Valgene etje Obituary (1928

Valgene (Miller) Broetje 86, of Yakima went to be with the Lord on August 13, 2014 surrounded by family. She was born February 14, 1928 at the family home on a farm near Benkelman, Nebraska to Francis (Dutch) Wayne and Eva May Miller. She enjoyed being raised on a farm and walked two miles to school with her sisters. Valgene received her education at a little one room country school house until High School. That was a special time in her childhood. She went two years to Parks and Benkelman High Schools in Nebraska and graduated in 1945 from Wapato High School in Washington. They celebrated their 65th class reunion in 2010. The family came to the Yakima Valley in July of 1943. They were all so excited about living in the beautiful Yakima Valley. Valgene worked at several places after graduation. The last was at Brown's Pharmacy before getting married to Calvin L Broetje . He was a letter carrier here in Yakima. Valgene and Calvin were married January 15, 1954 at the Full Gospel Tabernacle in Yakima, WA and celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in 2004. In 1971 the Broetje family joined the Ahtanum Valley Assembly of God Church. In the years at the church they made lifelong friends whom they loved and cared about. Mom enjoyed her family and times spent together, barbecues, home made ice cream and family photos. She always loved babysitting and spending time nurturing her grandchildren. Valgene made two lifelong friends during her early childhood in Nebraska. They are Bernice (Albright) Wicke and Elaine (Neeman) Uphouse. A special thank you to Ann Miller, Memorial Home Health Care Nurse a valued friend, for her care during the last years and Memorial Hospital Hospice Care Team. Valgene is survived by three children, David (Lois) Broetje, Paul Broetje, Karen Bardwell and soon to be son in law Cody Tusler. There are three grandchildren including Whitney Lynn Broetje of Seattle, Krystal Rose (Jeremy) Stively of Ridgecrest, CA and Matthew Ray Golden of Yakima; also a sister, Gloria Munson and husband Bob of Yakima and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband Calvin in 2007, her parents Francis and Eva Miller and a sister Marilyn Fornof in 1992. In lieu of flowers a donation can be made to Memorial Hospice. Viewing will be on Thursday, August 21, 2014 from 12 noon to 6:00pm at Brookside Funeral Home (500 West Prospect, Moxee, WA.) Funeral Service will be at Ahtanum Valley Assembly of God on Friday, August 22, 2014 at 1pm, (7803 Ahtanum Rd. Yakima) Burial will follow at Tahoma Cemetery. SERVICES Funeral service Friday, August 22, 2014 1:00 PM Ahtanum Valley Assembly of God 7803 Ahtanum Rd. Yakima, WA