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Jo Ann Zowada
Jo Ann Zowada, 79, of Yakima died Sunday, February 13, 2011 in Union Gap.
Mrs. Zowada was born in Seneca, Neb. She moved to the Yakima Valley in 1967. She was a bartender, printer, seamstress and dollmaker.
Survivors include two sons, Gary Swartz and Robart J. Zowada Jr.; a daughter, Angela Mary Zowada; a sister, Pauline Barhart; and eight grandchildren.
At Mrs. Zowada's request, there will be no services. Arrangements are by Valley Hills Funeral Home and Crematory, Yakima.
Elois Bertha Isbell
Elois Bertha Isbell, 86, of Yakima died Thursday, February 10, 2011. Mrs. Isbell was born in Huntsville, Ala., and lived in the Yakima area for the last six months. She worked as a cook for various restaurants.
Survivors include three daughters, Sammie Holladay of Chandler, Okla., Georgetta Sartin of Yakima and Diane Shaffer of Wellston, Okla.; a son, James Isbell of Newalla, Okla.; numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.
The funeral will be in Wellston, Okla.; Arrangements are by Valley Hills Funeral Home and Crematory of Yakima.
Carol Jean Marquez
Carol Jean Marquez, 55, of Selah died Friday, February 11, 2011 in Yakima.
Mrs. Marquez was born in Toppenish. She was a lifelong Yakima Valley resident. She was a nurse and most recently worked for ResCare.
Survivors include her husband, Paul Gonzales of Selah; four sons, Ramon Joe and Angel Marquez, both of Yakima, and Daniel Marquez and Pedro Marquez, both of Denver; a daughter, Cecilia Gonzales of Seattle; three brothers, Tracy Joe and Gene Robbins, both of Yakima, and Kenny Joe of Spokane; and three sisters, Eileen Rebolledo and Sandra Urieta, both of Yakima, and Tonia Robbins of Spokane.
Viewing will be from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday at Valley Hills Funeral Home in Yakima, with recitation of the rosary at 7 p.m. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Franklin Hill Foursquare Church.
Wilma Louise Warrington
Wilma Warrington passed away peacefully at her adult foster care home in Portland, OR on February 9, 2011, seven years after she was diagnosed with congestive heart failure. The last week of her life was the only period when she did not dress each morning, put on her jewelry and embrace the day.
Wilma was born in Frankfort, Indiana and moved to Yakima with her parents and two older brothers in 1933. She attended Franklin Junior High as a ninth grader and graduated from Yakima High School (now Davis) in 1937. She was a member of The National Honor Society.
A lifelong interest of Wilma's was residential housing including the latest plans, the building of new houses and the careful decoration of her own homes. In the late 1950's she became one of the first women to sell real estate in Yakima and was particularly successful in working with professionals new to The Valley.
Wilma's children, grandchildren, books to be read, yard to be tended and friends in a church group were always a focus for her time and attention, too. She lived in Yakima until 2005 when she agreed to sell her home and move to Vancouver/Portland where she had family.
Wilma is survived by her three children, Janet, Dave (Jackie) and Bruce; four grandchildren, four great-grandchildren and six nieces and nephews.
A Celebration of Life will be held at Valley Hills Funeral Home in Yakima on Saturday, March 5th at noon. A luncheon will follow immediately in The Family Room of Central Lutheran Church at 16th and Yakima Avenues.
Memorials in her name may be directed to the Wonderland Preschool Tuition Fund at Westminster Presbyterian Church, where Wilma was a charter member. The church's address is 6015 Summitview Avenue, Yakima, WA 98908.
June J. Logsdon
June J. Logsdon, 85 went to heaven on February 10, 2011 to join her loving husband and her Heavenly Father.
She was born on February 17, 1925 in Holton, Oregon to Claude and Arbie Brooks. She was the 2nd eldest of 14 children. The Brookses were an original migrant family who following the berry crops and the lumber industry from Oregon to Idaho and Washington. She worked many jobs in the plywood industry, building chairs, picking fruit and as a grocery checker. Her lucky day came the day she was checking and she met the handsome man she was going to marry. They went on just two dates before he was shipped to Pearl Harbor. They wrote many letters back and forth including a letter that came with a proposal. Dale Logsdon and June were married on April 19, 1945. They were married for 50 years and had three wonderful children which yielded a very large family. June loved being an American, collected and proudly displayed numerous statues, figurines, plaques and blankets of the American Bald Eagle. She also collected hundreds of salt and pepper shaker sets.
After her husband's discharged from the Navy, June and her family made their home in the Yakima Valley until 1950 when they moved to Southern California. In 1961, they returned to the Yakima Valley where she began checking again in Toppenish and raising her children. She also worked part time in the agriculture industry, picking and sorting fruit. That led her to begin canning fruit and making jelly. The whole family came to expect jelly and peanut brittle for Christmas. After her children were raised, she gained a love of Bingo. You could find her many an afternoon in the Bingo hall. She also was a member of the American Legion in Zillah.
June will be greatly missed by her daughter Sandra Logsdon, two sons Thomas D. Logsdon and wife Vickie of Redding, CA, Donald L. Logsdon and wife Gloria of Yakima, a niece Barbara Blanchard and husband Virgil, Naches, WA, ten grandchildren, Randy, Michael, and Eric Zook, Debra Delatorre, Crista Logsdon, Kimberly Ramsey, Diana Santos, Peter Rohrich, Angela Anderson, April Logsdon and 20 great grandchildren and 1 great great grandson. Brothers Claude "Jigs" and Jim Brooks, sisters Betty VanBlaricom, Francis Valentine, Pat Brooks, Peggy Brooks, Shirley Gibson, and Beverly Brooks and numerous nieces and newphews.
