Obituaries

Raymond F. Carney died at 10:50 PM on Saturday, December 14, 2013 at his home in Richland. Raymond was born in Pittsburgh, PA, April 28, 1924 to Edwin and Mary Stocke Carney. At age eighteen he joined what was then named, Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing...

Eugene Earl McLeod Gene, Geno, Clouds, Hoop, 62, passed away December 13, 2013 at home in Benton City, Washington after an extended battle with illness and cancer. Gene was born in Richland in 1951, raised and living most of his life in Benton City, his employment...

Dixie Jean Horner McPherson, 76, of West Richland, died Monday, December 9th at Northern Idaho Advanced Care Hospital in Post Falls. She was born on September 22, 1937, in Fillmore, California. She was the last of seven daughters born to Ernest and Bessie Hocker. She...

Leslie Merrill nee Louva Lee Fones passed away December 9, 2013 at age 89 in Richland, Washington. A long-time resident of Richland, Leslie was born September 1, 1924 in Deer Trail, Colorado to Wilbur L. and Bernice Fones. A child of the Dust Bowl, she grew up in...

Richard Franklin Boolen, 80, passed away peacefully at home on December 6, 2013. He had a tremendous faith in Jesus Christ that shined through to everyone he met and loved. There is comfort in knowing he's now running free in Heaven, but we sure wish he would come...

Ruth R. Nelson 94, of Richland passed away on December 4, 2013. She was born in Mount Vernon, TX on October 7, 1919. Ruth was married on July 18, 1940 and moved to Richland in 1943. She worked at Carol Standfield's Flower Shop and also for the West Richland Flower...

Hazel Irene Bircher died at her home at Creative Care on December 4, 2013 with two of her very dear and special caregivers present, Mickey and Kaitlyn. Hazel was born in Marcus, Washington on November 27, 1928. Hazel spent her early years growing up in Ione,...