Ardell "Art" Aman, age 89, passed away October 15, 2012, at Rosetta Adult Home. Art was the youngest of 10 children, born June 26, 1923, in Wendell, Idaho to Bert Aman and Sophia Barbezat. In 1924, the family moved to Kuna, Idaho, where he graduated from high school. After high school, he joined the Navy and served as an aviation radioman during WWII. After the war he returned to Idaho and earned a college degree from the University of Idaho. In 1954, he moved to Kennewick, Washington and married Irene Spencer who had four daughters. Art worked at Columbia Basin News in Pasco and then Lyle's Drug in Kennewick, in the camera department. In 1961, he went to work for Battelle Northwest as a photographer, retiring in 1987. He married Leah Supplee in1991 in Newport, Oregon. Before Art became ill, he enjoyed traveling, hiking and camping. His hobbies were photography and scrapbooking. Art is preceded in death by his parents, nine siblings: Everett, Emery, Denzil, Verlin, Wayne, Kenneth, Loren, Wilma and Geraldine; his first wife, Irene, and his four stepdaughters. He is survived by his wife, Leah; three stepchildren, Larry (Darla) Neisent, Terry(Sherrie) Supplee and Charlotte Supplee; and several nieces, nephews and grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Saturday, October 20, 2012, at 11:00 a.m., at Mueller's Chapel of the Falls, 314 W. 1st Ave in Kennewick, with a viewing on Friday, 5 to 7 p.m.
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