Kitty Hoage passed away at home in Finley on April 5, 2012 at the age of 69. She was born February 9, 1943 in Pringle, South Dakota to Opal and Lewis Walker. When Kitty was just three, the family moved to Finley, Washington where she graduated from high school in 1961. She married William "Bill" Albert Hoage and worked as a cook at Beverly Health and Rehabilitation in Pasco before retiring in 1998. She worked very hard in preparation for meals at the nursing homes. Kitty was preceded in death by her father, mother, and sisters Eva Kilgore and Ruth Clark. She is survived by her husband Bill, daughter Robin Wichert of Kennewick, brother Louis Walker of Kennewick, and numerous nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held Thursday, April 12th, 2012, at 1:00 p.m., at Mueller's Tri-Cities Funeral, 1401 S. Union Street in Kennewick with burial to follow at Desert Lawn Memorial Park.