Tri-City Herald death notices June 17, 2024
Travis L. Shearer
Travis Lee Shearer, 32, of Pasco, died June 13 in Pasco.
Her was born in Kennewick and was a lifelong Tri-Cities resident.
He was a construction laborer.
Mueller’s Tri-Cities Funeral Home, Kennewick, is in charge of arrangements.
Edmund R. Oster
Edmund Raymond Oster, 93, of Kennewick, died June 11 in Kennewick.
He was born in Anamoose, N.D., and lived in the Tri-Cities for 27 years.
He was a retired bus driver.
Mueller’s Tri-Cities Funeral Home, Kennewick, is in charge of arrangements.
Dennis C. Weets
Dennis Carl Weets, 77, of Grandview, died June 15 in Richland.
He was born in Sibely, Iowa, and was a longtime Grandview resident.
He was formerly self-employed in metal fabrication.
Smith Funeral Home, Sunnyside, is in charge of arrangements.
Walter R. Bratton
Walter Richard Bratton, 90, of Grandview, died June 14 in Seattle.
He was born in Toponas, Colo., and was a longtime Sunnyside resident.
He was retired from the sheriff’s department.
Smith Funeral Home, Grandview, is in charge of arrangements.
Michael C. Phelps
Michael Charles Phelps, 37, died June 10 in Pasco.
He was born in Louisville, Ken., and it’s unknown how long he’d lived in the Tri-Cities.
Anyone who knew Phelps is asked to call Mueller’s Greenlee Funeral Home, Pasco, which is handling his arrangements.
Marvin N. Kragt
Marvin Nelson Kragt, 99, of Prosser, died June 15 in Prosser.
He was born in Holland, Mich., and was a longtime Prosser resident.
He was a retired quality control manager in a fruit processing plant.
Smith Funeral Home, Grandview, is in charge of arrangements.
Pamela Comfort Mangan
Pamela Comfort Mangan, 80, of Kennewick, died June 15 in Richland.
She was born in St. Louis, Mo., and lived in the Tri-Cities area since 1973.
She was a homemaker.
Einan’s at Sunset, Richland, is in charge of arrangements.
Soubanh Phichith
Soubanh Phichith, 56, of Kennewick, died June 8 in Richland.
He was born in Champassak, Laos, and lived in the Tri-Cities for 35 years.
He was a forklift operator.
Mueller’s Tri-Cities Funeral Home, Kennewick, is in charge of arrangements.
Marianne L. Esche
Marianne Louise Esche, 84, of Prosser, died June 15 at Life Care of Kennewick.
She was born in Bristol, S.D., and lived in Kennewick for 17 years.
She was a former agricultural laborer.
Hillcrest Funerals and Cremation, Kennewick, is in charge of arrangements.
Gale A. Brandner
Gale Arthur Brandner, 57, of Richland, died June 8 in Richland.
He was born in Pasco and was a lifelong Tri-Cities resident.
He was a cashier for Goodwill Industries.
ezCremate.com Tri-Cities is in charge of arrangements.
Stephen L. Thomas Sr.
Stephen Leon Thomas Sr., 68, of Pahrump. N.V., died June 15 in Grandview.
He was born in Prosser and was a longtime Lower Yakima Valley resident.
He was a former heavy equipment operator.
Smith Funeral Home, Grandview, is in charge of arrangements.
