Mary Jane Bott, 93, of Richland, died in Richland on February 28, 2008. Jane was born in Sioux Falls, S.D. on May 12, 1914, the second of six children born to Bert and Haley Donahoe. She is survived by her sister, Dorothy Ann Dougherty of Sioux Falls, S.D., her...
Obituaries
Edward Raymond Pierce
Ed Ray was born to George Kimburn Pierce and Jessie E. Pierce in Sudbury, MA on April 14th, 1921. He was raised throughout Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts. He was the youngest of six siblings, Angie Dalton, George Pierce, Frankie Pierce, Florence...
Laurence Eugene Gower
Laurence E. Gower went to be with his Lord Jesus on February 25, 2008, Richland, Washington after a fall and an extended illness. He was born in Sparta, Randolph County, Illinois, July 25, 1920, to the late Joseph R. Gower and Ruth M. Gadbois Gower. His family moved...
Kathleen Lois Veverka
Kathleen Lois Rice Veverka passed away on February 25, 2008. After an extended battle with cancer, she left peacefully with her loving husband at her side in their Richland home. Kathy was born in Yakima on May 12, 1940 to Lawrence “Larry” and Lola...
Jacquelyn Fitting
Jackie Fitting, 80, died peacefully following a short illness on Friday, February 22, 2008, surrounded by her family in Seattle. Jackie had been a resident of the Tri-Cities since 1962. The youngest of four daughters and one son, Jackie was born on July 21, 1927 to...
Frances Eugenia Phillips
Our beloved mother and grandmother, Frances E. Phillips, died on Friday, February 22, 2008, she was 89. She was born in Colfax, Washington to David and Velma Benton. She was preceded in death by her parents; her three sisters, Laurene, Fern and Bernice; and her...
Dorothy Rew Rees
Our beloved mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, Dorothy Rew Rees, peacefully slipped away from us on Thursday, February 21, 2008 at Quail Hollow in Richland, Washington, after a long and valiant battle with Parkinson’s disease. Mom was born on May...
Linda Katherine Gordon
Linda Kathryn Carlin Gordon, long-time Richland resident, died on February 18, 2008 in Richland at the age of 67. Linda was born November 5, 1940 to Fayette A. and Mercedes Castelleon Carlin in Polson, Montana, the fifth of five children. Her father’s career in...
Michael Ann Nelson
Michael Ann Nelson recently lost her battle with cancer and is now on a different path. Family and friends are sad to see her go. Michael Ann was born in El Centro, California on January 23, 1943 to C. Ben and Adella Herring. When she was about the age of two, the...




