Obituaries

Kathleen L. Rasmussen, 81, died Tuesday, August 7, 2001, at home in Kennewick. She was born February 2, 1920, in Sioux City, Iowa and had lived in the Tri-Cities 4 years. Mrs. Rasmussen was a credit manager until retiring. She was a member of West Lawn Presbyterian...

Dorothy Emmerich Dains passed away August 6, 2001, at 8:00 a.m. at Beverly Healthcare in Pasco, WA. She was born October 31, 1915, to Mr. & Mrs. E. E. Emmerich in Spokane, WA. Dorothy graduated from Lewis & Clark High School in 1934. Upon graduation she went...

Ervin Michael Slabaugh, 76, of Richland, died Thursday, August 2, 2001, at Kadlec Medical Center. He was born April 19, 1925, in Bluegrass, North Dakota. Mr. Slabaugh worked at Hanford and retired from Westinghouse. He had served in the U. S. Army Air Force. He was a...

Christina Marilla lola McGrew Seslar, nearly 98, went home to be with our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on August 4, 2001. The family is grateful to Canyon Lakes Restorative and Rehabilitative Center for their excellent and loving care over the past few years. Iola was...

Harold S. Tesky passed away July 27, 2001. Husband, Father, Grandfather, Great-Grandfather and friend to many. He was born on March 22, 1918 in Venturia, North Dakota to Jacob J. and Christina Delzer Tesky. Harold served 5 years in the U.S. Navy from 1941-1945. Mr....

On Sunday July 22nd, 2001, all the flowers in our gardens wept. That was the day we lost our beautiful Earth Angel, Melodyann Jahnke. Melodyann was born on September 17th, 1959, in Spokane, Washington as an unwanted child. Soon after that, Fred and Winnie Paine came...

Anna Louise Hertenstein Nelson, 92, formerly of Richland, Washington, died peacefully on July 22, 2001, at Legacy Homes in Kennewick, Washington. Anna was born at the family farm on the St. Croix River in Rush City, Minnesota, on March 16, 1909. In 1949, she moved to...