Tri-City Herald death notices March 16, 2023
John T. Parks
John Thomas Parks, 81, of Walla Walla, died March 12 in Walla Walla.
He was born in Genesee, Mich., and lived in Walla Walla for 65 years.
He was a retired mill worker and served in the Army.
ezCremate.com Tri-Cities is in charge of arrangements.
Rita M. Quast
Rita Mary Quast, 69, of Pasco, died March 12 in Pasco.
She was born in Pasco and lived in the Tri-Cities her entire life.
She was a retired dental hygienist.
Hillcrest Funerals and Cremation, Pasco, is in charge of arrangements.
Irena E. Mitchell
Irena E. Mitchell, 71, of Prosser, died March 13 at Comfort Living Adult Family Home in West Richland.
She was born in Kyiv, Ukraine, and moved to Prosser in 2002. She lived in West Richland for the past three years.
She was a retired teacher’s aide.
Life Tributes Cremation Center, Kennewick, is in charge of arrangements.
Michael J. Bartz
Michael Jonas Bartz, 68, of Pasco, died March 14 in Richland.
He was born in Chicago and lived in the Tri-Cities for 24 years.
He was a retired machinist for Union Pacific.
Hillcrest Funerals and Cremation, Kennewick, is in charge of arrangements.
Michael J. Salvador
Michael James Salvador, 38, of Pasco, died March 6, in Pasco.
He was born in Escondido, Calif., and lived in the Tri-Cities for seven years.
He worked as a mechanic in the automotive industry and served in the Army.
Hillcrest Funerals and Cremation, Pasco, is in charge of arrangements.
Birthel L. Miller
Birthel Lola Miller, 82, of Richland, died March 14 in Richland.
She was born in Marshall, Ark., and lived in the Tri-Cities for more than 70 years.
She was a retired homemaker.
Mueller’s Tri-Cities Funeral Home, Kennewick, is in charge of arrangements.
Moises Marquez
Moises Marquez, 33, of Yakima, died March 11 in Yakima.
He was born in Prosser and lived in Yakima for five years.
He was a barber.
Prosser Funeral Home & Crematory is in charge of arrangements.
Boyd Brown
Boyd Brown, 84, of White Swan, died March 14 in Yakima.
He was born in Natural Dam, Ark., and was a longtime Yakima Valley resident.
He was the retired manager of a cattle company.
Smith Funeral Home, Grandview, is in charge of arrangements.
Melissa V. Chavez
Melissa V. Chavez, 39, of Pasco, died March 11.
She was born in Pasco and was a lifelong Tri-Cities resident.
She was a hairdresser.
Mueller’s Greenlee Funeral Home, Pasco, is in charge of arrangements.
Betty J. Foster
Betty Jayne Foster, 91, of Richland, died March 11 in Richland.
She was born in Portland, Ore., and lived in Tri-Cities for 50 years.
She was a homemaker.
Hillcrest Funerals and Cremation, Pasco, is in charge of arrangements.
Robert V. Mofford
Robert Vernon Mofford, 82, of Plymouth, Wash., died March 10 at Chaplaincy Hospice House in Kennewick.
He was born in Camas and lived in Plymouth for four years after moving from Republic, where he lived for nine years.
He was a retired foreman at a processing plant.
Compassionate Cremation Society, Richland, is in charge of arrangements.
