Tri-City Herald death notices Dec. 21, 2023
Patricia R. H. Turner
Patricia Ruth H. Turner, 89, of Kennewick, died Dec. 19 in Kennewick.
She was born in Cody, Wyo., and lived in the Tri-Cities area for 75 years.
She was a retired Department of Energy manager at the Hanford site.
Mueller’s Tri-Cities Funeral Home, Kennewick, is in charge of arrangements.
Robin D. Ward
Robin D. Ward, 62, of Kennewick, died Dec. 20 at Kadlec Regional Medical Center in Richland.
She was born in Memphis, Tenn., and lived in the Tri-Cities for 10 years.
She was a homemaker.
ezCremate.com Tri-Cities is in charge of arrangements.
Lois Mitchell
Lois Mitchell, 93, of Burbank, died Dec. 21 at home.
She was born in Ogden, Utah, and lived in the Tri-Cities for 57 years.
She was a retired secretary.
Hillcrest Funerals and Cremation, Kennewick, is in charge of arrangements.
Bertha A. Parker
Bertha Ann Parker, 86, of Richland, died Dec. 18 in Richland.
She was born in St. Paul, Minn., and lived in the Tri-Cities since 1968.
She was a homemaker.
Einan’s at Sunset, Richland, is in charge of arrangements.
Rachel D. Halley
Rachel Dawn Halley, 47, of Kennewick, died Dec. 19 in Kennewick.
She was born on Portland, Ore., and lived in the Tri-Cities for 23 years.
She was a math teacher and coach at Carmichael Middle School.
Mueller’s Tri-Cities Funeral Home, Kennewick, is in charge of arrangements.
Cheryl Shurts
Cheryl Shurts, 85, of Richland, died Dec. 15 in Richland.
She was born in Uniontown, Wash., and lived in Richland for 54 years.
She was a retired teacher.
Einan’s at Sunset, Richland, is in charge of arrangements.
Mavis Humphreys
Mavis Humphreys, 87, of Richland, died Dec. 20.
She lived in Richland for 60 years.
Einan’s at Sunset, Richland, is in charge of arrangements.
Robert J. Drake
Robert Joel Drake, 82, of Kennewick, died Dec. 19 in Kennewick.
He was born in Hardin, Mont., and lived in the Tri-Cities for 64 years.
He was a retired truck driver.
Mueller’s Tri-Cities Funeral Home, Kennewick, is in charge of arrangements.
Alvin R. Harper
Alvin R. Harper, 78, of Kennewick, died Dec. 19 in Kennewick.
He was born in Dayton, Wash., and lived in Kennewick for 20 years.
He was a retired public servant.
Einan’s at Sunset, Richland, is in charge of arrangements.
Betty L. Sears
Betty Lou Sears, 91, of Mabton, died Dec. 20 in Mabton.
She was born in Mabton and was a lifelong Mabton resident.
She was a housewife.
Smith Funeral Home, Sunnyside, is in charge of arrangements.
Irene M Leonard
Irene M Leonard, 81, died Dec. 20.
She lived in the Tri-Cities area for 34 years and worked as a technical writer at the Hanford site.
The Neptune Society of Kennewick is in charge of arrangements.
Phyllis M. Olson
Phyllis Marie Olson, 85, of Kennewick, died Dec. 16 in Kennewick.
She was born in Gilstrap, N.D., and lived in Kennewick for 38 years.
She was a homemaker.
Life Tributes Cremation Center, Kennewick, is in charge of arrangements.
John Stredwick
John Stredwick, 74, of West Richland, died Dec. 18 in West Richland.
He was born in Pasco and was a lifelong Tri-Cities resident.
Einan’s at Sunset, Richland, is in charge of arrangements.
Virginia M. Iten
Virginia M. Iten, 92, of Kennewick, died Dec. 16 in Kennewick.
She was born in Seattle and lived in Kennewick for 45 years.
She was a homemaker.
Einan’s at Sunset, Richland, is in charge of arrangements.
Loren ‘Vaughn’ Dixon
Loren “Vaughn” Dixon, 73, of Plymouth, died Dec. 20 at home.
He was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, and lived in the Tri-Cities area for 48 years.
He was a retired mechanic for the Kennewick School District.
Hillcrest Funerals and Cremation, Kennewick, is in charge of arrangements.
