Rev. Richard M. House, USN

Father Richard M. House, 63, of Naches, died Friday, March 31, 2017 at Virginia Mason Memorial Hospital.

Father Richard was born March 17, 1954 in La Jolla, CA to Melvin V. and Sydney (Stauffer) House. He was raised by his stepmother, Elizabeth House.

After graduation from high school, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy and was Honorably Discharged in 1987. He entered Mt. Angel Seminary in Oregon until he was Ordained a Priest by Bishop Francis George on May 22, 1992 at St. Paul Cathedral. He served as Associate Pastor at Christ the King, Richland, Pastor of St. Joseph Church in White Salmon and St. Rose of Lima, Ephrata. He returned to the U.S. Navy as a Chaplain from 2000 until 2011, serving at Camp Pendleton, CA, the USS Ronald Reagan, Bahrain, Hawaii and Japan. After his Honorable Discharge, he became the Pastor of St. John Catholic Church in Naches.

He is survived by his sister, Gina Flower of Steilacoom, and brothers, Troy Dockins of Beaverton and Steven House of Lake Elsinore; also, nephews and niece, David, Chris & Kyle Flower, and Gillian and Harris Dockins and 5 great nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents.

Viewing begins at 5:00 p.m. and Vigil Services at 5:30 p.m. at St. John Catholic Church, 203 Moxee Avenue, Naches on Wednesday, April 5, 2017. Mass of Christian Burial will be Thursday, April 6, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. at St. Paul Cathedral, corner of S. 12th and West Chestnut Avenues, Yakima. Private family inurnment will be in the Ephrata Cemetery, Ephrata, WA. Memorials may be made to St. John Catholic Church, Naches, c/o Brookside Funeral Home & Crematory, PO Box 1267, Moxee, WA.