Parents:
John Middleton and Leona Jane (McDonald) Clay
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Lula Mae Deccio, 99, longtime Yakima resident, died Wednesday, July 22, 2015 at Garden Terrace surrounded by her loving family.
Lula was born March 30, 1916 in Ellensburg, WA to John Middleton and Leona Jane (McDonald) Clay. She was raised and educated in Ellensburg and Yakima. On June 4, 1933 she married James Angelo Deccio in Yakima. She and Jim flipped several homes in the 1970’s before it was popular to do so. They worked side by side on every house they built and remodeled. She worked at J.C. Penney’s in the Millinery Department when it was fashionable to wear hats for a short time and then decided to be a housewife and stay at home mom. She enjoyed gardening and entertaining a houseful of people for any occasion and would always welcome drop ins. If you left hungry, something was wrong. She was a great cook, a wonderful seamstress and crocheted many afghans and sweaters. The grandchildren remember the trips to Dairy Queen for Dilly Bars and the Prime Rib sandwiches after grandpa worked at the Elks Club where he was a chef. He would bring the sandwiches home after his midnight shift ended. Grandma would wake up the grandchildren and go pick up grandpa and the sandwiches would be eaten before they all went back to bed. Her family was the most important to Mama. She and Jim would get up at the crack of dawn to go have breakfast with their McDonald friends for many years. Everyone loved Mama and Dad and we were so fortunate to have a wonderful home life and the most loving parents. Although she was blind the last five years of her life, she was able to remain independent and live at her home until the last two months when she could no longer be cared for at home. She will be deeply missed by all who knew and loved her.
She and Jim owned and worked together with the Deccio Seasoning business from 1969 until they sold the business in 1990’s.
She is survived by her daughters, Betejo & Don Bleakney of Omak and Donajean Deccio of Yakima; five grandchildren, Brenda Gail Feeley, James Angelo Bleakney, Bruce James (Tawnya) Glenn, Tamara Kaye (Pete) Wilson and Barry Clay (Joan) Glenn; 13 great-grandchildren, six great-great-grandchildren; and a special best friend and sister-in-law, Lucille Deccio of Yakima; and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband of 78 years, James Angelo Deccio on November 23, 2010, brother, Henry Theodore Clay, sister, Beulah Morrison, nieces, Janet Deccio, Barbara Morrison and Shirley Dunn.
Vigil Services will be held Wednesday, July 29, 2015 at 6:00 p.m. in the Chapel at Holy Family Catholic Church. Mass of Christian Burial is Thursday, July 30, 2015 at 10:30 a.m. at Holy Family Church. Burial will follow in Calvary Cemetery.
The family would like to thank Memorial Hospice and Garden Terrace where she resided the last 2 1/2 months with the excellent care by Glen and Michelle Isom and Yolanda Lopez. A special thank you to Brookside Funeral Home for their care of our family through the years.
Arrangements by Brookside Funeral Home & Crematory.
John Middleton and Leona Jane (McDonald) Clay
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Lula Mae Deccio, 99, longtime Yakima resident, died Wednesday, July 22, 2015 at Garden Terrace surrounded by her loving family.
Lula was born March 30, 1916 in Ellensburg, WA to John Middleton and Leona Jane (McDonald) Clay. She was raised and educated in Ellensburg and Yakima. On June 4, 1933 she married James Angelo Deccio in Yakima. She and Jim flipped several homes in the 1970’s before it was popular to do so. They worked side by side on every house they built and remodeled. She worked at J.C. Penney’s in the Millinery Department when it was fashionable to wear hats for a short time and then decided to be a housewife and stay at home mom. She enjoyed gardening and entertaining a houseful of people for any occasion and would always welcome drop ins. If you left hungry, something was wrong. She was a great cook, a wonderful seamstress and crocheted many afghans and sweaters. The grandchildren remember the trips to Dairy Queen for Dilly Bars and the Prime Rib sandwiches after grandpa worked at the Elks Club where he was a chef. He would bring the sandwiches home after his midnight shift ended. Grandma would wake up the grandchildren and go pick up grandpa and the sandwiches would be eaten before they all went back to bed. Her family was the most important to Mama. She and Jim would get up at the crack of dawn to go have breakfast with their McDonald friends for many years. Everyone loved Mama and Dad and we were so fortunate to have a wonderful home life and the most loving parents. Although she was blind the last five years of her life, she was able to remain independent and live at her home until the last two months when she could no longer be cared for at home. She will be deeply missed by all who knew and loved her.
