Tri-City Herald death notices Feb. 5-6, 2021
Sally Reyes
Sally Reyes, 80, of Richland, died Feb. 4 in Richland.
She was born in Castle Town, Mont., and was a longtime Richland resident.
She was a retired certified nursing assistant.
Smith Funeral Home, Sunnyside, is in charge of arrangements.
Jose E. Mendez
Jose E. Mendez, 81, of Grandview, died Feb. 5 in Sunnyside.
He was born in Kenedy, Texas, and was a longtime Yakima Valley resident.
He was a retired car salesman.
Smith Funeral Home, Sunnyside, is in charge of arrangements.
Clarice Cochran
Clarice Cochran, 79, of Outlook, died Feb. 3 in Sunnyside.
She was born in Faulkner, Kan., and was a longtime Yakima Valley resident.
She was a housewife.
Smith Funeral Home, Sunnyside, is in charge of arrangements.
John L. Lee
John Lawrence Lee, 72, of Kennewick, died Feb. 3 at home.
He was born in Dry Creek, W.V., and lived in Kennewick for three years.
He was a retired salesman.
Hillcrest Funerals and Cremation, Kennewick, is in charge of arrangements.
Jose R. Martinez
Jose R. Martinez, 68, of Mabton, died Feb. 3 in Seattle.
He was born in La Feria, Texas, and was a longtime Lower Yakima Valley resident.
He was a retired baker.
Smith Funeral Home, Sunnyside, is in charge of arrangements.
Marilyn Schooley
Marilyn Schooley, 92, of Kennewick, died Feb. 4 in Kennewick.
She was born in North Dakota and lived in the Tri-Cities for 73 years.
She was a retired medical librarian.
Einan’s at Sunset, Richland, is in charge of arrangements.
Ida M. Phipps
Ida May Phipps, 93, of Avondale, Ariz., died Feb. 3 in Avondale.
She was born in Kennewick, and was a former, longtime Prosser resident.
She was retired from work with First National Bank and Sears.
Smith Funeral Home, Sunnyside, is in charge of arrangements.
Richard ‘Red’ Wilson
Richard “Red” Wilson, 87, of Sunnyside, died Feb. 5 in Sunnyside.
He was born in Raleigh, N.C., and was a longtime Sunnyside resident.
He was the retired park supervisor for the city of Sunnyside.
Smith Funeral Home, Sunnyside, is in charge of arrangements.
Margaret Swanson
Margaret Swanson, 97, of West Richland, died Jan. 31 in Richland.
She was born in Decorah, Iowa, and lived in the Tri-Cities for 71 years.
She was a retired bookkeeper for Metal Fab Inc.
Einan’s at Sunset, Richland, is in charge of arrangements.
Rosa Itzel Farias
Rosa Itzel Farias, 27, of Pasco, died Feb. 3 in Oregon.
She was born in Colima Mexico, and lived in the Tri-Cities for 25 years.
She was a dental assistant at Family First Dental.
Hillcrest Funerals and Cremation, Pasco, is in charge of arrangements.
Steven L. Page
Steven Lewis Page, 69, of Kennewick, died Feb. 4 at Chaplaincy Hospice House in Kennewick.
He was born in Mankato, Minn., and lived in Kennewick since 2004.
He was the retired local general manager for Schwan’s Home Service.
Life Tributes Cremation Center, Kennewick, is in charge of arrangements.
John L. Walker
John Leland Walker, 86, of Kennewick, died Feb. 3 at Kadlec Regional Medical Center in Richland.
He was born in Portland, Ore., and lived in Kennewick for 13 years.
The military veteran was a retired painting contractor.
Hillcrest Funerals and Cremation, Kennewick, is in charge of arrangements.
Kay Johnson
Kay Johnson, 78, died Jan. 29 at home in Pasco.
She was born in Sylacauga, Ala., and lived in the Tri-Cities for 70 years.
She was a homemaker.
Einan’s at Sunset, Richland, is in charge of arrangements.
Sandra L. Rueweler
Sandra Leeann Rueweler, 50, died Feb. 1 at home in Pasco.
She was born in Santa Clara, Calif., and lived in the Tri-Cities for five months.
She was a retired caretaker at a senior center.
Hillcrest Funerals and Cremation, Pasco, is in charge of arrangements.
Telesforo Uribe Jimenez
Telesforo Uribe Jimenez, 63, of Pasco, died Feb. 2 in Richland.
He was born in Heroica Matamoros, Tamaulipas, and lived in the Tri-Cities for 42 years.
He was a retired truck driver.
Mueller’s Greenlee Funeral Home, Pasco, is in charge of arrangements.
Robert T. Gudgel
Robert Templin Gudgel, 83, of Kennewick, died Feb. 3 in Kennewick.
He was born in Denver, Colo., and lived in the Tri-Cities for 35 years.
He was a retired systems analyst with The Boeing Company.
Mueller’s TriCities Funeral Home, Kennewick, is in charge of arrangements.
Henry Koski
Henry Koski, 58, of Richland, died Feb. 1 in Richland.
He was born in Richland, and had been a lifetime resident.
He was a retired letter carrier for the U.S. Postal Service.
Einan’s at Sunset, Richland, is in charge of arrangements.
Richard A. Schatz
Richard Allen Schatz, 73, died Jan. 27 at home in Kennewick.
He was born in Bismark, N.D., and lived the rest of his life in the Tri-Cities.
He was a retired supervisor at a food processing plant.
Hillcrest Funerals and Cremation, Kennewick, is in charge of arrangements.
Gil Candido Cisneros
Gil Candido Cisneros, 56, of Kennewick, died Jan. 31 in Walla Walla.
He was born in Michoacan, Mexico, and lived in the Tri-Cities for 20 years.
He was a laborer for Cherry Ridge Farms.
Mueller’s Tri-Cities Funeral Home, Kennewick, is in charge of arrangements.
Terry L. Nelson
Terry Lee Nelson, 82, of Kennewick, died Jan. 29 in Kennewick.
He was born in Combs, Ark., and lived in the Tri-Cities for more than 56 years.
He was retired from instrumentation with Boise Cascade.
Mueller’s Tri-Cities Funeral Home, Kennewick, is in charge of arrangements.
This story was originally published February 6, 2021 at 5:00 AM.