Obituaries

Oct 23, 2013

Robert was born in Yakima, WA. He has lived here his entire life. He owned his own company...Groenig Custom Shop and Blueline Manufacturing where he manufactured orchard equipment.

Oct 23, 2013

Kimberly Diane O'Neal Kimberly Diane O'Neal went home to be with the Lord on October 23rd 2013. She passed away peacefully at Cottage in the Meadow with family near after losing a year and half battle with cancer. Kim was born September 15th 1963 to James and Neta Greathouse in Marysville Ca. Kim’s family moved to Yakima when she was...

Oct 23, 2013

Run Date: Sunday 10/27 Ruby P. Worrell, 84, of Union Gap passed away on October 23, 2013 at Garden Village. She was born on September 1, 1929 in Wolf Point, MT, to Thomas and Ruby (Keller) Fenton. Ruby lived in the Yakima area for most of her life. She met Dennis Worrell and they married on November 8, 1947. She...

Oct 23, 2013

Florence Hepworth, 92, of Toppenish died Wednesday. Mrs. Hepworth was born in Farmington, Utah. Survivors include a son, Jerald Hepworth of Yuma, Ariz.; and three daughters, Linda Sauer of Toppenish, Kathleen Rogers of Wendell, Idaho, and Peggy Ann Muir of Ruby, Mich. No formal services are planned at this time. Arrangements are by Valley Hills Funeral Home of Zillah.

Oct 21, 2013

Ezekiel Guo Biao Bowman was found on a street corner of Zhuhai, China on March 17, 2002 at the age of 4 years. He spent the next ten years of his life being cared for by the orphanage workers, asking often if there was a family for him…somewhere. In 2010, an American family serving nearby, began taking Zeke to their...

Oct 21, 2013

Oct 20, 2013

Ethel Lucille (Spencer) Sams Obituary Run Date: Wednesday 10/23 Ethel Lucille (Spencer) Sams, 95, of Selah, passed away on Sunday, October 20, 2013. She was born January 8, 1918, in Berwyn, Nebraska. She was the oldest of 11 siblings. She attended a one-room school in Rose Valley, Nebraska. She married her childhood sweetheart Lee and they were married August 24,...

Oct 16, 2013

Darwin was born and raised in Yakima. He worked at various jobs until he became disabled 10 years ago. He is survived by his mother Amy Garton, his little brother DeWayne Garton, and two sisters Lori Tudor and Jennifer Garton.

Oct 15, 2013

Toni Lee Lansing-Wagner passed away October 15, 2013, at 51 years old. She was born Aug. 20, 1961 in Olympia, WA to Marilyn and Gerald Lansing. She graduated from Olympia High School then proceeded to Eastern Washington University where she graduated with her BA. Here is where she met her handsome husband Glen Wagner. Toni worked at the Bon Marché...

Oct 14, 2013

Gene Marshall passed away October 14, 2013 at the age of 76 at Cottage in the Meadow after a courageous battle with cancer. Gene was born on his parents’ farm in Baudette, Minn., located on the Canadian border along the Rainey River on a cold winter’s day, January 20, 1937. Gene remembered his parents, Vernon & Mildred Marshall, telling him...

Oct 13, 2013

Jo Marie Guerard (71) Jo Guerard was born on Aug 30, 1942 to Gus and Neola Welle in Lewiston, Idaho. They moved to the Yakima area when she was 12. She went to the St Joseph Academy and later went to nursing school in Tacoma to graduate as an LPN. She married her husband Keni in Sepember of 1964 and...

Oct 10, 2013

Maria L. Lopez age 78, passed away on October 10, 2013 she is survived by her daughter Victoria Armas of Prosser, Brothers; Pete Perez of Othello, Albert Perez of Sunnyside, and Ray Perez of Grandview, Sister Minnie Ramirez of Yakima, and Nine grandchildren. Services will be held Thursday October 17, 2013 at Valley Hills Funeral Home in Sunnyside, followed by...

Oct 10, 2013

Elmara L. Donaldson passed away Thursday, October 10, 2013 at Englewood Heights Assisted Living, 17 days short of her 98th birthday. Mom was born October 29, 1915 in Fredonia, KY to Elbert and Maggie Moore. She grew up and went to school in Crayne, KY. On November 4, 1940 she married Paul Donaldson in Marion, KY. The story goes that...

Oct 9, 2013

Clete C. Sweezea, 84, was born July 11, 1929 in Birch Tree, MO, to Ira and Letha (Montgomery) Sweezea. He passed away peacefully October 9, 2013, at Cottage in the Meadow. He obtained his G.E.D. from Carbondale High School in Carbondale, IL. In May of 1947 the family moved to Granger, Washington looking for a better life. In 1950 he...

Oct 9, 2013

Clifford Raymond Richey was born on November 10th, 1929, the 2nd son of Chester and Eva Richey. The small town of Pawhuska, Oklahoma provided the adventurous Cliff, his three brothers and baby sister the opportunity to fish, hunt, and get into general mischief. After graduating from Pawhuska High School, Cliff attended Oklahoma State University where he studied physics, earning his...

Oct 8, 2013

Juan Ramon Mariscal, 60, of Buena died Tuesday at Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital. Mr. Mariscal was born in Santa Anita, Mexico, and lived in the Yakima Valley about 24 years. He worked in the agriculture industry. Survivors include his wife, Margarita Mariscal; a son, Juan Ramon Mariscal, both of Buena; three daughters, Gracie Mariscal and Gabby Juarez, both of Yakima,...

Oct 8, 2013

Shar - don’t call me Sharlain - B. Smith-Ingram December 28, 1945 - October 8, 2013 Shar went home after a brief battle with cancer Tuesday afternoon. She left behind numerous family members and friends. She left behind her husband and friend, Jerry Ingram. Shar raised three sons and a daughter of her own; Roger, Ron, Richie, and Rebecca. She...

Oct 8, 2013

SELAH - Marjorie C. Wales, 90, of Selah died Tuesday, October 8, 2013 at Selah Convalescent Care. She was born in Topeka, KS on May 17, 1923 and lived in the Yakima Valley for more than 60 years. She met John T. Wales and married him in 1958. She worked for a local nursery for over 5 years and for...

Oct 7, 2013

Ruth Ellen Gordon went home to be with her Lord and Savior Sunday October 6, 2013 with family by her side as she wished. Ruth was born June 19, 1918 to Mamie and Albert Sidenstricker in Commerce, Oklahoma. On October 7, 1934 she married Claude E. Gordon Sr. Ruth was a homemaker and she raised 9 children. She loved her...

Oct 7, 2013

Valley Hills Funeral Home YAKIMA - Hubert (Bill) Bailey passed away on Monday, October 7, 2013, in Yakima, Washington. He was born in Sunnyside, Washington to Hezzie (Pete) and Anna (Richert) Bailey on January 18, 1935. He lived and grew up on the family farm in Sunnyside. Soon after he finished school he joined the National Guard. In 1959, he...