Obituaries

Palmer L. Gedde was born August 30, 1931 to Art and Alice Gedde, on a farm near Blue Grass, Minnesota. He lived there until the age of 3 when he moved with his parents to a small farm south of Wadena. At the age of 5 he moved with his parents into the town of Wadena...

Gayland Taylor Orton of Richland passed away on October 31, 2010 at the age of 80. Death was caused by a disease that makes you grow old too fast. He was born in Cedar City Utah, June 14, 1930 to Arnold and Phoebe Orton and he spent is early years growing up in...

VIDA F. BROWN Vida F. Brown, our much loved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother passed away at home on October 30, 2010. Vida was born on June 15, 1914 in Red Lodge, Montana to Blaz and Mary Sneider. She was the oldest of four children. Even though Vida grew up...

Charles E. Smith Charles Ellis Chick Smith was born to Herschel and Alda Smith on January 13, 1926. He was born at home on their farm in the Kennewick Highlands- the third child of ten. He attended Kennewick schools and was the starting center on the high school...

Michael J. Olson Age 60 of West Richland, a loving Husband, Father and Uncle, passed away on Oct. 29, 2010 of heart failure. Mike was born in Yakima, WA on January 9, 1950 to Joe and Phyllis Olson. He was raised in Yakima and attended Eisenhower H.S. then in 1973...

Madeline Shirey Black Madeline S. Black, 91, of Richland, left this earth to be with her Lord and Savior and with her husband Robert Roland Black. She passed away on Tuesday, October 26, at Kadlec Hospital with her immediate family by her side. She was born on April...

Louella Piggee Louella Piggee, a resident of Richland for 51 years, passed away at her home on October 26, 2010 she was 91. Louella was born on April 2, 1919 in Columbus, MS. Louella and her husband Bob had many precious times travelling and spending vacations with...

Ricardo Evahn Garcia, 52 years old, passed away peacefully at his home in Kennewick in the late evening hours of October 24th, 2010. Rick was born to Ivan M.A. Garcia and Rose Marie Garcia on December 24th, 1957 in Richland, Washington. Other than a few years spent on...