Marcella Rivard VonSchnabl Obituary (1939

Marcella Rivard VonSchnabl was born May 4, 1939 to Ernest and Marcelline Rivard in Moxee, WA. Marcella passed away peacefully in the early hours on May 24, 2019 after living with Lewy Body Dementia for the past 5 years. Marcella attended St. Josephs Academy in Yakima, WA and attended Yakima Valley Jr. College. Marcella attended Santa Monica College where she trained to be an airline stewardess later finding that she could not tolerate long flights because of health issues. She spent many years working in Southern California in insurance and later returned to Yakima where she worked for the Yakima Sheriffs Department. Marcella married her old flame from Southern California in 1995. She moved to Pacific Palisades, CA where she lived with her husband until his passing. Marcella had a very good sense of humor which she kept up through her last days. Her funny wit, broad smile, and little wink continued through out her battle with dementia. Marcella was very creative and loved to paint. She spent a lot of time oil painting, working with ceramics, and writing poetry. Marcella won Golden Poet of the Year two years in a row. She also had an enormous love for dogs. Her most treasured dog was "Valdez", a beautiful border collie mix. He was like her child and definitely close friend. Marcella was preceded in death by her husband, Ken VonSchnabl, parents, Ernest and Marcelline Rivard, brother, Jim Rivard, and sister, Ernestine Betts. She is survived by her brother, Frank Rivard, numerous nieces, nephews, and extended family. The Rivard family would like to offer special thanks to Living Care, Highgate Living-Memory Caregivers, Mandy Ketchum, Dr. Joe Vickers, and Brookside Funeral Home for helping us through this journey. We have so much respect for the care team at Highgate! They treated Marcella with kindness, love, and integrity. We greatly appreciate your care and patience for her as well as for us! Memorial Services will be held on Saturday, June 1, 2019 at Holy Rosary Catholic Church (201 N. Iler St, Moxee, WA 98936) at 10:00 am. Graveside inurnment will follow at Holy Rosary Cemetery in Moxee. Mass of Christian Burial Holy Rosary Catholic Church Saturday, June 1, 2019 10:00 AM 201 N Iler St. Moxee, WA 98936 Inurnment will follow at Holy Rosary Cemetery.