Tri-City Herald death notices for March 17, 2025
Richard E. Ellis
Richard Everett Ellis, 86, of Richland, died March 16 in Richland.
He was born in Reedley, Calif., and lived in the Tri-Cities for 25 years.
He was a retired auto repair business owner.
Mueller’s Tri-Cities Funeral Home, Kennewick, is in charge of arrangements.
Judith A. Hund
Judith Anne Hund, 82, of Kennewick, died March 7 in Kennewick.
She was born in Newport, Wash., and lived in Kennewick for 65 years.
She was a bookkeeper for Tri-City Glass.
Einan’s at Hillcrest, Pasco, is in charge of arrangements.
Brenda K. Cotten
Brenda Kay Cotten, 73, of Kennewick, died March 13 in Richland.
She was born in San Diego, Calif., and lived in the Tri-Cities for 36 years.
She was a retail worker.
Mueller’s Tri-Cities Funeral Home, Kennewick, is in charge of arrangements.
Jeremy S. Santo
Jeremy S. Santo, 45, of Richland, died March 12 in Kennewick.
He was born in Sunnyside and lived in the Tri-Cities for 21 years.
He was a winemaker and sales rep for AEB Biochemical USA.
Mueller’s Tri-Cities Funeral Home, Kennewick, is in charge of arrangements.
Mary E. Thomas
Mary Ellen Thomas, 83, of Pasco, died March 12 in Kennewick.
She was born in Elmira, N.Y., and lived in Pasco for years.
She was a retired sales clerk.
Compassionate Cremation Society, Richland, is in charge of arrangements.
Brenda L. Allen
Brenda Lee Allen, 60, of Kennewick, died March 13 in Kennewick.
She was born in Fort Knox, Ky., and was a retired radiation protection supervisor and an executive secretary for Energy Northwest.
Einan’s at Hillcrest, Kennewick, is in charge of arrangements.
Donna R. Taggart
Donna Rae Taggart, 67, of Pasco, died March 3 in Pasco.
She was born in California and lived in Pasco for two years.
She was a homemaker.
Einan’s at Hillcrest, Pasco, is in charge of arrangements.
Mary O. Gonzalez
Mary O. Gonzalez, 87, of Sunnyside, died March 16 in Sunnyside.
She was born in Carrizo Springs, Texas, and was a longtime Yakima Valley resident.
She was a homemaker.
Smith Funeral Home, Sunnyside, is in charge of arrangements.
Olive L. Jordan
Olive Leone Jordan, 78, of Kennewick, died March 12 in Richland.
She was born in Centralia and lived in the Tri-Cities since 1991.
She was a retired administrative assistant.
Einan’s at Hillcrest, Pasco, is in charge of arrangements.
Concepcion ‘Connie’ P. Garza
Concepcion ‘Connie’ P. Garza, 93 of Grandview, died March 14 In Grandview.
She was born in Edinburg, Texas, and was a longtime Grandview resident.
She was a former para-pro educator.
Smith Funeral Home, Grandview, is in charge of arrangements.
Steven R. deGraaf
Steven R. deGraaf, 53, of Seattle, died in Seattle.
He was born in Sunnyside and was a longtime Sunnyside resident.
He was a draftsman in the steel industry.
Smith Funeral Home, Sunnyside, is in charge of arrangements.
This story was originally published March 18, 2025 at 5:00 AM.