Obituaries

Jude Joseph Ortiz Sr., 50, died unexpectedly October 8, 2025. He was born March 5, 1975 in Toppenish, WA, the son of Charles and Raquel Ortiz.

Jude attended the Wapato School District. Jude was a cook at Gear Jammer. He was a DJ at Jean Marie's. He worked at Seneca Foods Corp. Jude loved to cook at all hours of the...

Geraldine (nickname Jeri) Mae Presley Johnston, 94, of Yakima, WA, passed away peacefully at her home on October 3, 2025, after a bout of pneumonia. Her loving caregivers, Beth Lockwood and Vanessa Syfert, cared for Jeri in her final days as though she was family, which gave the family reassurance and peace. She was...

On September 1, 2025, our beloved wife, mother, sister, and friend, Graciela Bravo-Black, passed away at the age of 78 after living with and suffering from Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD) for over a decade. Though small in stature at 4'10", she was a force of nature -- a brilliant teacher, a fierce advocate, a guiding...