Obituaries

Philip John Drinkwine, born on October 18, 1931 in Superior, Wisconsin to Mina S. Gratreak and Henry R. Drinkwine, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Sunday, August 5, 2007. He was blessed with a large family to share his life with. His brothers; AI, Marvin,...

Barney V. Lewis, Jr, Sept. 19, 1923 to Aug. 4, 2007, was the oldest living native of Benton City. A Benton City Icon for over 83 years passed away peacefully during his short stay at Avalon Health and Rehab Center in Pasco. Barney was a painter by trade but was best...

Dorothy Margaret Hahn was born Thanksgiving morning, November 26, 1914 to Lillian and John J. Kerr in Rochester, MN. She passed away on August 2, 2007 in Kennewick, WA at the age of 92. After graduating from Rochester High School she worked with her father drafting...

Birthplace: Oakland, California Resided in: Richland, Washington Emmett, loving husband, father, and grandfather, had an abounding love for his family and an unfailing sense of humor. He was born July 7, 1924 in Oakland, California. He proudly served in the United...

Emery C. Casey, 81, of Richland passed away July 28, 2007 in Richland. He was born August 26, 1925 in Walla Walla and grew up in Waitsburg, Washington. He served in the Marine Corp during WWII and moved to Richland after the war. Here he met and married Ann Buecher in...

Ron Zama passed away on July 27, 2007. Born June 7, 1928, in Utica, New York, he grew up in the north end of Boston in an Italian immigrant family, and moved to Richland in 1950. He served in the Navy as a Seabee doing surveying in the Philippines for the construction...