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April 30, 2020 12:03 a.m.

In New Orleans, friends respond as virus claims a Zulu king

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — If he had died in a normal time, Larry Arthur Hammond would have had a funeral befitting a Zulu king, with more than a thousand mourners in the church and marching in second-line parades celebrating a mainstay of New Orleans Mardi Gras royalty.

April 29, 2020 12:03 a.m.

In New Orleans, friends respond as virus claims a Zulu king

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — If he had died in a normal time, Larry Arthur Hammond would have had a funeral befitting a Zulu king, with more than a thousand mourners in the church and marching in second-line parades celebrating a mainstay of New Orleans Mardi Gras royalty.

April 28, 2020 12:03 a.m.

In New Orleans, friends respond as virus claims a Zulu king

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — If he had died in a normal time, Larry Arthur Hammond would have had a funeral befitting a Zulu king, with more than a thousand mourners in the church and marching in second-line parades celebrating a mainstay of New Orleans Mardi Gras royalty.

September 12, 2020 3:03 a.m.

Italy shaken up by brutal beating death of young Black man

ROME (AP) — Hundreds of people in Italy walked in a funeral procession Saturday for a young Black man whose brutal beating death has shaken up the country and drawn condemnation from the highest levels of government.

Drew Dean Latham
July 11, 2018 3 a.m.

Drew Dean Latham

February 28, 1990 – July 7, 2018

July 22, 2020 10:30 a.m.

C.T. Vivian remembered at Georgia Capitol ahead of funeral

ATLANTA (AP) — On the eve of his funeral, a horse-drawn carriage took the Rev. C.T. Vivian’s casket from the Georgia Capitol to Martin Luther King Jr.’s tomb in Atlanta on Wednesday.

July 2, 2020 4:06 a.m.

Funeral planned Wednesday for retired pope's elder brother

BERLIN (AP) — A funeral is to be held in Germany next week for the Rev. Georg Ratzinger, the older brother of Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI

January 11, 2007 8 p.m.

Doris Ireland Budd

Doris Ireland Budd, age 79, passed away Jan. 9, 2007, at Samaritan Hospital from complications of her five-year battle with cancer. Doris was born May 14,1927, at London, Ohio, to William and Mabel (McCann) Ireland. Siblings surviving are Ella (Glen) Marlin, William (Esther) Ireland, Bea Ireland, and Blanche (Delbert) Harlan. Her surviving children are Roy Lee Ireland, Samantha (James) Luper, Rebecca (James) Jones, Mary Jane (Steven) Weber, George Poor, Laura Burris, Loretta Shortridge, Ronald (Debbie) Poor, and James (Angel) Budd- She is also survived by numerous grandchildren including Jaimi Budd, Forrest Budd and McKenzie Rose Budd of Ephrata. She is remembered with special love by a cousin William L. Fletcher and friends Darin and Eric St. Clair. Her many nieces and nephews including Terry Lee Ireland, Del Harlan Jr., Bonnie Reed, Michael Harlan, Joyce Erickson, Bill Ireland Jr., Christine Ireland, George Ireland and Raymond M. Backulich will also miss her. Doris loved children and animals. A funeral service will be held at Benson Funeral Chapel, 104 W. Fifth Avenue, Moses Lake at I p.m. Friday, Jan. 12, 2007 followed by interment at Moses Lake Cemetery.

Irma Rossell
August 11, 2008 9 p.m.

Irma Rossell

Irma Rossell, 94, longtime Moses Lake resident, passed away Friday, Aug. 8, 2008, at Samaritan Hospital. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 12, at Kayser’s Chapel of Memories with Pastor Del McKenzie officiating. Interment will follow at Pioneer Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be at the funeral home on Monday until 7 p.m. Arrangements are in care of Kayser’s Chapel and Crematory, Moses Lake. You may sign the guest book or leave a note for the family at

George Richard (Dick) Brockway
September 20, 2012 6 a.m.

