Obituaries

Betty Elizabeth June Hammack was welcomed into heaven early Thursday morning, August 19, 2010, at Hospice House in Kennewick, WA. The former Elizabeth June Carlson was born on June 22, 1926 in Ironwood, Michigan, the only child of Jennie and Elmer R. Carlson. Betty...

James Clinton Sheckler, 67, passed away suddenly on August 18th while at his home on his cattle ranch in West Richland, WA. Jim was born in Yakima, WA on June 17, 1943. Jim's parents, Richard and Irene Sheckler moved from Yakima to the Tri-Cities in 1946 where Jim...

Cynthia Joan Smith Clifford, beloved mother, daughter, sister and friend, passed away on August 16, 2010 at the age of 58 due to an extended illness. Cynthia was born on September 21, 1951 to Bill and Joan Clifford in Richland, WA. She is preceded in death by one...

Hazel Grace Meiners Shields Hazel Grace Meiners Shields died at her home in Meadow Springs on August 10, 2010, 40 days after her 100th birthday. Hazel was born on July 1, 1910 at her family's farm in Walla Walla, Washington. She attended Maxson Country School via...

Marie M. Bucklin, 84, beloved Mother, Grandmother, and Great-grandmother passed away peacefully in her sleep the morning of August 7, 2010 at Tri-Cities Chaplaincy Hospice House after a short, but courageous battle with cancer. She will be greatly missed but she is no...

Dear friends, Blanca Torres, 39, went to be with the Lord on Friday, August 6th, at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle after a brain aneurysm ruptured. She was born on August 16, 1970 in Pasco, Washington to her parents, Abel and Belia Gonzalez. She leaves her...

James Jim Joseph Thomas March 26, 1946 – August 6, 2010 Jim passed away quite suddenly at Kadlec Medical Center in Richland, WA on August 6, 2010, due to complications from a brain tumor. Jim was a man of many talents and interests and will be missed by many people...