Jolene Riel Obituary (1930

Jolene Riel passed away on July 2, 2009, after a yearlong battle following a stroke on June 25, 2008. Jolene was an only child born on September 2, 1930 to Elbert Noble and Blanche (Sims) Brown in Yellville, Arkansas. Jolene attended school in Arkansas before moving with her family to the Yakima area at a young age. Jolene was married for the first time in 1946 to Buster Stackhouse which produced a son, Randall Joe and a daughter, Theresa Marie Blanche Stackhouse. Her second marriage in 1955 to Marvin D. Leingang produced a daughter, Toni Christine Leingang. After Marvin's untimely death in 1968, Jolene met and married Edward L. Reno in 1973 until his death in 1995. During the time of her marriage to Edward Reno, she decided that she wanted to work outside the home and was looking for a job where she could learn to run a cash register. Mom began work at Poochies, a favorite place in Yakima to eat gourmet hot dogs. In1985 she purchased Poochies from the original owner, John O'Neill and operated it until she sold it to retire in 1992. She had several regular customers, some she knew by name and the others by their faces and would always start their order when she saw them coming in the door. After meeting through a singles advertisement in the Yakima Herald Republic, Jolene married Delmer Riel on May 23, 1998 after being baptized into her new faith as a Catholic. Jolene and Del traveled extensively during their marriage visiting the mid-west, New England states, Italy and Hawaii; taking the inside passage cruise to Alaska, a Caribbean cruise and a cruise through the Panama Canal. Jolene and Del also made annual trips to Linden, WA for a tractor show and their annual trip with Toni and Jerry to Lincoln City, Oregon each fall. Jolene spent a great deal of time in her garden, weeding, spraying and of course, planting more and more flowers each year. Her favorites were the different types of irises she would purchase each year, her yellow roses and the lavender. She also loved to feed "her" quail every day and watch them raise families nearby. She would watch each spring for the ducks to come back to the irrigation ditch that runs by their house in Terrace Heights and wait for them to have their babies. Jolene also loved to spend time with her favorite neighbor, Lacy, throwing a toy for her, feeding her lunch some days, doggy sitting overnight or just cuddling. Jolene has been greatly missed this past year but we know that she is now in a much more joyous place where she can see again and talk and walk with those that preceded her in her journey home. Jolene was preceded in death by her father, Elbert Brown, mother Blanche Kohls, grandson Nicholas Fischer, great grand-daughter Jessica Fischer, second husband Marvin D. Leingang, and third husban Edward L. Reno. She is survived by her husband, Delmer Riel of Terrace Heights, her son Randy (Robin) Stackhouse of Yakima, her daughter Terri Fischer of Wapato and her daughter, Toni (Jerry) Bowron of Terrace Heights. Five step-children, Charlie Riel and Cindy Kessler of Yakima, Sue Riel and Bryon Riel of Everett and Damian Riel of Arizona. She is also survived by three grandsons, Fred (Valerie), Kregg and Jason Fischer and two granddaughters, Ryan and Raven Stackhouse and nine great grandchildren. The family would like to thank the staff at Garden Village for taking care of Jolene during her time there and to the staff at Crescent Health Center for providing a peaceful path to heaven. Also a special thanks to Dr. Michael Thomas for his support this past year.