Death Notices

Tri-City Herald death notices March 29, 2022

Mark E. Swannack

Mark E. Swannack, 55, of Kennewick, died March 24 in Kennewick.

He was born in Sacramento, Calif., and lived in the Tri-Cities for 15 years.

He was a chef for Shari’s Restaurants.

Mueller’s Tri-Cities Funeral Home, Kennewick, is in charge of arrangements.

Barbara (Vorrath Rugg) Rockne

Barbara (Vorrath Rugg) Rockne, 80, of Richland, died March 25 in Kennewick.

She was born in Toppenish and lived in the Tri-Cities for over 50 years.

She was a retired seamstress.

Einan’s at Sunset, Richland, is in charge of arrangements.

Alan M. Grieb

Alan Mark Grieb, 63, of Kennewick, died March 22 in Kennewick.

He was born in Moses Lake and lived in the Tri-Cities for 40 years.

He was a retired general foreman at Power City Electric and the Hanford site.

Mueller’s Tri-Cities Funeral Home, Kennewick, is in charge of arrangements.

Carl W. Foster

Carl Wayne Foster, 66, of Pasco, died March 27 in Pasco.

He was born in Spokane and lived in the Tri-Cities for 58 years.

He was a retired cable technician for Direct TV.

Mueller’s Greenlee Funeral Home, Pasco, is in charge of arrangements.

Apolonio Castro-Arce

Apolonio Castro-Arce, 70, of Kennewick, died March 26 at Ruan’s Garden.

He was born in El Saucillo, Guanajuato, Mexico, and lived in the Tri-Cities for three months.

He was a retired agricultural laborer.

ezCremate.com Tri-Cities is in charge of arrangements.

Evangelina R. Mendez

Evangelina R. Mendez, 84, of Lake Stevens and formerly of Sunnyside, died March 26 in Kirkland.

She was born in Tehuantepec, Mexico, and was a longtime Lower Yakima Valley resident.

She was a housewife.

Smith Funeral Home, Sunnyside, is in charge of arrangements.

Nora Ann Samson

Nora Ann Samson, 82, of Richland, died March 27 in Richland.

She was born in Belfast, Ireland, and had lived in the Tri-Cities for one week.

She was a retired agricultural laborer.

EzCremate.com Tri-Cities is in charge of arrangements.

Daniel Franco Garcia

Daniel Franco Garcia, 93, of Benton City, died March 26 in Richland.

He was born in Yuriria City, Mexico, and had lived in the Tri-Cities for more than 50 years.

He was a retired mechanic at Lamb Weston.

Einan’s at Sunset, Richland, is in charge of arrangements.

This story was originally published March 30, 2022 at 5:00 AM.

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