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Darril D. Heitzman
Announcement dated December 08, 2009
Darril Duane Heitzman, 67, of Selah died Friday. Mr. Heitzman was born in Wenatchee and served in the Navy. He worked as an automotive technician.
Survivors include two sons, Darril Heitzman Jr. and Derik Heitzman of Reno, Nev.; three daughters, Tracie Heitzman of Enderby, British Columbia, Canada, Heather Heitzman of Reno and Debbie Phillips of Selah; a sister, Sandra Rockett of Yakima; nine grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
A celebration of life will be on May 1, 2010. Arrangements are by Valley Hills Funeral Home and Crematory of Yakima.
Michael Hernandez
Announcement dated December 08, 2009
Michael Hernandez, 39, of Toppenish died Sunday. Mr. Hernandez was born in Toppenish and raised and educated in the Yakima Valley. He worked as a farm laborer, cashier truck driver and most recently as a medical assistant at the Yakima Valley Farm Workers Clinic.
Survivors include his wife, Elva Hernandez; two sons, Mike Hernandez Jr., and Leon Hernandez; a daughter, Melissa Hernandez; his parents, Linda Lozano and Frank Hernandez, all of Toppenish; three brothers, Carlos and Manuel of Toppenish and Fernando of Vancouver, Wash.; four sisters, Grace Hernandez of Florida, Artenia Hernandez, Tina Hernandez and Gloria Hernandez of Toppenish; his grandmother, Veronica DeVora of Yakima; and two grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 1 to 7 p.m. Thursday, with recitation of the rosary at 6 p.m. Thursday at Colonial Funeral Home. Mass of Christian burial
will be at 10 a.m. Friday at St. Aloysius Catholic Church. Interment will follow in Elmwood Cemetery.
Sister Pauline Higgins, SP
Announcement dated December 08, 2009
Sister Pauline Higgins, SP, 95, died Saturday at St. Joseph Residence. Sister Higgins was born in Sunnyside and had been with Sisters of Providence for more than 76 years.
Vigil will be at 7 p.m. Wednesday at St. Joseph Residence. Funeral Mass will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, also at St. Joseph Residence. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery in Seattle.
LeRoy A. Jansen
Announcement dated December 08, 2009
LeRoy A. Jansen, 88, of Ellensburg died Sunday at home. Mr. Jansen was born in Turton, S.D., and served in the Coast Guard during World War II. He established and operated Jansen Distributing Co..
Survivors include his daughter, Connie Jansen of Ellensburg; and his son, Gary Jansen of Lake Havasu City, Ariz.
Memorial observation will be private. He will be inurned with his late wife, Lillian, in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery. Arrangements are by Affordable Funeral Care of Ellensburg.
Wayne L. Larson
Announcement dated December 08, 2009
Wayne L. Larson, 85, of Toppenish died Saturday. Mr. Larson was born in North Dakota and was a World War II veteran. He had managed the Safeway store in Toppenish, was a card dealer in Las Vegas, and was a long-haul truck driver. After retiring, he drove a People for People bus.
Survivors include two sons, Richard Larson of Toppenish and Ronald Larson of Ellensburg; a daughter, Sandy Drinkwater of Vancouver, Wash.; five grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Viewing will be from 1 to 5 p.m. Wednesday at Smith Funeral Home in Sunnyside. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, also at the funeral home. Private burial services will be in West Hills Cemetery.
Buck Jones
Announcement dated December 08, 2009
Buck Jones, 28, of Wapato died Nov. 29 in Parker. Mr. Jones was born in Toppenish. He was self-employed in maintenance and worked in warehouses.
Survivors include his mother, Carol Domenici of Yakima; three brothers, David Domenici Jr. of Yakima, Burton Dale Jones Jr. of Arizona and Zachary Jones of Dunlap, Calif.; and two sisters, Kimberly Jones of Arizona and Sandra Sanders of California.
Viewing will be from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday at Valley Hills Funeral Home of Yakima. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Friday, also at the funeral home. Burial will be in Terrace Heights Memorial Park.
Iola J. Schafer
Announcement dated December 08, 2009
Iola Jean Schafer, 79, of Sunnyside died Saturday. She was born in Nyssa, Ore., and had lived in Adrian, Ore., St. Maries, Idaho, Milton-Freewater, Ore., and Grants Pass, Ore., before moving to Grandview in 1945.
Survivors include three brothers, Gilbert Laverne Schafer of Ridgefield, Wash., Benjamin LeRoy Schafer of Colorado Springs, Colo., and Sherman Schafer of Sunnyside; and one sister, Lorene Hicks of Seattle.
Private family burial will be in Lower Valley Memorial Gardens. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Smith Funeral Home in Sunnyside.
Donald L. Cyrus
Announcement dated December 08, 2009
Donald Lawrence Cyrus, 60, of Yakima died Friday at home. Mr. Cyrus was born in Yakima.
Services are pending at this time. Arrangements are by Keith and Keith Funeral Home.
Marie C. Pothier
Announcement dated December 08, 2009
Marie Catherine Pothier, 75, of Yakima died Friday at Swedish Medical Center in Seattle. Mrs. Pothier was born in Yakima.
