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Helen English Lawrence
Helen English Lawrence, 82, went peacefully home with the Lord on Tues., Nov. 13th, 2012, with her daughter and family by her side.
Helen was born to Waverly and Helen Hedspeth in Portland, OR on Dec. 20th, 1929. She was the youngest of four children: Philip Peterson, William Hedspeth, and Lorraine Medrano. She loved her brothers and sister. The bond between her and her sister was priceless (they were two peas in a pod). They moved to Washington in 1940 where she attended Wapato High School, then met and fell in love with Joseph Dean Menard from Moxee. The two married April 4th, 1946. She worked as a farm laborer picking fruit, then as a meat wrapper at Jerry’s market. She was a very hard worker. Later on she met and married John Lawrence. They moved to Ilwaco, WA. There she worked at the hospital where she retired. Wanting to be closer to her sister, she moved to Moses Lake, WA. In 2008, when her health took a turn, she then moved to Yakima, WA with her sons, and then on to her final resting place, Spokane, WA, with her daughter.
She enjoyed fishing, gardening, drinking beer with friends at the Sea Hag, one of her favorite spots back in Ilwaco, playing shuffleboard, watching the Seahawks and Mariners play, going to the casino, and playing her lucky numbers (3 & 13) for Keno. Helen loved animals and was always feeding the birds. Last but not least she was the Champion Butt Dart Queen, she even got a trophy. She loved life, her sense of humor was with her to the end, her smile and laughter lit up the room. She loved everyone and made us all feel loved as we all loved her so.
Helen is survived by her children Harley (Steve) and wife Linda Menard of Yakima, Judy Menard of Spokane and Gene Menard of Yakima, 10 grandchildren, 24 great grandchildren and 8 great great grandchildren, her sister Lorraine Medrano and her husband Art, and numerous nephews, nieces and cousins.
Helen is preceded in death by her father, mother, brothers and grandson Dustin.
Graveside service at the Calvary Cemetery, 1405 S. 24th Ave. Saturday, Nov. 24th, 2012 at 10 a.m., followed by a celebration of her life held at the V.F.W., 118 S. 5th Ave., Yakima, WA 98902.
Our families would like to thank hospice for the care they gave her.
Beulah Faye “Bea” Hargrove
YAKIMA - Beulah Faye “Bea” Hargrove was born October 21, 1921 in Lake Andes, South Dakota. She went to be with the Lord on November 12, 2012.
She was surrounded by her loving family. We celebrate the amazing life of Bea who charmed us with her wit and humor until the very end.
She was an inspiration and a blessing to all her family and friends. She was a strong woman of faith, lived by example, a prayer warrior and she enjoyed reading her Bible daily - we all miss her dearly.
Bea was born to Elsworth Wright and Anna Mae Hallman; she was the youngest of 10 children. Bea attended school in Lake Andes, South Dakota and moved to Washington with her family after graduating from high school.
Bea married Leo James Greger in 1939 and they had three children Anita Golladay, Bonnie Delp, and Don Gregor all of Washington. Bea was a loving wife, mother and homemaker, devoting much of her time to baking apple pies and cinnamon rolls (well known for her amazing cinnamon rolls which we all fought over) and making freezer jam (strawberry was her favorite), gardening, participating in school events and family outings including clam digging at Copalis Beach. When the children were in high school Bea started working as a supervisor at Stokely Van Kamp in Zillah, WA for several years and later Bea and her husband Leo moved to Seattle for their jobs, where Bea accepted a position at JC Penney’s working in Seattle, Yakima and Sunnyside. She retired after 17 years of service. She also belonged to the Rebeccas and Red Hatters. Leo Greger passed away in 1972 and Bea married John Hargrove in 1976. They enjoyed traveling to Texas and Hawaii and visiting family. John passed away in 1999.
Bea is survived by her son Don (Marsha) Greger of Zillah and daughters Anita (Max) Golladay and Bonnie Delp of Yakima, 2 step-sons Billie (Diana) Hargrove of Yakima and Lamoine (Kim) Hargrove of Mount Vernon, WA and 1 step-daughter Vickie Hargrove of Seattle, WA, 10 grandchildren, 23 great grandchildren, and 2 great-great grandchildren as well as many extended family members and friends. Bea is preceded in death by her parents, her husbands Leo Greger and John Hargrove, her 9 siblings and grandson Brad Delp.
Bea’s family would like to extend a special Thank You to the staff at Memorial Hospital and Cottage in the Meadow Hospice Center (the wonderful team of Marcie Evans and her colleagues) for the kindness and care they showed our dear Bea and our entire family.
A Memorial Service will be held 11:00 am on Saturday, November 17, 2012 at Brookside Funeral Home & Crematory 500 W. Prospect Place, Moxee. Pastor Larry Malcolm of the Stone Church in Yakima will officiate. A reception for friends and family will be held at Brookside Funeral Home immediately following the service.
Memorial contributions can be made to the Union Gospel Mission or Yakima Valley Memorial Hospice c/o Brookside Funeral Home, PO Box 9907, Yakima, WA 98909.
Arrangements by Brookside Funeral Home & Crematory.
Pauline C. Denton
YAKIMA - Pauline C. Denton, 86, of Yakima passed away at home on November 7, 2012. She was born on June 16, 1926 in Longrun, Missouri to Elba and Frona (Simpson) Stevens.
