Ramona T. Navarro

Ramona T. Navarro, 72, of Yakima passed away at home on October 4, 2010. She was born February 28, 1938 in Edinburg, Texas. Mom worked for many years at for the Del Monte Corporation in Yakima and Toppenish, WA where she retired in 2006.

Grandma Mona loved to watch Novelas, she truly enjoyed watching La Duena “The Boss”. She loved to be pampered, especially getting her hair permed, colored also manicures and pedicures by Laurie. She lived for her children and grandchildren. Although she loved to shop, what she enjoyed most was making a pot of homemade Menudo for her sons, Joe and Ray. She also loved going to eat lunch with Nini & Mito at her favorite restaurant Mel’s Diner. She always looked forward to answering the phone and hearing the voice of her daughter Sylvia or grandson Jake, just checking in or saying hello and asking how she was doing. That often made her day and always put a smile on her face.

In her earlier years grandma loved to work in her flower and vegetable gardens. She enjoyed canning homemade salsas, as well as fruit and vegetables. So when the family came to visit, she could send something home with them. She also loved to teach the family how to make our favorite foods including her favorite homemade tortillas. Although we could never get it exactly right, she never criticized. Grandma always had a smile on her face and a positive outlook on life. She was an easy person to talk with about anything and was always there to listen.

We are all going to miss eating her delicious home cooked meals, seeing her beautiful smile, hearing her fun little laugh and smelling her sweet perfumes.

Mona is survived by her four children; daughters, Sylvia Rodarte of Corcoran, CA, Elena Ayon of Union Gap,WA and her significant other Joey Cruz of Prosser, WA and sons, Joe (Gloria) Navarro and Ray (Laurie) Navarro, Jr. all of Kennewick. She had numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Her brothers, Marcus (Minerva) Navarro of Toppenish, WA, Jesse Navarro of Seattle, WA; her sisters, Mary Miendeta, Carmen (Jose) Chavarria all of Nampa, NV She was preceded in death by her husband, Reyes Navarro, Sr. and her mother and father.

Visitation will be 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Thursday, October 7, 2010 with a Vigil Service starting at 5:30 p.m. at Keith & Keith Ninth Avenue Chapel. The Funeral Service will be at 2:00 p.m. Friday, October 8, 2010 at Keith & Keith Terrace Heights Chapel with burial following at Terrace Heights Memorial Park. To share a memory of Ramona visit, keithandkeith.com.