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Martin Russell Bailey
Martin Russell Bailey, 80, of Naches died Wednesday, December 17, 2008 at Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital.
Mr. Bailey was born in Eugene, Ore., and lived in Naches for 24 years. He worked for TSL in Union Gap as an electrician.
Survivors include his wife, Anna Mae Bailey of Naches; two sons, Douglas Martin Bailey of Minneapolis and Alan Phillip Bailey of Eugene,.; a brother, Oliver Bailey of Carlton, Ore.; five grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Family services will be at a later date.
Valley Hills funeral Home and Crematory in Yakima is in charge of arrangements.
Clarence E. Miller
UNION GAP - Clarence E. Miller of Yakima passed away on December 17, 2008 at Parkside Care Center in Union Gap.
Clarence was born in Zillah, WA and served in the navy during WWII. He worked as a truck driver for many years for Garrett Trucking.
He is survived by two daughters, Karen (Jim) Hart of Union Gap and Debra (Loren) Holloway of Terrace Heights; sister, Carol Donaldson of Yakima; 6 grandchildren; 13 great grandchildren and 3 great great grandchildren.
Clarence was preceded in death by his parents, Fred and Margaret Miller.
The family would like to thank Parkside Care Center, especially; Polly, Char and Tammy for their special care.
Visitation will be held from 3-7 pm on Thursday at Valley Hills Funeral Home in Terrace Heights. Graveside funeral services will be held on Friday, December 19th, 2008 at 10:00am at Terrace Heights Memorial Park.
Mary Ramirez
Mary Louvisa Ramirez was taken from us suddenly on Friday February 20, 2009, at the age of 29. Mary was born on January 22nd 1980. Mary was called daughter, sister, aunt, cousin and friend by many. After Mary received her GED, she went on to attend Perry Technical Institute and in 2002 received her professional
telecommunications degree. She then attended YVCC and graduated in 2004 with an Associates of Applied Science-Telecommunications degree. She worked for 3 years at the Grandview campus of YVCC, and touched many lives while there. Mary had an infectious laugh, and you couldn’t help but smile when she did. She liked all realms of music (except polka she would tell you) and movies from all walks of life. Mary loved to write poetry, (some of which was published) song
lyrics, and loved to draw. She had hand drawn her own tattoo of angel wings, and had just gotten the outlines inked on her last October. She loved working with all aspects of computers, from programming, to repair. She loved all of her nieces and nephews, and they all loved receiving gifts from her at various times during the year. She would randomly buy a gift for one of them, and when asked what the occasion was she would say “it’s for your un-Birthday party!” Mary always had a sharp wit and no matter what happened, always found a way to laugh. She always had big dreams and never once let anyone deter her from trying to achieve them; she will be missed dearly, and be remembered for how she touched all of us.
Mary is preceded in death by her grandmother Maria Ochoa, grandfather Ignacio Ramirez, grandmother Berdina Kelley Brown, Grandfather Lyle Kelley, Aunt Laverne Hughes, Uncles Wayne Kelley, and Glenn Kelley, and infant siblings Jose Luis Ramirez, and Melinda Kelley. Mary is survived by her mother Verla “Kelley” Ramirez, and her father and step-mother, Onesimo and Celia Ramirez. Two brothers, Ignacio Ramirez (Dawn), and Melquin “Butch” Mercado (Stacey). Five sisters, Carmen Ramirez (Vencente), Leticia Ramirez (Angel), Maria Ramirez, Guadalupe Ramirez (Jesus), and Blanca Ramirez. Aunt Velma Barr, and Uncle Clyde Kelley. Mary is also survived by a large extended family of aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces, and nephews. She is also survived by her closest and dearest friend Erek Saunders, who would have given Mary the world if he could. The family also wishes to give special thanks to Tammy Perez for all her help in this trying time.
Maximillian Andre Trujillo
Maximillian Andre Trujillo 43, passed away on February 23, 2009 in Yakima.
Max had lived in Kansas for ten years and had recently come home to Yakima. He worked in construction, logging, building maintenance and various other jobs.
He is survived by his Mom and Dad Beri and George Carter, and his sons Jermyn and Max. His grandson Maximillian was born on February 18, 2009. He is also survived by one sister Angela, two brothers George and his wife Heather, Brian and his wife Janaya, aunts Sylvia and Sally, Uncles Gilbert, Steve, Ted, Arthur and Richard, nieces Kyleen and Shelby, nephews Jonas and Avery. He leaves behind many cousins and friends. He was so loved by his family.
In addition to family and friends in Yakima he left behind family and friends in Kansas including Ava and his best friend John Gursky.
A very special thank you to the doctors, nurses and caregivers at Memorial Hospital who made our last days with him as painless and comfortable as possible.
