Tri-City Herald death notices Dec. 14, 2021
Gary J. Pickett
Gary James Pickett, 51, of Richland, died Dec. 10 at Kadlec Regional Medical Center in Richland.
He was born in Boise, Idaho, and lived in the Tri-Cities for the past five years.
He was a tow truck operator.
Life Tributes Cremation Center, Kennewick, is in charge of arrangements.
Eloisa M. Rivas
Eloisa M. Rivas, 85, of Pasco, died Dec. 8 in Pasco.
She was born in Eagle Pass, Texas, and lived in the Tri-Cities for 70 years.
She was a homemaker.
Mueller’s Greenlee Funeral Home, Pasco, is in charge of arrangements.
Richard E. Duvall
Richard Everett Duvall, 77, of Richland, died Dec. 11 at Kadlec Regional Medical Center in Richland.
He was born in Spokane and lived in the Tri-Cities for 30 years.
He was a retired construction worker.
Life Tributes Cremation Center, Kennewick, is in charge of arrangements.
Corinna M. Alvord
Corinna Monika Alvord, 58, of Sunnyside, died Dec. 12 in Sunnyside.
She was born in Yakima and was a lifelong Yakima Valley resident.
She was a housewife.
Smith Funeral Home, Sunnyside, is in charge of arrangements.
Enrique Plata Jr.
Enrique Plata Jr., 45, of Prosser, died Dec. 11 in Prosser.
He was born in Sunnyside, and was a lifetime Valley resident.
He was manager of a truck stop in Prosser.
Smith Funeral Home, Sunnyside, is in charge of arrangements.
Rachel L. Simpson
Rachel L. Simpson, 53, of Kennewick, died Dec. 12 in Kennewick.
She was born in White Salmon, and had been a Tri-Cities resident for 22 years.
She was a homemaker.
Mueller’s Tri-Cities Funeral Home, Kennewick, is in charge of arrangements.
Betty C. Booth
Betty Claire Booth, 84, of Pasco, died Dec. 11 at Fieldstone Memory Care in Kennewick.
She was born in Sunnyside, and had been a Tri-Cities resident since 1990.
She was a retired manager for United Telephone.
Life Tributes Cremation Center, Kennewick, is in charge of arrangements.
Emil E. Fisher
Emil Eugene “Gene” Fisher, 73, of Pasco, died Dec. 9 in Richland.
He was born in Billings, Mont., and lived in Kennewick for 40 years.
He was a retired project scheduler.
Einan’s at Sunset, Richland, is in charge of arrangements.
Billy J. Frederick Jr.
Billy James Frederick Jr., 66, of Kennewick, died Dec. 11 at Trios Health in Kennewick.
He was born in Torrance, Calif., and had lived in the Tri-Cities since 1975.
He was a Marines veteran and a retired mechanic in agriculture.
EzCremate.com, Tri-Cities, is in charge of arrangements.
Silvestre Alcaraz Ramos
Silvestre Alcaraz Ramos, 83, Grandview, died Dec. 11 in Grandview.
He was born in Laguna de Calvillo, Michoacan, Mexico, and was a longtime Grandview resident.
He was a retired farm laborer.
Smith Funeral Home, Grandview, is in charge of arrangements.
This story was originally published December 15, 2021 at 5:00 AM.