Twilla Rae Wiedrich Obituary (1957

Twilla Rea Wiedrich, age 59, passed away on April 14, 2017 at Yakima Memorial Hospital. Twilla was born on August 11, 1957 in Wallace, Idaho to Tarlene and Arville Wiedrich. She grew up in Wilbur, Washington. She attended all 12 years of school in Wilbur, graduating with the class of 1975. She continued her education at Yakima Valley College in Yakima, Washington. After college, Twilla worked in the accounting and human resource department at Boise Cascade. She worked there for 30 years. She later went to work at John I. Haas, and was working there at the time of her death. Twilla was a devoted daughter, a beloved sister and a fun-loving aunt. She especially enjoyed her nieces and nephews and her great nephews. Twilla loved playing cards and games with her family. She claimed to be the cribbage champion among her siblings! Twilla is preceded in death by her father, Arville Wiedrich. She is survived by her mother, Tarlene Wiedrich Cox; sister Tammy Gimse and husband Tom; sister Anita Jenkins and husband Roy; stepsister Jeanne Able; nephew Travis Gimse and wife Andrea; nephew Matt Gimse and wife Stephanie, niece Erin Jenkins, nephew Alec Jenkins, step-nephews, Billy and Jack Able, and great nephews Ryder and Griffin Gimse. Memorial services will be held at Shaw & Sons Funeral Directors in Yakima, WA on May 12, 2017 at 3:00 p.m. and on Saturday, May 13, 2017 at 1:00 p.m. at the Wilbur Lutheran Church in Wilbur, WA, with Pastor Laura Terasaki officiating the service. Memorials may be made to the Golden Rule Childcare Center, P.O. Box 82, Wilbur, WA, 99185. To share memories and condolences, visit www.shawandsons.com.