Whitman County Gazette - Serving Whitman County since 1877

Ronald Craig Weitman, 77, of Benton City, Washington, passed away September 24, 2020, at the Richland Rehabilitation Center in Richland, Wash.

Craig was born September 7, 1943, in Pullman, Wash., to Ernest and Ethel (Reed) Weitman. He grew up on the family farm in Thornton, Wash., and attended school in Rosalia, Wash. Following graduation from high school in 1961, Craig moved to Pullman and went to work for Safeway, where he became the produce manager.

Craig worked for a while for the Milwaukee Railroad until changing career paths, going to work at Walt Housley Ford in Pullman. He moved t...