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Stacie Wilson
Stacie Lou Wilson, 68, died on December 17, 2010 at Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital. She was born in Crane, Missouri and moved to the Yakima area in 1970. She worked as a physical therapist assistant before retiring.
She is survived by mother, Beulah Mohr of Riverside, CA; husband, Robert Don Wilson of Yakima; two sons, Louis E. Leiferman of Yakima and Kevin R. Widenmeyer of Klamath Falls, Oregon; three daughters, Mary F. Budge of Yakima, Melissa M. Fernandes of Yakima, and Effie K. Lyons of Yakima; a sister, Koeetia M. Mears of Riverside, CA; eight grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
A night of remembrance will be held for Stacie on Wednesday December 22, from 6:00pm to 7:00pm at Lifeforce Church, 3806 West Nob Hill Blvd in Yakima.
Richard William Heit
Richard William Heit, 81, of Yakima died Thursday December 16, 2010 at home.
Mr. Heit was born in Karlsruhe, N.D.. He worked as a cement contractor.
Survivors include two sons, Dennis Heit and Charles Heit; a brother, Leonard Heit; three sisters, Rose, Irene and Elinor; and three grandchildren.
Private inurnment will be in Calvary Cemetery. Arrangements are by Valley Hills Funeral Home and Crematory, Yakima.
Raymond Bangs
Raymond L. Bangs, 70, of Toppenish died Wednesday, December 15, 2010. Mr. Bangs was born in Toppenish and was a lifelong resident of the Valley. He was a supervisor at Del Monte.
Survivors include his wife, Ramona Bangs of Toppenish; a son, Glen Bangs of Yakima; a brother, John Bangs; and two grandchildren.
At his request, no services will be held. Arrangements are by Valley Hills Funeral Home, Zillah.
Esperanza Zapata Martinez
Esperanza Zapata Martinez, 80, of Outlook died Wednesday, December 15, 2010. Mrs. Martinez was born in Cuidad Victoria, Tamalipas, Mexico. She was a farm laborer.
Survivors include her husband, Jose Vasquez Martinez of Outlook; three sons, Jose Martinez of Washington, Arcardio Martinez of Outlook and Francisco Martinez of Toppenish; two daughters, Maria Frias of Pasco and Venancia Martinez-Chavez of Outlook; 13 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Viewing will be from noon to 6 p.m. December 16, with a recitation of the rosary at 6 p.m., all at Valley Hills Funeral Home, Zillah. A graveside service will be at 1 p.m. Friday in Zillah City Cemetery.
Virginia Reid Davis
January 1, 1917 - December 14, 2010
Virginia was born at the Reid home above Buena, the second child of six born to Albert Graham and Mildred Hall Reid. Her father gave her the nickname of “Hoolie”, (derived from the comic strip character the Happy Hooligan), by which she was known the rest of her life to family & friends. The Reids were early pioneers of the fruit industry in the Yakima Valley, settling in the area around 1910. They owned two fruit ranches and the Buena Packing and Supply Company-the old brick building in Buena now being demolished.
Virginia attended the Buena Grade School thru the 8th grade and then attended and graduated from the Zillah High School. She attended the University of Washington in Seattle, graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Bacteriology. During WWII, she worked at Fort Lewis in a medical laboratory. She also worked for the Klamath County Health Dept. in Klamath Falls, Oregon where she met her future husband. On Christmas Day 1944, she married William Bruce Davis at her parents’ home.
Following the war, they made their home in Terrace Heights on Slavin Road, now known of as South 41st Street. While Bruce was establishing his business, Western Laboratories, a medical laboratory in Yakima, Virginia was occupied with their three children, Gail, William Alan (Bill), and Philip Graham (Phil).
Around 1950, they moved from Terrace Heights to the Reid family home above Buena, and then a few years later to the family fruit ranch on Bliss Road. Virginia was a mother and housewife until all the children were in school, and then she returned to college at CWSC in Ellensburg and obtained her BA in Education. She then taught high school chemistry, physics, advanced biology and advanced algebra at the Grandview High School and coached the tennis team until her retirement in about 1977.
