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Gerald Dean Hatch
Gerald Dean Hatch, 75, of Easton died Sunday, August 15 at Yakima Regional Medical and Cardiac Center. Mr. Hatch was born in Idaho and served in the Army. He worked for Union Pacific Railroad as a car foreman.
Survivors include his wife, Pearl Hatch of Easton; five sons, Ron Hatch, Rick Zaragoza and Tony Zaragoza, all of Seattle, Michael Jay Jenkins of San Diego and Mike Hatch of Alaska; two daughters, Mary Habermill of Warden, Wash., and Debbie Barrientes of Covington, Wash.; a sister, Lola Larson of Castle Rock, Wash.; 12 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
A memorial service will be at a later date. Arrangements are by Valley Hills Funeral Home and Crematory of Yakima.
William A. Putzier
YAKIMA - Bill "Paba" A. Putzier returned home to our Lord Friday, August 13, 2010 after a short illness.
Bill was born in Long Pine, Nebraska on April 22, 1917. He and his family moved to Twin Falls, Idaho a short time later. Bill attended Twin Falls High School where he met and fell in love with his high school sweetheart, Mildred I. Waddell.
They were married August 2, 1941 and just celebrated their 69th wedding anniversary. He spent 4 years in the army in Atlanta, GA as an MP. After living in Moses Lake, WA and Portland, OR, Bill and Mildred settled in Yakima in 1980.
He was a devoted servant of Bethlehem Lutheran Church. His family, friends and faith were very important to him. Bill enjoyed baking. His specialties were sugar cookies, home-made raspberry jam, "Christmas caramels" and the best pie crust around.
His greatest pleasures were his relationship with God and doting over Mildred, the love of his life.
He is survived by his wife Mildred, daughter Rhonda Boertien of Keizer, OR, son Scott Putzier of Woodinville, WA, grandchildren Holly Jacobson, Jennifer Fosnick, Heidi Jacobson, Brian Boertien, Anne Boertien, Jeaneta-Marie Anderson, and Jamie Lynn Bergrin as well as 13 great-grandchildren.
He is preceded in death by his parents, siblings, son Billy Putzier, and daughter Leta Jacobson. Bill had a heart of gold and those of us who were blessed enough to have him in our lives will miss him.
A memorial service will be held at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 801 Tieton Dr. on Saturday, August 21st at 11:00 am. Memorials can be made to the American Cancer Society.
Dorothy Mae Bixler
YAKIMA - Dorothy (Whorton) Bixler is smiling down on us today. Reluctantly we let her go when we could no longer ease her pain. We will miss her terribly, but we know she will be looking down on us with the same love and pride she had during her life on earth. All of us are better people for being fortunate enough to have known her. We will always remember her love for flowers (especially red roses); how she decorated her house with so much style, and especially how she could melt Cliff's heart with her clever remarks if he started to get out of line.
Dorothy liked to crochet afghans for everyone in her family. She liked to go fishing with her husband. She liked to be outside. She loved having her family over for holidays and meals that she would make for them all. Her famous words were "you want something to eat?" whenever you came to their house. There was nothing she would not do for her family who she loved very much.
She is survived by her loving and faithful husband of 61 years Cliff Bixler. They were best friends and loved spending time together. She is also survived by her two sons who loved her beyond measure, Jack (Su) Bixler of Yakima and Cecil (Becky) Bixler of Lyle, WA; brothers Dean Whorton and C. J. Whorton both of McAllister, OK, and by seven grandchildren and twelve great-grandchildren.
Her legacy will live on in all of us. A private family viewing will be held on Saturday August 14, 2010. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Monday August 16, 2010 at Valley Hills Funeral Home Yakima.
Joe Nobuo Umemoto
WAPATO - Joe Umemoto passed away peacefully in his home on Tuesday, August 10th, 2010; surrounded by his wife and children.
