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Verdiene E. Stafford
Announcement dated August 24, 2010
Verdiene Evelyn Stafford, 81, of Yakima died Aug. 13. Mrs. Stafford was born in Gridley, Calif. She and her husband operated Lynn's Power Equipment in Yakima.
Survivors include five children, Linda Hollibough, Sherlyn "Sam" Williams, Ronald Darnell Stafford and Richard Stafford, all of Yakima, and Randall Stafford of Malaga, Wash.; a brother, Gary Garrett of Athens, Ga.; nine grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
At her request, there will be no services. Arrangements are by Funeral and Cremation Care.
Joan Smith-Kautzman
Announcement dated August 24, 2010
Joan Smith-Kautzman, 67, of Yakima died Sunday at Yakima Regional Medical and Cardiac Center. Mrs. Smith-Kautzman was born in Yakima. She worked as a cook and baker for local school districts.
Survivors include her husband, Anton C. Kautzman of Yakima; four sons, Gregory Smith of Baltimore, Terry Smith of Woodinville, Wash., Tim Smith of Yelm, Wash., and George Patrick Smith of Yakima; a daughter, Lynette Longee of Yakima; and numerous grandchildren.
Rosary and visitation will be at 6 p.m. Wednesday at Holy Family Chapel. Funeral Mass will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Holy Family Church. Burial will follow in Calvary Cemetery. Arrangements are by Langevin-Mussetter Funeral Home.
Harvey W. Bilodeau
Announcement dated August 22, 2010
Harvey William Bilodeau, 88, of Yakima died Friday in Yakima.
Mr. Bilodeau was born in Wapato and raised in the Yakima Valley. He worked in the grocery business for many years before retiring in 1984.
He is survived by numerous nieces and nephews.
A memorial service will be later. Arrangements are by Langevin-Mussetter Funeral Home of Yakima.
Elizabeth Lowther
Announcement dated August 22, 2010
Elizabeth Lowther, 90, of Ellensburg died Thursday at Kittitas Valley Health and Rehabilitation Center.
Mrs. Lowther was born in Joplin, Mo. She lived in various locations, including Yakima from 1955 to 1961, before moving to Ellensburg in 1965. She was a private piano teacher and also taught in a musical kindergarten.
Survivors include her husband, Larry Lowther of Ellensburg; a daughter, Barbara Vining of Longview, Wash.; a son, Charlie Lowther of Shoreline, Wash.; a sister, Lois Winter of Chesterfield, Mo.; and five grandchildren.
A celebration of life will be at 2 p.m. Sept. 11 at the First Methodist Church in Ellensburg, with a musical prelude at 1:30 p.m. Cremation arrangements are by Affordable Funeral Care of Ellensburg.
Cyrus H. Hamblen
Announcement dated August 22, 2010
Cyrus H. Hamblen, 95, of Mattawa died Friday in Ellensburg.
Mr. Hamblen was born in St. John, Wash. He worked as paper machine oiler.
Survivors include a daughter, Judith Motley of Burien, Wash.; five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
No services are planned. Arrangements are by Valley Hills Funeral Home and Crematory of Yakima.
Juan Mendoza-Ramirez
Death from overpass fall deemed accidental
YAKIMA, Wash. -- The death of a man who fell from a U.S. Highway 12 overpass is classified as an accident, police say.
The body of Juan Mendoza-Ramirez, 25, of Wapato was found under the overpass at the north end of Sixth Avenue in Yakima the evening of Aug. 14.
He was riding in a Ford Mustang that crashed in that area of the highway on the night of Aug. 13.
The driver, who was arrested later that night for drunken driving, did not mention he was missing a passenger while he was being booked at the Yakima County jail.
Interviewed later, the man reported that Mendoza stepped out of the car and apparently thought he was near a guardrail, not a bridge, police said.
The force of Mendoza-Ramirez's fall fatally damaged his heart, according to an autopsy conducted this week. There were no signs of foul play, Yakima County Coroner Jack Hawkins said.
Melinda K. Kilian
Announcement dated September 10, 2010
Melinda Kay Kilian, 48, of Tieton died Monday.
Mrs. Kilian was born in Pasco and moved to Sunnyside with her family in 1965. She was employed at James River Corp. for 13 years, beginning in 1980.
Survivors include a daughter, Ashley Kilian of Sunnyside; her parents, John and Laura Jacobs; siblings, Cindy Boast, Robert Jacobs and Nancy Hazzard; and four grandchildren.
A celebration of life will be held Sunday at Smith Funeral Home.
Arthur W. Allen
Announcement dated September 10, 2010
Arthur W. "Blondie" Allen, 88, of Yakima died Tuesday.
