Tri-City Herald death notices Feb. 12, 2024
Clifford Groff
Clifford Groff, 90, of Kennewick, died Feb. 7 in Kennewick.
He was born in Spokane and lived in the Tri-Cities for 57 years.
He was a former journalist for the Tri-City Herald, an engineering writer at the Hanford site and a Kennewick city councilman for eight years in the 1990s.
Mueller’s Tri-Cities Funeral Home, Kennewick, is in charge of arrangements.
Frank S. Tiegs
Frank S. Tiegs, 66, of Pasco, died Feb. 8 at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle.
He was born in Nampa, Idaho, and lived in the Tri-Cities since 1979.
He was a farmer and business owner.
Life Tributes Cremation Center, Kennewick, is in charge of arrangements.
Donald ‘Don’ L. Best
Donald “Don” Leon Best, 88, of Kennewick, died Feb. 9 in Kennewick.
He was born in Yakima and lived in the Tri-Cities area for 64 years.
He was a retired nuclear technician.
Einan’s at Sunset, Richland, is in charge of arrangements.
Dennis E. Welch
Dennis Eugene Welch, 70, of Pasco, died Feb. 10 in Pasco.
He was born in Kennewick and was a lifelong Tri-Cities resident.
He was a retired driver license examiner.
Mueller’s Greenlee Funeral Home, Pasco, is in charge of arrangements.
Brian J. Marple
Brian J. Marple, 41, of New York, N.Y., died Feb. 1 in New York.
He was born in Pasco and lived in the Tri-Cities area for 25 years.
He was a senior loan officer assistant for United Nations Federal Credit Union.
Mueller’s Tri-Cities Funeral Home, Kennewick, is in charge of arrangements.
Donovan W. Darsow
Donovan William Darsow, 92, of Kennewick, died Feb. 9 in Kennewick.
He was born in Kalispell, Mont., and lived in the Tri-Cities for 64 years.
He was a retired industrial engineer.
Mueller’s Tri-Cities Funeral Home, Kennewick, is in charge of arrangements.
Thomas E. McCloud
Thomas E. McCloud, 90, of Sunnyside, died Feb. 11 in Kennewick.
He was born in Macon, Tenn., and was a longtime Lower Yakima Valley resident.
He was a retired hospital custodian.
Smith Funeral Home, Sunnyside, is in charge of arrangements.
Barbara R. Beckner
Barbara Ruth Beckner, 71, of Richland, died Feb. 2 at home.
She was born in Richland and was a lifelong Tri-Cities resident.
She was a retired dental assistant.
Hillcrest Funerals and Cremation, Kennewick, is in charge of arrangements.
Mary Lou Devoir
Mary Lou Devoir, 93, of Richland, died Feb. 9 in Kennewick.
She was born in Yakima and lived in Richland for 68 years.
She was a homemaker.
Einan’s at Sunset, Richland, is in charge of arrangements.
Molly A. Scheer
Molly Ann Scheer, 52, of Kennewick, died Feb. 9 in Kennewick.
She was born in Sioux City, Iowa, and lived in the Tri-Cities for 30 years.
She worked in customer service.
Hillcrest Funerals and Cremation, Kennewick, is in charge of arrangements.
Carole V. Quimby
Carole Valerie Quimby, 83, of Kennewick, died Feb. 9 in Kennewick.
She was born in Bremerton and lived in the Tri-Cities area for 75 years.
She was a retired ward clerk in the medical profession.
Mueller’s Tri-Cities Funeral Home, Kennewick, is in charge of arrangements.
Elizabeth Kalkwarf
Elizabeth Kalkwarf, 99, of Richland, died Feb. 7 in Kennewick.
She was born in Portland, Ore., and lived in the Tri-Cities area for 28 years.
She was a retired veterinarian.
Einan’s at Sunset, Richland, is in charge of arrangements.
Arthur Garcia
Arthur Garcia, 77, of Richland, died Feb. 11 at home.
He was born in Baghdad, N.M., and lived in Richland for the past 32 years.
He was a retired manager at the Hanford site.
Life Tributes Cremation Center, Kennewick, is in charge of arrangements.