George Richard (Dick) Brockway

George Richard (Dick) Brockway, 89 years old, died at Samaritan Hospital on September 11, 2012. He spent the last 13 years living in Soap Lake, WA; and he had previously lived in Ephrata for 43 years. He was born in Helena Montana on January 28, 1923 to Harry and Martha Brockway.

June 8, 2005 9 p.m.

Edna Anna Lybbert

Edna Anna Lybbert, 85, Moses Lake resident for 58 years, passed away Tuesday at SunBridge Care and Rehabilitation Center. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. at the Grape Drive LDS Chapel with Bishop John Wright presiding. Interment will follow at Pioneer Memorial Gardens. Friends may call at the funeral home Wednesday from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. Arrangements are in care of Kayser's Chapel and Crematory.

Johnnie Lee McKee
January 17, 2006 8 p.m.

Johnnie Lee McKee

Johnnie Lee McKee, 99, longtime Moses Lake resident, passed away Saturday, Jan. 14, 2006 at her home. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 21, 2006 at Kayser's Chapel of Memories with Pastor Fred Scudder and Pastor Gene White officiating. Interment will follow at Pioneer Memorial Gardens. Friends may call at the funeral home on Thursday from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. and on Friday from 8 a.m. until 7 p.m. Arrangements are in care of Kayser's Chapel and Crematory, Moses Lake.

Rodger Lloyd Rockne, Sr.
March 13, 2014 6 a.m.

Rodger Lloyd Rockne, Sr.

Rodger Lloyd Rockne, Sr., 73, of Moses Lake, WA died Monday, March 3, 2014 in Central Washington Hospital in Wenatchee, WA. He was born August 12, 1941 in Seattle, WA to Willard and Frances Jeanne (Befoure) Rockne.

Carmelita "Carmen" Alvarado
February 1, 2014 5 a.m.

Carmelita "Carmen" Alvarado

Carmelita "Carmen" Alvarado, long time resident of Moses Lake, WA. passed away on January 28, 2014 at the age of 74, peacefully surrounded by her loving family. She was born on July 30, 1939 in Mathis Texas to the parents of Tomas and Louisa Moreno. She met the love of her life Reynaldo Alvarado and soon after they married on April 27, 1958. They started their family and eventually moved to Moses Lake WA in 1967 where they raised three boys and a grandson. Carmen worked and held various positions throughout the community in particularly assisting senior citizens.

Gerald "Jerry" Stevens
September 8, 2012 6 a.m.

Gerald "Jerry" Stevens

Funeral services for Gerald "Jerry" Stevens, age 71, of Thatcher, will be conducted at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, September 8, 2012 at the Church Street LDS Chapel with Bishop David Udall officiating.  Interment will follow in the Thatcher Cemetery.

September 17, 2007 9 p.m.

Donna June Douke

Donna June Douke, 70, of Spokane Valley, passed away Thursday, Sept. 13, 2007, at Sun Lakes Park near Coulee City. Arrangements are in care of Benson Family Funeral Service, Chapel, Cemetery and Crematory, Moses Lake.

April 8, 2009 9 p.m.

Richard D. Winter

Richard D. Winter, 83, longtime Moses Lake resident, died in his home Sunday, April 5, 2009, in Moses Lake.

March 13, 2009 9 p.m.

Clayton Larkin

Clayton Larkin, 88, longtime Moses Lake resident died Thursday, March 12, 2009, in Sand Ridge Home Care in Moses Lake.

July 28, 2006 9 p.m.

Trena Koziol

Graveside services for Trena Koziol will be held at noon, Tuesday, Aug. 1 at the Moses Lake Cemetery. Visitation is from 9 a.m. to noon at Benson's Champ at the Cemetery. Arrangements are in care of Benson Family Funeral Services, Moses Lake.

Esther Olson
February 28, 2024 11:19 a.m.

Esther Olson

Esther Gladys Olsen, 100, passed away Feb. 24, 2024, in Othello, Wash. Funeral services will be held at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Warden, Wash., March 5 at 11 a.m. followed by a graveside service at Sunset Memorial Gardens.