Guadalupe Torres
Jan 5, 2023
Guadalupe (Lupe) S. Torres Guadalupe “Lupe” passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her loved ones on January 5, 2023. Lupe was born on December 10, 1945 in Casa Grande, Arizona to Biterbo and Filomena Salinas. In 1951 her family moved and settled in the Lower Valley where she attended school in Granger, WA. It was 1962 when Lupe met...
Guadalupe Mendoza
Jan 5, 2023
Guadalupe Magaña Vargas Mendoza was born July 21, 1941 in La Carrasca, Jalisco, Mexico, where she grew up. Lupe met her soulmate Alfredo Mendoza at infancy and had a bond that continued through adulthood, they performed together during Church Festivals and bonded even more. They married July 4, 1961 and migrated to the US in 1973. In 1974 they made...
Leonard Winckler
Jan 3, 2023
Leonard Winckler Obituary Leonard was born on September 26, 1926 in Harrold, SD to Christina Hieb Winckler and Gottlieb Winckler. At the age of 6 the family moved from South Dakota to Washington State living briefly in Toppenish and Selah before settling in Zillah where the family established their farm raising grapes, apples, asparagus, hogs and cattle. Leonard continued to...
Larry Copenhaver
Jan 3, 2023
Larry Copenhaver died on January 3, 2023 in his 100th year of life. Larry was born in Tacoma, WA on May 9, 1923 to Arthur and Jeannette Copenhaver, and he would eventually become the oldest of six children. In 1924, his family moved to Sunnyside, WA and began farming on Reeves Road. He attended Sunnyside schools, including Outlook School through...
Martha Hopkinson
Jan 2, 2023
Martha “Jean” Hopkinson passed away January 2, 2023 in Yakima, Washington at the age of 94. She was born in Marion, Kentucky, April 6, 1928 to Oscar and Hattie Bright, and she grew up the eldest of 12 siblings in Shelbyville, Indiana. In 1944, Jean married Ray Mitchell, a Methodist Minister and Chaplain in the United States Air Force. They...
Isaac Bobb
Jan 2, 2023
On the evening of Jan 2nd, Isaac Bobb Jr passed away peacefully in home at the age of 59. Isaac was born to Issac and Lorena Bobb on Sept 18, 1963 in Dallas, Oregon. Isaac was an enrolled member of The Yakama Nation. He was raised in White Swan, where he met his high school sweetheart Mary. They later married...
John Mcdonald
Jan 1, 2023
John McDonald, aka "Johnny Bill", passed away January 1, 2023 in Union Gap. He was born to Patrick and Erline (Peterson) McDonald on April 28, 1948. John grew up in Toppenish where he had many friends. After high school, he went to work for Western Packing Co. In 1976, he moved to the Tri-Cities to work with his family in...
Sandra Guillen
Dec 30, 2022
“A wife, a mother, a grandma too, this is the legacy we have from you”. Born in Wichita, Kansas January 10, 1954. Was a longtime resident of Yakima, Passed away peacefully in her sleep, lovely surrounded by her loved ones on December 30, 2022 at the age of 68. She is survived by her longtime companion, Pedro Barrientos, her children...
Janet Schey
Dec 29, 2022
Janet Schey of Wapato, passed away peacefully, Thursday December 29, 2022, at Yakima Memorial Hospital. Janet was born in Beloit, WI. on August 5, 1937, to Vern and Edith(Bates) Wilkens Janet was baptized as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses. Upon learning that the Kingdom we pray for is Gods government, under Christ Jesus rule, she felt the need to share the...
Janet Moon
Dec 28, 2022
YAKIMA - Janet E. Moon, 94, died Dec. 28, 2022 in her home, surrounded by her beloved family. Janet was born in Manson, Washington on February 4, 1928 to Donald C. Pittman and Georgia E. Frantz. She graduated Manson High School in 1946 and was the Apple Blossom Princess for Manson’s Apple Blossom festival. She met her groom, Bill Moon,...
Eddy Martinez
Dec 28, 2022
Eddyberto “Eddy “Martinez was born on December 28, 1998. He was born in Toppenish to a loving mother and later became a big brother to three sisters. Anyone who knew Eddy knew he had a big heart and was a bright light that brought joy and happiness to everyone he met. He was an incredible young man with beautiful humor,...
Donna Cervine
Dec 26, 2022
Donna Jean Cervine gained her angel wings December 26, 2022 in Sunnyside, WA. She was born June 23, 1938 in Boise, ID to Elwyn and Olive Richards. She married her husband Clifford Cervine December 3, 1955 in Sunnyside, WA. They moved to the west side of WA where they raised their 5 children. Donna was known for her big heart...
Micaela Cervantes
Dec 26, 2022
Sunnyside – Michela Cervantes “Micky” Age 61, beloved sister, aunt, great aunt went to be with her parents on December 26, 2022, at Astria Sunnyside Hospital. She was born April 6, 1961 in Edinburg, Texas. The second child of Nicolas and Elida Maria Cervantes. Micky attended Granger Elementary, then promoted to Middle School and became a Granger Bison and finally...
Naomi Arendt
Dec 24, 2022
Naomi Arendt, 86, passed away peacefully December 24, 2022 at Riverview Manor is Selah, WA. Naomi was born July 25, 1936 in Grand Rapids, MI to Andrew and Gertrude DeHaan. She attended Jefferson High School in Portland, OR and graduated proudly with her class in 1954. After school she met and fell in love with William Arendt. The two love...
Janet Davis
Dec 23, 2022
Janet Rae (Dean) Teegarden Davis, 85, passed away peacefully on December 23, 2022 at Emerald Care in Wapato, Washington. Janet was born on August 23, 1937 to Virgil and Mary Dean. She graduated from Wapato High School in 1956 and later, Fort Wright College in 1980, earning a BA in Education. She was married to Francis Gordon Teegarden from August...
