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Matthew J. Sollender

Funeral Service: Bridgeport Cemetery, 1 p.m., Saturday, May 4. Reception: Brewster American Legion Hall.

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Matthew J. Sollender, 66, passed away on December 21, 2018 while in hospice care in Kennewick. Born October 18, 1952 in Brewster, Washington, he was the son of the late Myles J. and Edna Pryor Sollender. 

He attended Bridgeport High School and later served as a U.S. Marine during the Vietnam War. He loved fishing, playing his guitar, listening to baseball on the radio, and working hard running his ChemRad dirt recycling business.

Matt is preceded in death by his parents and sister, MaryAnne.

He is survived by his wife Carol of Richland, Wash.; daughter Jessie Miera and husband Matt of Kirkland, Wash.; grandchildren Josslyn and Elias Miera of Kirkland, Wash.; niece Breanna Sollender of Bridgeport, Wash.; nephew Michael McGrath of Lacey, Wash. 

A funeral service will be held at the Bridgeport Cemetery at 1 p.m. on Saturday, May 4, 2019. A reception will follow at the Brewster American Legion Hall.