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Russell Eugene Barner, Jr.
April 01, 1957 - January 10, 2002
Birthplace: Spokane, WA
Resided In: West Richland Washington
Service: January 14, 2002
Russell E. Barner, Jr. 44, of West Richland, WA was born April 1, 1957
, in Spokane, WA and died Thursday, January 10, 2002, at Kadlec Medica
l Center, Richland after a 2 ½ year battle with cancer.
Russ was raised in Montana and married Janet Hoyt on May 28, 1977. H
e attended DeVry in Phoenix, AZ (1987-1990).
He and his family moved to the Tri-Cities in 1990 and worked as an eng
ineer for Battelle Northwest Laboratories.
He enjoyed fishing at Twin Lakes and on the Columbia River by McNary D
am, and water skiing, camping and boating at Banks Lake with family an
d friends. Russ enjoyed snow skiing and was on the ski patrol in Mont
ana. His dog, Casey, also brought him much joy.
Russ is survived by his wife, Janet; son, Ken of Salt Lake City, UT; d
aughter, Jami of West Richland; father, Russell Barner, Sr. of Choteau
, MT; in-laws, Bill and Ruth Hoyt of Choteau, MT, John and Chris Hoy
t of Choteau, MT, Patsy and Joe Tate of Cheyenne, WY, Linda and Jim Sp
inder of Choteau, MT, Sharon and Gerry Hunt of Memphis, TN, Charlene a
d Mike Bradshaw of Drummond, MT; and numerous nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his mother, Janet M. Barner and brother, K
enneth Ray Barner.
Memorial services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, January 14, 2002
, at Einan’s Funeral Home.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be to the Tri-City Canc
er Center, 7350 W. Deschutes Ave., Kennewick, WA 99336.
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