Survivors include her husband, Morris Pothier of Yakima; a daughter, Vicky Rasmussen of Yakima; two brothers, Vincent Zerr of Toppenish and Edward Zerr of Loomis, Calif.; a sister, Madeline Loran of Moxee; two grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
At her request, no services will be held. Arrangements are by Valley Hills Funeral Home and Crematory of Yakima.
Vera L. Prante
Announcement dated December 08, 2009
Vera L. Prante, 84, of Gleed died Saturday in Yakima. Mrs. Prante was born in Hood River, Ore. She worked at the Parkdale warehouse, Hood River Cannery and laundries in both Hood River and Portland.
Survivors include a son, Larry Scott of Hood River; a daughter, Marla Prante of Yakima; four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Burial will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday in Parkdale Cemetery, Parkdale, Ore. Arrangements are by Valley Hills Funeral Home and Crematory of Yakima.
Maxine A. (Massong) Fredell
Announcement dated December 08, 2009
Maxine A. (Massong) Fredell, 56, of Union Gap died Thursday at Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Fredell was born in Yakima. She worked as a dog groomer.
Survivors include three daughters, Rhonda Rochester of Wenatchee; and Ahnalisa Massong and Michelle Fredell of Yakima; two brothers, Mike Massong of Spokane and Joseph Massong of Zillah; three sisters, Kay Massong of Olympia, Marya Moore of Wenatchee and Carla Teegarden of Spokane; and five grandchildren.
Arrangements are by Keith and Keith Funeral Home.
Horace D. Frederiksen
Announcement dated December 08, 2009
Horace Delbert Frederiksen, 85, of Yakima died Sunday at home. Mr. Frederiksen was born in Kilgore, Idaho, and served in the Army. He worked as a rancher and research assistant for the United States Sheep Experiment near Dubois, Idaho.
Survivors include his wife, Shirley Frederiksen of Yakima; three daughters, Allene Frederiksen of Moscow, Idaho, Danette Frederiksen of Pocatello, Idaho, and Valeri Steigerwald of Medical Lake, Wash.; two stepdaughters, Linda Smith of Yakima and Laura Robins of Blaine, Wash.; two brothers, Howard Frederiksen of Kilgore, Idaho, and Kenneth Frederiksen of Nampa, Idaho; two grandchildren, four step-grandchildren and seven step-great-grandchildren.
A celebration of life will be held in the summertime in Clark County, Idaho, and in Yakima. Arrangements are by Shaw and Sons Funeral Directors.
Harold M. Matson
Announcement dated December 08, 2009
Harold M. Matson, 85, of Zillah died Saturday. Mr. Matson was born in Zillah. He was a fruit rancher.
Survivors include a son, Neal Matson of Lewiston, Idaho; a brother, Merlin Matson of Yakima; a sister, Donna Webb of Gresham, Ore.; two grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
At his request, private family memorial services will be held. Arrangements are by Valley Hills Funeral Home of Zillah.
Ladislado Avila
Announcement dated December 9, 2009
Ladislado Avila, 22, of Toppenish died Sunday at Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital. Mr. Avila was born in Los Angeles and also lived in Phoenix before returning to Toppenish. He worked for Schuck's Auto Supply in Yakima for the past four years as a temporary manager on the weekends and at C. Speck Motor Co. for the last year as an automotive technician.
Survivors include his parents, Manuel and Manuela Avila of Toppenish; five brothers and sisters, Bernabe Avila, Jose Avila, Angelica Avila, Marisol Avila and Cindy Avila, all of Toppenish; five half-brothers and sisters, Hector Avila, Manuel Avila Jr., Gerardo Avila and Norma Avila, all of San Diego, Calif., and Maria Ascension Avila of Toppenish; grandparents, Rogelia Barajas of Guadalajara, Mexico, and Bernabe Avila and Bartola Gonzalez of Zacatecas, Mexico.
Viewing will be from noon to 7 p.m. today and Thursday at Langevin-Mussetter Funeral Home. A vigil service will be at 4 p.m. Thursday, also at the funeral home. Mass of Christian burial will be at 12:30 p.m. Friday at St. Aloysius Catholic Church. Burial will follow in the Zillah Cemetery.
Edith V. Birdsall
Announcement dated December 9, 2009
Edith V. Birdsall, 97, of Sunnyside and formerly of Grandview, died Saturday at Hillcrest Manor. Mrs. Birdsall was born in Duboise, Idaho.
Survivors include a brother, Don Thomas of Grandview; a daughter, Sharon Glassy; two sons, Larry Johnson and Tom Johnson; numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Viewing will be from 1 to 6 p.m. Thursday at Smith Funeral Home in Grandview. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Friday, also at the funeral home. Burial will be in Lower Valley Memorial Gardens.
Lorie DeBoer
Announcement dated December 9, 2009
Lorie DeBoer, 63, of Zillah died Monday in Yakima. Mrs. DeBoer was born in Artesia, Calif. She and her husband operated a dairy in Zillah.
