Jolene V Choate Obituary (2025)

Jolene Choate was born in Spokane, WA on March 23, 1959 to Dennis and Kathy Culp and passed on May 30, 2025 in Yakima, WA surrounded by her loved ones. Jolene's family lived in many different places while she was growing up, but her favorite place to call home was Lewistown, Montana. Jolene graduated from Sunnyside High School in 1977. She studied at Yakima Valley Community College, where she met Dennis, before leaving to help her parents run their RV transport business. She and Dennis married in 1983. While her favorite job was being a mother, she also worked in banking at Seattle First, Yakima Federal, and Banner Bank. In the 1990s, she was a leader at Weight Watchers and volunteered as worship leader for Mead Avenue Gospel Tabernacle. She spent the latter part of her career working in office positions for places including Cowin & Sons, Holtzinger Fruit, and Green Acres Farms. Jolene loved painting, spending time in the mountains, horseback riding, and driving her Ford Mustangs. She also enjoyed traveling. In addition to many of the continental United States, she visited Hawaii, Canada, Ireland, Italy, and Switzerland. Jolene is survived by her husband, Dennis; her two children, Kaitlyn and Justin (Sydney) of Yakima; her uncle Perry (Patty) Culp of Newman Lake; her extended family; and her friends. She was preceded in death by both of her parents, Dennis Culp and Kathleen (Sanders) Culp-Cowin; her aunt Mary Rozell; and her uncles Harold Sanders, Joseph Sanders, and G. Randall Culp. The family would like to thank the staff of Virginia Mason's oncology department and Yakima Memorial Hospice for their kindness and compassion. Funeral Service at 11:00am on Thursday, June 5th, at Central Assembly of God Church (701 S 3rd Ave, Yakima), Graveside Service following at Terrace Heights Memorial Park. The church is providing a livestream link for those who cannot make it to the service. Please copy and paste the link below into your search engine. https://www.youtube.com/live/gcA-qQldAac?si=mzzI3ND1sx97QWlL Arrangements by Brookside Funeral Home. Memories and condolences may be shared at: www.brooksidefuneral.com