Elizabeth Donihee, 90 years old, was greeted by the angels on October 6, 2003. Elizabeth was the first girl, second child in a family of thirteen children. She was born in 1913 to Anna and Eugene Hearne and grew up in Brooklyn. She graduated from St. Joseph’s College for Women with a BA in Chemistry. While working for the Maltine Company, she met Vincent Donihee, and they married in 1942.

They lived in Charleston, West Virginia and Joliet, IL before coming to Richland in 1944 as part of the Manhattan project. Elizabeth served many roles as an active member of Christ the King Church in the beginning days of Christ the King School and the Altar Society. She had her own kiln and made hundreds of pottery projects. She was particularly gifted as a seamstress and served as Cub Scout Den mother and 4-H leader. Mom worked for Pacific Northwest Laboratory in the mid 60s in the 300 area. Later she worked at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital as a medical technician for over 20 years. Many an early snowy morning found Mom making the first tracks from Richland to Pasco.

She and Vince had a family of five children, Agnes, Ann, Mary Ellen, Patrice and Vince Jr. She was preceded in death by her parents, Eugene and Anna Hearne, her daughter Patrice 1953, her husband Vince 1981, brothers Gene, Dan, Tom, Frances, Jim, Jack, Bill, Joe and sister Alice Hearne.

She is survived by her daughters Agnes Lapke Leo Walla Walla, Ann Parazin Bob Richland, Ellen St. Hilaire John Kennewick, son Vince of Richland, seventeen grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren and sisters, Katherine Boyle of Florida, Marie O’Toole of Long Island NY, and Sister Leonore Nancy of Brooklyn.

Rosary will be said Friday October 10th, at 7:00 at Einan’s Funeral Home. The Funeral Mass will be celebrated Saturday October 11th, at 10:00 at Christ the King Catholic Church followed by a burial at Sunset Memorial Gardens in Richland.