Obituaries

Geoffrey L. Gelhaus passed away on Tuesday, October 31 at Kadlec Hospital in Richland at the age of 61. He had recently moved to Pasco after living a couple of years in the country near Helena, Montana. He was born on February 17, 1945 in Webster, South Dakota, and...

Harriet was born on December 26, 1924 in Artesia, New Mexico. She was the youngest of four children born to J. Ward and Lucille Cave. She passed away on October 26, 2006 at Richland Rehabilitation due to complications of Alzheimer’s. She grew up in Artesia, New Mexico...

Patrick Lee Witeck, 50, of Richland, passed away October 22, 2006 in Richland. He was born January 19, 1956 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He lived in the Tri-Cities for 15 years and worked as a Legal Process Server for Pronto Process Service. Survivors include his...

Clayton E. Nelson of Richland passed away at the Richland Rehabilitation Center October 22, 2006 at the age of 87. He was born in Leal, North Dakota July 27, 1919 and lived in Richland, since 1945. Clayton was a Nuclear Power Supervisor and retired in 1984 from...

Jerry Keith Christensen Sr was born in Sterling Idaho, the eldest child of Herman and Zelda Ruth Loveless Christensen. Eight siblings followed him into the world. He is survived by his wife, Dorothy, of Richland, WA; Daughters: Claire Christensen, Benton City, Judith...

Tyler Andrew Luedtke, 5, of Kennewick was born June 19, 2001 in Richland, WA and passed away October 19, 2006 in Kennewick, WA. He lived in Richland 1 year before moving to Kennewick. Tyler attended preschool for 1 year at Rainbow Montessori in Kennewick. He had just...

Hazel Margaret Curry, 89, passed away on October 14, 2006 at the Hospice at the Chaplaincy house in Kennewick, Washington. She was born in Lewiston, Idaho on December 14, 1916 to Mary Margaret and Thomas W. Evans and was the youngest of 9 children. Hazel grew up near...