Tri-City Herald death notices Nov. 28-29, 2023
Mary M. Raekes
Mary Madeline Raekes, 88, of Kennewick, died Nov. 24 in Kennewick.
She was born in Ross, N.D., and lived in Kennewick for 62 years.
She was a homemaker.
Einan’s at Sunset, Richland, is in charge of arrangements.
Lucia ‘Lucky’ J. Kelly
Lucia “Lucky” Joan Kelly, 83, of Pasco, died Nov. 20 in Richland.
She was born in Salem, Ore., and lived in Pasco for 12 years.
She was a retired secretary in the U.S. Navy.
Einan’s at Sunset, Richland, is in charge of arrangements.
Nina J. Hutchison
Nina Jane Hutchison, 74, of Pasco, died Nov. 18 in Seattle.
She was born in Wapato and lived in Tri-Cities since 1993.
She was a retired waitress.
Mueller’s Tri-Cities Funeral Home, Kennewick, is in charge of arrangements.
Catherine ‘Katy’ J. Finley
Catherine “Katy” Jane Finley, 92, of Kennewick, died Nov. 24 in Kennewick.
She was born in White Bluffs, Wash., and was a lifelong Tri-Cities area resident.
She was a homemaker.
Mueller’s Tri-Cities Funeral Home, Kennewick, is in charge of arrangements.
Burton W. Proctor
Burton Wayne Proctor, 81, of Pasco, died Nov. 26 at home.
He was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and was a Walla Walla resident before moving to the Tri-Cities in 1987.
He was a retired car salesman.
Life Tributes Cremation Center, Kennewick, is in charge of arrangements.
Laurie A. Weinert
Laurie Ann Weinert, 60, of Kennewick, died Nov. 26 at Kadlec Regional Medical Center in Richland.
She was born in Hawthorne, Calif., and lived in the Tri-Cities since 2015.
She was a retired fire protection sprinkler fitter.
Life Tributes Cremation Center, Kennewick, is in charge of arrangements.
Thomas W. Scott
Thomas Warren Scott, 88, of Kennewick, died Nov. 24 in Richland.
He was born in Woodland, Calif., and was a retired Air Force pilot.
Mueller’s Tri-Cities Funeral Home, Kennewick, is in charge of arrangements.
Heleodoro ‘Lolo’ Lopez Rodriguez
Heleodoro “Lolo” Lopez Rodriguez, 35, of Grandview, died Nov. 26 in Prosser.
He was born in Morelos, Mexico, and was a longtime Yakima Valley resident.
He worked in auto financing.
Smith Funeral Home, Sunnyside, is in charge of arrangements.
Diego A. Estevez Bonilla
Diego Alberto Estevez Bonilla, 24, of Kennewick, died Nov. 27 in Kennewick.
He was born in Guatemala City, Guatemala, and lived in the Tri-Cities for 11 years.
He was a barista at a local coffee shop.
Hillcrest Funerals and Cremation, Kennewick, is in charge of arrangements.
Hong Thi Nguyen
Hong Thi Nguyen, 73, of Richland, died Nov. 17 in Seattle.
He was born in Vietnam and lived in Richland for 10 years.
He was a retired autocad drafter for TEI Inc.
Einan’s at Sunset, Richland, is in charge of arrangements.
Ken Weiser
Ken Weiser, 81, of Kennewick, died Nov. 25 in Kennewick.
He was born in Bend, Ore., and lived in South Bend, Wash., before moving to the Tri-Cities area two years ago.
He was a retired truck driver.
Mueller’s Tri-Cities Funeral Home, Kennewick, is in charge of arrangements.
Patricia T. Tilstra
Patricia Teresa Tilstra, 90, of Benton City, died Nov. 25.
She was born in Great Britain and lived in the Tri-Cities for 55 years.
She was a retired chef for the Kiona Benton City School District.
Einan’s at Sunset, Richland, is in charge of arrangements.
Donald E. Larson
Donald Eugene Larson, 81, of Kennewick, died Nov. 27 in Richland.
He was born in Upsala, Minn., and lived in the Tri-Cities for 40 years.
He was a retired emergency manager at the Washington Public Power Supply System.
Mueller’s Tri-Cities Funeral Home, Kennewick, is in charge of arrangements.
Barbara E. Eaglin Pierucki
Barbara Ellen Eaglin Pierucki, 93, of Kennewick, died Nov. 22 in Kennewick.
She was born in Montpelier, Ind., and lived in the Tri-Cities for over 18 years.
She was a retired personnel relations representative for Westinghouse and Battelle Northwest.
Mueller’s Tri-Cities Funeral Home, Kennewick, is in charge of arrangements.
Daniel Camacho
Daniel Camacho, 43, of Pasco, died Nov. 26 in Pasco.
He was born in Pasco and was a lifelong Tri-Cities resident.
He was a house and commercial cleaner.
Hillcrest Funerals and Cremation, Pasco, is in charge of arrangements.
Blanca E. Rodriguez
Blanda Estella Rodriguez, 63, of Pasco, died Nov. 26 in Pasco.
She was born in Edinburg, Texas, and lived in the Tri-Cities area for 18 years.
She was a homemaker.
Mueller’s Greenlee Funeral Home, Pasco, is in charge of arrangements.
Geri M. McCaw
Geri Marie McCaw, 94, of Kennewick, died Nov. 23.
She was born in Jericho, Va., and lived in Kennewick for five years.
Einan’s at Sunset, Richland, is in charge of arrangements.
Susan L. Gilbert
Susan Lynn Gilbert, 73, of Kennewick, died Nov. 28 in Kennewick.
She was born in Spokane and lived in the Tri-Cities for 50 years.
She was director of the Women’s Resource Center at Columbia Basin College.
Mueller’s Greenlee Funeral Home, Pasco, is in charge of arrangements.
James ‘Jim’ B. Cooke
James “Jim” Benjamin Cooke, 75, of Kennewick, died Nov. 27 at home.
He was born in Havre, Mont., and lived in the Tri-Cities for 43 years.
The U.S. Army veteran was a retired water treatment supervisor.
Hillcrest Funerals and Cremation, Kennewick, is in charge of arrangements.
Kerry L. Cooper
Kerry Lind Cooper, 74, of Kennewick, died Nov. 28 in Kennewick.
He was born in Wenatchee and lived in the Tri-Cities for 70 years.
He was a retired health safety technician.
Mueller’s Tri-Cities Funeral Home, Kennewick, is in charge of arrangements.
Victor F. Hubbard
Victor F. Hubbard, 95, of Richland, died Nov. 24 in Richland.
He was born in Colfax, Wash., and lived in Richland for 70 years.
He was a retired staff scientist.
Einan’s at Sunset, Richland, is in charge of arrangements.
Glen E. Rose
Glen Edward Rose, 83, of West Richland, died Nov. 23 in Richland.
He was born in Melbourne, Ark., and lived in the Tri-Cities for 44 years.
He was a retired mechanical engineer.
Einan’s at Sunset, Richland, is in charge of arrangements.
Gerard H. Michaelsen
Gerard Harvey Michaelsen, 81, of Prosser, died Nov. 23 in Prosser.
He was born in Spokane and was a longtime Yakima Valley resident.
He was a military veteran and a retired certified public accountant.
Smith Funeral Home, Sunnyside, is in charge of arrangements.
