All Obituaries

Mom walked through Heaven’s gate October 30, 2020. She was born January 11, 1929 to Earl and Maude Conner in Ottawa, Kansas. Mom grew up in Kansas and went to Kansas State and then Kansas University, receiving her Bachelor’s of Science in Microbiology. After making her way out west, she married Norman J. Berg and his six children. Mom was a member of Wiley Heights Covenant Church and went on a Mission in 1986 to Africa after losing dad. She helped to set up a lab and taught...

Wayne W. Quantrille Sr., 90, went to be with the Lord on October 21, 2020. He was born October 16, 1930 to Ward and Mary Quantrille. He survived the Great Depression and served in the Air Force during the Korean War. He always had a smile on his face and didn’t think twice about helping anyone in need. He loved to make his rounds visiting family and friends. He would strike up a conversation with complete strangers just because he loved people. He was preceded in death by his parents...

James A. Stewart, 84, died of natural causes on October 15, 2020. He was born to Pearl and Wesley Stewart February 7, 1936 in Battle Creek, Michigan. Jim was a person of integrity and a “diamond in the rough.” He was a thinker and a doer and was able to repair or fix almost anything. Jim moved his family in 1962 to Yakima with a 10-year-old car, and what household items would fit in the car. He was a welder by trade and worked as a millwright/welder in the weld shop where he...

Maxine A. (Elliott) Tatro of Yakima, WA lived 90 glorious years and passed peacefully on October 13, 2020 at Harborview Medical Center. Maxine was born on July 30, 1930 in Petersburg, Nebraska to Ben and Martha Elliott. Her family moved to Seattle, Washington where Maxine attended junior high, before moving with her family to Yakima, Washington. Maxine finished her education at Yakima High; after graduation Maxine met a handsome young man by the name of Earl Tatro at the local skating rink...

Julia Lopez Herrera Alexander-Blomgren, resident of Dewey-Humbolt, Arizona, formerly of Yakima, Washington, passed away on the 7th of October 2020 at Flagstaff Medical Center at the age of 83 years. Juliana Lopez Herrera, always known as Julia, was born in Flagstaff, Arizona on January 7th, 1937. She was the 13th child in a family of 15 children. She grew up in Flagstaff and has fond memories of playing with her siblings when she was young. However, after her mother died when she was 11,...

Ernestine F. “Figi” Trujillo, 83, passed away Thursday, October 1, 2020 at Cottage in the Meadow. Figi was born June 8, 1937 in La Garita, Colorado to Vidal Vigil and Adelina Marquez, one of twelve children. She married Joe T. Trujillo November 10, 1952 in Center, Colorado. In 1958, they made Yakima their home. Early in her career, Figi volunteered at St. Elizabeth Hospital and was called upon by staff personnel and doctors to interpret in emergency and non-emergency medical...

Janice L. Ward, 81, passed away on September 29, 2020. Jan was born on January 5, 1939 in London, Kentucky, to Cecil and Ruby (Reams) Brown. Jan is preceded in death by her parents, husband Lloyd Ward, brothers Merill Brown and Cecil Brown, daughter Michelle Whittaker and grandsons Anthony Ramos and Conner Knoblich. Surviving siblings, Merville Brown, Orlando, KY, Ernie Slavey (Sandy), Prineville, OR, Kenny Blackwell (Lee), Prineville OR, Jean Whitlock, Danville, KY, Tina Hahn (Leon),...

Miriam “Jayne” Culbertson passed away at Cottage in the Meadow on September 20, 2020. She was 93 years old. Jayne was born in Pope County, Illinois to Frank A. and Miriam Ethel Proulx on November 26, 1926. The family traveled west following construction and settled in Tacoma. Jayne married Bernard Culbertson in October of 1952. The couple then moved to the family farm on Naches Heights. She is preceded in death by her husband Bernard Culbertson and her grandson Jared Yoakum. She...

Dale Richard Hoffman of Yakima, WA, passed away September 18, 2020. He was widowed by Beverly Hoffman and is survived by children Tara, Amelia and Amanda. He has three step-children (one deceased), seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. A Graveside Service will be held at West Hills Memorial Park on Saturday, October 3, 2020 at 2:00 pm. No reception will follow and no flowers please. Due to Covid, no chairs are provided. Bring your own chair if you wish to be seated....

James Rae Carmack (Jim) passed away on September 15th, 2020 at his home on the ranch. Jim was born to Dan and Marjorie Carmack on September 7th 1952, in Yakima, WA. He graduated from Selah High School. Jim started working for Albertson’s in 1970, but then he was drafted to serve in Vietnam. He went to basic training, but was not deployed. He returned to work at Albertson’s and then to Safeway, where he worked for 45 years. He married Debbie Stingley in 1973, and they soon had...