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Margaret Cole

Margaret Cole

Dec 31, 2020

Margaret Cole of Wapato was born on July 30, 1945 and went to be with our Lord and Savior on December 31st, 2020 at the age of 75. She was one of 5 children born to Archie and Pearl Kenney. She met and married Ronald Cole in Mead, Oklahoma on September 13, 1963. They were blessed with 6 children, 15...

Margarita Castillo

Margarita Castillo

Dec 30, 2020

Margarita Castillo passed away on December 30th, 2020 in Moses Lake, WA. She was born on August 2nd, 1928 in Pflugerville, TX to the late Hipolito and Gertrudis Moreno. Maggie was the eldest of ten siblings. She picked cotton in Texas for a short time and worked in the beets in Montana. She moved to Wapato, WA in 1943 with...

Maria Estrella

Maria Estrella

Dec 29, 2020

Maria Elena Estrella, age 71 of Sunnyside, went home to be in the arms of our Heavenly Father Lord, and Savior Jesus Christ on December 29th, 2020. Elena, born on May 6th, 1949 to Manuel and Maria Ramirez in the Township of Berlin, Michigan, immediately brought joy and laughter into the world. As a child, she loved to spend time...

Keith Wickstrom

Keith Wickstrom

Dec 28, 2020

Keith Lee Wickstrom was born December 18, 1940 to Hjalmar and Hazel Wickstrom. He had two brothers and one sister. He went to be with his Lord December 28, 2020, 10 days after his 80th birthday. Keith grew up on an apple and pear Orchard in Selah, WA. He played 3rd base on the Selah baseball team that beat Richland...

Mildred Oord

Mildred Oord

Dec 28, 2020

Our Mother and Grandma, Mildred Irene Oord passed away December 28, 2020, into the arms of her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. She will always be remembered for her quick wit and humor. She loved and spent many years doing volunteer work for the Union Gospel Mission and Safe Harbor. She enjoyed young children and was a Sunday School teacher...

Olive Nyberg

Olive Nyberg

Dec 27, 2020

Olive Bernice (Anderson) Nyberg was born on January 6, 1926 in Tacoma, Washington to Olof and Berthine Anderson, immigrants from Norway. After graduating from Stadium High School, she studied for a year at Central Bible Institute in Missouri, worked four years at Weyerhauser in Tacoma, and played cello in the Tacoma Symphony Orchestra. After she married Herbert P. Nyberg in...

Matias Farias

Matias Farias

Dec 27, 2020

Matias Mendoza Farias was born to Cipriano and Antonia Mendoza on February 24, 1943 in Michoacan, Mexico. Matias met Maria Esther Mendoza and fell in love. Matias was always working hard doing his Commercial/Industrial Construction job. Matias is preceded in death by his parents, brother Francisco Mendoza and sister Eustolia Mendoza. Matias is survived by his children; Esther (Miguel) Flores,...

Joseph Ganuelas

Joseph Ganuelas

Dec 26, 2020

Joseph R. Ganuelas (age 74) died in Wapato, WA on Dec. 26, 2020. “Joe” was the son of Blanche Winnier Ganuelas & Steve Ganuelas Sr. in Yakima, WA on November 26, 1946. Joe took pride in being an enrolled Yakama Nation member along with father’s Filipino roots. As a young boy Joe attended and grew up in McKinley Church with...

Maria Sicairos

Maria Sicairos

Dec 26, 2020

On December 26, 2020, Maria Estella (DeLaFuente) Sicairos was called to her eternal home. Stella as everyone affectionally knew her, was born on July 18, 1955 in Bellingham, Wa to Ernesta (González) DeLaFuente and Homobono DeLaFuente. Stella grew up in Mabton, Wa, where she received her education and lived out her life. Earlier in life Stella worked in the canneries...

Dale Brisbois

Dale Brisbois

Dec 25, 2020

Dale Edward Brisbois Born April 01, 1947 – Deceased December 25, 2020 Dale Edward Brisbois age (73) passed away on December 25, 2020. Christmas afternoon in Ocean Shores, WA. He will missed by many and we appreciate all that embrace him with your memory of our brother. Born In Yakima, WA to Brady L. Brisbois and Ada M. (Beebe) Brisbois...

Kenneth Parker

Kenneth Parker

Dec 25, 2020

Kenneth Parker Jr., who was affectionately known as Boobie, was born on May 4, 1964 in Baltimore, MD to Ken Parker Sr. and Mary Hall. Although his parents separated when he was young, he had Margaret and Carlin Brown to help guide and support him through his early life events. Ken attended Catholic School when he was young and despite...

Glenwood Mosier

Glenwood Mosier

Dec 23, 2020

Glenwood Samuel Mosier Sam was born at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Yakima, WA on July 11, 1946. He left us on December 23, 2020. Sam was a craftsman, knowledgeable in every skill necessary to build two homes and numerous Critter Condo’s. He dearly loved his daughter, Tara Coker and her family; husband, Troy and the grandchildren they gave him, Ari...

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