Obituaries

Gerard Edmond ''Van'' Van Hamme was born in Bassevelde, Belgium on January 28, 1912, the son of Julius and Emma de Pauw Van Hamme. He moved to the United States with his family when he was a child and lived in Ohio for 12 years before World War II. He joined the Army...

Betty F. Gallagher May, 12, 1936 – July 7, 2006 Service: July 15, 2006 Betty F. Gallagher passed away peacefully at the Kadlec Medical Center in Richland, WA on Friday, July 7, 2006 due to a reoccurrence of breast cancer. Betty was born to Theodore and Mabel Foxen in...

Esther F. Geris, 69, of Kennewick, passed away July 5, 2006 at Hospice at the Chaplaincy in Kennewick. She was born October 25, 1936 in Rolla, Missouri to Amos C. and Ora E. Ferris Duncan. She lived in the Tri-Cities for 59 years and was a retired Social Worker for...

Marjorie Marge Dolores Heinen Stocker, age 85, died in the arms of her loving family at Kadlec Hospital, Richland, Washington, in the early morning of July 4, 2006. Marjorie was born in Williston, North Dakota, to Anthony John and Priscilla Josephine Heinen on...

Einan’s Funeral Home Ethel Catten Anderson Our wonderful mother, Ethel Catten Anderson passed away on July 3, 2006 just one month shy of her 98th birthday. She was born in Chelsea, London, England on Aug 5th, 1908. She was the 13th child of fifteen children born to...

Helen Deon McPeek passed away July 2, 2006 in Richland at the age of 92 and will be joining her husband Ernest McPeek, who passed away in 1987. Deon and Ernest McPeek were true Richland pioneers. Moving from Breckenridge, MO in 1943 to their new home and new life in...

Einan’s Funeral Home Mae E. McConnell Mae’s bedside was attended by loving family and caregivers during the last several days as she passed over to Heaven. She was born on January 12th, 1916 in Sandusky Ohio. After attending Moody Bible School, Mae worked as a...