Obituaries

Virginia Claire Alta Durman Laurence went peacefully to the Lord’s side on August 29, 2003. She was 92 years old. Born on March 26, 1911, to Eban and Susan Van Nest Durman, in Abbott, Arkansas, she was raised by her maternal grandparents in Yuma, Colorado, after the...

Arnold J. “Arnie” Artz, 80, of Richland, was born April 17, 1923 in Exeter, California and died Wednesday, August 27, 2003, at Kadlec Medical Center, Richland, Washington. Arnie moved to the Tri-Cities in 1948 where he was a painter at Hanford until retiring in 1988....

Tom Edvalson, beloved son, husband, friend and father died Saturday afternoon, Aug 23, 2003 after a long battle with Fredric’s Ataxia, a rare neurological disease. His courageous example will live on in the minds and hearts of all who knew him. Tom was born in La...

Herbert A. Aeschliman At the age of 87, Herbert Aeschliman passed away late Friday night, August 22, 2003 while surrounded by family members. He will be sorely missed by all who knew him. Herb was the youngest of eight children, growing up in Missouri. He started out,...

Stella M. Eckholm of the Tri-Cities passed on Tuesday, August 22, 2003, at the Life Care Center of Kennewick, WA at the young age of 91 ½ years. She was taken by the Lord very peacefully with her daughter-in-law, Mary K. Mickey and son, Ray E. Hubbard of Kennewick at...

Richland lost one of her most familiar characters this week when Samuel Carter Russell passed away at Richland Life Care Center on Tuesday, August 19th, 2003. He was born to Addie Jane Mahaffey and Elias Russell in Cass Arkansas, coming into this world on February...

Marjorie J. Steers went to be with the Lord on August 13, 2003. She had lived in Richland since September 2002. Marjorie was born in Portland, Oregon on April 19, 1920. Her primary love in her life was being a wife, for 62 years to Les, and a mother to her 4 children....