Sterling L. Throssell
Sterling L. Throssell, 97, of Yakima died Monday, February 23, 2009.
Mr. Throssell was born in Billings, Mont. He was a personnel officer for the National Youth Administration covering 10 counties in south-central Washington. In 1946, he was employed as a field sanitarian with the Yakima County Health Department and retired in 1972 as director of the environmental health section.
Survivors include two daughters, J. Lynn Hastings of Kamuela, Hawaii, and Leslie Ann Curfew of Mercer Island, Wash.; a son, Sterling Lane Throssell of Spokane; a brother, Ralph Throssell of Seattle; 13 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
Graveside service will be at 3 p.m. Friday at Terrace Heights Memorial Park.
Valley Hills Funeral Home and Crematory, Yakima is in charge of the arrangements
Eldon (Lee) Pomerinke
YAKIMA - Eldon (Lee) Pomerinke, 64, of Yakima, Washington died December 15, 2008 at Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital. He was born in Toppenish, Washington on December 17, 1943 to Edwin and Eileen Pomerinke of Yakima. He married Gwendolyn Hammer January 4, 1979. They had three children and were married for 29 years.
Lee graduated from Toppenish High School to continue on to DeVry Technical Institute. After graduating from DeVry, Lee served in the Army and spent 1 1/2 tours in Vietnam and was honorably discharged. After returning home Lee married Gwen and working at Hanford as a Instrument Specialist for 21 years before retiring. He was also known to enjoy fishing, hunting, volleyball, and had in general an avid love for the outdoors.
Lee is survived by his wife Gwendolyn Pomerinke of Yakima and three children, Jeffrey Pomerinke, Stephanie McMurray, and Melodee Pomerinke, all of Yakima, and one grandchild Andrew McMurray, age 1, of Yakima; his parents Edwin and Eileen Pomerinke of Yakima, as well as two brothers, Arnie Pomerinke and Raymond Pomerinke, both of Seattle. He is preceded in death by his youngest brother Richard Allen Pomerinke.
Services to be held at Central Assembly of God Church in Yakima at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, December 20, 2008.
Gertrude (Stroud) Erickson
TOPPENISH - Gertrude (Stroud) Erickson, 91, of Toppenish, passed away on Monday, December 15, 2008 at her home, surrounded by family.
She was born May 26, 1917, in Scobey, Montana, to Robert H. and Sadie (Franz) Stroud. She spent her early years in Scobey, where she graduated from Peerless High School in 1935.
Gertrude met the love of her life at a dance, dressed in her favorite red dress. She married Leon H. Erickson on October 6, 1938. They were blessed with 10 children. The couple moved to the Bitterroot Valley where they resided until 1951, at which time they moved to Philipsburg, Montana. In 1962 they moved to Toppenish, where Gertrude spent many years working at Del Monte, as well as other canneries in the Yakima Valley.
After the death of her husband in 1975, Gertrude continued to work at various canneries throughout the area. She retired at the age of 74 from Del Monte in Toppenish. After her retirement, she began traveling to visit all of her children, grandchildren, nieces and nephews. She especially enjoyed attending the large family reunions, primarily held in Montana.
Gertrude enjoyed her friends, church activities, music, gardening and crafts, but of all the things she enjoyed the most in life was cooking, entertaining and doing things for her family. Gertrude was a patient, loving, and caring mother. We will miss her greatly.
Survivors include one son, Larry Erickson, of California, seven daughters and six sons-in-law, Donna and George McCutcheon, Silverdale, WA; Sandra McKee, Kennewick, WA; Barbara and Ralph Green, Portland, OR; Diane Cooper, Milwaukie, OR; Mary Lou and George Lindbloom, Toppenish, WA; Leona and Wayne Williams, Vancouver, WA; and Nancy and Loren Martin, Kennewick, WA; son-in-law, Randy Robbins, Puyallup, WA. Gertrude is also survived by one brother, Harold L. Stroud,Kenai, Alaska; 20 grandchildren, 36 great-grandchildren, numerous nieces and nephews, as well as many friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, two daughters, Sharon Knight and Marla Robbins, son-in-law, Norman Knight, as well as 3 brothers and 6 sisters.
Visitation will be held on Friday, December 19th from 1:00 to 5:00 pm at Valley Hills Funeral Home in Zillah. Funeral Services will be held at the Valley Hills Funeral Home in Zillah, WA, at 2:00 pm on Saturday, December 20. Following the service, Gertrude will be laid to rest next to her husband at the Zillah Cemetery.
The family wishes to gratefully acknowledge the support of Becky McVicker and the Lower Valley Hospice organization, and special friends Ray and Yvonne Kluever for their never ending love and support.
Memorial contributions may be made to Lower Valley Hospice, 3920 Outlook Road, Sunnyside, Wa. 98944.
