Hildred Winona Hochhalter

WINONA HILDRED HOCHHALTERBR November 2, 1925 ~ July 28, 2012 "Hildred was a great mother, grandmother and good friend." Winona Hildred Hochhalter, 86, of Grandview, WA, passed away Sat., July 28, 2012. She was born in Milan, MO on Nov. 2, 1925 to Floyd and Erma (Ford) Mason. She always said she came from Mason jars and Ford cars. Hildred received her education in a one-room school until her first year of high school in Jefferson City, MO, when she was unable to go up and down the stairs due to her severe asthma. Her family moved to Harrah, WA when she was a teenager. From there she moved to Camas, WA and worked at Crown Zellerbach Paper Mill where she met Hilmer Hochhalter at work and after WW II, they were married on July 24, 1946. Hildred's husband served in the Army with a 26-year career. They were stationed in Europe and the United States. Hildred enjoyed the many moves and the experiences that came with it. She really liked traveling and made many friends wherever they were stationed. Upon retirement from the Army, they settled in Battle Ground, WA in 1968. She helped Hilmer remodel a 100-year old home and planted lots of flower beds. Hildred made a real true friend with Charlotte Graue, when they worked together at the Battle Ground School District. She never forgot Charlotte. Hildred loved family and friends. She loved cooking, doing cross stitch, gardening, sewing, reading and baking chocolate chip cookies. Hildred is survived by her sons, Ronald (DeAnn) Hochhalter of Sunnyside, WA and Jerry Hochhalter of Goldendale, WA; granddaughters, DeLeesa (James) Restucci and Rhonda (Ken Brandt) Wood of Sunnyside, WA, Serrina Walker of Yakima, WA; grandson, Darrell (Melissa) Wynn of W. Richland, WA; great-grandsons, Dylan Graybeal of Sunnyside, WA, Alex Restucci of Sun Tan Valley, AZ, Dakoda Wood of Selah, WA, Jerimiah Wynn of Sunnyside, WA, Jourden Dreisbach of AFB in Cheyenne, WY and Zachary Walker of Yakima, WA; great-granddaughters, Victoria Wood of Selah, WA, Lacy Wood of Selah, WA, Joceline Wynn of Monmouth, OR and Jackalyn (Bill Omlin) Wynn of Toppenish, WA; great-great-grandson, Jace Omline of Toppenish, WA; best friend, Charlotte Graue of Ridgefield, WA; and her in-laws, the Hochhalter family of sisters, brothers, nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, Hilmer J. Hochhalter; son, Bradley W. Hochhalter; her parents, Floyd and Erma Mason; brothers, Frank, Glen, Bob, Chuck and George Mason; and sisters, Willetta Chapman, Wilma Glidewell and Wiladean Mason. Services will be Aug. 6, 2012 at 3:00 p.m. with viewing from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at Evergreen Memorial Gardens Funeral Chapel and Cemetery, 1101 NE 112th Ave., Vancouver, WA. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that memorials be made to the Lower Valley Hospice of Sunnyside or Sunnyside Fire. Department.

Hildred Winona Hochhalter

November 2, 1925 - July 28, 2012