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Cleo Eugene Ford
Gene Ford passed away at Yakima Regional Hospital on June 27, 2011. He was born July 31, 1938 in Larkin, Arkansas, the 4th of 7 children, to Oyed Joyce William Ford and Edyth Lorene (Thomason) Ford.
Gene attended school at Violet Hill, AK, Moxee City, WA, Quincy, WA and Connell, WA. Because his father was a construction worker, the family moved frequently. Gene lived most of his life in the Yakima Valley and worked as an auto mechanic at Hahn Motor Company and various other places in the Valley.
Gene married his best friend "Carole" on July 4, 1995 at the Cross Church in Yakima. They were members of Henderson Baptist Church in Henderson, AZ and the Cross Church of Yakima, WA. They enjoyed attending church services together as long as they were physically able to do so.
Gene enjoyed visiting with his children and grandchildren, his brother Bill, his many friends at Maple Swan where he resided, and the guys at Wednesday morning Mens' Coffee Group.
Gene was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Carole, his parents Oyed and Edyth Ford and a sister, Glenna Rhea Dill.
Gene is survived by one daughter, Selyna Janis, her 3 children, Ryker Ford, Mazzy Janis and MaxAnder Tull all of Yakima, two step-daughters, Alice (Emmett) Svendsen, their two daughters, Nicole (James) Drazen, Mahannah (Don) Sadler, daughter Rhianna of Yakima, and Valerie (Steve) Buckingham of Shelton, WA and daughter, Ruby, a sister, Dolores Jones of Yakima, four brothers, Bill (Linda) Ford of Yakima, Dale Ford of Sun City, CA, Larry (Linda) Ford of Auburn, WA, Gary Ford of California, and numerous nephews and nieces.
Arrangements have been made through Valley Hills Funeral Home of Terrace Heights. Services are pending at a later date.
Deanna June Martin
Deanna June Martin passed away on June 27, 2011, in Port Angeles, WA. Deanna was born on June 24, 1953 in Sunnyside, WA, to Carl and Shirley Whitehead. She graduated from Selah High School in 1971.
Deanna touched many lives as a loving wife, devoted friend, caring sister, and loving, nurturing mother and grandmother. Deanna spent many years as a drug and alcohol counselor and has helped many people.
Deanna is survived by her husband, Robert "Bob" Martin; three sisters, Virginia Greenough, Peggy (Richard) Glaubitz, and Carla (Jim) Lorton; daughter, Kelly (Charles) Loran McFarland; son- and daughter-in-law, Clark and Jeanne Loran; and four grandchildren, Brandon Nelson, Damian Loran, Macaila McFarland, and Caleb DeMartino.
She is preceded in death by her parents and her daughter, Lori Loran.
A celebration of life will take place on Wednesday, July 6 at 1:00 p.m. at Valley Hills Funeral Home in Yakima.
Pamela Jean Hitchcock
Pamela Jean Hitchcock, 40, of Moxee died Monday, June 27, 2011.
Mrs. Hitchcock was born in Plentywood, Mont.
Survivors include her father, Richard J. Wolff; her husband, Timothy Hitchcock; two daughters, Nicole Hitchcock and Taylor Hitchcock; a brother, Gregory Wolff, all of Moxee; and two sisters, Janette Buchanan of Yelm and Annie Moss of Simi Valley, Calif.
Services will be at a later date. Arrangements are by Valley Hills Funeral Home and Crematory.
Marion Charles Jenson
Marion Jenson, 97, of Union Gap and formerly of Granger, passed away peacefully at Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital on Monday June 27th, 2011.
He married Josephine Anna (Blair) Jenson, also of Granger, on July 3rd, 1937 in Granger.
In 1944, dad was shipped to England and then to France to fight. Dad was a member of the BTRY CO. 174th FA Battalion in World War II. He was in the Tank Division, working as a repairman. He also saw action at The Battle of the Bulge against France and then was moved to fight the Germans. (Dad was gone 2 years, 3 months and 7 days) and as luck had it, he came home without a scratch on him.
During his married life, dad was a very busy man. He picked fruit with his wife by his side; in the 1940s he worked for Cascade Gas Company in Toppenish; during the summer months, he spent working in wheat harvest for the Klinworth’s of Connell.
For a short time, he also worked for Tidewater Barge Lines, riding the Columbia River on a barge which was based out of Portland, Oregon and then he worked for a short time at the U & I sugar plant in Toppenish.
