Wesley Ralph Mansfield Obituary (1939

Wesley Ralph Mansfield, 75, of Yakima, went home to be with His Lord and Savior, Saturday, October 4, 2014 at St. Mary's Hospital, Grand Junction, Colorado, due to complications from an automobile accident. Wesley was born January 23, 1939 in Portland, OR to Carl Nicholas and May Elma (Arbuthnot) Mansfield. He graduated from high school in Hector, AR and attended Multnomah School of the Bible in Portland, OR. While at college, he was introduced to his wife-to-be by her Aunt Opal. Opal had baby-sat Wesley while his dad was attending MSB. Uncle George married them in 1961. Wesley pastored for NICE (NW Independent Church Extension) for 9 years in the Methow Valley for several small churches. For 4 years, he worked on dairy farms in Cambridge, ID and Cave Junction, OR. He spent 30 years working in orchards in Rock Island and Gleed. 24 of those years were for Assink Orchards in Gleed. He retired in 2005 and had even more time to spend on his garden at their new home. Wesley enjoyed family time - backpacking, fishing, and hunting - with his boys. Later, he enjoyed getting firewood with his extended family. Wesley's first love was teaching the Word of God, verse by verse, going through a book of the Bible. His favorite book to teach was John. The family attended Memorial Bible Church in Gleed for 20 years, and Wiley Union Church for the last 12. The family wishes to express their thanks to the doctors and staff at St Mary's Hospital in Grand Junction, CO, as well as the doctors and staff at North Star Lodge for all their wonderful help throughout the past years battling prostate cancer. Survivors include his wife of 53 years, Norma Mansfield of Yakima; sons, Timothy (Marie) Mansfield of East Amherst, NY and their children, Karl and Katherin; Daniel (Kelli) Mansfield of Naches; and their children, Betsy (Jordon), Danni (James) and Benjamin; Jonathan (Jodi) Mansfield of Yakima, and their children Brittney, Ashley, and Alexi; and David (Anna) Mansfield of Kandern, Germany and their children Hannah, Megan, and Micah; one great-granddaughter Ellie, and two sisters, Lenora Scoggin of Fort Smith, AR and Ferlene (Bill) Fenton of Horseshoe Bend, ID. He was preceded in death by his parents and a sister, Carlene Mansfield Sweetheart, we all miss you, but know you are in a better place and free from cancer. Memorials gifts may be sent to NICE, Wiley Union Church, or UGM. Memorial Services will be held Saturday, October 18 at Wiley Union Church at 4 p.m. Private family inurnment will be in Naches Cemetery. SERVICES Funeral service Saturday, October 18, 2014 4:00 PM Wiley Union Church 2711 Wiley Rd Yakima, WA 98903