Always an organizer, she and her sister Marion and their childhood friend, Elizabeth Bush (Currant) were founding members of a pirate club, the Buckets O Blood, long before pirates were the rage. She was also instrumental in the founding of the Central Washington Girl Scout Council and served as its president for several years.
Bruce passed away in 1968, and Virginia found the fruit orchard more than she could handle after her retirement, so she sold it to Dale Smith, her neighbor. She then enjoyed traveling, planning a trip each year with a college chum, Alice Jorgensen. When failing eyesight caused by macular degeneration, made travel difficult, Virginia became a stay at home grandma, enjoying her family and grandchildren. Always an avid reader, she was able to continue her love of books thru the Library for the Blind in Seattle.
In 2003, a stroke took her speech and the majority of the use of her right hand. With typical Reid grit, Virginia was able to remain in her own home, with assistance from her children and that of a family friend, Molly Griffith. She would have been 94 years old on New Years Day 2011.
Virginia was preceded in death by a brother, Alan Graham Reid, her parents, her husband, and a sister, Marion Hall Reid. She is survived by her children, Gail Williams (Mike), William Alan Davis (Sue), and Philip Graham Davis, six grandchildren, Paula Williams, Robin Williams-Leingang, Alan Williams, Kevin Davis, Annalee Davis, and Amelia Davis, seven great-grand children, and her siblings, David Hall Reid of Buena, Barbara Budd of Redmond, Wa, and Nancy Kathryn Michaels of Camano Island, Wa. and many nieces and nephews.
There will be a memorial service January 15, 2011 at the Liberty Community Church, 670 Liberty Rd., Granger, Wa. at 2:00 PM. In lieu of flowers the family suggests donations be made in the name of Virginia Davis to the Washington Talking Book & Braille Library, 2021 9th Ave, Seattle, Washington 98121-2783.
Phyllis Schroder
Phyllis passed away on December 14, 2010 in Yakima. She was born January 28, 1923 in Parker, South Dakota to Earl H. and Elma J. Best. She attended school near Esmond, South Dakota in a one-room school house riding a horse to and from school. She graduated from Huron High School at the age of 16 in 1939. She married her high school sweetheart George A. Schroder on October 11, 1941 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Phyllis and her mother moved from Huron, S.D. to Yakima, Wa. in 1944 while George was in the Philippines. In 1948 Phyllis and George moved to Sunnyside. In 1949 Phyllis started her long career as a legal secretary with Attorney Stephen Chaffee. She then worked for many years for Attorney William D. Aiken until 1991. At one time Phyllis was the longest employed legal secretary in the State of Washington. She also worked on the family farm near Outlook, and then with Lower Valley Hospice.
Phyllis was preceded in death by her parents, her husband George, her brother Larry Best (Southworth, Wa.) and sister Shirley Timperly (Huron, S.D.), and one granddaughter. She is survived by her son Gary (Darlene) Schroder, two granddaughters, Pamela (Robert) Turner of Sunnyside, and Lisa (Dale) Taylor of Lake Tapps, Wa., three great grandchildren, Taylor Schroder, Courtney Taylor, and Kayla Taylor.
Phyllis enjoyed her life with her fanily and friends in Sunnyside. She is very thankful for the staff and friends at Peachtree Retirement Center and Willow Springs Care Center. She took with her fond memories of Koral Arnold. She also appreciated the extra compassion of Jessie Barker, Tracy Coulson, Brandon and Clara Evans.
Viewing will be held at Valley Hills Funeral Home in Sunnyside on Thursday December 16, 2010 from 10:00 am to 7:00 pm and Friday from 10:00 am to 12:00 noon, followed by graveside services at Lower Valley Memorial Gardens in Sunnyside.
