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Naomi Ruth Kisner
Naomi Ruth Kisner, 76, of Yakima died Tuesday.
Mrs. Kisner was born in Eros, Ark., and had lived in Everton, Ark., and Yakima. She worked in the fruit industry and also was an Avon representative from 1962 to 2004.
Survivors include one son, Wayne Kisner of Yakima; two daughters, Peggy Kisner and Judy Nordberg, both of Yakima; one sister, Lucille Dodd of Medford, Ore.; seven grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
The funeral will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Keith and Keith Funeral Home. Burial will follow in West Hills Memorial Park.
Keith and Keith Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
(07/22/04)
Racheal A. 'Rae' Lewis
Racheal A. "Rae" Lewis, 92, of Ellensburg died Sunday at Royal Vista Care Center.
Mrs. Lewis was born in Phoenix and raised in Mackey, Idaho, where she worked as a telephone operator. She had also worked in sales before becoming a cook at a nursing home.
Survivors include one daughter, JoAnne Corson; one son, Howard Miles, both of Ellensburg; seven grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.
Private memorial celebration of life service is planned at a later date.
Affordable Funeral Care is in charge of arrangements.
(07/22/04)
Leora L. Ford
Leora L. Ford, 89, of Grandview died Friday in Prosser.
Mrs. Ford was educated in Nebraska and in 1945 moved to Grandview, where she and her husband farmed. She enjoyed flowers, housework and spending time with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Survivors include one son, Jerald Ford of Forest Grove, Ore.; one daughter, Darlene Leighty of Prosser; one sister, Ada Ford of Grandview; one brother, Raymond Smith of Grandview; three grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Viewing and visitation will be from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. today at Smith Funeral Home in Grandview. A graveside funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Grandview Cemetery.
(07/19/04)
Everett Odeen Foster
Everett Odeen Foster, 87, of Grandview died Saturday in Sunnyside.
Mr. Foster was educated in Oregon and served in the Merchant Marines during World War II. He and his wife spent time living in Portland, Seattle and Arlington, Wash. before moving to Sunnyside in 1972 and finally to Grandview in 1974. He enjoyed fishing, gardening and grapes.
Survivors include his wife of 62 years, Dorothy Foster of Grandview; one son, Michael Odeen Foster of Yakima; and one granddaughter.
Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Grandview Cemetery. Smith Funeral Home in Grandview is handling arrangements.
(07/19/04)
Kirk Reed Wattenbarger
Kirk Reed Wattenbarger, 53, died Saturday.
Mr. Wattenbarger was born in Sunnyside and graduated from Mabton High School in 1969. He worked at Washington State Employment Security in Sunnyside and Yakima. He enjoyed sports and spending time with his sons.
Survivors inlcude his wife Kay; two sons, Ryan and Chad; parents Francis and Katie of Mabton; and one brother, Larry Wattenbarger of Indiana.
Viewing and visitation will be held from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday at Smith Funeral Home in Sunnyside. Private burial will be at Lower Valley Memorial Gardens. A celebration of Mr. Wattenbarger's life will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Sunnyside United Methodist Church.
(07/19/04)
Rachel Ireland
Rachel Ireland, 67, of Paterson died Tuesday in Kennewick.
Mrs. Ireland was born in Kent County, Mich. She and her husband owned and operated an apple orchard on Alderdale Road from 1983 to 1998. She also was an office manager and bookkeeper for Mercer Ranches.
Survivors include two sons, Scott Rivard of Mt. Orab, Ohio, and Bradley Rivard of Kennewick; one daughter, Kim Nygaard of Kennewick; one stepson, Jim Ireland of Buckeye, Ariz; one stepdaughter, Debbie L. Ireland of Phoenix; one sister, Elajean Richardson of Michigan; one brother, James Devos of Michigan; and eight grandchildren.
Viewing will be from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday at Smith Funeral Home, Sunnyside. The funeral will be at noon Saturday at the Paterson Community Church, with burial to follow at the Paterson Community Cemetery.
Smith Funeral Home, Sunnyside, is in charge of arrangements.
(07/15/04)
Jeffrey William Look
Jeffrey William Look, 55, of Easton died Monday at Kittitas Valley Community Hospital.
Mr. Look was born and spent the majority of his life in Seattle. He worked for Boeing, retiring in 1999, after 25 years of service. In 1993 he moved to the Easton area, where he and his wife began Looks General Contracting.
Survivors include his wife, Deborah Kathryn; two sons, Robert John and Jerrad Vern; five brothers and sisters, Steven, Denise, Daniel, Jennifer and William; and four grandchildren.
A memorial Mass will be at 11 a.m. July 23 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Cle Elum.
Cremation arrangements are by Cascade Funeral Home.
(07/15/04)
