Wapato-Joyce H. Hunt, 76, of Wapato passed away suddenly on Monday, March 9, 2015 at Toppenish Community Hospital. Joyce was born in Pleasant Lake, North Dakota on July 24, 1938 to Thomas L. and Marion Mears. She married Jose Luis Barajas in April of 1989 and they were happily together for 26 years.
Joyce had worked throughout the years for Restaurant Palmas, Yakima Fruit, and for Wapato Fruit. Joyce was a very loving and wonderful person and always put a smile on the face of those people she knew and loved. Her favorite time was spent with her family and friends, and she will be truly missed by all the people that knew and loved her.
Joyce is lovingly survived by her husband, Jose Luis Barajas; her daughter, Mary Jane Hunt; six grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; seven brothers; and one sister.
Visitation will be held on Thursday, March 12, 2015 from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Merritt Funeral Home with a Rosary at 6 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St. Peter Claver Catholic Church on Friday, March 13, 2015 at 10 a.m. Interment to follow at Reservation Community Memorial Park. Merritt Funeral Home is entrusted with the arrangements.
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