YAKIMA - Emily G. Konen, 91, of Yakima, Wash. died on Sunday, October 21, 2007 in Yakima. She was born at Maidstone, England on November 11, 1915 to Arthur G. and Sara (Barnard) Leach. The family immigrated to the United States in 1923, initially settling in Oregon. Later they moved to Kelso, Wash. where Emily graduated from high school.
Emily met and married her husband, Ted Konen, in 1940. In 1949, the family moved to Quincy, Wash. where Emily worked in retail and later retired from the Quincy School District as a secretary.
Emily is survived by her sons, Larry (Muriel) Konen of Naches, Wash. and Phillip Konen of Eugene Oregon; her twin sister, Dorothy Carpenter, and sister, Kathleen Schlecht, both of Longview, Wash.; three granddaughters, Veronica Smith of Deer Park, Wash., Stephanie St. Martin of Yakima, and Jennifer Hadley of Bonney Lake, Wash.; five great grandchildren and 3 great great grandsons.
Emily was preceded in death by her husband in 1968, and brother, Arthur B. Leach.
A Rosary Vigil will be held at 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, October 24, 2007 at St. John's Catholic Church, 206 Moxee Avenue, Naches, Wash.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10 a.m., Thursday, October 25 at St. John's Catholic Church. A luncheon will follow the service in the church reception center.
Burial will be at 3 p.m. at Quincy Valley Cemetery, Quincy, Wash.
Langevin-Mussetter Funeral Home is entrusted with the arrangements.
Emily met and married her husband, Ted Konen, in 1940. In 1949, the family moved to Quincy, Wash. where Emily worked in retail and later retired from the Quincy School District as a secretary.
Emily is survived by her sons, Larry (Muriel) Konen of Naches, Wash. and Phillip Konen of Eugene Oregon; her twin sister, Dorothy Carpenter, and sister, Kathleen Schlecht, both of Longview, Wash.; three granddaughters, Veronica Smith of Deer Park, Wash., Stephanie St. Martin of Yakima, and Jennifer Hadley of Bonney Lake, Wash.; five great grandchildren and 3 great great grandsons.
Emily was preceded in death by her husband in 1968, and brother, Arthur B. Leach.
A Rosary Vigil will be held at 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, October 24, 2007 at St. John's Catholic Church, 206 Moxee Avenue, Naches, Wash.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10 a.m., Thursday, October 25 at St. John's Catholic Church. A luncheon will follow the service in the church reception center.
Burial will be at 3 p.m. at Quincy Valley Cemetery, Quincy, Wash.
Langevin-Mussetter Funeral Home is entrusted with the arrangements.
YAKIMA - Emily G. Konen, 91, of Yakima, Wash. died on Sunday, October 21, 2007 in Yakima. She was born at Maidstone, England on November 11, 1915 to Arthur G. and Sara (Barnard) Leach. The family immigrated to the United States in 1923, initially settling in Oregon. Later they moved to Kelso, Wash. where Emily graduated from high school.
Emily met and married her husband, Ted Konen, in 1940. In 1949, the family moved to Quincy, Wash. where Emily worked in retail and later retired from the Quincy School District as a secretary.
Emily is survived by her sons, Larry (Muriel) Konen of Naches, Wash. and Phillip Konen of Eugene Oregon; her twin sister, Dorothy Carpenter, and sister, Kathleen Schlecht, both of Longview, Wash.; three granddaughters, Veronica Smith of Deer Park, Wash., Stephanie St. Martin of Yakima, and Jennifer Hadley of Bonney Lake, Wash.; five great grandchildren and 3 great great grandsons.
Emily was preceded in death by her husband in 1968, and brother, Arthur B. Leach.
A Rosary Vigil will be held at 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, October 24, 2007 at St. John's Catholic Church, 206 Moxee Avenue, Naches, Wash.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10 a.m., Thursday, October 25 at St. John's Catholic Church. A luncheon will follow the service in the church reception center.
Burial will be at 3 p.m. at Quincy Valley Cemetery, Quincy, Wash.
Langevin-Mussetter Funeral Home is entrusted with the arrangements.
Emily met and married her husband, Ted Konen, in 1940. In 1949, the family moved to Quincy, Wash. where Emily worked in retail and later retired from the Quincy School District as a secretary.
Emily is survived by her sons, Larry (Muriel) Konen of Naches, Wash. and Phillip Konen of Eugene Oregon; her twin sister, Dorothy Carpenter, and sister, Kathleen Schlecht, both of Longview, Wash.; three granddaughters, Veronica Smith of Deer Park, Wash., Stephanie St. Martin of Yakima, and Jennifer Hadley of Bonney Lake, Wash.; five great grandchildren and 3 great great grandsons.
Emily was preceded in death by her husband in 1968, and brother, Arthur B. Leach.
A Rosary Vigil will be held at 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, October 24, 2007 at St. John's Catholic Church, 206 Moxee Avenue, Naches, Wash.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10 a.m., Thursday, October 25 at St. John's Catholic Church. A luncheon will follow the service in the church reception center.
Burial will be at 3 p.m. at Quincy Valley Cemetery, Quincy, Wash.
Langevin-Mussetter Funeral Home is entrusted with the arrangements.
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