Obituaries

On October 19, 1920, Marie Martha was welcomed into this world in Athol, Idaho by her parents James and Anna Berg. She departed this world at the Hospice House in Kennewick on November 3, 2006. Marie was raised in Genesee, Idaho and Walla Walla, Washington and moved...

George William Mettler, 72, passed away November 1, 2006 in Richland, Washington. He was born April 14, 1934 in a farm house in Miami County, Kansas. He lived in Richland Washington for the past 46 years and was an Engineer for Westinghouse. George grew up on a farm...

Dr. Ronald L. Brodzinski, a long-time PNNL staff member and friend to many, passed away unexpectedly October 31, 2006. Ron was a Laboratory Fellow in the Radiation Detection and Nuclear Sciences Group at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Ron had been with the...

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...