She and Jim owned and worked together with the Deccio Seasoning business from 1969 until they sold the business in 1990’s.
She is survived by her daughters, Betejo & Don Bleakney of Omak and Donajean Deccio of Yakima; five grandchildren, Brenda Gail Feeley, James Angelo Bleakney, Bruce James (Tawnya) Glenn, Tamara Kaye (Pete) Wilson and Barry Clay (Joan) Glenn; 13 great-grandchildren, six great-great-grandchildren; and a special best friend and sister-in-law, Lucille Deccio of Yakima; and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband of 78 years, James Angelo Deccio on November 23, 2010, brother, Henry Theodore Clay, sister, Beulah Morrison, nieces, Janet Deccio, Barbara Morrison and Shirley Dunn.
Vigil Services will be held Wednesday, July 29, 2015 at 6:00 p.m. in the Chapel at Holy Family Catholic Church. Mass of Christian Burial is Thursday, July 30, 2015 at 10:30 a.m. at Holy Family Church. Burial will follow in Calvary Cemetery.
The family would like to thank Memorial Hospice and Garden Terrace where she resided the last 2 1/2 months with the excellent care by Glen and Michelle Isom and Yolanda Lopez. A special thank you to Brookside Funeral Home for their care of our family through the years.
Arrangements by Brookside Funeral Home & Crematory.
Parents:
John Middleton and Leona Jane (McDonald) Clay
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Lula Mae Deccio, 99, longtime Yakima resident, died Wednesday, July 22, 2015 at Garden Terrace surrounded by her loving family.
Lula was born March 30, 1916 in Ellensburg, WA to John Middleton and Leona Jane (McDonald) Clay. She was raised and educated in Ellensburg and Yakima. On June 4, 1933 she married James Angelo Deccio in Yakima. She and Jim flipped several homes in the 1970’s before it was popular to do so. They worked side by side on every house they built and remodeled. She worked at J.C. Penney’s in the Millinery Department when it was fashionable to wear hats for a short time and then decided to be a housewife and stay at home mom. She enjoyed gardening and entertaining a houseful of people for any occasion and would always welcome drop ins. If you left hungry, something was wrong. She was a great cook, a wonderful seamstress and crocheted many afghans and sweaters. The grandchildren remember the trips to Dairy Queen for Dilly Bars and the Prime Rib sandwiches after grandpa worked at the Elks Club where he was a chef. He would bring the sandwiches home after his midnight shift ended. Grandma would wake up the grandchildren and go pick up grandpa and the sandwiches would be eaten before they all went back to bed. Her family was the most important to Mama. She and Jim would get up at the crack of dawn to go have breakfast with their McDonald friends for many years. Everyone loved Mama and Dad and we were so fortunate to have a wonderful home life and the most loving parents. Although she was blind the last five years of her life, she was able to remain independent and live at her home until the last two months when she could no longer be cared for at home. She will be deeply missed by all who knew and loved her.
She and Jim owned and worked together with the Deccio Seasoning business from 1969 until they sold the business in 1990’s.
