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Glenna Cloe Sainsbury
SPOKANE - Our dearly loved Glenna sadly passed away in her husbands arms while visiting family in Spokane, September 23, 2007. It was the last day of summer and the first day of fall. Her husband was her rock, her one true love. Our lives will not be the same without her. She and her husband had been spending the summer visiting her Washington families.
Glenna was born in Heppner, Oregon on October 18, 1935. She was raised in Eastern Washington. She graduated from Ephrata High School.
She married Kenneth Robert Sainsbury on August 7, 1953. They raised their family in the Moxee area. They had five amazing boys and many fostered children along the way. She was truly known as the neighborhoods best mom. She opened her home to everyone. "The Old Man and the Old Lady" were as common as mom and dad to all who knew them.
They moved from Moxee to Devils Lake North Dakota in 1993 and have resided there since.
Glenna is survived by her husband Kenneth, sons, Burl and wife Dorothy of Naches, Kenneth of Yakima, Donald of Devils Lake, ND. Raymond and wife Tina of Devils Lake, ND. and Patrick and wife Patricia of Yakima.
Foster sons, Quentin Wallace of Moxee, Mike Wieler of Yakima, Doug Boyle of Arizona and surely many others. Our sweet grandma was survived by eleven grandchildren and six adorable great-grandchildren and she loved them each dearly. She was survived by three brothers and a sister, Gary Griffith of Fossil, OR., Doug Griffith of Vashon Island, WA., Mike Griffith of Los Molinas, CA. and Gene Farnrworth of Emmet, ID. Best Friends, Marilyn and Ed Gonsoroski of Ellensburg and Frank and Marvel Gonsoroski of Yakima, numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. She was such a special woman who loved to play bingo, sewing, cooking, canning, crocheting, yard sales and you sure could tease her, once upon a time she was quite the square dancer. She was the best, we miss her so much. She was preceded in death by her parents, Glenn and Valda Griffith.
Graveside Memorial Service will be held Friday, September 28th at 12:30 pm at Zillah City Cemetery.
Clarice Ann Hubbard
Clarice Ann Hubbard, 54, of Yakima died Sunday, Sept. 23, 2007 in Moxee.
Mrs. Hubbard was born in Yakima.
Survivors include a son, Jonathan J. Hubbard of Kirkland, Wash.; two daughters, Kari Ann Ross of Moxee and Kathryn I. Hubbard of Kirkland; two sisters, Darlene Gamalielson of Monroe, Wash., and Gwen Eckhoff of Henning, Minn.; two brothers, Douglas Hofferbert of Moxee and Dennis Hofferbert of Issaquah, Wash.; and two grandchildren.
A memorial service will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Valley Hills Funeral Home in Yakima.
Valley Hills Funeral Home and Crematory is in charge of the arrangements.
Wilford Jaussaud
YAKIMA - Willie knew life was coming to an end, but he dealt with it without complaint. As he told his Papa when he passed, don't worry I'll be fishing for Dog Salmon by your side again. He made it just fine, as he did life and death.
Willie was a commercial fisherman in Alaska. He loved working and living there.
He was in the United States Marines, wounded several times, but still very very proud to be a Marine.
He is survived by two sisters and two brothers, Lucille Martin, of Virginia, Martha Hillas, of Seattle, Remie Jassaud, of Seattle, and Victor Jaussaud, of Yakima.
Preceded in death by his mother, Marie Walker, son, Mike Jaussaud and a daughter, both of Alaska.
No services at his request.
Jim Zorrozua
Yakima - Our beloved Jim Zorrozua passed away peacefully on Friday, Sept. 21, 2007 at Yakima Memorial Hospital after his courageous battle with cancer. He was born the 4th of January 1941 to Victor and Maria Zorrozua in Yakima.
The majority of his life-long career was in the Trucking Industry, starting in his childhood with his Father and Brothers hauling hops and hay. He attended Holy Rosary Grade School and Moxee High.
Continuing in his Trucking Career in the early 1960’s he worked for Eldon Graves and numerous trucking companies, one of which was Eastern Washington Distributing where he met his adoring wife Terri in 1973 and they were married in 1974.
Jim purchased his first “Big Rig” in the early 1970’s, the first of many. He opened a Truck Brokerage, worked for other companies and started his own Trucking Company as an Owner Operator, Lazor Trucking.
Jim is survived by his wife, Terri of 33 years, 2 brothers, Adrian (Nancy) and Vic (Donna) and a sister, Salli (Jim); his 3 children, Jodi, Jim Jr. (Debbie), Rob (Melissa) and seven grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his Father, Victor, Mother, Maria, Sister, Flora, and his dog, who was his faithful companion, Charlie!!!
