Jeffrey Nathan Rabenold

Jeffrey Nathan Rabenold, 51 of Kennewick, passed away on April 30, 2013 at Kennewick General Hospital.

Jeff was born in Allentown, Pennsylvania on March 22, 1962. At the age of 16, he moved to Renton Washington and finished High School at Lindbergh High School. He joined the Job Corps at 18 years of age where he met his first wife Terry Graham with whom he had two children. Some of his proudest family moments were the birth of his two children, Jeffrey and Brittanie Rabenold, marrying his soul mate and best friend, Kathy Valdez-Rabenold on November 11, 2008, and the birth of his grandchildren Issiah and Zaiden. His proudest career accomplishments were working for the Pepsi Company in Moses Lake, Washington until an on-the-job car accident placed Jeff on permanent disability.

His proudest civic accomplishments were that he loved to coach and referee Youth Football and was proud of each of his players. He had dreams of becoming a teacher one day. He followed college basketball and sports in general, including our local Tri-City Americans Hockey Team, and he was an avid fan of the Philadelphia Eagles, and the Seattle Seahawks. He loved to garden and spend time nurturing and growing beautiful flowers for his beautiful wife Kathy. He also loved his many dogs, Baxter, Zeus, Milo, and Trixie.

He passed away peacefully surrounded by his family with a smile on his face.

Jeffrey is survived by his wife Kathy Valdez Rabenold; son, Jeffrey M. Rabenold; son, Austin D. Snyder; daughter, Brittanie A. Rabenold; daughter, Danielle R. Valdez; daughter, Tyanna M. Snyder; grandson, Issaih C. Charette and grandson Zaiden D. Snyder. He is also survived by his mother, Gail Vasquez; sister, Sheri Thompson; sister, Diane Rabenold; sister, Dawn Slish; grandmother, Arlene Carpenter; mother-in-law Merry Valdez; father-in-law; George Valdez; and numerous aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins and in-laws.

Jeffrey was preceded in death by his father, Arthur Vasquez and grandfather, James Carpenter.

A Celebration of Life will be held Tuesday, May 7, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. at Memories at Sunset Event Center, 915 Bypass Highway Richland, WA.

Donations may be made to the Cancer Center of America in Jeff Rabenold's name.

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