Richard Jessen

Richard H. Jessen, 82, of Union Gap died Sunday at Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital. Mr. Jessen was born in Lincoln, Neb., and served in the Army as a corporal. He lived in the Yakima Valley since 1975. He worked for the U.S. Department of Agriculture as a soil conservationist for more than 25 years. Survivors include his wife, Dolores Jessen of Union Gap; two sons, Richard Jessen Jr. of Yakima and John Jessen of Washington, D.C.; four daughters, Kassandra Jessen, Karen Clifton and Karla Jessen, all of Yakima, and Rose Marie Howard of Snohomish; 12 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. The family will hold a private memorial service at a later date. Arrangements are by Valley Hills Funeral Home and Crematory, Yakima. To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Richard Jessen, please visit our flower store.