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This project is for those buried in Terrace Heights Memorial Park, Yakima, Washington.
From the Yakima Herald (May 09, 2021):
The 55-acre cemetery has almost 32,000 people buried or inurned on the grounds. The cemetery officially opened on April 1, 1930, with the first burial taking place June 6 of that year.
Along with its manicured lawn and brick-paved roadways, the park also features a pond where mated swans swim, along with Canada geese and ducks who make the grounds home in the summer months. Introduced in 1935, the swans were at first Mute swans, until the state declared the species “deleterious” and they were replaced with Trumpeter swans.
Over time the cemetery expanded, with a mausoleum and crematorium designed by John S. Villesvik that opened in 1959. Architect John Maloney, who designed the A.E. Larson Building and St. Paul’s Cathedral, also designed the tool house at the memorial park.
An outdoor mausoleum was added to the grounds in 2008.
Notable Interments
- Harold Benton "Darkie" Clift (1912-1992) - MLB Player
- Myrle Marie Harvey (Greenhaw) (1913-1983) - Mother of Country Music Star Willie Nelson
- Knute Hill (1876-1963) - US Congress
- Orin Ercel "Babe" Hollingberry (1893-1974) - College Football Coach
- Otis Halbert "Hal" Holmes (1902-1977) - US Congress
- Bob Ivers (1934-2003) - Actor
- Jim Pomeroy (1952-2006) - Pro Motorcycle Racer
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