During his younger years, he drove truck, hauling mostly hay, for his father-in-law, Joseph Blair. In 1969, he left the Granger area and went to work for South Columbia Irrigation District where he was a ditch rider, delivering water to all of his route customers. He was with them for 9 years and when he retired, Marion and his wife moved back to the Yakima area. In the lull times, he worked a lot with wood, making furniture for their home, wishing wells for friends as well as family, and chest of drawers for their grandchildren as they were born, and reading western books by Louis Lamour. Together, he and Josephine had the chance to make several treks to Arizona during the winter months and really enjoyed being in the warmth when it was cold here at home in Washington. Dad also enjoyed gardening and working in the yard.
Marion was preceded in death by his parents, Emmanuel and Maude Jenson; his brothers Guy Jenson, Paul Jenson, Dwight Jenson and Buford Jenson and his only sister Donna (Jenson) Van Ness. Marion was the last of his family and is survived by his loving wife (of almost 74 years, would have been on July 3rd), Josephine, daughter Juanita (Anna-Marie) Boone of Union Gap; son Dwayne Jenson also of Yakima; grandsons, Scott Brown (Marilou) of Union Gap and Michael (Kendra) Wiles of Virginia; Patrick Wiles of Edmond, OK, Joshua Wiles of Kansas and Robert Ripka of Dallas, TX; granddaughters, Krystal and Bethany Jenson of Richland, WA; 9 great-grandchildren, Destiny, Jordan, Gabriel, Jacqueline, Nicole, Alex, Charles, Jayda and Aria.
The Jenson family wishes to also express their sincere thanks to the staff on the 5th floor at Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital and the Hospice Team for all their assistance in making dad comfortable in his last days here on earth.
Visitation will be held from 10-6 on Wednesday, July 6 at Valley Hills Funeral Home in Zillah with funeral services 10:00 a.m. Friday, July 8th at. Burial and Military Honors will be at the Zillah Cemetery following the service with Bishop Vaughn Randall officiating. Valley Hills Funeral Home in Zillah is in care of the arrangements.
Susanna Kieser
Susanna Kieser was born February 20, 1920. Born to eternal peace June 25, 2011 at the age of 91. Susanna passed away peacefully at Franciscan Villa Nursing Home in South Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She was preceded in death by her husband, of 48 years, Victor Kieser in 1993. Sue is survived by two sisters: Marie Gandrud of Culbertson, MT., and Hilda Luetkenhaus of O’Fallon, MO. Loving mother of Bonita Spurgin of Las Vegas, NV., Jerry Wertenberger of Kennewick, WA., Janice (Elton) Young of Yakima, WA., and Robert (Rose) Kieser of Cudahy, WI. Further survived by nieces, nephews, great nieces, great nephews, grandchildren, great grandchildren and dear friends.
Funeral Services will be held 10:00 a.m. Thursday, June 30, 2011 at Valley Hills Funeral Home in Sunnyside, Washington located at 345 N. 11th St., Internment will follow immediately at Lower Valley Memorial Gardens in Sunnyside. Valley Hills Funeral Home in Sunnyside is in care of the arrangements.
In lieu of flowers, memorials to the Alzheimer’s Association would be appreciated.
Sandra Corbin
Sandra Jean (Borgen) Corbin, age 57, passed away at home on June 25, 2011 with family and friends at her side. She was born in Seattle, WA, on April 7, 1954, to George and Doris (Stigen) Borgen.
Sandra was wed to Hershel L. Corbin, Sr. on November 4, 1972. She lived in the Yakima area for nearly 30 years and worked with her husband as joint owner of Town & Country Siding & Window, Inc. Her favorite activities included camping, visiting with her family and church friends, and relaxing in her home. She was an active member of Fairview Seventh Day Adventist Church. We love her very much and our lives are changed forever by her life with us and we will be forever saddened by her death. We look forward to the resurrection day when she will come forth to meet Jesus and we can all be with her again.
Sandra is survived by her mother, Doris Borgen of Bothell, WA; her husband, Hershel Corbin, Sr. of Selah, WA; sons, Hershel (TaRonni) Corbin, II of Selah, WA and George (Kory) Corbin of Redmond, WA; daughter, Kari (Eric) Rumble of Selah, WA; brother, Ken (Kathy) Borgen of Rainier, WA; sister, Karen (Shorty) Martin of Yakima; six grandchildren, Kaitlynn, Riley, and Grant Corbin and Kairot, Jacob, and Anna Rumble and more than 50 nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her father, George Borgen.
Visitation will be offered on Tuesday, July 5 at 9:00 a.m. at the Yakima Seventh Day Adventist Church located at 507 N. 35th Ave. in Yakima. Funeral services will take place following the visitation on Tuesday at 12:00 p.m. also at the church. Burial will follow at the Wenas Cemetery.
