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Rita Yvonne Hall
Rita Yvonne Hall, 59, of Selah passed away Saturday, Jan. 26, 2008 in Yakima.
Rita was born in Yakima and worked as a credit manager for Morgan Jewelers.
She is survived by her husband, Dan Hall of Selah; two sons, Michael Hall of Selah and Chad Menshew of California; a daughter, Michelle Mazie of Yakima; a brother, Roger Fournier of Yakima; three sisters, Joetta Gillihan and Lois Chouinard, both of Yakima, and Tammie Gabbard of Kansas; 11 grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.
Private graveside services will be held. Valley Hills Funeral Home, Yakima, is in charge of arrangements.
Elaine M. McKowan
Elaine M. McKowan, 86 of Yakima, passed away Sunday, January 27, 2008 at Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital.
Mrs. McKowan was born in Reliance, SD. She worked as a secretary in the4 Civil Service and lived in Yakima for six years.
She is survived by two sons, Dennis McKowan of Boise, ID and Ronlad McKowan of San Diego, CA; a daughter, Kren DeZearn of Tennessee; two sisters, Ellen Kennedy of Fruitland, WA and Bonnie Fulleton of Payette, ID; 4 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren.
At the family's request, there will be no local services.
Goldie Marie Beebe
Goldie Marie Beebe, 66, of Moxee died Friday in Moxee.
She was born in Fairland, Okla.
She worked as a seamstress.
Survivors include a son, Robert Beebe of Moxee; two daughters, Sandra Hyde of Moxee and Kandi Sneed of Naches; two brothers, Daniel Atchley and Joe Atchley, both of Moxee; a sister, Jessie Austin of Moxee; four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
At the family's request, there will be no service.
Valley Hills Funeral Home and Crematory of Yakima is handling arrangements.
Donald Joseph Lizotte
YAKIMA - Donald Joseph Lizotte passed away peacefully at home at 4:54 a.m. on Wednesday, January 23, 2008 into the arms of his Lord and Savior, surrounded by people who loved and adored him.
He completed school at Marquette High where he lettered in boxing and football, and owned and operated the Blue Banjo Tavern for 24 years. He served in the U.S. Army for two years in Colorado as a company clerk. He enjoyed horse racing, fishing at the coast with his cousin Richard Lizotte, and betting a dollar on Monday Night Football with his best friend Steven Newell.
He was preceded in death by his father, mother, and by his sister Vivian.
He is survived by Dale Heneghen Lizotte of Yakima, the love of his life for 44 years; daughters Debra Dawn (Fox) Lizotte of Packwood, Tammy Lynn (Maxwell) Lizotte of Mossyrock, WA, Michelle Jan�e (Montgomery) Lizotte of Packwood, Jan�e Marie Lizotte of Yakima and Suzette Rene (Ingle) Lizotte of Tieton and her husband Terry, and by Lori Niles (Agnew) whom he loved like a daughter; his brother Isidore Jr. (Lefty) Lizotte of Yakima, and by seven grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Memorial services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, February 2, 2008 at Tree of Life Christian Center (10061 Highway 12 Old Ranger Station building) in Naches.
Roy William Collier
YAKIMA - Roy William Collier, age 48, passed away of cancer on January 21, 2008 in Yakima. He was born in Yakima on June 16, 1959 to Michael and Geraldine (Silva) Collier, and had lived in Yakima for most of his life. He attended Davis High School and worked as a meat cutter and store manager at Fred's Food Center in Cowiche.
His favorite times were spent with his kids. He was a great dad. He couldn't wait to look at the sports page in the morning to see if his son Cody got ink. His daughter Brittany was the love of his life and his face would just light up when she would call or come to town. Roy enjoyed going to Cody's games, riding his four-wheeler, and cruising around on his motorcycle.
Roy turned out to be quite a farmer, raising goats and cows, and he loved hanging out on the farm talking farm stuff with his father-in-law Jerry Detloff. He also enjoyed going to the Oregon coast with his dog Elvis and his wife Dianna, who was his best friend.
Roy had so many great friends and family and he loved them all so much. He was always the life of the party. Roy, you will always be in our hearts and thoughts and we will miss you so much. We know that you are now in a safe, peaceful and pain-free place, and we love you.
Special thanks to his brother-in-law Chuck Baladez for taking such good care of Roy, and also thanks to Roy's best friend Andy Kapps for helping us. Thanks also to Bob Price and Price Cold Storage employees for helping us through these rough times.
Roy was preceded in death by his parents, Geraldine Silva and Michael Collier, his sister Kathleen Rose Collier, and by his dog Angus.
He is survived by his step-mother Sandy Collier of Yakima; his step-father William Rehfield of Bellevue; his son Cody Collier of Selah and his daughter Brittany Collier of Vancouver, WA; his sisters Julie (Jerome) Cobane of Yakima, Michelle Shuel of Minnesota and Jackie (Chuck) Baladez of Mt. Vernon, WA; his grandmother Susan Wetmore of Yakima; his father-in-law and mother-in-law Jerry and Trudy Detloff of Cowiche; his brother-in-law and sister-in-law Jerrold and Mary Detloff of Everett, WA; his brother-in law and sister�in-law Art and Dawn Magallon of Chico, CA; and by several aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews.
Please join the family for a celebration of his life at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday January 26, 2008 at the Broadmoor Park Clubhouse at 55 West Washington Avenue in Yakima. Donations may be made in care of the American Cancer Society.
Robert Kinzig
Bob our Dad was all about family, friends, love and laughter. He proudly served his country as a Navy man in WWII, and finished college at the UW. Then he fell in love with Patty Rutt and married in 1951. Together they built two successful businesses through hard work typical of their generation (Kinzigs Korner, Moxee and Richland Lumber). In his quiet way Dad led by example at work or play and made all our lives better. He always found more honor and reward in giving than receiving. So in the spirit of how he lived - simple and upbeat, we present Bob's Top 10:
10: Growing up in Yakima with his family - mom Josephine, dad Otto, brothers Bert (& Elsie), John (& Marietta), and sister Sis (& Bill).
9: Getting together with beloved in-laws Fred & Eleanor, Larry & Dorothy, Fred & Mable.
8: Sports enthusiast from HS basketball (called him Stork), to skiing (the BMOC), to golf (another Duffer), to watching the Mariners and Sonics (ho-hum), to playing games (always lucky).
7: Concerts with us (from Yanni to BeeGees to Phantom of Opera), and concerts from us (listening to our guitars and rock band).
6: Vacations and holidays with family, especially Lake Tahoe, Germany, and his Thanksgiving solo at Boondocks tavern.
5: Coming of age at Marquette HS, making life-long friendships and memories with Tiny, By, Mac, Bill, Tal, Pete, Manny, and families.
4: His family - Tom & Janelle, Jerry & Rhonda, grandchildren Jeff, Jessica, Melissa, Rachel, Jarrod, great grandchildren Jaiden, Lauren, and their mean dog Tim.
3: Married 55 years to Patty, he loved her more than life itself but often joked "marriage ain't no picnic."
2: Dancing the night away with Mom to old smoothies like his favorite Nat King Cole - they would be contenders in Dancing with the Stars.
AND (drumroll please)...
1: Gambling away our inheritance at casinos and horse tracks (you can tell we also have his humor).
We love our Dad (BoomPa or PapaBoo) for always being there and showing us how to be a good man, husband, father, and friend. - Tom and Jerry
