Obituaries

Julia H. Mallory, 77, of Richland, WA died March 13, 2002, at the Life Care Center of Richland. She was born June 10, 1924, in Union, OR and lived in the Tri-cities 57 years. She was a homemaker. Julia was a member of West Side Church in Richland and a one-time member...

Martin M. Axtman was born January 22, 1904, the son of Michael and Christine Staus Axtman, at the family homestead near Orrin, North Dakota where he attended a country school. Martin met and married a country school teacher, Agnes Anseth, at Fulda Catholic Church on...

EINAN’S FUNERAL HOME Robert C. Forsman passed away peacefully in his home in Richland on March 5, 2002. Robert was born June 27, 1924 in Casper, Wyoming. He received the Bronze Star while serving in the Army in the 76th Infantry Division during WWII. After the war he...

Mary Helen Bettenberg, 82 of Richland passed away on March 5, 2002, of pancreatic cancer. She was preceded in death in 1995 by her husband of fifty-six years, William J. Bettenberg. Mrs. Bettenberg was born in Osceola, Iowa, and raised in Chariton, Iowa. She and her...

Opal Jewel Drum, 89, of West Richland, WA, died Tuesday, March 05, 2002, at the Tri-Cities Chaplaincy Hospice House in Kennewick, WA. She was born in Beaver, OK and lived in the Tri-Cities almost 60 years. Mrs. Drum was a homemaker and attended the Church of the...

Glenn Robert Weiggands passed away on March 5, 2002, at his home in Richland, Washington. He was born in Kennewick on December 7, 1923, to Sam and Elsie Weiggands. Glenn lived in Kennewick until moving to Richland in 1947. Glenn was very proud of his family and his...

Evelyn F.Tesky Our precious mother, grandmother and great-grandmother joined her husband on March 1, 2002 at the age of 74. Born on March 15, 1927 in Eustace, Texas, the oldest of 6 children. After her marriage in April of 1946, Evelyn and Harold moved to Richland...