Sally Salinas

A devoted mother, loving wife, caring grandmother and generous friend, Sally peacefully passed away from Alzheimer’s complicated by her diabetes and heart disease, on January 1, 2010 at Columbia Crest Care & Rehabilitation Center in Moses Lake.

Sally was born in Ordway, Colorado July 2, 1928 to Frank and Madalena Ochoa, the third child of six. She went to elementary school in Ft. Morgan, Colorado and finished high school at White Swan. At 20 years of age, Sally married her childhood sweetheart, Daniel Salinas, on August 21, 1948 in Yakima. They have been married 61 years. Through this very special union, Sally and Dan had three children. Daniel, Jimmy and Sandra. After the last child was born, they moved to Kansas, then Colorado, where they farmed until 1967. They then returned to Washington state and settled in the Royal Slope area. Sally was always very active in the community with her friends and family. She loved sewing, oil painting, making quilts, decorating cakes, flower gardening, floral arranging, in addition to, helping with the local food bank and driving School Bus. Sally volunteered at the local fire department; was a member of the Crab Creek Cacklers, as well as, an integral influence in her grandchildren’s lives. Sally was a generous and caring individual that never let you leave her home without a meal. She loved Country music and dancing-so much so that she later became very active in the Civil War Reenactment organization, where she could dance the Virginia Reel, various waltzes and polkas. Sally had a terrific sense of humor, an infectious positive attitude and a strong work ethic that she passed on to her children. Sally’s presence and influence will be greatly missed by those fortunate to have known her.

Sally was preceded in death by her parents, two sisters- Nellie Dawson and Mary Lou Vigil, and one brother Luis Ochoa. She is survived by her husband and best friend of 61 years, Daniel Salinas, her two sons Daniel (Linda) Salinas of Othello; Jimmy (Adriana) Salinas of Spokane; one daughter Sandra (Don Sebesta) Tyler of Othello; two grandsons Dusty and Daniel Tyler of Moses Lake; six granddaughters Danielle Salinas of Yakima, Tracy Salinas of Vancouver, Hollie (Edie) Scott of Spokane, Jamie (Junie) Sepulveda of Moses Lake, Liz (Ramon) Salinas of Othello, Jamie Masisantonio of McMinnville, Ore.; 20 great grandchildren; 1 great-great grandchild, one brother, Frank Ochoa of Basin City and one sister, Sophia Banes of Chalmers, Indiana; numerous nieces, nephews, extended family and friends, including her loving little dog, Daisy.

It was Sally’s request that her memorial celebration be held in the Springtime- the season of new beginnings. Our family would like to extend an invitation to friends and family in helping us honor her life on March 20, 2010. The time and location will be announced at a later date.