Loraine 'Rainy' Seward Hale Obituary (1938

Loraine "Rainy" Marian Hale (ne Seward) passed away peacefully with family by her side at Good Samaritan Health Care Center on June 11, 2019 in Yakima, WA at the age of 80. She died naturally following complications of a cardiac arrest in October of 2018. Loraine was born on November 1, 1938 in Naches, WA to Lucille and Orris Seward. She graduated from Naches High School and later Yakima Business College. She married her high school sweetheart Robert "Sonny" Hale on June 29, 1956. After traveling to California and Texas for the Army draft, they settled back in Yakima near Ahtanum Creek while Robert worked for Webbs Logging and later Tiin-Ma Logging. They adopted a beloved baby daughter, Wendy, in 1965. They later raised their three granddaughters. Loraine had many jobs but her favorite job was raising her family and being a wife to Sonny. She did a lot of volunteer work, as well as leading support groups for the hospital, becoming a licensed foster parent for her granddaughters, and volunteering for her church. Loraine was an active member of Ahtanum Valley Assembly of God in West Valley and was proud to have served as Sunday School Superintendent as well as with youth, kids, and decor throughout the years. Loraine loved cooking, spending time on the computer playing games and designing cards, talking on the phone with her friends, and attracting birds in her garden. She loved being at home with her granddaughters watching TV, as well as getting away to the beach with the family. Her family and friends remember her to be a kind, spirited, fashionable, and well-spoken lady, who loved to laugh and sing. Loraine is survived by her husband, Robert Hale of Yakima, married 63 years on June 29. She is also survived by daughter, Wendy Marking of Vancouver, grandchildren, Kaila Marking of Yakima, Bryttani (and Trevor) Giles of Pasco, Felicia Marking of Pasco, and Terrence Niles of Vancouver. She has 2 great-grandchildren, Kayciana and Kamilla of Yakima. She is survived by three of seven siblings, Donald (and Gloria) Seward of Yakima, Marlene (and Bill) Rich, and Marilyn Seward, both of Buckeye, AZ. She was also the beloved Aunt Rainy to numerous nieces and nephews. She is preceded in death by her parents, Lucille and Orris Seward, and siblings Ted, Alene, Donna, and Evelyn. Loraine and Sonny have a memorial bench for reflection at West Hills Memorial Park in Cottonwood Canyon. A Memorial Service will be held at 11:00 am on Saturday, June 29 at Brookside Funeral Home (500 Prospect, Moxee, WA 98936), officiated by grandson-in-law Trevor Giles, followed by a potluck reception for everyone to share food and memories. Memorial Service Brookside Funeral Home and Crematory (Yakima) Saturday, June 29, 2019 11:00 AM PO Box 1267 Moxee, Washington 98936 Potluck reception to follow