Oscar LeRoy Quigley Obituary (1926

Oscar Leroy Quigley, 88, of Yakima, passed away on Tuesday Aug. 11, 2015 at his home. Oscar was born to Carl A. & Kittie O. (Palmer) Quigley on Oct. 12, 1926 in Willsail, Montana. He was the ninth of 10 children. His family moved several times during his childhood, finally ending up in Yakima, WA in 1941. Oscar met the love of his life, Luella (Cleveland), in the summer of 1944 while working in the cherry orchard. Shortly after meeting he entered the Navy as a Fighting Seabee, and was sent overseas to Okinawa, Japan. They continued to write each other and, after his discharge in 1944, they began dating. After three short months they were married on Sept. 21, 1946. This year would have been their 69th anniversary. They built their first home in Yakima, by purchasing two "Young's Cabin Kits." Two years later they began their family of five children, with the birth of their two older children, Ronald and two years later Vicie. In 1950 they sold the house and moved to Oregon, where they would live for the next four years before returning to Yakima. Here they added an addition to the family Karen. Oscar and Luella ran an orchard in West Valley for Frank Berry. In 1958 they moved to their current residence and completed the family with the births of Dennis and Annette. Oscar had several occupations in his lifetime. He was a man of many talents and there wasn't anything he couldn't fix. If he hadn't done something before he would research it until he figured out how to do it. He worked in sawmills, in construction, for Northern Pacific Railroad, Gardner Nursery and May Nursery. Finally in 1980 he was able to open his own business, Oscar's Sprinkler Service. He had found an occupation he loved. From drawing up the blue prints for sprinkler systems, to landscaping and water attractions, he loved it all. Guess you could say he loved making Yakima green. He was in the field for 35 years, retiring in 1991. Oscar was a member of the American Legion, the Eagles Lodge, and was a lifetime member of the VFW. He loved the outdoors, camping and fishing. He was always planning camping and fishing trips with family. Vacations to Long Beach, WA was one of his all-time favorite places. He also loved to read. Louis L'Amour was one of his favorite authors. Oscar was a very special man, loving, caring and always willing to give a helping hand. His brothers Victor and Ray and his nephew Donald were his best friends. He loved all of his family dearly including his nephews and nieces. He had a way of making everyone that came over to visit feel like family. He loved his wife, children and grandchildren beyond words. Everything he did was for the better of his family and they were his life. He wanted so much for all of them. He stressed the importance of graduating and going to college. That was one thing he always wished he could do, go to college. However, growing up in the depression era and working to help his parents was more important. He was our Rock. He will be greatly missed. We are all blessed with amazing memories so he will always be in our hearts and on our minds. Oscar was preceded in death by his parents Carl & Kittie Quigley, his son Ronald Leroy Quigley, daughter Karen Quigley-Feis, great-granddaughter Cassie Turner, all nine siblings, Andrew Quigley, Edith Dumler, Daisy Holbrook, Ray Quigley, Victor Quigley, Nevada Pittam, Dorothy Inman, Ocie Quigley, Beulah Withers and his beloved nephews Donald Holbrook, Donald Inman and Calvin Withers. Oscar is survived by his wife Luella Quigley, his children Vicie & Dennis Kramer, Dennis Quigley, Annette & Jeff Buck, all of Yakima; his grandchildren Michelle Joe, Kimberly Dodd, Jennifer & Calvin Paul, Erika Thompson, Katie Weimer, Brock & Emily Weimer, Rosie Froehlich, Shawn & Briauna Marquis, Elijah, Sandra, Levi, Benjamin and Lexi Buck; 21 great-grandchildren and six great-great-grandchildren.