Obituaries

Roberta Bobbi Lee Shipman passed away on May 23rd, 2009, which was 5 years to the day that her Father died. Bobbi was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and Godmother. She was preceded in death by her father Robert O'Dell, who earned a silver star and two purple...

Roy Eldon Rube Roy Eldon Rube, age 73, a devoted husband, father, friend and grandfather, passed away peacefully at home with his family May 23, 2009 after a long battle with diabetes and colon cancer. He gave a good fight. Roy was born June 10, 1935 in Abilene, KS to...

Walter Raymond Leitenberg, 83, of Richland, WA passed away May 20, 2009 in Richland. He was born October 2, 1925 in New Brunswick, NJ, the only child of Raymond and Clarissa Leitenberg. He enjoyed sports in school as well as visiting family and traveling. Walter...

Ila Poulson Buchanan was born in Richfield, Utah on August is, 1917, the ninth child of 14 children born to Sarah Anna Robinson Poulson and James Christian Poulson. She was preceded in death by her parents and sisters: Ione, Celia and Una Velene; brothers: James...

Raffaele E.M. Solferino He was a devout Catholic and a family man. He loved authentic Italian cuisine, a good glass of vino, and of course the English footballers, Arsenal. Raffaele "Ralph" Emilio Matteo Solferino passed away on May 16, 2009 in Kennewick, Wash., with...

Evelyn M. Tiffany, 73, of Pasco, Washington, departed Friday May 15th 2009 with her family by her side. She was born on February 25, 1936 to Phillip and Rose Zaro in Walla Walla, WA. She grew up and went to school at St. Patrick School, in Walla Walla 1st thru 12th...

Philip J. Pankaskie Philip J. P.J. Pankaskie died peacefully in his sleep, May 11, 2009 at Park Manor Nursing Home, in Walla Walla, Washington. He was the eighth of nine children and the last surviving child of Leo J. and Mary Pankaskie. He was born January 6, 1920,...

William L. Bill Hartley passed away Friday, May 1, 2009, at Kadlec Medical Center, Richland, WA. following a courageous battle with interstitial lung disease. He was born in Yakima, WA, on June 27, 1936 where he spent his early years. Bill lived in the Tri-Cities...