Joe was born April 10, 1922 in Wapato, the 5th of 6 children to Ichitaro and Momi Umemoto. Joe and his older brother, Jim, formed Umemoto Brothers Farms in 1946. After farming, Joe went to work as the production manager for Inland Fruit & Produce, where he worked for 35 years before retiring in 1989. He was a member of the Wapato American Legion Post 133 for 41 years.
In 1952, Joe married his wife of 57 years, Fudge Umemoto. They raised 5 children and during their retirement years bought a van to drive around their 10 grandchildren. He felt like a very lucky man to have a great family (children and spouses) and 10 beautiful grandchildren who he could watch grow up and spend time with.
Joe was preceded in death by his parents, his brothers Choppy Umemoto and Jim Umemoto; sisters Miyo Shintaku and Betty Morihiro. He is survived by his loving wife, Fudge, sons Randy (Rosa) Umemoto of Seattle, Scott (Betty) Umemoto of Puyallup, Alan (Michele) Umemoto of Kennewick. Daughters Carol (Dale) Sera of Clovis, CA and Judy (Steve) Steensma of Monroe. Grandchildren Lauren Sera, Amy (Brandon) Pang, Ryan Umemoto, Jared Sera, Jeffrey Umemoto, Jacob Umemoto, Conner Steensma, Zachary Umemoto, Ethan Steensma and Delaney Umemoto, and sister Shigemi Hasegawa of Lynnwood.
Dad loved sports and was an avid commentator on the state of his team's current woes of who was good and who should go. He kept his beautiful sense of humor going right to the end, keeping his family and caregivers smiling with funny comments and quick wit. His sense of humor and simple outlook on life will be remembered by everyone who knew him.
Special thank you to Yakima Regional Hospice nurses Karen Gamache and Shirley Steffenhagen for their care and support, without which dad could not have remained at home where we could care for him. Their care and compassion to the comfort of dad and our family was deeply appreciated.
We are honoring dad's request to not have any services following his passing. We will have a visitation at the Valley Hills Funeral Home in Yakima on Saturday, August 21st, from 1:00 - 3:00.
Philip Pady
Philip Pady, 49, of Sunnyside died Monday, August 9 at Hillcrest Nursing Home.
Mr. Pady was born in Anaheim, Calif.
Survivors include his mother, Joyce Pady of Sunnyside; four brothers, Mark Pady of Yakima, Tom Pady of Mount Vernon, Wash., Jim Pady of Lauderdale by the Sea, Fla., and John Pady of Anacortes, Wash.
At his request, there will be no services at this time. Any later services will be announced. Arrangements are by Valley Hills Funeral Home, Sunnyside.
James Joel Moran
YAKIMA - James Joel Moran was born in Langdon, North Dakota on October 18, 1950 to Ted and Annie Moran. He went to be with his Savior on August 9, 2010. Jim leaves behind his loving wife of 35 years Florene; son Daniel Pullium; daughter Carol Moran and stepdaughter Shelly Flett; five grandchildren, Danell, Jamie, James Jr., Johnny and William, and two great grandsons, Caden and Khris.
Jim was a very honest, hard working man. He met all his responsibilities in life and never complained. Jim had a deep love for his family and enjoyed any time shared with them.
Jim had two great loves in his life, his wife and his hunting. She never dared ask which one came first.
Jim was an enrolled member of the Turtle Mountain Chippewa Indian Tribe. He attended St. Joseph and Marty Mission Indian Schools in South Dakota. The family relocated off the reservation and eventually ended up in Yakima, where Jim graduated from Highland High School.
Jim was a warrior in his medical battles. He became disabled by a stroke in 2003 and had many medical issues from that time on. He kept going and fighting and few knew what he was going through because he handled himself so well.
Jim was loved very much and will be missed. He had a great sense of humor and many profound phrases which he's passed on to "his boy", as he called him, William. I'm sure we will hear them often.
At Jim's request there will be no funeral. He wanted to be cremated and his ashes taken into the mountains that he loved so much.
Thank you to all who helped in Jim's treatment, especially Dr. Hocson and Dr. Brady. We so appreciated you. Thank you for all the love and support from family, friends, and church family.
