosser, Joan Jerome...

Marcella Venable

Marcella Venable

Oct 31, 2013

Marcella Venable passed away on October 31st 2013 Toppenish, Washington. Marcella was born to Ed and Myrtle Ekard on February 19th 1931 in Lincoln Nebraska. Early in her life they moved to Toppenish Washington where she enjoyed her youth, and graduated from Toppenish High with the class of 1949. She was beautiful as The Toppenish Rodeo Princess one year! She...

Patricia Eiternick

Patricia Eiternick

Oct 29, 2013

Patricia Ann Eiternick, 74, of Naches died Tuesday at Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Eiternick was born in Chicago. She was a restaurant owner. Survivors include a son, Kevin Eiternick of Seattle; a daughter, Kristine Eiternick of Naches; and a grandchild. There will be no services. Arrangements are by Valley Hills Funeral Home and Crematory of Yakima.

Mary Smith

Mary Smith

Oct 29, 2013

Mary “Eleanor” Smith “Miss Elli” of Selah passed away peacefully Tue Oct 29th at Cottage in the Meadow. She was born to Fred and Mary Wilson in Isabel, SD. The Family moved to Coeur d’ Alene when she was a young girl. She graduated valedictorian and went on to college to become a teacher where she taught the first grade....

Dorothea Hall

Dorothea Hall

Oct 28, 2013

Dorothea Elizabeth Hall, 81, of Wapato died Monday at Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Hall was born in Dairyland, Wis., and moved to the Yakima area when she was 15. She later moved away and returned to Wapato in 1999. She worked as an accountant and bookkeeper for Seafirst Bank, Peoples Bank and Leber Inks for many years. Survivors include...

Jose Flores

Jose Flores

Oct 27, 2013

Jose Luis Flores passed away on October 27, 2013. Viewing and visitation will be held 4:00 to 8:00 pm Thursday, October 31, 2013 at Valley Hills Funeral Home in Sunnyside. Services will be held at 10:00 am Friday, November 1, 2013 at Valley Hills Funeral Home in Sunnyside, followed by graveside services at Lower Valley Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Sunnyside.

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