Tri-City Herald death notices for July 6, 2026
Shirley J. VanBuren
Shirley Joan VanBuren, 86, of Pasco, died July 2 in Richland.
She was born in Dryden and lived in the Tri-Cities for 60 years.
She was a homemaker.
Mueller’s Greenlee Funeral Home, Pasco, is in charge of arrangements.
Keith F. Dorsey
Keith Forest Dorsey, 102, of Yakima and a longtime Outlook resident, died July 4 in Yakima.
He was born in Outlook and was a longtime Yakima Valley resident.
He was a retired grape farmer.
Smith Funeral Home, Sunnyside, is in charge of arrangements.
Gerald R. Engstrom
Gerald Richard Engstrom, 85, of Kennewick, died July 3 in Kennewick.
He was born in Casper, Wyo., and lived in the Tri-Cities area for 75 years.
He was a retired laborer and construction worker for Berkshire Construction in Fife.
Mueller’s Tri-Cities Funeral Home, Kennewick, is in charge of arrangements.
Russell A. Wallace
Russell Arthur Wallace, 84, of West Richland, died June 30 in Kennewick.
He was born in Los Angeles and lived in West Richland for 33 years.
He was a retired crane painter.
Compassionate Cremation Society, Richland, is in charge of arrangements.
C.G. ‘Sonny’ VanderLinden
C.G. “Sonny” VanderLinden, 80, of Kennewick, died July 2 in Kennewick.
He was born in Ada, Minn., and lived in the Tri-Cities for 40 years.
He was a retired truck driver.
Mueller’s Tri-Cities Funeral Home, Kennewick, is in charge of arrangements.
Karma Hills
Karma Hills, 80, of Kennewick, died June 27 in Kennewick.
She was born in Palo Alto, Calif., and lived in Kennewick for 25 years.
She was a homemaker.
Einan’s at Hillcrest, Kennewick, is in charge of arrangements.
Teresa J. Weers-Leckenby
Teresa J. Weers-Leckenby, 58, of Richland, died June 19 in Richland.
She was born in Dearborn, Mich., and lived in the Tri-Cities for 17 years.
She was a homemaker and hotel front desk employee in the hospitality industry.
Mueller’s Tri-Cities Funeral Home, Kennewick, is in charge of arrangements.
Russell J. Tiwater
Russell Jefferson Tiwater, 55, of Richland, died June 24.
Einan’s at Sunset, Richland, is in charge of arrangements.
Ramiro Muñoz Perez
Ramiro Muñoz Perez, 44, of Pasco, died June 30.
He was born in Mexico and lived in the Tri-Cities for 35 years.
He was a tractor driver.
Einan’s at Hillcrest, Pasco, is in charge of arrangements.
This story was originally published July 7, 2026 at 11:33 AM.