Death Notices

Tri-City Herald death notices for March 9, 2026

Robert J. Nelson

Robert James Nelson, 76, of Pasco, died Feb. 27 in Pasco.

He was born in Exeter, Calif., and lived in the Tri-Cities area for 54 years.

He was a retired ironworker with Local Union 14.

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

Gerald A. Ritchie

Gerald Alfred Ritchie, 86, of Pasco, died March 8 in Richland.

He was born in Ottawa, Canada, and lived in Pasco for 20 years.

He was a retired police officer for the Richland and Renton police departments.

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

Richard G. Harris

Richard Glenn Harris, 88, of Pasco, died March 6 in Pasco.

He was born in Anaconda, Mont., and lived in the Tri-Cities for 46 years.

He was a retired job manager at the Hanford site.

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

Donald R. Moore

Donald Robert Moore, 95, of Richland, died March 2 in Richland.

He was born in Saint Paul, Minn., and lived in Richland for 51 years.

He served in the U.S. Navy in four years and in the Air Force for two years. He was a retired lab technician.

Compassionate Cremation Society, Richland, is in charge of arrangements.

Caroline M. Adams

Caroline Marie Adams, 83, of Richland, died March 7 in Richland.

She was born in Raleigh, N.D., and lived in the Tri-Cities for 52 years.

She was the retired front desk coordinator at the Tri-City Court Club.

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

Karen M. Martin Esquibel

Karen Marie Martin Esquibel, 68, of Kennewick, died March 8 in Richland.

She was born in Cheyenne, Wyo., and lived in the Tri-Cities area for 2 1/2 years.

She was a retired accountant for the state of Wyoming.

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

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