Tri-City Herald death notices April 30-May 1, 2021
Hal Colgrove Jr.
Hal Colgrove Jr., 70, of Sunnyside, died April 29 in Sunnyside.
He was born in Topeka, Kan., and was a longtime Lower Yakima Valley resident.
He was a self-employed tree trimmer.
Smith Funeral Home, Sunnyside, is in charge of arrangements.
Christine M. Huggins
Christine Marie Huggins, 71, of Pasco, died April 29 at home.
She was born in Clinton, Ark., and lived in the Tri-Cities for many years.
She was a homemaker.
Life Tributes Cremation Center, Kennewick, is in charge of arrangements.
Baudelio Robles
Baudelio Robles, 75, of Pasco, died April 29 at home.
He was born in Tabasco, Zacatecas, Mexico, and lived in the Tri-Cities for 14 years.
He was a retired agricultural laborer.
Hillcrest Funerals and Cremation, Pasco, is in charge of arrangements.
Gene L. Brown
Gene Leroy Brown, 94, of Richland, died April 26 at home.
He was born in Haxby, Mont., and lived in the Tri-Cities since 2006.
He was a retired agricultural laborer.
Hillcrest Funerals and Cremation, Kennewick, is in charge of arrangements.
Carolyn R. Keck
Carolyn Ruth Keck, 75, of Kennewick, died April 29 at Trios Southridge Hospital in Kennewick.
She was born in Kansas City, Mo., and lived most of her life in the Tri-Cities.
She was an artist.
Life Tributes Cremation Center, Kennewick, is in charge of arrangements.
Charlene V. Hall
Charlene V. Hall, 72, of Kennewick, died April 28 at Chaplaincy Hospice House in Kennewick.
She was born in La Grande, Ore., and moved to Kennewick in September from Vancouver, Wash.
She was a retired secretary.
Life Tributes Cremation Center, Kennewick, is in charge of arrangements.
James ‘Lee’ Curtis
James “Lee” Curtis, 97, of Richland, died April 28 in Kennewick.
He was born in Arkansas and lived in Richland for 50 years.
He was a retired Hanford patrolman.
Einan’s at Sunset, Richland, is in charge of arrangements.
Luis F. Gardea Cedano
Luis Felipe Gardea Cedano, 29, of Grandview, died April 29 in Grandview.
He was born in Xalisco, Nayarit, Mexico, and had lived in the Yakima Valley for a short time.
He was a laborer.
Smith Funeral Home, Sunnyside, is in charge of arrangements.
Juanita L. Butcher
Juanita Louise Butcher, 88, of Richland, died April 25 at Chaplaincy Hospice House in Kennewick.
She was born in Ardmore, Okla., and lived in Tri-Cities for 18 years.
She was a homemaker.
Hillcrest Funerals and Cremation, Pasco, is in charge of arrangements.
Susan Giese
Susan Giese, 80, of Richland, died April 28 in Richland.
She was born in Longview, Wash., and lived in the Tri-Cities for 46 years.
Einan’s at Sunset, Richland, is in charge of arrangements.
Steven E. Swearingen
Steven Ennis Swearingen, 62, of Pasco, died April 28 at home.
He was a retired self-employed landscaper.
The Neptune Society of Spokane is in charge of arrangements.
This story was originally published May 1, 2021 at 5:00 AM.