Jan. 23, 1952 - Feb. 3, 2015
Zella Valloy Skaw was born Jan. 23, 1952 to Anna Rebecca Sharp and Antone
Clarke Skaw in Woodland, California. She moved to the Yakima Valley in
1953 where she graduated from AC Davis High School in 1970.
Zella
worked in the retail and service industries for 20 years. At the age of
37 she went back to school and graduated from YVCC in 1993, starting a
career in Occupational Therapy. Zella moved to Kennewick thereafter
where she resided for 22 years. She was active in the Occupational
Therapy field from 1993 - 2014 where she touched many lives working with
autistic and special needs children, and adult nursing facilities
within the Benton Franklin area. She made it her life's work helping
people to become more self sufficient and live a better life.
She
is survived by her loving family which includes sister, Zania Marie
Schmidt, brother in-law Richard Schmidt, her son Jonathan Adam Skaw,
daughter in-law Stephanie Skaw, her two grandchildren Kara Skaw and Sean
Skaw, nephews Mathew Schmidt and David Schmidt, nieces Victoria
Snelling and Diane Sharp Weber, and seven great-nieces and nephews.
She
was loved by all and will be more than missed. - See more at:
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Tuesday, April 14, 2015
Kathleen Dawson Rier Died in February 2015
Valley Hills Funeral Home
Kathleen Louise Rier (Dawson), age 63 passed away on
January 29, 2015 in Bellingham, WA after a long struggle with heart
problems. Kathy is survived by her mother Dora F. Dawson of Kennewick,
WA, her brother Michael Dawson of Kennewick, WA, her two children, son
Brian Barge and his wife Sharron Barge of Bellingham, WA, her daughter
Jolie Grant (Barge) and her husband Paul T. Grant of Yakima WA, along
with her grandchildren that were the light of her life, Halie Grant,
Brock Barge and Aspen Barge. Kathy is preceded in death by her father
Robert E. Dawson and her brother Ken Dawson.
Kathy was born in Bremerton, WA on April 3, 1951 to
Robert and Dora F. Dawson. Kathy grew up with fond memories of living
near Horseshoe Lake and spending summers playing with her two older
brothers. Later they moved to Yakima where Kathy graduated from Davis
High School and met and married her first love Jerry Barge, and had two
children. They raised horses and enjoyed many great years of camping,
boating and spending time with family.
Several years later Kathy moved to Bellingham and
married Ken Rier, where they owned a Christmas tree farm. Kathy enjoyed
seeing the families come every year to get their Christmas trees and
served hot cocoa to all the kids. Kathy worked for several years and a
drug and alcohol counselor for Whatcom County helping so many people.
Over the years Kathy enjoyed several hobbies,
ceramics, boating, camping, gardening, raising and showing horses. Kathy
loved spending time with her 3 grandchildren and had a love of animals,
treating all of her pets like they were her babies.
A celebration of life service will be held at Valley Hills Funeral Home on Saturday, Feb. 21st at 2 pm.
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