Tri-City Herald death notices Sept. 17-18, 2021
Fred W. Stecker Jr.
Fred W. Stecker Jr., 92, of Richland, died Sept. 2 at Kadlec Regional Medical Center in Richland.
He was born in Ione, Wash., and lived in the Tri-Cities since 1960.
He was a retired teacher at Park Middle School in Kennewick.
Life Tributes Cremation Center, Kennewick, is in charge of arrangements.
Jennifer Neasham
Jennifer Neasham, 45, of Richland, died Sept. 16 in Richland.
She was born in Richland was a lifelong Tri-Citian.
She was a homemaker.
Einan’s at Sunset, Richland, is in charge of arrangements.
John R. Rivas
John Roy Rivas, 68, of Richland, died Sept. 8 in Richland.
He was born in Grand Junction, Colo., and lived in the Tri-Cities for 27 years.
He was the retired a manager in the motel industry.
Einan’s at Sunset, Richland, is in charge of arrangements.
Dorothy L. Palmer
Dorothy L. Palmer, 89, of Richland, died Sept. 10 at home.
She was born in Milton-Freewater, Ore., and lived in the Tri-Cities for 10 years.
She was a homemaker.
Hillcrest Funerals and Cremation, Kennewick, is in charge of arrangements.
Nellie M. McCoy
Nellie M. McCoy, 80, of Grandview, died Sept. 17 in Renton, Wash.
She was born in Toppenish and was a longtime Yakima Valley resident.
She was a housewife.
Smith Funeral Home, Sunnyside, is in charge of arrangements.
Marilyn E. Linse
Marilyn Elaine Linse, 72, of Kennewick, died Sept. 15 in Wapato.
She was born in Richland and was a lifelong resident.
She was a retired scientific tech.
Mueller’s Tri-Cities Funeral Home, Kennewick, is in charge of arrangements.
Velma M. Haines
Velma Marie Haines, 79, of Richland, died Sept. 13 in Richland.
She was born in Humbolt, Kan., and lived in Tri-Cities for 17 years.
She was a retired agricultural lab tech.
Einan’s at Sunset, Richland, is in charge of arrangements.
Dwayne Fisher
Dwayne Fisher, 81, of Sunnyside, died Sept. 15 in Sunnyside.
He was born in Salinas, Calif., and lived in the Yakima Valley for four years.
He was a retired radio announcer.
Smith Funeral Home, Sunnyside, is in charge of arrangements.
Richard E. Meyer
Richard Earl Meyer, 81, of Kennewick, died Sept. 15 in Kennewick.
He was born in Bonners Ferry, Idaho, and lived in the Tri-Cities for 54 years.
He was the retired owner and operator of Cascade Construction.
Mueller’s Tri-Cities Funeral Home, Kennewick, is in charge of arrangements.
Howard E. Wellsfry
Howard Ellis Wellsfry, 87, of Richland, died Sept. 14 in Richland.
He was born in Chico, Calif., and lived in the Tri-Cities since 1978.
He was a retired civil engineer.
Mueller’s Tri-Cities Funeral Home, Kennewick, is in charge of arrangements.
Rickie R. Zimmerle
Rickie Ricardo Zimmerle, 66, of Pasco, died Sept. 7, at Lourdes Health in Pasco.
He was born in Morton, Texas, and lived in Tri-Cities for 63 years.
He was a retired warehouse worker in the lumber industry.
Hillcrest Funerals and Cremation, Pasco, is in charge of arrangements.
Whitney G. Freeman
Whitney G. Freeman, 77, of Kennewick, died Sept. 15 in Richland.
He was born in Waterbury, Conn., and lived in the Tri-Cities for 32 years.
He was a retired tech writer for Marcraft.
Mueller’s Tri-Cities Funeral Home, Kennewick, is in charge of arrangements.
Filemon C. Alvarez
Filemon C. Alvarez, 66, of Richland, died Sept. 15 at Kadlec Regional Medical Center.
He was born in Donna, Texas, and lived in Richland for 12 years.
He was a retired bus driver for Ben Franklin Transit.
Hillcrest Funerals and Cremation, Pasco, is in charge of arrangements.
Neva K. Doyle
Neva Kathleen Doyle, 91, of Kennewick, died Sept. 15 in Kennewick.
She was born in Ravenwood, Missouri, and lived in the Tri-Cities for 76 years.
She was a homemaker.
Mueller’s Tri-Cities Funeral Home, Kennewick, is in charge of arrangements.
This story was originally published September 18, 2021 at 5:00 AM.