Our beloved Mother and Nana, Ruth Cosens 78 years old of Kennewick passed on March 12th 2010. She was born in Tallassee Alabama. She grew up in this area and met her first love Bobby Laverne Dillard. She was married for 11 years before he was tragically killed. She...
Obituaries
Gary Lee Avery
Gary Lee Avery passed away in Richland, WA at the young age of 59 years on March 25, 2010 from cancer. He was born in Pasco, WA and was a lifelong resident of the Tri-Cities who worked on the Hanford Reservation Site for over 30 years. He was known for his genuine,...
Kenneth Michael Krupka
Kenneth Krupka 60 passed away on March 25, 2010 after an eight month battle with Pancreatic Cancer. Ken was born on August 4, 1949 in Fort Bragg, North Carolina to John and Louise Krupka. He attended school in Limestone, Maine graduating from high school in 1967. He...
Betty Frances Compton
Betty Frances Compton Betty Frances Compton nee Slaughter, a long-time resident of Richland and the Tri-Cities, passed away Monday morning at Kadlec Medical Center in Richland. Betty was born on a ranch on the western slope of the Rocky Mountains in Gypsum, Colorado,...
Minnie Lee Korpi
Minnie Lee Korpi Lee Korpi, born November 26, 1925, to Benjamin Franklin and Myrtle Orsbern White, in Lindsay, Oklahoma, died March 21, 2010 at Richland Rehabilitation Center in Richland, WA. Lee married Waino "Wayne" Korpi at Lead, South Dakota, on January 30, 1946....
James Layton Doyle
James Jim was born on June 24th, 1931 in Genesee, Idaho. His parents, John Francis Frank and Emma Doyle moved to Richland in 1947 during World War II, where he attended Richland Columbia High School. An outstanding athlete, Jim was a varsity letterman in football and...
Barbara F. Mihelitch
Barbara F. Mihelitch stepped into Heaven on March 20, 2010 at Quail Hollow in Richland Washington. Barbara was born and raised in Auburn Washington. She married Richard L. Mihelitch Sr. on September 5, 1953 in Couer d' lane Idaho. They moved to Eastern Washington in...
Dorothy Arlene Biddle
Dorothy Arlene Geyer Biddle, 78, of Richland Washington, passed peacefully from this earth, following her second battle with cancer, March 19th, 2010. "Dottie" to all that knew and loved her, was a 14-year survivor of Oral cancer, beloved mother-grandmother-great...
Lois Susanna Ginther
Lois Susanna Ginther, a longtime resident of Richland, departed this life on March 18, 2010. She was 94. She was born Dec. 5, 1915 in Woonsocket, South Dakota, graduated from Timberlake High School and went on to attend Nettleton Business College. Lois moved to...





