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Henry L. Singleton
Henry Laurell Singleton passed away May 26, 2011. He was born December 31, 1938 in Eugene, Oregon. He went into the military in 1956, was trained to be a medic and went to Vietnam in 1959. He was wounded in 1963 and went to Japan to recover. In 1963 he went to Israel for schooling and ended up joining the Israeli army. In 1966 he moved to Seattle, Washington, started working for Boeing, and married Mary Wilson. They had three children: Dorothy, Madonna and Michael. In 1980 Henry started working for Green Acres Orchard in Mattawa, Washington and he retired in 2009 because of health reasons. He loved to operate equipment.
Henry is survived by his two daughters Dorothy Elanie Weisenthol and Madonna Lirpa Levi.
Viewing is at 9:00 a.m. with Funeral services at 10:00 a.m. May 31, 2011 at the LDS chapel in Mattawa Washington with burial following at the Grandview Cemetery. Valley Hills Funeral Home in Sunnyside is in care of the arrangements.
Everett Hilton
Everett Hilton passed away on Tuesday, May 24, 2011 in Yakima, Washington – he was 79 years old. He was born in Boone County, Arkansas on November 13, 1931 to William Joel Hilton and Selma Elsie Norville Hilton.
Mr. Hilton’s childhood was spent in Arkansas with his parents and twelve brothers and sisters. He left school at an early age to help out on the family’s farm. He met and later married Lucy Ellen Richardson in Marion County, Arkansas on November 19, 1950. They moved back and forth between California, Washington and Arkansas several times before settling in the Yakima Valley. Their marriage was blessed with three children: a daughter Vera and sons Devoe and Devon.
Everett was a hard worker and provided for his own family over the years as a hod carrier, picking fruit, driving truck to deliver hops, potatoes, wheat and hauling logs. He owned and operated his own auto repair garage, and was a bartender for several years at The Billiard Tavern for Ray “Blackie” Freeman for in Tieton, Washington. In 1963 while working for the JR Verly Trucking Company Everett was severely injured in a logging accident in Bingen, Washington that nearly killed him. However, Everett was a fighter and through weeks and weeks of extensive hospital care, he finally recovered although the accident left him disabled. He didn’t let that stop him and in 1968, Everett sold everything, took his family and moved to Granger, Washington where they purchased a 10-acre farm and proceeded to raise hogs, cattle, horses, and herds of hundreds of goats.
It didn’t matter what animals Everett got involved with over the years, he would read everything about them to the point that he could teach others how to raise and care for the animals like an expert.
When he decided to raise rabbits he studied hard and soon everyone was calling him for so much advice, that he and Lucy founded the “Lower Valley Rabbit Club”. They taught other rabbit growers all over the upper and lower valley how to raise and artificially breed their herds. Then every two weeks all year long, Everett and his family would load up their own rabbits (sometimes as many as 300 to 400 at a time) onto their truck and fifth wheel trailer and set about on a route to pick up other grower’s rabbits for market. He and his daughter would travel as far as Moses Lake and all over the Yakima Valley, down into Hermiston, Oregon to then drive the long haul to Aurora, Oregon where they would meet a semi-truck. The cages of rabbits would have to be hand loaded onto the truck that when full would haul from 3 to 5,000 rabbits that would then be driven to El Monte, California for processing.
When Everett wasn’t busy tending his many animals, he along with his good friends Erple “Pappy” Stewart and Mr. Jasper “Jack” Gillihan would be fishing, hunting or attending the sales auctions each week. Everett also loved music and would set for hours and hours with his 8-track and cassette tapes collection playing country western and old time gospel songs.
Everett was preceded in death by his wife Lucy of 44 years of marriage, parents William Joel Hilton and Selma Elsie Norvell Hilton, six brothers Joel Lee, Auther James, Bobby Wesley, Billy Ellis, William Newt, John Wesley and two sisters Dorothy Lee Haney and Betty June Schutz and step son Marvin Dale Harris.
He is survived by his present wife of 15 years Ellen M. (Harris) Hilton of Yakima, brother Felix Ray Hilton of Missouri and sisters Reba Elsie Greable of Tieton, Wash., Martha Ann (husband Dennis) Poe of Paragould, Ark., and Bonnie Jo Hilton of Moxee, Wash. Everett and Ellen participated in the Mall Walk-A-Mile events and received blue ribbons for the many many miles they walked around the mall. They would sit with their friends, drink coffee and talk about the “old days”. Everett and Ellen, spent a lot of time traveling all over the United States and up into Alaska. Everett loved working out in his flowers and had roses of many colors. Everywhere that he went, he made friends and everyone enjoyed being around him.
