Lauren E. Ludeman

Lauren E. Ludeman, 17, of Waterville, died Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2010.

She had lived in Waterville for 15 years and was a student at Waterville High School.

Survivors include her father, Joe Ludeman of Waterville; her brothers, Alex Ludeman of Waterville and Joe Curtis of Moses Lake; her sisters, Madison Ludeman and Natalie Ludeman, both of Portland, Ore.; her paternal grandparents, Marvin and Clarice Ludeman of East Wenatchee; and her maternal grandparents, Harvey Abken and Sally Kirkpatrick, both of Kennewick.

A memorial service was held Wednesday at the Waterville High School Gym.

Arrangements were by Waterville Funeral Home.

Editor’s note: Due to the Empire Press printing schedule, we were unable to include coverage of Lauren’s memorial in this week’s issue. A story on the gathering will be featured in next week’s issue.