Pauline worked for multiple fruit warehouses throughout the Yakima Valley and worked as a fry cook. She also ran a child care service and took good care of her family. She enjoyed many activities including sewing, quilting, gardening, crosswords, and camping, but her favorite activity was spending time with her family. She loved baking, especially her famous apple pies and apple butter, using her brother Joe’s apples.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Elba and Frona Stevens; brothers, Bob, Jessie, and Jim Stevens; and son, Tom Jessup.
Pauline is survived by her sons, Ronnie Denton of Wenatchee, WA, Mike and David Denton of Yakima, and Roger Denton of Lacey, WA; daughter, Mary Ann Denton-Gish of Yakima; brothers, Joe, Hershel, Virgil, and Carl Stevens; sister, Margie Black; fourteen grandchildren, Chris, Angela, Brad, Derrick, Sarah, Michelle, Mikey, Debbie, Joe, Jimmy, Timmy, Chad, Randy, and Amy; numerous great and great-great grandchildren; and her dog, Muffin.
No services will be held at her request.
Garnet Lime
TOPPENISH - Garnet Lime, 86, of White Swan passed away on Monday, November 5, 2012 at the Toppenish Community Hospital of natural causes. She was born January 18, 1926 in Browning, MT to Oscar Boy and Cecile (Boy) Last Star.
Garnet spent much of the last 8 years living with her daughter, Eleanor Sam, and family in White Swan, but always preferred her beloved Montana.
She was always known as a hard working woman up to the time of her passing. All who knew her noticed her determination to do things for herself, but most of all her unexpected humor. She will be sorely missed. She worked in several occupations throughout her lifetime including cooking for the railroad, cleaning for the motel/hotel industry, pulling green chain in a lumber mill, and farm laborer. Her hard labor took its toll in 1986 when she was disabled. Even though she couldn’t work it didn’t stop her from doing all she could for others. While living in Browning, Montana she met and married her husband of 35 years, Victor Lime. They lived along the railroad line in Blacktail, MT and finally settled in Whitefish Montana. She moved to Kalispell, MT after the passing of her husband. She never stopped trying to return there even after moving with her daughter to White Swan, WA.
She is survived by her sons Roger Boy of Deer Lodge, MT, Daron (Pheobe) of Bigfork, MT, Elias Lime of Littleton, CO, Cecil Lime of Craig, Alaska; and two daughters, Margaret (Lloyd) Bearchild of Cut Bank, MT, and Eleanor (Johnny) Sam of White Swan, WA; and 20 grandchildren including Mark (Amber) Lime whom she helped raise, and numerous great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband Victor; 2 step-sons, Camilo Lime and Adolfo Lime; 2 grandchildren, and 2 great-grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held on Tuesday, November 13, 2012 at the Wapato Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, 280 NW Manor Rd., Wapato, WA. Another memorial service will follow on Saturday, November 24, 2012 at the Valley View Kingdom Hall, 100 Valley View Court, Kalispell, MT. Colonial Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Annabell Iris Munson Froemke
TOPPENISH - Annabell Iris Munson Froemke died on November 7th, 2012 at Toppenish Regional Hospital.
Ann was born to Claude and Clara Shea on September 3rd, 1929 in Yakima, WA. She lived in Outlook, Ahtanum and Buena and graduated from Toppenish High School.
She married Howard Munson on July 15th, 1949 and moved to Wapato. She had 5 children, 12 grandchildren and 8 great grandchildren. After Howard died, she married Robert Froemke and moved to Zillah.
Throughout her life, her most important accomplishment was her family.
Annabell was a member of the Parker Heights Presbyterian Church. She was active in the Ashue and Buena Granges. She was also involved with various Granges throughout the upper Valley. She was an accomplished seamstress, and she enjoyed knitting. She was a 4-H Leader for 25 years. Over the years, she taught numerous children how to cook and sew. She volunteered as a reading coach. She packed fruit at various warehouses in the Valley and worked the graveyard shift at the Del Monte cannery in Toppenish.
Annabell was preceded in death by her first husband, Howard Munson, and her daughter, Janet Nachtmann.
She is survived by her husband, Robert Froemke, and her children: Richard and Nancy Munson, Bonni LaBombard and Nancy Jones, Dave and Sheila Munson, Lynn and Mark Clayton; her grandchildren: Daniel Munson, Patrick & Solveig Munson, Christopher Munson, Stacy and David Huddle, Kevin and Jeanne LaBombard, Elise and Zack York, Carinne Munson, Chase Nachtmann, Melanie Nachtmann, Kimberly and Adam Williams, Tyler Clayton, Kristin Clayton; her great grandchildren: Graham Munson, Julia Munson, Melissa Bland, Dylan Bland, Meagan Huddle, Kendra LaBombard, Aaron LaBombard, Austin LaBombard; and a brother: Jim Shea, plus numerous nieces, nephews and other in-laws.
Viewing will be from 1-5 p.m. Tuesday, November 13th at Valley Hills Funeral Home, 607 2nd Ave. in Zillah. Services will be held at the Wapato Presbyterian Church, 502 S. Satus Ave., at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, November 14th. Followed by graveside services at the Zillah Cemetery and lunch at the Buena Grange, 156 Highland Drive. Valley Hills Funeral Home in Zillah is in care of the arrangements.
