8B HERALD SUNDAY MAY 12 2024 WILLIAM G. HAYNES William G. Haynes, 91, of Kennewick, died May 7 at Chaplaincy Hospice Care in Kenne- wick. He was born in Granger, Utah, and lived in the Tri-Cities for 49 years. He was a former sales- man.
Life Tributes Cremation Center, Kennewick, is in charge of arrangements. SUDESH SANAN Sudesh Sanan, 83, of Richland, died May 6 in Seattle. She was born in India and lived in Richland for 43 years. She was a homemaker. at Sunset, Rich- land, is in charge of ar- rangements.
MARY LOU HUNT Mary Lou Hunt, 71, of Kennewick, died May 8 in Kennewick. She was born in Chica- go, and lived in the Tri-Cities for 70 years. She was a retired kitch- en supervisor for Kadlec Regional Medical Center in Richland. Tri-Cities Funeral Home, Kenne- wick, is in charge of ar- rangements. JANET L.
ATKINS Janet Louise Atkins, 82, of Pasco, died May 7 at From the Heart Adult Family Home in Pasco. She was born in Seattle and lived in the Tri-Cities since 2004. She was a retired care- giver. Life Tributes Cremation Center, Kennewick, is in charge of arrangements. COLEEN P.
RAINES Coleen Patricia Raines, 61, of Kennewick, died May 6 in Richland. She was born in Spo- kane and lived in the Tri- Cities area for 43 years. She was a retired en- trepreneur. Tri-Cities Funeral Home, Kenne- wick, is in charge of ar- rangements. JOHN L.
BUTCHER JR. John Lawton Butcher 89, of Richland, died May 5 in Richland. He was born in Omaha, and lived in Rich- land for 45 years. He was a retired electri- cal engineer. at Sunset, Rich- land, is in charge of ar- rangements.
ISAAC CHAVEZ Isaac Chavez, 91, of Yakima, died May 9 in Yakima. He was born in Wor- land, and was a longtime Sunnyside resi- dent. He was a retired black- smith. Smith Funeral Home, Sunnyside, is in charge of arrangements. DANIEL V.
OSTERGAARD Daniel Vernon Oster- gaard, 77, of Kennewick, died May 1 in Kennewick. He was born in Minden, and was a lifelong Tri-Cities resident. He was a retired Han- ford site historian. Tri-Cities Funeral Home, Kenne- wick, is in charge of ar- rangements. DEATH NOTICES Obituaries Pasco, Washington Rosemary Benson was born on in a rural com- munity south of Mandan ND.
She was the child of ten born to George and Kather- ine Fleck. She was the last remaining child and passed away peacefully at the age of 90 surrounded by her family. She was raised on a large farm and at a young age would get on her horse and round up the cattle. She met her husband Ray the day before he shipped off for the Korean War and waited patiently for him to return. He later surprised her at Mass with a proposal and a ring.
They were married on and later followed the railroad to Pasco with a 2 year old and a 5 week old baby. Rosemary was survived by three children: Dwight (Julie) Benson, Debi (Greg) Taber, Rosalyn (Tom) She was blessed with 7 grandchildren: Heath- er, Ryan, Brooke, Candace, Chris, Brandon, and Jenny and 14 great-grandchildren: Langley, Drew, Conner, Ty- ler, Addison, Miles, Jaxon, Quinn, Gavin, Charlie, Shel- by, Isla, Aleah and Grady, and her sister-in-law Justine Fleck. Rosemary was a devout Catholic and in her later years she watched Mass on TV every night. She loved to play cards and bingo and attend her sporting events. She loved to play family poker games where she would play every hand.
After her husband Ray had a stroke, she took very good care of him for three years. They were married for 56 years before he passed away in 2010. Rosemary picked up the name Grand- ma Kitty for her love of stray cats. Viewing will be held on Sunday, May 12, at 5:00 PM followed by Rosary at 6:00 PM at Greenlee Funeral Home. Funeral ser- vices will be held on Mon- day, May 13, at 10:00 AM at St.
