Tri-City Herald death notices Feb. 4-5, 2022
Travis S. Noethe
Travis Sigurd Noethe, 50, of Richland, died Jan. 29 at Kadlec Regional Medical Center.
He was born in Kennewick and was a lifelong Tri-Citian.
He was a IBEW journeyman electrician.
Hillcrest Funerals and Cremation, Kennewick, is in charge of arrangements.
Eduardo Esqueda
Eduardo Esqueda, 82, of Mabton, died Feb. 4 in Sunnyside.
He was born in Kennedy, Texas, and was a longtime Sunnyside resident,
He was a retired agricultural foreman.
Smith Funeral Home, Sunnyside, is in charge of arrangements.
Gary L. McKean
Gary Lee McKean, 83, of Kennewick, died Feb. 3 in Kennewick.
He was born in Stanwood and lived in the Tri-Cities for 60 years.
He was a retired landscaper.
Mueller’s Tri-Cities Funeral Home, Kennewick, is in charge of arrangements.
Errol Brotherton
Errol Brotherton, 75, of Kennewick, died Feb. 2 in Kennewick.
He was born in Spokane and lived on and off in the Tri-Cities throughout his life.
He was retired from working in auto glass repair.
Einan’s at Sunset, Richland, is in charge of arrangements.
Linda A. Schweiger
Linda Ann Schweiger, 63, of Richland, died Jan. 31 in Richland.
She was born in Lewiston, Idaho, and lived in the Tri-Cities for 34 years.
She was a retired speech therapist in Kennewick and Fruitland, Idaho.
Mueller’s Tri-Cities Funeral Home, Kennewick, is in charge of arrangements.
Ernesto Castillo Zambrano
Ernesto Castillo Zambrano, 65, of Richland, died Jan. 28 in Richland.
He was born in Robstown, Texas, and lived in the Tri-Cities for 45 years.
He was a mechanic.
Einan’s at Sunset, Richland, is in charge of arrangements.
Carmelita Lopez Rutkowsky
Carmelita Lopez Rutkowsky, 83, of Pasco, died Jan. 28 in Kennewick.
She was born in San Fernando, Pampanga, Philippines, and lived in the Tri-Cities for 11 years.
She was a homemaker.
Hillcrest Funerals and Cremation, Kennewick, is in charge of arrangements.
Patricia Mathis Millar
Patricia Mathis Millar, 87, of Burbank, died Jan. 28 in Richland.
She was born in Billings, Mont., and lived in Burbank for 21 years.
She was a retired home economic teacher.
Hillcrest Funerals and Cremation, Kennewick, is in charge of arrangements.
Jeffery F. Bogenreif
Jeffery Franklin Bogenreif, 50, of Kennewick, died Jan. 30 in Kennewick.
He was born in Spokane and lived in the Tri-Cities for 24 years.
He worked as a construction instructor for Walla Walla Community College at the Coyote Ridge Corrections Center in Connell.
Hillcrest Funerals and Cremation, Kennewick, is in charge of arrangements.
Jean Walker
Jean Walker, 89, of Kennewick, died Jan. 31 at Calloway Gardens in Kennewick.
She was born in Kennewick and lived in the Tri-Cities for 70 years.
She was a retired administrative secretary for the Prosser School District and assisted with operating the family farm.
Prosser Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
This story was originally published February 5, 2022 at 5:00 AM.