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Floyd L. Brons
Floyd L. Brons, 87, of Outlook died Monday, April 19, 2010. Mr. Brons was born in Gleed. He was a farmer.
Survivors include his wife, Margaret Brons of Outlook; two sons, Leon Brons of Outlook and Steve Brons of Buckley, Wash.; two daughters, Linda McKeirnan and Peggy Herres, both of Pomeroy, Wash.; 15 grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. May 3 at Valley Hills Funeral Home of Sunnyside. Burial will be held at a later date.
Frances May Carlson
YAKIMA - Frances May Carlson, age 93, died Friday, April 14, 2010 at her home in Yakima's Highgate Senior Living.
She was born in Tacoma, the oldest of two daughters, on May 31, 1916 to Norwegian immigrant parents Sophie and Alfred Borgen.
At age 12, her family moved to the small country town of Gig Harbor, Washington. Her father had a contract to deliver mail to and from Gig Harbor.
In her teen years, Frances helped with the mail routes.
She fondly reminisced of the wonderful times she and her sister Amy had while camping at Mt. Rainier, dances with friends, art classes, family picnics and activities on the beaches of Puget Sound. She graduated from Gig Harbor Union High School. In her Junior year she met Morrie Carlson at a dance. They married in 1937 and were together for sixty-one years. Morrie worked on the oil tankers and the Washington State ferries which ran between Gig Harbor, Point Defiance, and Vashon Island. Frances continued her father's tradition of being a mail carrier. On November 7, 1940, while driving to Tacoma for the mail, she crossed the Tacoma Narrows Bridge which became known as "Galloping Gertie". The new bridge violently twisted and moved up and down. Frances had a very difficult time keeping her Model A Ford moving across. She was the last driver to successfully make her way across the swaying roadway and pay toll before the bridge collapsed.
In 1945 the couple moved to Fox Island, Washington where they spent sixteen years raising two daughters, Morrine Louise and Kaye Lorraine. Morrie was one of the ferry boat captains between Fox Island and Tacoma. Frances was very active with school and church activities, PTA, Brownies and Girl Scouts, garden club, card groups, arts and crafts, and their many wonderful life long friends. Frequent camping trips to La Wis Wis, Silver Springs, and Ohanapacosh campgrounds were favorite family outings. Living on the shores of Puget Sound provided full days of boating, fishing, beach combing, clam digging, blackberry picking, and gardening.
In the early sixties the family moved to Gig Harbor. Morrie skippered the ferries between Seattle and Bremerton and Frances worked in Peninsula High School's attendance office.
Traveling in their motor home provided many years of exploring and fulfillment as did gatherings at their Grayland beach house. Her love of flowers was life long, continuing her membership in garden clubs well into her later 80s. Always on the search for a "treasure", thrift and antique shops were a favorite haunt (especially Goodwill). Dancing to the music of the big bands happened most weekends. Frances always made time to volunteer at the Gig Harbor museum and The Peninsula Orthopedic Thrift Shop. She was never too busy for a game of Pinochle or lunch out with friends. Frances remained in her house on Shore Acres after Morrie died in 1998 and later resided at Sound Vista Village Assisted Living in Gig Harbor. In 2008 Frances moved to Yakima to be near her daughter Kaye and husband. When asked what she was most proud of Frances would say "my two wonderful daughters and my family".
Our family will forever be so very grateful for the LOVING care the Highgate Senior Living staff provided Mom. A special thanks to Karen Gamache with Hospice.
Frances is survived by her daughter Kaye and her husband Mick O'Neill, grandson Sean O'Neill, grandsons Chris Chornyak and Cameron Chornyak, granddaughter Kirra Chornyak and her daughter Sophie Morrine, and nephew Michael Rizer and wife Kathy Rizer. She was preceded in death by her husband Morrie Carlson and daughter Morrine Chornyak. A private family gathering is planned in May. Donations: National Alzheimers Association / Yakima's Highgate Senior Living or Hospice.
Maria Juana Ochoa De Silva
Maria Juana Ochoa De Silva, 95, of Toppenish died Friday, April 16, 2010. Mrs. De Silva was born in Michoacán, Mexico. She lived in California before moving to Toppenish three years ago. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include three sons, Miguel Silva, Aureliano Silva and Ramon Silva, all of Toppenish; five daughters, Librada Silva of Nebraska, Esperanza Silva of Toppenish, and Maria De Jesus Silva, Eloisa Silva and Angelina Silva, all of Mexico; and a brother, Miguel Ochoa of Salem, Ore.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. today, March 20 at St. Aloysius Catholic Church in Toppenish. Burial will be in Michoacán.
Jearleen Carol Cohens
Jearleen Carol Cohens, 71, of Yakima died Wednesday, April 14, 2010. Mrs. Cohens was born in Mesa, Ariz. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include two sons, Charles Pope of Ontario, Ore., and Joseph Cohens of Yakima; five daughters, Sheila Salter of Walla Walla, Rose Mahoney of Spokane, and Paula Morrison, Lorena Bell-Ranta and Anna Hargett, all of Yakima; 11 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
At her request, there will be no services. Arrangements are by Valley Hills Funeral Home and Crematory of Yakima.
Diane Lee Elkins
Diane Lee Elkins, 82, of Yakima died Friday, April 16, 2010 in Naches. Mrs. Elkins was born in Grangeville, Idaho. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include a son, Larry L. Weeks of Lewiston, Idaho; two daughters, Dawna Glenn of Yakima and Barbara Elkins of Baker City, Ore.; a stepdaughter, Donna Davis of Arizona; and numerous grandchildren.
At her request, there will be no services. Burial of the cremains will be May 1 in Haines, Ore. Arrangements are by Valley Hills Funeral Home and Crematory of Yakima.
Martha E. Keen
Martha E. Keen, 37, of Yakima died Friday, April 16, 2010. Ms. Keen was born in Fort Ord, Calif.
Survivors include her mother, Carol Compton; and her father, Russell Keen of Yakima.
At her request, there will be no services. Arrangements are by Valley Hills Funeral Home and Crematory of Yakima.
Perry Adams
Perry Adams, 48, of Alexandria, Va., died Wednesday, April 14, 2010 in Washington, D.C. Mr. Adams was born in Yakima and served in the Air Force, attaining the rank of major. He worked for the Department of Energy in the National Nuclear Security Administration.
Survivors include his wife, Sabrina Adams of Alexandria, Va.; and two stepsons, Robert Lathrop and Douglas Lathrop, both of Snohomish, Wash.
Graveside service, with full military honors, will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, April 24 in the Zillah Cemetery. Arrangements are by Valley Hills Funeral Home of Zillah.