Catholic Church in Pasco. In lieu of dona- tions can be made to St. Pat- Catholic School, Tri- City Prep High School, or Meals on Wheels. Rosemary Benson August 30, 1933 May 6, 2024 Burbank Heights, Wash- ington Marion Cyrilda Vocht, 80, passed away from this life into the loving arms of our heavenly Father on May 6th, 2024, in Richland, WA, due to complications from heart failure. She was born in Pitts- burgh, Pennsylvania, to Jo- seph and Marie Speeler on August 27th, 1943.
After Multiple Sclerosis took her father in 1956 when she was 12, mother moved the family out west to Con- nell in 1957 to start a new life and live with her aunt Betty Pierret on her wheat ranch. Eventually the fam- ily moved to Pasco, where Marion met the love of her life, Ron Vocht, during a ran- dom encounter at the Arctic Circle on Court Street. She graduated from Pasco High School in 1961 and soon af- ter moved to Miami to help care for her grandparents. Ron drove across the coun- try in the summer of 1962 to be with her for three months, living nearby and dating al- most every night. Marion began working as a secretary at a Miami hospital, starting what would be a lifelong ca- reer path, working in support roles at various medical facilities.
She even- tually returned to Pasco and started working at Our Lady of Lourdes as a transcription- ist and a secretary for Dr. Or- val Patchett at his eye clinic in Kennewick. Ron and Marion were mar- ried on June 19th, 1965, at St. Catholic Church in Pasco. They honeymooned in Banff, Alberta, Canada and Yellowstone.
Not long after, they built a beautiful home overlooking the Snake Riv- er on Burbank Heights and started a family, having two wonderful children. Marion worked many years at La Clinica Community Health Center and Royal Columbian Retirement Inn. She start- ed working at Kennewick General Hospital (later Trios Health) in 1986 where she re- mained for the next 32 years as a Radiology secretary and an administrative assistant. In 1995 she was awarded of the In her free time, Marion loved going on vacations with her family, often to the Oregon coast, Wallowa Lake, and Vegas. She had a strong passion for cooking and baking.
The family will never forget her amazing Thanksgiving din- ners. She collected cooking magazines, loved going to yard sales, and was fond of watching hummingbirds, squirrels, and raccoons that passed through the yard. Thoroughly enjoyed watch- ing Fox News every night followed by hours of Golden She had a very strong compassion for animals, often taking in abandoned cats in the neigh- borhood. Marion was a de- vout Catholic and attended mass nearly every weekend until age and illness began to take its toll. Marion is survived by her husband of almost 59 years, Ron; her daughter Rhonda of Pasco; and her son Kevin of Normandy Park, WA.
She is also survived by her broth- ers Ray Speeler of Winter Garden, Florida, and Robert Speeler of Miami. She is pre- ceded in death by her parents, and brothers Joe and Melvin Speeler. Graveside services will be held at 2 PM on Saturday, May 11th, at City View Cem- etery in Pasco. Marion Cyrilda Vocht August 27, 1943 May 6, 2024 Spokane, Washington Jacqueline Louise Sanders was born May 18, 1944, in Yakima, WA. She was mar- ried to Erin Sandy Sanders 33 years.
Jacque is loved and survived by her children: Robert Van Halder (Linda), Jeannie Sanders-Drouhard (Andy), Terry Sanders and stepdaughter Jamie Sand- ers-Duvanich (Adam), sisters Glenda Bateman and Mikie Withers. Numerous grand- children Sarah Van Halder- Fritz, Alexandria McUne, Taylor Van Halder, Jason Ochoa, Melissa Wikum, Christian Hammer, Jordon Weiss, and great-grandchil- dren Liv Van Halder-Fritz, Shae Van Halder, Lain- ey Van Halder, and Blair McUne, Triston Wikum, McKenzie Wikum, Jaclyn Wikum, and Korra Hammer. Jacque is preceded in death by her parents Glen Withers LaDella Withers (An- drews), husband, Erin Sand- ers, and sister Penny Leiker. On Saturday, February 17, 2024, Jacque left this earth to meet our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, from the Spo- kane Providence Holy Fam- ily Hospital surrounded by family. She graduated from Othello HS in 1962 and made her home with Sandy in the Spokane, WA area.
