Tri-City Herald death notices Feb. 1, 2022
Dorene C. Routt
Dorene Clyde Routt, 96, of Kennewick, died on Jan. 27 in Richland.
She was born in Kennewick and was a lifelong Tri-Citian.
She was a homemaker.
Mueller’s Tri-Cities Funeral Home, Kennewick, is in charge of arrangements.
Robert Salazar
Robert Salazar, 57, of Hermiston, Ore., and former longtime Grandview resident, died Jan. 27 in Springfield, Ore.
He was born in Portland, Ore., and was a former Grandview resident.
He was a butcher for Safeway.
Smith Funeral Home, Grandview, is in charge of arrangements.
Jesus Escareno Sanchez
Jesus Elias Escareno Sanchez died at birth in Sunnyside on Jan. 28.
He was the son of Blanca Sanchez Trujillo and Jose Escareno Ceballos.
Smith Funeral Home, Sunnyside, is in charge of arrangements.
Clara M. Robertson
Clara M. Robertson, 92, of Kennewick, died Jan. 30 in Kennewick.
She was born in Bismarck, N.D., and lived in the Tri-Cities for 73 years.
She was the retired owner and operator of Robbie’s Place and Robertson’s Dairy.
Mueller’s Tri-Cities Funeral Home, Kennewick, is in charge of arrangements.
Paul D. Rice
Paul D. Rice, 79, of West Richland, died Jan. 27 at Chaplaincy Hospice House in Kennewick.
He was born in Bremerton and lived in the Tri-Cities for 52 years.
He was a retired mechanical engineer at the Hanford site.
Hillcrest Funerals and Cremation, Kennewick, is in charge of arrangements.
Richard P. Nipper
Richard Paul Nipper, 91, of Richland, died Jan. 28 at home.
He was born in Kimberly, Idaho, and lived in the Tri-Cities for 68 years.
The Army veteran was a retired pipefitter.
Hillcrest Funerals and Cremation, Kennewick, is in charge of arrangements.
Alfonso Martinez
Alfonso Martinez, 63, of Richland, died Jan. 28 at Chaplaincy Hospice House in Kennewick.
He was born in San Antonio, Texas, and lived in the Tri-Cities for 25 years.
He was a retired meat cutter for Albertson’s and a sales associate for Sears.
Life Tributes Cremation Center, Kennewick, is in charge of arrangements.
Imelda Ortiz Morales
Imelda Ortiz Morales, 80, of Pasco, died Jan. 27 in Richland.
She was born in La Viga, Michoacan, Mexico, and lived in the Tri-Cities for 25 years.
She was a homemaker.
Mueller’s Tri-Cities Funeral Home, Kennewick, is in charge of arrangements.
Maria G. Guzman
Maria Graciela Guzman, 92, of Federal Way and formerly of Sunnyside, died Jan. 28 in Federal Way.
She was born in Concepcion, Texas, and was a longtime Sunnyside resident.
She was a retired agricultural laborer and a housewife.
Smith Funeral Home, Sunnyside, is in charge of arrangements.
This story was originally published February 2, 2022 at 5:00 AM.