Rusanne Lea Hyland

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  • Friday, April 11, 2014 12:00am
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Rusanne Lea Hyland

Rusanne Lea Hyland, 67, died at her home in Auburn, WA, on March 24, 2014. Rusanne was born December 7, 1946, in Yakima, WA, to Almaria Fern (Wulff) and James Russell Hyland. She attended college at Central Washington State College in Ellensburg, graduating with a Bachelor’s Degree and her teaching certificate in 1969. During her 33-year teaching career, she mentored many young teachers, traveled to England on a teaching exchange and taught reading and math curricula to her colleagues around the Kent School District.

A celebration of her life will be held at 1 pm on April 12 at First Christian Church of Kent, 11717 SE 240th St, Kent WA 98064. Personal memories may be posted to Rusanne’s on-line guest book at www.yahnandson.com. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Rusanne L. Hyland Memorial Scholarship, c/o Green River Community College Foundation, 12401 SE 320th St., Auburn. WA, (www.greenriver.edu/about-us/foundation.htm) or to the Pediatric Interim Care Center, 328 4th Ave. S., Kent, WA 98032 (www.picc.net).


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