Along with joining her husband Dale, June also joins her parents, her brothers Wesley, Roy, Bob, Don and her sister Vi.
From your whole family, Grandma, we love you and will miss you greatly.
Visitation will be held from 9am-12pm on Monday, February 14, 2011 at Valley Hills Funeral Home in Zillah. Graveside services will follow at 1:00 at the Zillah Cemetery.
Charles James Conner
Charles James Conner, 64, of Yakima died Monday, February 7, 2011. Mr. Conner was born in Toppenish. He worked for many years for HyperCom in Phoenix, Ariz., and for a glass company in the University area of Seattle. He had lived in Yakima for the past six months.
Survivors include his mother, Catherine "Peggy" Conner of Yakima; a daughter, Gwen Atkinson of Kingston, Wash.; a brother, Robert Green of Tacoma; a sister Judy McCarty of Tacoma; and one grandchild.
Services will be held at a later date. Arrangements are by Valley Hills Funeral Home and Crematory of Yakima.
Leonie Anne Brummett
Leonie Anne Brummett passed away Sunday, February 6, 2011 at home in Yakima surrounded by a family that loved and cherished her.
She was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, December 5, 1951 to Leo and Joyce (Frame) Oakley.
She attended primary school in Coogee and an all girls Catholic secondary school in Wagga Wagga.
Besides being on the basketball and swim teams there, she was the fastest runner in her class. Leonie then went to nursing school and became a registered nurse. She followed this with study in Perth, Western Australia for Obstetrics/Midwife.
Leonie delivered over 350 babies and that may explain why she could not walk past a young mother and baby without stopping and complimenting the mother. Leonie dearly loved babies and children. Leonie then went to work at the Cairns Base Hospital in Cairns, Australia. It was during that time that she met a U.S. sailor there on R&R; from Vietnam. What started as a conversation for a few hours, ended up as a long distance correspondence that would fill the next few years. After that brief meeting, Leonie went to Europe to work as part of the International Nursing Group. Leonie worked primarily in London, England as a Surgical and Medical RN. After corresponding for 5 years and with visits in-between, Bill finally wore Leonie down, and she accepted his proposal. Bill then went down to Australia and they were married on December 29, 1979. They then returned to Yakima.
Leonie was a teacher and leader for Youth Ministries and Religious Education at Holy Family Church since the early 1990's and loved all of "My Kids" as she called them. Leonie remained a stay-at-home mom until 1996 when she started working part-time as a paraprofessional for the West Valley School District. In 1997 Leonie started as a Visual Tech for the Richard Ehlers Eye Clinic and in 1998 as a Medical Records Clerk for the Naches Medical Clinic. Leonie dearly loved working at both of those jobs, until her illness in December 2009.
In March 2010 Leonie was diagnosed with NASH, a liver condition. This last year was filled with pain and many doctors and hospital visits. Finally, in December 2010, after her last hospital visit, Leonie came home to spend her final time with her loved ones, those here in Yakima, and also members of her family who traveled from Australia to be with her while she was in hospital. Leonie tried to stay with us until the birth of her and Bill's first grandchild due in June, but that was not to be. Leonie was as beautiful on the inside as she was on the outside. She was a lady in every sense of the word. She was devoted to her husband, children, family and church.
Leonie was preceded in death by her mum, Joyce Oakley, her father and mother-in-laws, Jim and Aggie Brummett. She is survived by a family that worshipped her, Her husband of 31 years, Bill, Sons Reice (Tonja) & Wade Brummett of Yakima, Daughter Adele (Mike) Williams of Selah, Sister-in-Law Shirley Glidewell of Gleed, aunt Evelyn and Cindy Brummett of Yakima, Linda Brummett (John Vranesh) of Mercer Island and other Numerous In-laws. Leonie is also survived by her Australian family, father Leo and stepmother Nancy Oakley, and sister Sharon Esterman (Joe Hassan) of Sydney Australia, her brother, Christian Brother Paul Oakley and sister Kerrie (Ross) Brodie of Melbourne, Australia, and numerous other family and extended family members. She will also be missed by special long time friends, Pat Kramper, Linda Van Belle, and Diane King of Yakima.
The family would like to express their heartfelt gratitude to all the people that provided help, understanding and support during this very difficult ordeal, including Father Mike Ibach and Deacon Jim Kramper of Holy Family Church, Dr. Krauth and staff of Family Medicine especially Shannon Neer and Sharon VandenBurg, who helped us immensely. Also, special thanks to Dr. Williams, Dr. Attaway and staff at Yakima Gastroenterology, Dr. Boyd and staff at North Star Lodge, Memorial's Home Health Shawna Barber and Glinda Hester, Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital staff and nurses, especially 3 East, during this last, very difficult stay. Katie and Helen, you were tremendously supportive. Special thanks also to the neighbors and friends that provided the family with support, especially Leonie's "Bunko Buddies".
A Vigil Service will be held on Friday, February 18, 2011 at Holy Family Catholic Church beginning at 7:00 p.m. A Mass of Resurrection will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, February 19, 2011 at Holy Family Church with luncheon to follow in the Fr. Murtagh Gathering Hall. Internment will be at a later date. Because of her love of children, in lieu of flowers, the family would like to request that donations be made to Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital's Children's Village. Please think of our beloved Leonie whenever you hear the song "Waltzing Matilda". She was the heart and soul of our family and now rests in God's gentle hands. Rest well my beloved.
