Tri-City Herald death notices for Dec. 3, 2019
William ‘Bill’ Durbin
William “Bill” E. Durbin, 83, of Prosser, died Nov. 29 in Prosser.
He was born in Denver, Colo., and lived in Sunnyside and Prosser for many years.
He was the retired owner of International Gas Company for welding supply and industrial gas.
Smith Funeral Home Sunnyside, is in charge of arrangements.
Thomas G. Azevedo
Thomas Gunn Azevedo, 30, of Kennewick, died Dec. 1 in Richland.
He was born in Tracy, Calif., and lived in the Tri-City area for 13 years.
Einan’s at Sunset, Richland, is in charge of arrangements.
Marcia L. Krug
Marcia L. Krug, 77, of Kennewick, died Nov. 26 in Kennewick.
She was born in Long Beach, Calif., and lived in the Tri-City area for 45 years.
She retired from the Department of Employment Security.
Mueller’s Tri-Cities Funeral Home, Kennewick, is in charge of arrangements.
Jerald ‘Jerry’ Duce
Jerald “Jerry” Leon Duce, 84, of Richland, died Nov. 29 in Kennewick.
He was born in Basalt, Idaho, and lived in the Tri-City area for 40 years.
He was a retired instrument technician for Battelle.
Einan’s at Sunset, Richland, is in charge of arrangements.
Russell R. Coats
Russell Ray Coats, 69, of Kennewick, died Dec. 1 in Kennewick.
He was born in Grand Island, Neb., and lived in the Kennewick for 62 years.
He was a retired journeyman lineman for the Benton County Public Utility District.
Mueller’s Tri-Cities Funeral Home, Kennewick, is in charge of arrangements.
Evelyn M. Wolvert
Evelyn M. Wolvert, 88, of Richland, died Nov. 27 at Brookdale Torbett Memory Care in Richland.
She was born in Brainerd, Minn., and lived in Pasco for 60 years.
She was a retired cashier at Albertsons in Pasco.
Columbia Memorial Funeral Chapel, Pasco, is in charge of arrangements.
Judith M. Smith
Judith M. Smith, 80, of Kennewick, died Dec. 1 at Kadlec Regional Medical Center in Richland.
She was born in Seattle and lived in Kennewick for 46 years.
She was a retired secretary for Allstate Insurance.
Columbia Memorial Funeral Chapel, Pasco, is in charge of arrangements.
Maria G. Mesa
Maria G. Mesa, 65, died Nov. 30 at home in Pasco.
She was born in Lyford, Texas, and lived in Pasco for 25 years.
She was a physical therapy assistant.
Life Tributes Cremation Center, Kennewick, is in charge of arrangements.
Bertina Gonzalez Rico
Bertina Gonzalez Rico, 79, died Nov. 29 at home in Pasco.
She was born in Veracruz, Mexico, and lived four months in the Tri-City area.
She was a homemaker.
HIllcrest Funerals and Cremation, Pasco, is in charge of arrangements.
Albert C. Libby
Albert Charles Libby, 92, of Richland, died Nov. 30 in Richland.
He was born in Oregon City, Ore., and lived in the Tri-City area for seven months.
He was a retired paper maker.
Einan’s at Sunset, Richland, is in charge of arrangements.
Sara Sellers
Sara Sellers, 82, died Nov. 28 at Parkview Estates in Kennewick.
She was born in West Point, Miss., and lived in the Tri-City area since 1952.
She was a retired accountant for Lamb Weston.
Einan’s at Sunset, Richland, is in charge of arrangements.
Sylvia Garcia-Hinojos
Sylvia Garcia-Hinojos, 65, of Pasco, died Dec. 2 in Richland.
She was born in Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico, and lived in Pasco for 40 years.
She was a retired meat trimmer for Iowa Beef Processing in Wallula.
Mueller’s Greenlee Funeral Home, Pasco, is in charge of arrangements.