Obituaries

Virgil Leo “Bud” Olson, a 92 year old former Heyburn and Paul resident, passed away Thursday, March 10, 2016 in Kennewick, Washington.  He was born on February 28, 1924 in Heyburn in what was then called Big Bend because of the big bend in the Snake River on which the...

Jean Madeline Lucas (Kudej) was born on July 8, 1922 to Edward Chauncy Kudej and Dora Kudej (Fogue) in Mason City, Iowa. Jean spent her childhood years in Clear Lake, Iowa which was on the "Big Band Circuit." She loved music and enjoyed attending concerts,...

Mary W. Wood Mary W. Wood passed away on February 20, 2016 in Richland, WA.  She was born on June 16, 1925 in Hot Springs, AR to Joe and Edna Watkins.  She spent her early years in Bastrop, LA, graduating in 1943 and was hired to work at the local Morehouse Enterprise...

Eileen Koski, age 83, joined her husband in
heaven while surrounded by family.  She
fought a long, painful battle with cancer while displaying her true Finnish
“Sisu” (a special type of stubbornness).

In the
company of her children, Colleen Rose Higbee Porter, 85, of West Richland,
Washington, passed peacefully from one life into another this last Thursday
afternoon, March 3rd, 2016.

Carl,
85, was a good husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather.  Carl passed away February 25, due to
complications of Alzheimer’s and PLS.