Her passionate hobby of 40 years was embroidering baby blankets for everyone who touched her life includ- ing blessing each grandchild and great grandchild with one. On at 2:30 p.m. Jacque will be interned at the WA state VA cemetery in Medical Lake. In lieu of please consider a do- nation there. Jacqueline Louise Sanders May 18, 1944 February 17, 2024 Obituaries SCOTT D.
HAMMOND Scott David Hammond, 57, of Pasco, died May 5 in Pasco. He was born in Sierra Madre, and lived in the Tri-Cities for 30 years. He was a subcontractor in arms disarmament. Hillcrest Funerals and Cremation, Pasco, is in charge of arrangements. MURIEL KLOTZBACH SIMPSON Muriel Klotzbach Simp- son, 94, died May 5 in Richland.
She was born in Mac- Gregor, Iowa, and lived in Richland for 10 years. She was a former exec- utive assistant for the Gig Harbor School District. at Sunset, Rich- land, is in charge of ar- rangements. LINDA J. GLAESER Linda Jean Glaeser, 84, of Walla Walla, died May 3 at Parkview at Wheat- land Village.
She was born in Glen Ridge, N.J., and lived in the Tri-Cities for a year. She was a retired ele- mentary school librarian for the Kent School Dis- trict. Hillcrest Funerals and Cremation, Pasco, is in charge of arrangements. EDITH B. ROBERTS Edith Bea Ro- berts, 73, of Grandview, died May 7 in Richland.
She was born in Pendle- ton, and was a long- time Grandview resident. She was a retired secre- tary for the Grandview School District. Smith Funeral Home, Sunnyside, is in charge of arrangements. GENEVEIVE J. REISENAUER Geneveive J.
Reisenauer, 93, of Kenne- wick, died May 7 at home. She was born in Ana- conda, and lived in the Tri-Cities since 1979. She was a homemaker. Life Tributes Cremation Center, Kennewick, is in charge of arrangements. HARLENE CORNETT SEARCEY Harlene Cor- nett Searcey, 84, of Ken- newick, died May 2 in Kennewick.
She was born in Bend, and lived in the Tri-Cities for 15 years. She was a retired man- ager for the building de- partment in Bend. Tri-Cities Funeral Home, Kenne- wick, is in charge of ar- rangements. GOTTO VONGPHACHANH Gotto Vongphachanh, 65, of Richland, died May 5 in Richland. He was born in Muk- dahan, Thailand, and lived in Richland for 28 years.
He was a retired custo- dian for the Richland School District. at Sunset, Rich- land, is in charge of ar- rangements. WALTER J. ARMSTRONG Walter Joseph Arm- strong, 72, of Connell, died April 19 in Connell. Hillcrest Funerals and Cremation, Pasco, is in charge of arrangements.
MICHAEL D. BALDING Michael Dean Balding, 63, of Kennewick, died May 5 in Kennewick. He was born in Yakima and lived in the Tri-Cities for 30 years. He worked in building maintenance. Tri-Cities Funeral Home, Kenne- wick, is in charge of ar- rangements.
THOMAS KOEPNICK Thomas Koepnick, 79, of Kennewick, died May 3 in Kennewick. He was born in Spokane and lived in the Tri-Cities area for 47 years. He was a retired en- trepreneur. Compassionate Crema- tion Society, Richland, is in charge of arrange- ments. ROSEMARY BENSON Rosemary Benson, 90, of Pasco, died May 6 in Kennewick.
She was born in Tim- mer, N.D., and lived in the Tri-Cities for 68 years. She was a former wai- tress at the Red Lion in Pasco. Greenlee Funeral Home, Pasco, is in charge of arrangements. MARION C. VOCHT Marion Cyrilda Vocht, 80, of Burbank Heights, died May 6 in Richland.
She was born Pitts- burgh, and lived in the Tri-Cities since 1957. She was a retired ad- ministrative assistant at Trios Southridge Hospital and Kennewick General Hospital. Greenlee Funeral Home, Pasco, is in charge of arrangements. MAGGIE G. HARTMAN Maggie Grace Hartman, 41, of Goldendale, died April 26 in Richland.