Mr. Allen was born in Salem, S.C., and was a member of the Civil Conservation Corps. He also served in the Navy. He was a farmer/fruit rancher for many years in the Naches area.
Survivors include his wife, Easter Allen; a son, Ray Allen of Yakima; a daughter, Joyce Patteson of Selah; a brother, James Allen of Greenville, S.C.; four grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
A graveside service will be at 1 p.m. Monday in West Hills Memorial Park. Arrangements are by Langevin-Mussetter Funeral Home.
Jim Espinoza III
Announcement dated September 10, 2010
Jim Espinoza III, 61, of White Swan died Thursday.
Mr. Espinoza was born in Seattle and raised in Wapato. He had worked for White Swan Lumber, Jeld-Wen Inc., Wheeler Logging and Layman's Lumber, and for the last five years was a millwright at Yakama Forest Products.
Survivors include his wife, Marion Espinoza of White Swan; three daughters, Diana Clark of Bothell, Wash., Julie Espinoza and Sara Gutierrez, both of Edmonds, Wash.; his father and mother, Jim Espinoza II and Guadalupe Martinez Espinoza, both of Yakima; a brother, John Espinoza of Salem, Ore.; two sisters, Rosie Kinney of Spokane and Elizabeth Espinoza of Texas; and eight grandchildren.
A vigil will be at 5 p.m. Sunday at St. Mary's Catholic Church in White Swan. Mass of Christian burial
will be at 11 a.m. Monday, also at the church. Concluding services and burial will follow in Reservation Community Memorial Park, Wapato. Arrangements are by Keith and Keith Funeral Home.
Casimir W. Schell
Announcement dated September 10, 2010
Casimir William Schell, 95, of Yakima died Tuesday at Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital.
Mr. Schell was born in Charleston, Wis. He was a farmer.
Survivors include his wife, Martha Schell of Yakima; seven children, Rosemary Luckett of Virginia, Peter Schell, Jo Bramwell, Mike
Schell and Casimir Schell, all of Washington, Madaline Rodeen of Oregon and Lucy Chaffin of Wisconsin; a half-sister, Catherine Bourner; 20 grandchildren and 30 great-grandchildren.
A vigil will be at 7 p.m. today at Keith and Keith Ninth Avenue Chapel. Funeral Mass will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Mabton. Burial will follow at a later date at MAR Cemetery in Rupert, Idaho.
John H. Thom
Announcement dated September 13, 2010
John Henry Thom, 77, of Moxee died Friday at Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital.
Mr. Thom was born in Lavina, Mont., and served in the Army during the Korean War. He was a part owner and operator of The Tire Rak in Yakima.
Survivors include his wife, Gail Thom; three sons, Michael Thom of Moxee, Corey Thom of Yakima and Ronald Thom of Billings, Mont.; two daughters, Jennifer Thom of Austin, Texas, and Sherrie Johanson of Federal Way, Wash.; a sister, Patty Burrows of Great Falls, Mont.; and four grandchildren.
A recitation of the rosary will be at 7 p.m. Friday at Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Moxee. Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Holy Rosary Catholic Church, with burial to follow at Holy Rosary Cemetery.
Arrangements are by Valley Hills Funeral Home of Yakima.
Douglas N. Earp
Announcement dated September 13, 2010
The Rev. Douglas Norman Earp, 66, of Mabton died Sept. 6 at Prosser Memorial Hospital.
Mr. Earp was born in Melbourne, Australia, and raised in Florida. After a brief stint in the Army, he lived in the San Diego area before moving to Yakima in 1981 and founding the First Love Ministries Ranch with his wife, Marcie, in 1988.
Survivors include his wife, Marzella Earp; a son, Troy Earp of California; two daughters, Tonya Young of California and Claudia Earp of Florida; a stepson, Sean Gebhardt of Monroe, Wash.; a stepdaughter, Paiege Flink of Selah; two brothers, Mike Earp of Texas and Daryl Earp of Mabton; three sisters, Diane, Juanita and Linda of Florida; six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
A celebration of life will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Christian Worship Center in Zillah. Arrangements are by Prosser Funeral Home and Crematory.
George J. Brown Sr.
Announcement dated September 18, 2010
George Joseph Brown Sr., 78, of Wapato died Thursday at Yakima Regional Medical and Cardiac Center. Mr. Brown was born in Toppenish.
