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Maxine Little
Heaven welcomes with open arms an amazing woman. Maxine Little of Toppenish went to be with our heavenly father surrounded by her family on March 6, 2011. Maxine was born May 20, 1928 to Harry and Viva Thompson of Zillah, WA. She attended school in Halfway, Oregon and then met and married the love of her life, Philip Little. They went on to have five children, Edward (Barb) little of Grandview, Paulette (Rick) York of Buena, Phyllis (Doug) Ward of Cambridge, ID, Vicky (Waltor) Goodno of Buena, WA and Kathy (Manuel) Aguirre of Toppenish; 15 grandchildren; and numerous great and great great grandchildren. Maxine was preceded in death by her husband in 1987 and her parents.
Maxine was employed by Safeway for many years and also the OK Market and the Toppenish Hospital Kitchen. Maxine loved to be around her family. She was very proud of the children she raised. Being near her children and great grandchildren brought so much joy to her. She was truly an amazing woman who will forever live in the hearts of anyone who knew and loved her.
The family would like to thank the staff at the Toppenish Nursing Home for the years of care they gave to her. Also would like to say thanks to Dr. Daniels and and the nursing staff at Toppenish Community Hospital. We would also like to thank Dr. Ricking for her care of the years.
Memorial services will be held on Thursday, March 10, 2011 at 10:00 at Valley Hills Funeral Home in Zillah. A reception will follow at the First Baptist Church in Zillah.
Bruce E. Krogman
Bruce E. Krogman, 64, of Yakima died of a heart attack while snowmobiling Saturday, March 5, 2011, near Blue Lake, south of Rimrock Lake.
Mr. Krogman was born in Yakima. He retired from the Yakima Herald-Republic as a pressman.
Survivors include his wife, Lynn Krogman of Yakima.
A celebration of life will be held at the Yakima Area Arboretum at a later date. Arrangements are by Valley Hills Funeral Home and Crematory, Yakima.
Maureen R. Arquette
Maureen R. (Mitzel) Arquette, 80, of Yakima died Friday, March 4, 2011.
Mrs. Arquette was born in Yakima. She worked most of her life as a secretary and bookkeeper in the Yakima Valley.
Survivors include two sons, Craig Swanson Sr. and Jerry Robertson; a daughter, Cynthia Roushman; a half-sister, Kathy Fosland; seven grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
At her request, a private burial will be held. Arrangements are by Valley Hills Funeral Home and Crematory of Yakima.
Mary Patricia Firestone-Denton
M. Patricia (Loomis) Firestone- Denton, passed away March 3, 2011 at the age of 74. Pat never knew a stranger; she befriended anyone that came her way. Because she had so many children, her loved ones would tease her about half the town of Yakima being her kids and the other half her grandkids.
Pat was born July 24, 1936 in Wallace, Oregon. She retired after many years of nursing at both the Crescent Health Care and the Good Samaritan Health Care Center. She loved and cared deeply for her patients, friends, and family, holding them close to her heart.
Over the course of her life, she lived in many places but the Yakima Valley was where she settled and raised her children. Pat left a great impression on those who knew her and will be deeply missed. Her sense of humor will never be forgotten as the family recalls Christmas gatherings. Her greatest pursuit was Christmas shopping for her children, grandchildren, great grandchildren, friends, relatives, and more. Pat started her holiday shopping (for next year) the day of or the day after Christmas so she would be ready on time.
Pat's children would like to thank everyone for their prayers and support; a special thanks to the Yakima Memorial Hospital staff and Hospice Center.
Services will be held Wednesday March 9th and Saturday March 12th at Valley Hills Funeral Home, both at 1:00 on Keys Road in Terrace Heights. Preceding Saturday's service, there will be a celebration of Pat's life at her daughter Debra's home, welcoming all who would like to attend. If anyone would like to send donations, the family would very much appreciate them be made to the American Cancer Society. The majority of Pat's children will be at the Saturday memorial service. Burial of Pat's ashes is pending.
