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Ronald Franklin Davis
Ronald “Ron” Franklin Davis passed away June 6th, 2008. Ron was born to Bill and Dell Davis on March 8th, 1948, in Yakima, Washington. He was raised in Naches and spent his entire life in the community he loved.
Whenever possible Ron could be found in his beloved mountains hunting for mushrooms. His love of the mountains began at an early age hiking with his grandfather, father and brother. He treasured any opportunity to take his dog Angel on a drive to Timber Wolf Lookout.
Ron’s life could be defined as love for family and friends, good and bad jokes and the telling of elaborate stories. He will be remembered for how hard he laughed, and how much he cared for those close to him.
His greatest joy was his daughter Kay and his grandson Ben. Whenever Ron wasn’t bragging about Kay he was telling stories about Ben. He was always eager to teach Ben about nature, how to whittle, and time-tested ways to tell the same stories over and over again.
He is survived by his daughter Barbara “Kay” Crowley, son-in-law, Mike Crowley, and grandson Benjamin Davis Crowley of Spokane, WA; his sister Lenita “Jane” Parris, brother-in-law, Len Parris and their daughter, Meghan Parris of Woodinville, WA; and his brother Bill G. Davis, sister-in-law, Patty Davis and their daughters Erin and Sara Davis of Santa Barbara, CA.
There will be a void in the town Naches without Ron. He will be dearly missed by those who were touched by him. He was loved, respected and enjoyed by all who had the opportunity to know him and call him friend.
At Ron’s request, there will be no formal services, but there will be an informal reception to celebrate Ron’s time with us at the Apple Cart Deli in downtown Naches on Sunday, June 8th, 2 to 4 pm. All of Ron’s friends are welcome to attend.
Instead of flowers, Ron and his family would prefer that any memorials be given to the Naches Fire Department.
Juanita Aurelia Sugarman
Juanita Aurelia Sugarman, 93, of Ellensburg died Saturday, June 7 at Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital.
Mrs. Sugarman was born in La Grande, Ore., and worked as a grocery store clerk. Survivors include two sons, Ken of Tieton and David of Lacey, Wash.; two daughters, Sarah Hires of LaCenter, Wash., and Joann Herrien of Portland; a sister Barbara Herrien of Portland; 11 grandchildren and numerous great-grandchildren.
A memorial service is pending. Valley Hills Funeral Home and Crematory in Yakima is in charge of arrangements.
Joseph Teslo
Joseph Teslo, 4, of Zillah died Tuesday, June 3.
Joseph was born in Fairbanks, Alaska. His family is originally from Russia and has lived in the valley for three years. He loved to play with rocks and marbles, riding his bike and playing with his brothers and sisters.
Survivors include his father and mother, Sergey Teslo and Nadezhda Teslo; brothers, Benjamin Teslo, Dennis Teslo, Roman Teslo, Ruuvim Teslo and Eric Teslo; and sisters, Anetta Teslo, Emma Teslo, Violetta Teslo, Evalena Teslo, Margarita Teslo, Elvira Teslo and Angelica Teslo, all of Zillah.
Vigil service will be at 6 p.m. today, June 5 in the Zillah Church of the Nazarene. Funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 7 in the Old German Baptist Brethren Church in Ellensburg. Interment will follow in the church cemetery.
Valley Hills Funeral Home, Zillah, is in charge of arrangements.
Iva Van Horn
GRANDVIEW - Iva Van Horn, 91, of Grandview, went to be with her Lord on June 2nd, 2008 at her home in Grandview.
Iva was born June 9, 1916, in Cohasset, Minn. to John and Ellen (Scales) Van Patter. In January 1917 the family moved to Outlook, Washington. They later moved to their home on Independence Rd.
Iva attended school at Independence Grade School, Outlook and Granger High Schools and graduated from Hamilton High School in 1935. After high school Iva returned to Sunnyside where she met George Van Horn, and they were married September 6, 1936. During the next 30 years Iva and George were in the grocery business and farming in the Yakima Valley.
