Tri-City Herald death notices for March 17, 2026

Eric A. Elgert

Eric Andrew Elgert, 65, of Kennewick, died March 14 in Pasco.

He was born in St. Louis, Mo., and was a lifelong resident of the Tri-Cities.

He was a delivery driver.

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

Delbert J. DesChane

Delbert Joseph DesChane, 86, of Richland, died March 2 in Richland.

He was born in Green Bay, Wisc., and lived in the Tri-Cities for 76 years.

He was a retired Hanford worker.

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

Peter S. Bixby

Peter Steele Bixby, 95, of Kennewick, died March 13 in Richland.

He was born in Honolulu, Hawaii and lived in the Tri-Cities for 30 years.

He was a retired high school teacher for Wenatchee Valley and Richland Schools.

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

Lucille D. Machart

Lucille Delfine Machart, 108, of Kennewick, died March 15 in Kennewick.

She was born in Pine City, Minn., and lived in the Tri-Cities for 74 years.

She was a retired business owner.

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

Hal Westberg

Hal Holt Westberg, 85, of Kennewick, died March 5.

He was born in Yakima and lived in the Tri-Cities for about 19 years.

He was a retired professor of atmospheric research.

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

Ruben Mariscal

Ruben Mariscal, 82, of Grandview, died March 14 in Grandview.

He was born in Pueblo Yaqui, Mexico.

He was a retired agriculture foreman.

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

Sally M. Padilla

Sally M. Padilla, 79, of Sunnyside, died March 14, 2026, in Sunnyside.

She was born in Seattle and was a longtime Sunnyside resident.

She was a retired homemaker.

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

Patricia Dixon

Patricia Claire Dixon, 90, of Kennewick, died March 14 in Kennewick.

She was born in Seattle and lived in Kennewick for 76 years.

She was a retired music educator for the Kennewick School District.

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

Carolyn Raymond

Carolyn Lee Raymond, 79, of Kennewick, died March 14 in Kennewick.

She was born in Chicago Heights, Ill., and lived in the Tri-Cities for more than eight years.

She was a retired legal secretary.

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

This story was originally published March 18, 2026 at 5:00 AM with the headline "Tri-City Herald death notices for March 17, 2026."