Willa May Chamberlin
Willa May "Billie" (Boyer) Chamberlin of Yakima passed away March 2, 2011 at Regional Medical Center. Billie was born May 21, 1921 in Ontario, Oregon where she grew up and went to college in La Grande. She met her husband Claude in 1942 in California and they married in 1943 in Phoenix. They moved 32 times in eight years and finally settled in Yakima in 1960 where they raised their children.
Billie loved the Terrace Heights library. She was a librarian there for many years and regularly attended the weekly tea time there with her dear friends. She was also a long standing member of the Terrace Heights Presbyterian Church where she served as deacon and was involved in the Presbyterian Woman's Club. She was in many groups in the community such as PEO Chapter CE, for which she had served several terms of Presidency and also was a part of the Terrace Heights Woman's Club.
Survivors include: children: Kay (daughter) & Dwayne Laurvick, Lyle (son) and Marti Chamberlin; grandchildren: Zak Kinney, Chanoa Brown, Autumn Zuljevic, Amber Poznanski, Kymi Chamberlin and their spouses; great grandchildren: Reagan, William Jr, Damian, Mason, Marina, Bianca, Jacob and Camille as well as many other extended family members.
Throughout her life she enjoyed many activities such as sewing, riding motorcycles with Claude, family vacations, camping and going to the beach. She loved reading the newspaper and Bible verses and watching old classic movies late at night. She also loved swing music and would sing around the house while working on crafts and while baking and cooking.
She is preceded in death by both her parents Orin and Celia Boyer, her brother William Boyer, her loving husband Claude and son Ted Chamberlin.
A celebration of life will be held at Terrace Heights Presbyterian Church on March 19th, 2011 at 2 pm. The Terrace Heights Library will be hosting an open house immediately following.
Michael Lee Harvey
SELAH - Michael Lee Harvey went peacefully into the arms of his Lord and Savior on Tuesday, March 1, 2011. Michael was born on December 22, 1960 to Linda and Clayton Harvey.
He was raised and completed his education in Yakima wherein he found and married his high school sweetheart, Jennifer Hill, in 1983. They made their home in Selah, residing there for 22 years.
Michael was blessed three times over. He was blessed with a son, Jeremy Harvey in 1986, a daughter, Nichole Harvey in 1990 and another daughter, Shelbi Warner in 1989.
Michael loved giving his children all the best that a country life had to offer, raising many animals from pigs to peacocks and everything in between. He loved to read, go hiking and camping with friends, taking long vacations, and everything NASCAR.
Michael was a true Jack-of-All-Trades and enjoyed many different professions over the years: forklift operator, carpenter, lumberman, and heavy equipment operator and was always happiest when he was outdoors and in charge. He was very adept with his hands and could build or fix anything!
Michael was dearly loved by all who knew him and will be missed by his wife, Jennifer Harvey, his son Jeremy (Shatayne) Harvey, his daughter Nichole Harvey, his daughter Shelbi Warner, his grandson Layson Gunnier, his mother and father Linda Foster and Clayton (Rita) Harvey, his grandmother Edith French, his sisters Beverly (Mike) Crisswell, Susan Harvey, and Mary Gaskins, mother- and father-in law Donald and Ruth Hill, his stepfather Sidney Foster, sister- and brother-in-law Cindy Hill and Forrest (Christy) Hill along with numerous aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and dear, dear friends.
He was preceded in death by his grandmother and grandfather, Helen and Bill Shultz, and his uncle, Randy Emmons.
Many thanks go to the staff at Memorial Hospital, the ALS Evergreen Chapter and the Memorial Hospice team for all of the loving care that they provided.
A memorial service will be held on Saturday, March 5 at 3:00 p.m. at Valley Hills Funeral Home in Yakima with a time of fellowship directly following at his family home, 81 Gibson Road, Selah.
