Tri-City Herald death notices for May 1-2, 2025

Joan ‘JoAnna’ A. Jenkins

Joan “JoAnna” Anna Jenkins, 83, of Kennewick, died April 29 in Kennewick.

She was born in Bonners Ferry, Idaho, and lived in the Tri-Cities for 49 years.

She was a retired nurse.

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

Colleen Norris

Colleen Norris, 74, of Kennewick, died April 29 in Kennewick.

She was born in Ukiah, Calif., and lived in the Tri-Cities for 21 years.

She was a homemaker.

Einan’s at Hillcrest, Pasco, is in charge of arrangements.

Jan Rudeloff Beaujon III

Jan Rudeloff Beaujon III, 73, of Kennewick, died April 30 in Kennewick.

He was born in Ithaca, N.Y., and lived in the Tri-Cities for 26 years.

He was a retired environmental health officer in the U.S. Navy.

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

Patricia R. Thomas

Patricia Ruth Thomas, 84, of Moses Lake, died April 18 in Moses Lake.

She was born in Yakima and lived in the Tri-Cities since 1953.

She was retired from administrative work for a public school.

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

Bernard J. Fineberg

Bernard Joseph Fineberg, 76, of Kennewick, died April 27 in Kennewick.

He was born in Mercedes, Texas, and lived in the Tri-Cities area for 25 years.

He was a retired electrical engineer.

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

Anita J. Lathim

Anita Jean Lathim, 91, of Kennewick, died April 30 in Kennewick.

She was born in Pasco and was a lifelong resident of the Tri-Cities area.

She was a homemaker.

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

Jose Guadalupe Chapa

Jose Guadalupe Chapa, 31, of Minot, N.D., died April 17 in Minot.

He was born in Pasco and was a server.

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

Chomsy Lavong

Chomsy Lavong, 69, of Pasco, died March 29 in Pasco.

She was born in Khongsedone, Laos, and lived in the Tri-Cities area for 32 years.

She was a homemaker.

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

Janice M. McElroy

Janice Margaret McElroy, 81, of Kennewick, died April 29 in Kennewick.

She was born in Duluth, Minn., and lived in the Tri-Cities for 47 years.

She former trainer for 7-Eleven.

Life Tributes Cremation Center, Kennewick, is in charge of arrangements.

Willis A. Filan

Willis A. Filan, 69, of Connell, died April 28 in Connell.

He was born in Colfax and lived in Connell for 35 years.

He was a retired mechanic for South Columbia Irrigation District.

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

Virginia Trujillo

Virginia Trujillo, 73, of Mabton, died April 29 in Mabton.

She was born in Sunnyside and was a lifelong Lower Yakima Valley resident.

She was a retired sterile processing technician.

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

Javier Martinez

Javier Martinez, 32, of Kennewick, died April 25 in Moses Lake.

He was born in Pasco and was a Tri-Cities resident for 30 years.

He was an operator for International Paper.

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

Debra ‘Smitty’ L. Smith

Debra “Smitty” Lee Smith, 76, died April 28.

She lived in the Tri-Cities area for over 70 years and was the secretary for the chief of the Hanford Patrol.

The Neptune Society of Kennewick is in charge of arrangements.

This story was originally published May 3, 2025 at 5:00 AM.