Tri-City Herald death notices for Nov. 18-19, 2025
Joe E. Sproul
Joe Edmond Sproul, 94, of Richland, died Nov. 16 in Richland.
He was born in Seattle and lived in the Tri-Cities for 23 years.
He was a retired accounting director for the city of Spokane.
Mueller’s Tri-Cities Funeral Home, Kennewick, is in charge of arrangements.
Daren A. Ott
Daren Andrue Ott, 61, of Kennewick, died Nov. 16 in Richland.
He was born in Richland and was a lifelong Tri-Cities resident.
He was the retired owner/operator of Ott Excavating.
Mueller’s Tri-Cities Funeral Home, Kennewick, is in charge of arrangements.
Jerome L. Wallace
Jerome Leonard Wallace, 84, of Pasco, died Nov. 18 in Richland.
He was born in Perham, Minn., and lived in the Tri-Cities for 49 years.
He was a retired heavy equipment manager for the Hanford site.
Mueller’s Tri-Cities Funeral Home, Kennewick, is in charge of arrangements.
Janet Shea
Janet Shea, 87, of Grandview, died Nov. 19 in Grandview.
She was born in Toppenish and was a longtime Grandview resident.
She was a retired warehouse laborer.
Smith Funeral Home, Sunnyside, is in charge of arrangements.
Biatris P. Perez
Biatris P. Perez, 92, of Outlook, died Nov. 18 in Union Gap.
She was born in San Antonio, Texas, and was a longtime Yakima Valley resident.
She was a former farm laborer.
Smith Funeral Home, Sunnyside, is in charge of arrangements.
Leta LaVelle Seibold
Leta LaVelle Seibold, 95, of Kennewick, died Nov. 17 in Kennewick.
She was born in Milton Freewater, Ore., and lived in Kennewick since 2018.
She was a retired music teacher.
Einan’s at Hillcrest, Pasco, is in charge of arrangements.
Henry ‘Hank’ J. Tobin
Henry “Hank” J. Tobin, 75, of Mabton, died Nov. 16 in Mabton.
He was born in Prosser and was a lifelong Lower Yakima Valley resident.
He was a retired farmer.
Smith Funeral Home, Sunnyside, is in charge of arrangements.
Arthur F. Mahan
Arthur Floyd Mahan, 78, of Kennewick, died Nov. 17 in Kennewick.
He was born in Denver and was a lifelong Tri-Cities resident.
He was a retired mechanic.
Mueller’s Greenlee Funeral Home, Pasco, is in charge of arrangements.
Mary J. Bennett
Mary Jean Bennett, 82, of Walla Walla, died Nov. 13 in Walla Walla.
She was born in Elgin, Ill., and lived in Walla Walla for 25 years.
She was a homemaker.
Compassionate Cremation Society, Richland, is in charge of arrangements.
Elsie Eastlund-Petty
Else Eastlund-Petty, 97, of Pasco, died Nov. 17 in Pasco.
She was born in Bonners Ferry, Idaho, and lived in the Tri-Cities for 55 years.
She was a homemaker.
Mueller’s Tri-Cities Funeral Home, Kennewick, is in charge of arrangements.
This story was originally published November 20, 2025 at 5:00 AM.