She was born in Gold- endale and was a home- maker. ezCremate.com Tri- Cities is in charge of ar- rangements. tricityherald.com/ me the splitter being effective and dan- gerous, a fine line because if I miss, then the hitters are a lot stronger here so going to hit it Imanaga told the Tribune through inter- preter Edwin Stanberry. the most important thing for me, since I do throw my fastball up in the zone, having that in the head is effec- tive because then I can go up and then down Although he uses a splitter grip, Imanaga thinks of the pitch as a change-up. When on the mound, he feel like throwing split- ters, a mentality that seemingly helps him throw it for strikes.
never really taught a whole lot to lefties, and so for him, it is such a unique pitch and the ability to throw it with a lot of Cubs pitching coach Tommy Hottovy said. always going to be a unique Left-handers tend to naturally pronate and work inside the baseball, so a change-up is typically an effective pitch. Cubs lefties Jordan Wicks and Drew Smyly, armed with change-ups, are good examples of that. Smyly understands how difficult harnessing a good splitter can be for a left- hander. He added the pitch to his repertoire while working out at Driveline Baseball in the offseason, and though he used it in spring training outings, he needed it now that pitching out of the bullpen.
Smyly marvels at splitter. why so ef- fective: It looks like a fastball for so long and you just rip it like a fast- ball, then it has crazy Smyly said. never know if going to go this way or that way. a very fun pitch but also a very hard pitch to When scouting Imanaga, the usage and effectiveness of his splitter was some- thing president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer and the Cubs hoped would translate well against ma- jor-league hitters. The organization also was un- certain how well Imanaga could control his repertoire to fill up the zone.
Through seven starts, Imanaga walked only five batters while striking out 43. No other starter has posted an ERA as low as with that few walks through seven ca- reer starts since 1913, according to MLB.com researcher Sarah Langs. Paired with his heater, the splitter-fastball combina- tion has neutralized big league hitters. done a great job of playing the high-low game fastballs up and splitters down has been really Hoyer said last week. in general the strike throw- ing.
You never know, when a pitcher is coming from Japan and having a different ball and a differ- ent strike zone, how the command is going to be, and his command has obviously been unique rising fastball characteristics and his ability to tunnel his splitter off of it with similar release points force hitters to change their sight lines signif- icantly with the difference in vertical movement. His splitter averages 32.3 inch- es of drop, 4 inches more than league average for already limited looks against the pitch, while his fastball has 13.2 inches of drop, with 3.4 inches more rise than average. The inherent vertical separation between a fastball and splitter is taken to an extreme with Imanaga, adding to hit- challenge. They have to pick which one to com- mit to in the box to help them focus on one part of the zone. Even then, command of the two pitches has limited chances for dam- age.
arm action never veteran catcher Yan Gomes said. he throws the splitter for a strike, so it becomes an- other pitch to have instead of, oh, going be a pun- chout or chase. He can do that, but almost like, lay it in there change-up style and then (he) can bury it. The arm speed and how he does it is real- ly Hitting coach Dustin Kelly feels fortunate the Cubs have to build a game plan to face Imana- ga. just got confi- dence and an aura about Kelly said recently.
translates, and when you see a guy bouncing around the mound like that and com- ing at you with his best stuff at all times, like, all right, this here, we better go attack him. seeing guys just miss pitches that they probably think they should The numbers lie when it comes to Imana- effectiveness to begin his major league career. Although he is considered a rookie by MLB stan- dards, he brings eight years of professional expe- rience and knowledge from Japan. He recently declared he will wait and let hitters determine whether he is a dominant pitcher in this country. Even after a torrid start with another lights-out performance Tuesday, Imanaga ready to acknowledge how he has been one of the best start- ers in the majors.
think going to take a long he said. try not to think a good pitcher because when I do, I feel like going to relax a little bit, ease up a little bit. I want to keep going and working FROM PAGE 1B IMANAGA.