Iva is survived by 6 children: Marjorie Rank (Yakima), Ron (Valerie) Van Horn (Portland), Linda Wertenberger (Kennewick), Gloria (Doug) Hall (Grandview), Gary (Sally) Van Horn (Haymarket, VA), and Mary Ann (Mike) Sauve (Grandview), and 16 grandchildren, 23 great-grandchildren and 1 great-great grandchild.
Iva was a member of the Sunnyside Grace Brethren Church where she was active in the Brethren Church Quilting Circle. Iva won many awards during her years of quilting. She made quilts for each of her children and grandchildren.
During her years of employment she worked at Stokely's Inc. and Libby's Inc.
She was preceded in death by her husband George, her parents John and Ellen Van Patter; brothers, Mark, Leonard and Winton Van Patter and sisters Nettie Dexter, Mary Kinkade, Phoebe Johnson, Amy Herin and Effie Lay.
In lieu of flowers, those wishing to honor her memory may contribute to Lower Valley Hospice.
Viewing for Iva Van Horn will be Friday, June 13, 2008 from 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the Sunnyside Chapel of Valley Hills Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held Saturday, June 14, 2008 at the Grace Brethren Church at 1:00 p.m. Burial will follow at Lower Valley Memorial Gardens, Sunnyside, WA.
Stanley Claire Sainsbury
YAKIMA - Stanley Claire Sainsbury, 86, of Sunnyside, passed away June 1, 2008 in Yakima, Wash. Stanley was born to Ben Sainsbury and Welhelmina (Carlson) Sainsbury on Aug. 11, 1921 in Union, Utah.
He was raised in the Rexburg, Idaho area most of his youth and attended schools in Rexburg and Yakima.
Stan served in the United States Navy as a Boswains mate from 1940-1946, seeing action in the South Pacific during WWII.
In 1942 he married Geneva Cook in San Francisco, Calif. They were blessed with twin girls Norma Gene and Nancy Gale. Stan and Geneva divorced in 1944.
Stan married Iris Stump in 1945 in Caldwell, Idaho. Stan and Iris had three sons: Clary, Phil and Lyle. Over the years they made their home in Prosser, Ephrata, Toppenish and Zillah. In 1978 Iris was diagnosed with Alzheimers and passed away in 1987. Stan worked 11 years for the Toppenish Police Department and 30 years for the Regulation Division of the State Department of Agriculture, retiring in 1984.
Stan married Erma Graff in 1987 in Boise, Idaho and made their home in Zillah. Stan and Erma enjoyed many trips and adventures together during their marriage, including annual winter stays in Quartzsite, Ariz. with other trips around the United States.
Stan was a long-time member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, having held many positions including high priest and scout master. He is survived by his wife of 20 years, Erma Sainsbury of Sunnyside, Clary Stanley Sainsbury of Spokane, Phillip Markus Sainsbury of Murray, Utah, Lyle Ray Sainsbury of Moses Lake, daughters Gale Grady and Gene McElree, both of Omaha Neb., stepsons Tim Graff and wife Sherri of Outlook and Dick Graff and wife Sandy of Othello, 20 grandchildren and 24 great-grandchildren, and one brother Eldon Sainsbury of Las Vegas, Nev. Stanley is preceded in death by his parents, his wife Iris (Stump) Sainsbury, six brothers, and four sisters.
Viewing will take place Friday, June 6 from 4 to 7 p.m. at Valley Hills Funeral Home in Zillah. Funeral services will be held Saturday, June 7 at 11 a.m. at the Sunnyside Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Burial will follow at Zillah City Cemetery in Zillah under the direction of Valley Hills Funeral Home.
The family wishes to thank the local DaVita staff for their years of care for Stan.
Those wishing to honor Stan's memory can do so by donating to the American Diabetes Association.