She is survived by her daughters, Betejo & Don Bleakney of Omak and Donajean Deccio of Yakima; five grandchildren, Brenda Gail Feeley, James Angelo Bleakney, Bruce James (Tawnya) Glenn, Tamara Kaye (Pete) Wilson and Barry Clay (Joan) Glenn; 13 great-grandchildren, six great-great-grandchildren; and a special best friend and sister-in-law, Lucille Deccio of Yakima; and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband of 78 years, James Angelo Deccio on November 23, 2010, brother, Henry Theodore Clay, sister, Beulah Morrison, nieces, Janet Deccio, Barbara Morrison and Shirley Dunn.
Vigil Services will be held Wednesday, July 29, 2015 at 6:00 p.m. in the Chapel at Holy Family Catholic Church. Mass of Christian Burial is Thursday, July 30, 2015 at 10:30 a.m. at Holy Family Church. Burial will follow in Calvary Cemetery.
The family would like to thank Memorial Hospice and Garden Terrace where she resided the last 2 1/2 months with the excellent care by Glen and Michelle Isom and Yolanda Lopez. A special thank you to Brookside Funeral Home for their care of our family through the years.
Arrangements by Brookside Funeral Home & Crematory.
John Middleton and Leona Jane (McDonald) Clay
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Lula Mae Deccio, 99, longtime Yakima resident, died Wednesday, July 22, 2015 at Garden Terrace surrounded by her loving family.
Lula was born March 30, 1916 in Ellensburg, WA to John Middleton and Leona Jane (McDonald) Clay. She was raised and educated in Ellensburg and Yakima. On June 4, 1933 she married James Angelo Deccio in Yakima. She and Jim flipped several homes in the 1970’s before it was popular to do so. They worked side by side on every house they built and remodeled. She worked at J.C. Penney’s in the Millinery Department when it was fashionable to wear hats for a short time and then decided to be a housewife and stay at home mom. She enjoyed gardening and entertaining a houseful of people for any occasion and would always welcome drop ins. If you left hungry, something was wrong. She was a great cook, a wonderful seamstress and crocheted many afghans and sweaters. The grandchildren remember the trips to Dairy Queen for Dilly Bars and the Prime Rib sandwiches after grandpa worked at the Elks Club where he was a chef. He would bring the sandwiches home after his midnight shift ended. Grandma would wake up the grandchildren and go pick up grandpa and the sandwiches would be eaten before they all went back to bed. Her family was the most important to Mama. She and Jim would get up at the crack of dawn to go have breakfast with their McDonald friends for many years. Everyone loved Mama and Dad and we were so fortunate to have a wonderful home life and the most loving parents. Although she was blind the last five years of her life, she was able to remain independent and live at her home until the last two months when she could no longer be cared for at home. She will be deeply missed by all who knew and loved her.
She and Jim owned and worked together with the Deccio Seasoning business from 1969 until they sold the business in 1990’s.
She is survived by her daughters, Betejo & Don Bleakney of Omak and Donajean Deccio of Yakima; five grandchildren, Brenda Gail Feeley, James Angelo Bleakney, Bruce James (Tawnya) Glenn, Tamara Kaye (Pete) Wilson and Barry Clay (Joan) Glenn; 13 great-grandchildren, six great-great-grandchildren; and a special best friend and sister-in-law, Lucille Deccio of Yakima; and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband of 78 years, James Angelo Deccio on November 23, 2010, brother, Henry Theodore Clay, sister, Beulah Morrison, nieces, Janet Deccio, Barbara Morrison and Shirley Dunn.
Vigil Services will be held Wednesday, July 29, 2015 at 6:00 p.m. in the Chapel at Holy Family Catholic Church. Mass of Christian Burial is Thursday, July 30, 2015 at 10:30 a.m. at Holy Family Church. Burial will follow in Calvary Cemetery.
The family would like to thank Memorial Hospice and Garden Terrace where she resided the last 2 1/2 months with the excellent care by Glen and Michelle Isom and Yolanda Lopez. A special thank you to Brookside Funeral Home for their care of our family through the years.
Arrangements by Brookside Funeral Home & Crematory.
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