Smith Funeral Home
JOHNSON, Waltirmore Sidney âPete,â age 80, of Sunnyside, passed away peacefully in his home surrounded by loved ones, on Wednesday December 9, 2020. He was born September 28, 1940 in Toppenish to Sidney âSidâ Waltirmore Johnson and Mildred âMillieâ Pantelef. He earned his GED while serving in the U.S. military. He served at Ft. Bragg, NC and in the Military Reserve, 1963-1969. He married Linda Fuchs November 15, 1969, and they shared 52 years together.
While Pete grew up helping on the family farm, he worked primarily as a carpenter throughout the Pacific Northwest for 50+ years. He was a man of many interests, including cars/hotrods, guns, hunting, motorcycles, cribbage and other card games, reading, was an avid observer of the stock market, and cherished spending time with his family and friends. He was especially looking forward to the birth of his new granddaughter, to be born this coming April. He was an active member of the Sil