Survivors include two sons, LeRoy Hudson of White Swan and Jonathan Stuart Brown of Toppenish; four daughters, Angela Buck of Priest Rapids, Wash., Carol Castellano and Bethann Yallup of Toppenish and Evelyn Eyle of Florida; a sister, Pauline Yallup of Wapato; and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Overnight services were held at All Tribes Christian Life Center. The procession will leave the church at 6 a.m. today for burial in the Yesmowit Cemetery in Medicine Valley. Arrangements are by Merritt Funeral Home.
Harold Everett
Announcement dated September 18, 2010
Harold Everett, 81, of Grandview died Sept. 9 at Yakima Regional Medical and Cardiac Center. Mr. Everett was born in Ohio. He was a farmer in the Lower Valley.
Survivors include his wife, Idella Everett of Grandview; three sons, Richard Everett of Wisconsin, Ronnie Everett and Shawn Everett of Wenatchee; two daughters, Donna Everett of Grandview and Melinda Maltanado of California; and 10 grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held at a later date. Please call the family for date and place. Arrangements are by Valley Hills Funeral Home, Sunnyside.
Juan Gutierrez
Announcement dated September 18, 2010
Juan Gutierrez, 51, of Seattle died Wednesday at the University of Washington Medical Center. Mr. Gutierrez was born and raised in Toppenish. He moved to Seattle, where he lived for 33 years, and worked as a maintenance man at the apartment complex where he lived.
Survivors include his parents, Encarnacio and Elena Gutierrez of Kennewick; five brothers, Jesse and Richard of Seattle, Joe of Toppenish, Tony of Kennewick and Art of Zillah; and four sisters, Mary Dale and Jennie Lopez of Toppenish, Helen Vela of Pasco and Maria Howard of Seattle.
A memorial Mass will be at 10 a.m. Friday at St. Aloysius Catholic Church. Inurnment will follow in Elmwood Cemetery in Toppenish. Arrangements are by Colonial Funeral Home.
Marla M. Knoll
Announcement dated September 18, 2010
Marla Mary Knoll, 70, of Moxee died Monday at home. Ms. Knoll was born in Yakima. She was a second- and fourth-grade teacher at Holy Family School in Yakima. After it closed, she worked for DSHS in Renton, Wash. Retiring in 2000, she returned to Yakima.
Survivors include four brothers, Bernis Knoll of Ellensburg, Dan Knoll of Renton, Fred Knoll of Kent, Wash., and Tim Knoll of Liberty, Wash.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Moxee. Entombment will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in the Mausoleum at Greenwood Memorial Park in Renton. Arrangements are by Langevin-Mussetter Funeral Home.
Maurice Rice
Announcement dated September 20, 2010
Maurice Rice, 76, died Friday in Yakima.
Mr. Rice was born in Yakima. He served 33 years as a Yakima County deputy sheriff. He also was Yakima County coroner for nine years.
Survivors include a daughter, Tamra Razey of Sunnyside; a son, Gregory Rice of Tieton; three sisters, Judith Leinbach of Yakima, Sharon Weppler and Sandra Madesh, both of Selah; two brothers, Eugene Rice of Yakima and Richard Rice of Redmond, Wash.; and five grandchildren.
The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Westside Church, 6901 Summitview Ave. Arrangements are by Smith Funeral Home, Sunnyside.
Teresa W. Joe
Announcement dated September 20, 2010
Teresa Wallahee Joe, 62, of Wapato died Saturday in Wapato.
Mrs. Joe was born in Toppenish. She worked as a computer technician in Arizona.
Survivors include her husband, Leo Joe of Sanders, Ariz.; two daughters, Jolene Joe of Harrah and Jennifer Lozano of Lubbock, Texas; three brothers, Sidney Wallahee of Wapato, Dennis Wallahee of Harrah, and Timothy Wallahee of White Swan; two sisters, Rebecca Saluskin-Guy and Regina Tanewasha, both of Wapato; her mother, Juanita Miller-Wallahee of Harrah; and two grandchildren.
Services were conducted over the weekend and burial is scheduled for McCoy Cemetery today.
Arrangements are by Colonial Funeral Home.
Bonnie L. Smith
Announcement dated September 26, 2010
Bonnie Lucille Smith, 74, of Yakima died Friday at Chandler House in Yakima.
Mrs. Smith was born in Harrison, Ark., and moved to Yakima as a child. She worked for many years at Snokist.
Survivors include her husband, Charles Smith; two daughters, Cherie Ostriem and Vicki Bronson; and a brother, Kent Nichols, all of Yakima; two sisters, Pat Rogers of Yakima and Betty Jo Pohlman of Centralia, Wash.; one grandchild and two great-grandchildren.
A graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Terrace Heights Memorial Park. Arrangements are by Shaw and Sons Funeral Directors of Yakima.