He leaves behind his children, Vera Liebert of Yakima, Devoe Everett Hilton of Yakima, and Devon (wife Miriam) Hilton of Vancouver, Wash., as well as his step-sons Rick Harris of Tieton and Michael Harris of Cowiche. He also leaves behind eight grandchildren Crystal (husband Mike) Myers of Kentucky, David (wife Laura) Liebert of Yakima, Lisa (husband Keith) Wick of Yakima, Troy Samuel (wife Tiffany) Hilton of Yakima, Dillon Wayne Hellwell of Moses Lake, William Jonah Smith of the Seattle area, and Benjamin and Travis Hilton of Vancouver, Wash. He was a great grandfather to six great grandchildren: Victoria Liebert, Allysen, Aiden and Trevor Wick, Zoe Leann and Kaynon Ryu Hilton in addition to numerous nieces and nephews and friends.
Visitation will be offered on Friday, May 27, 2011 from 9AM to 1PM at Valley Hills Funeral Home in Yakima. The funeral will start at 1PM also at the funeral home on Friday. Burial will follow at the Zillah City Cemetery.
The family of Everett Hilton would like to thank Garden Village Nursing Home for all the love and care given to Everett during the last three years of his life.
Thomas McMurray
Thomas McMurray, 78, passed away on Saturday, May 21, 2011. He was surrounded by his loving family.
Thomas was born on Oct. 14, 1932 in Mountain Home, Nevada, to Thomas & Essie. Thomas is survived by his wife, Gladys, their children, Michael (Alberta) McMurray, Lana (Bob) Schmaltz, Kathleen Mitchell, Mary Hyde, Clint (Tracey) McMurray, 15 grandchildren, and 18 great grandchildren.
He will be greatly missed, as he was loved by all.
Devinee I. Miron-Cardenas
Devinee I. Miron-Cardenas, 2, of Grandview went to her Lord on Saturday, May 21, 2011.
She was born was born April 7, 2009 in Sunnyside to Maria Cardenas and Ulises Miron-Gomez of Grandview.
Devinee was a very happy child and loved playing with her brothers and sisters.
Her greatest joy in life was being with her family and enjoying each day as it came. She loved to greet everyone with "I Love You". Although her life was short-lived she brought such joy to everyone around her and will be greatly missed. She called herself "Baby Buga Buga."
She is survived by her parents Maria Cardenas and Ulises Miron-Gomez of Grandview; two brothers, Ulises Miron and Ulises Manuel Miron; two sisters, Arella Ruby Cardenas and Gabriela Randall; grandparents, Maria Guadalupe Cardenas, Jesus Cardenas, Eloina Miron and Fernando Hernandez.
Visitation will be held Tuesday, May 24, 2011, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. followed with recitation of the Holy Rosary at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Sunnyside. Mass of Christian Burial will be held Wednesday, May 25, 2011, at 10 a.m. at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Sunnyside, with burial to follow at Lower Valley Memorial Gardens.
Valley Hills Funeral Home in Sunnyside is in charge of arrangement.
Reinhold Winckler
Reinhold Winckler passed away May 21st, 2011 at the age of 90. Reinhold was born May 1, 1921 in Harold, South Dakota and moved with his family as a teenager to Washington after a brief stay in Idaho. He moved to Zillah in 1935 where he farmed with his brothers. Reinhold worked on the family farm until he was 88 before retiring due to health reasons. He was a member of Grace Lutheran Church in Zillah.
He is survived by his brother Leonard (Olive) Winckler and sister Marie Ravine of Zillah, sister-in laws Virginia Winckler of Zillah and Myra Winckler of Benton City and numerous nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents Gottlieb and Christina Winckler, brothers Oscar and Harold Winckler, sisters Elsa Dewald, Emma Moser and Katherine Kunnanz.
Graveside services will be held 11 a.m. Friday, May 27th at the Zillah City Cemetery. Memorials may be given to charity of choice. Valley Hills Funeral Home in Zillah is in care of the arrangements.
Alfredo Arredondo Gutierrez
Alfredo Arredondo Gutierrez, 17, of Sunnyside died Friday, May 20, 2011. Mr. Gutierrez was born in Prosser. He was a junior at Sunnyside High School.
Survivors include his father, Alfredo Arredondo; his mother, Leonora Gutierrez; a sister, Yesenia Arredondo; a brother, Luis Valencia; and his grandmothers, Marcela Gutierrez and Silvia Yanez.
Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. today, with recitation of the rosary at 6 p.m., at Valley Hills Funeral Home in Sunnyside. Mass of Christian burial will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at St. Joseph Church in Sunnyside. Burial will follow in Lower Valley Memorial Gardens.