Survivors include her husband, David DeBoer of Zillah; three sons, David DeBoer Jr. of Sunnyside, Dan DeBoer of Outlook and Josh DeBoer of Yakima; a daughter, Susanne Moore of Outlook; two brothers, John Streelman of Bellflower, Calif., and Leonard Streelman of Grand Rapids, Mich.; a sister, Judy Schwedhelm of Galt, Calif.; and eight grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday at Valley Hills Funeral Home of Zillah. A graveside service will be at 9:30 a.m. Friday in the Zillah Cemetery. A memorial service will follow at 11 a.m. Friday at the Sunnyside Christian Reformed Church. A luncheon will follow.
Cora J. Hamilton
Announcement dated December 9, 2009
Cora Juanita "Nita" Hamilton, 84, of Yakima died Saturday at home. Mrs. Hamilton was born in Brownsville, Tenn. She farmed in Toppenish for many years with her husband.
Survivors include a daughter, Barbara Halvorson of Yakima; one grandchild and two great-grandchildren.
A memorial service will be at 3 p.m. Friday at Langevin-Mussetter Funeral Home. Private inurnment will be in Elmwood Cemetery.
Raymond F. Jones
Announcement dated December 9, 2009
Raymond F. Jones, 85, of Yakima died Monday at Crescent Health Care. Mr. Jones was born in Gleed and served in the Army during World War II. He was an electrician.
Survivors include his wife, Barb Jones of Yakima.
Memorial services are pending. Arrangements are by Keith and Keith Funeral Home.
Andrew J. Kilian
Announcement dated December 9, 2009
Andrew John Kilian, 19, of Sunnyside died Thursday in Yakima. Mr. Kilian was born in Sunnyside.
Survivors include his parents, Mike and Melinda; a sister, Ashley; and his grandparents, John and Laura Jacobs and Winfield and Leona Kilian.
A memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Smith Funeral Home in Sunnyside.
William Parker
Announcement dated December 9, 2009
William "Bill" Parker, 80, of Yakima died Monday at Yakima Regional Medical and Cardiac Center. Mr. Parker was born in Yakima. He started Pace Alternative School, was principal of Wapato Junior High and superintendent of Mt. Adams School District.
Survivors include his wife, Dot Parker; six children, William "Nip" Parker of Ellensburg, Wayne "Tuck" Parker of Yakima, Kim Parker of Harrah, Marion Espinoza of White Swan, Robin Sandino of Kamiah, Idaho, and Kirk Parker of Cle Elum; a brother, Platt Parker; a sister, Florence Armstrong; 14 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren.
The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Keith and Keith Terrace Heights Chapel. A reception will follow, with burial committal at 1 p.m. in Tahoma Cemetery.
Jean L. Howard
Announcement dated December 9, 2009
Jean L. Howard, 82, of Yakima died Sunday at home. Mr. Howard was born in Hyannis, Neb. He was a pharmacist and founder of Howard's Drug and Gift.
Survivors include his wife, Jewel of Yakima; two daughters, Pamela Jean Ansingh of Yakima and Dana Jo Mattox of Elizabeth, Colo.; a sister, Joan McCombs of LaConnor, Wash.; two brothers, Dr. William (Bill) Howard of Kennewick and Gil Howard of Palm Springs, Calif.; and eight grandchildren.
Viewing will be from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at Keith and Keith Ninth Avenue Chapel. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Monday at West Side Baptist Church, 6901 Summitview Ave., with a reception following. A graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Desert Lawn Memorial Park, 1401 S. Union, Kennewick.
Peter T. Furman Sr.
Announcement dated December 10, 2009
Peter T. Furman Sr., 63, of Wapato died Dec. 2 at home.
Mr. Furman was born in Everett, Wash., and raised on Whidbey Island. He served in the Navy. He worked for Scott Paper in Everett for 27 years, and most recently worked at the Selah Goodwill.
Survivors include his wife, Joyce Furman of Wapato; two daughters, Stephanie Blehm of Selah and Deanna Furman of Everett; two sons, Kenith Furman of Kentucky and Peter Furman Jr. of Whidbey Island; and eight grandchildren.
A memorial service will be at 1 p.m. Sunday at Leisure Hill Mobile Park clubhouse in Union Gap.
Glen H. Hayes
Announcement dated December 10, 2009
Glen H. Hayes, 63, of Yakima died Sunday in Seattle.
Mr. Hayes was born in Yakima. He worked at Boeing for several years and later worked as a crane operator.
Survivors include his wife, Neta Hayes of Yakima; two daughters, Linda Dufault of Vancouver, Wash., and Glenda Hayes of Burien, Wash.; a stepdaughter, Kim O’Neal of Yakima; two stepsons, Shawn Greathouse of Bellingham, Wash., and James Greathouse of Vancouver, Wash.; a brother, Bob Hayes of Mossyrock, Wash.; two sisters, Flo Loudon of Yakima and Betty Noe of Horseshoe Bend, Idaho; 10 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
A memorial service will be at 1 p.m. Monday in Keith and Keith Terrace Heights Chapel.
