William Bill Rieckman was born April 29, 1929, in Dickinson, ND. He went to be with Our Lord on June 9, 2010. Bill grew up farming outside Dickinson; he married Alice Ehrmantraut on October io", 1949. They lived on a farm until moving to Missoula, MT in 1956. Moving to Pasco with Alice and their children in 1960, he went to welding school at CBC. Bill worked heavy construction for the rest of his career. In 1965 the family moved to a small farm in Finley, where they raised Arabian horses and grew hay, and where the family resides stilL Bill spent three years working on the Alaska Pipeline, and also worked on most of the dams on the Snake River. He retired in 1991, though he continued to farm. He enjoyed ice cream, teasing his grandkids, and his annual fight with the hay baler. Bill loved his wife, children and grandchildren very much, and felt lucky that his family was so near. He thought he was very blessed because he'd had a 'perfect life.' He also enjoyed travelling, and usually made it to North Dakota and later, Arizona, every year. He always had a smile and a helping hand for everyone. Bill is survived by his wife, Alice, their daughters Joan Bruce Allen and Patricia Leistritz, their grandchildren Heather, Larry, Kris, Nick, Sean, Beth, and Stephanie, and three sisters, Hilda Dassinger, Anna Frank, and Emma John. He was preceded in death by his brothers Herman Rieckman and Herbert Rieckman, and his sisters Katherine Schmidt and Dorothy Towberman. Rosary will be 9:00 a.m. and funeral Mass at 10:00 a.m. at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Kennewick, WA, July 5th, 2010. Interment will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens in Richland. Donations may be made to the St. Joseph Giving Tree fund.