Tri-City Herald death notices for Aug. 21
Kay E. Benjamin
Kay Eileen Benjamin, 75, of Richland, died Aug. 19 at Guardian Angel Homes in Richland.
She was born in Denver and was a lifelong Tri-City area resident.
She was a retired vocational worker for Columbia Industries.
Life Tributes Cremation Center, Kennewick, is in charge of arrangements.
Steve Lopez-Porras
Steve Lopez-Porras, 98, of Pasco, died Aug. 17 in Pasco.
He was born in Guatemala and lived in Pasco for nine years.
He was a retired minister for the Interamerican Division of the Seventh-Day Adventist of Miami, Fla.
Mueller’s Greenlee Funeral Home, Pasco, is in charge of arrangements.
Donald ‘Don’ Strine II
Donald “Don” R. Strine II, 60, of Richland, died Aug. 16 in Richland.
He was born in Rochester, N.Y., and lived in the Tri-City area for 10 years.
He was a retired fisherman.
Einan’s at Sunset, Richland, is in charge of arrangements.
Gary Smith
Gary Smith, 67, of Kennewick, died Aug. 14 in Kennewick.
He was born in La Puente, Calif., and lived in the Tri-City area for 15 years.
He was a retired fork lift operator for Sams Club.
Mueller’s Tri-Cities Funeral Home, Kennewick, is in charge of arrangements.
Clifford L. Stice
Clifford Lloyd Stice, 75, died Aug. 19 at home in Kennewick.
He was born in Yakima and lived in the Tri-City area for many years.
He was a retired finance manager at Hanford.
Life Tributes Cremation Center, Kennewick, is in charge of arrangements.
Fern E. Reitan
Fern Eileen Reitan, 88, died Aug. 19 at home in Pasco.
She was born in Salmon, Idaho, and lived in Pasco for 66 years.
She was a homemaker.
Columbia Memorial Funeral Chapel, Pasco, is in charge of arrangements.
George G. McCoy
George Guy McCoy, 79, of Emmett, Idaho, died Aug. 18 in Emmett.
He was born in California and lived in the Tri-City area for many years before moving to Idaho.
He was a retired city water manager in Baker, Ore.
Potter Funeral Chapel, Emmett, Idaho, is in charge of arrangements.
Norman J. Goldsmith Jr.
Norman John Goldsmith Jr., 92, of Kennewick, died Aug. 15 in Kennewick.
He was born in Chicago and lived in Kennewick for 38 years.
He was a retired telephone installer for Mountain Bell.
Mueller’s Tri-Cities Funeral Home, Kennewick, is in charge of arrangements.
Jerry L. Mason
Jerry Lamar Mason, 79, of Dayton, died Aug. 19 at Kadlec Regional Medical Center in Richland.
He was born in Lancaster, Calif., and lived in Dayton for 13 years.
He was a retired information services and plant services manager for Walla Walla University in College Place.
Life Tributes Cremation Center, Kennewick, is in charge of arrangements.