Special thanks to Dr. Thomas Boyd and to the Staff at North Star Lodge. In lieu of flowers, it was Jim’s wish to have donations made to the Cancer Society.
A Celebration of Jim’s life will be held at Valley Hills Funeral Home in Terrace Heights on Saturday, September 29th at 2:00 P.M. A reception will follow at Terrace Heights Civic Center.
Jim loved boating, fishing, Old Western Movies and the Seattle Seahawks.
Jim DID GIT-R-DONE!!!
Jesse Lee Withrow
After a long illness, Jesse Lee Withrow, 81, of Union Gap, peacefully left this earth on September 20, 2007 to join his parents and several siblings in heaven. Jess was born July 10, 1926 in Poplar Bluff, Missouri to Clyde and Addie (Asher) Withrow, the second of twelve children. Jess attended school in Poplar Bluff, but left school to work and help his family. When he was only 13, Jess went to work on a dairy farm. At 15 he began working as a baker for Toellner Bakery. Later he became a route salesman for the bakery and continued working there for 20 years.
Jess was a Golden Gloves boxing champion before he joined the Army during the Korean War. While the rest of his unit was sent to Korea, Jess was kept in Germany to work as a baker. While in Germany, Jess had the opportunity to stand at attention for 8 hours for Dwight D. Eisenhower before Eisenhower returned to America to run for president.
Jess met and married Melba Estes in Hernando, Missisippi in June 1956. Together they raised three daughters on their farm in Hillard, Missouri where they also raised cattle, horses, and pigs.
Jess and his family moved to Washington in 1966, where he settled in White Swan and worked as a heavy equipment repairman for Webb Logging. He worked at Webb until they closed, then went to work driving a service truck for Inland Machinery. In 1968, Jess and Melba bought the Shady Lane Motel in Union Gap. While Jess spent much of his time traveling throughout the northwest, Melba oversaw day-to-day operation of the motel. In 1975, he left Inland and took a job as a Heavy Equipment Repair instructor at the Fort Simcoe Job Corps where he was able to share his love of repairing heavy equipment with the many students whose lives he touched. He formally retired in 1991, but often returned to Fort Simcoe to substitute or visit his friends. During his retirement, Jess enjoyed helping his wife run their motel.
Everyone who knew Jess knew that he was always a devoted family man who enjoyed spending time with his daughters and grandchildren, but after he retired he was able to devote more time to being a wonderful husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather. He attended all of his great-grandchildren’s athletic events, school programs, spelling bees, and awards assemblies.
Jess was always an active man. While living in Missouri, he belonged to the Jaycees, served on the local school board, and was president of the Wrangler Riding Club. After moving to Washington, Jess was a proud member of the Operating Engineers Local 302 union. Not only did Jess participate in community activities, he was an incredibly dedicated St. Louis Cardinals fan. If there was a Cards game on TV, you better believe you’d find him watching it. Even though he was sick over the past few years, his eyes would sparkle when he talked about the Cardinals, especially when they won. Jess and Melba were also avid rodeo fans. They attended the Ellensburg Rodeo and Pendleton Round-up for over 30 years, never missing a year. They also enjoyed attending the National Finals Rodeo in Oklahoma City and Las Vegas.
Jess is survived by his wife, Melba Withrow; three daughters: Diane (Brian) Janz, Rebecca Withrow, and Patricia (Jack) Garner; four grandchildren: DJ (Jennifer) Baldoz of Puyallup, Amber (Robert) Masters, Jason Baldoz, and Jackson Garner; nine great-grandchildren: Olivia Schantz, Cole, Alexandra, and Madeline Masters, Giovanni, Daniel, and Anthony Baldoz, and Brooklyn and Jackson Garner; brothers Elmo Withrow and Ron Withrow of Poplar Bluff, MO; sister Lorene Condor of Grassy, MO; sisters-in-law Bethann Withrow of Yakima and Lorene Withrow of Poplar Bluff, MO; sisters-and brothers-in-law, Wanda (Daniel) Leslie, Dorothy (Lonnie) Campbell, Peg (Cliff) Orr, Pat (Archie) Curtsinger, Judy (Daniel) Johnson, and Kathy Fast, and special lifelong friends James (Leonard) and Ruth Pickett, who could be counted on to visit Jess regularly to talk with him and help with his care.
Jess was preceeded in death by his parents, Clyde and Addie Withrow; his brothers, George, Earl, Glenn, and Freddy Withrow; his sisters, Dorothy Withrow, Helen Harris, Roberta Marks, and Pansy Nicoloni; his in-laws, Milburn (Bus) and Elsie Estes; and his special nephew, Rick Withrow.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, September 25 at Valley Hills Funeral Home in Terrace Heights, followed by entombment at West Hills Memorial Park. After the services, friends and family are invited to celebrate Jess’s life at a reception held at the VFW.
