Tri-City Herald death notices May 20-21, 2022

Jill N. Sutphen

Jill Noel Sutphen, 46, of Puyallup, Wash., died April 3 in Puyallup.

She was born in Pasco and lived in the Tri-Cities for 26 years.

She was a caregiver.

Gwenna L. Carlson

Gwenna Lorraine Carlson, 79, of Richland, died May 17 at Chaplaincy Hospice Care in Kennewick.

She was born in Walla Walla and lived most of her life in the Tri-Cities.

She was a retired shift manager for Pizza Hut.

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

Virginia C. Eby

Virginia Carol Eby, 86, of Pasco, died May 18 in Kennewick.

She was born in Huntly, Mo., and lived in the Tri-Cities for 60 years.

She was a retired compliance officer.

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

Nadine McConnell

Nadine McConnell, 88, of Sunnyside, died May 20 in Yakima.

She was born in Modesto, Calif., and was a longtime Lower Yakima Valley resident.

She was a retired self-employed in the retail industry.

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

Donald E. Smith

Donald Eugene Smith, 76, of Richland, died May 15 at home.

He was born in Klamath Falls, Ore., and lived in the Tri-Cities area since 1954.

He was a retired engineering tech at Battelle.

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

Elizabeth Oten

Elizabeth Oten, 88, of Prosser, died May 20 in Prosser.

She was born in Waterbury, Conn., and was a longtime Prosser resident.

She was a retired nurse.

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

David M. Gropper

David Michael Gropper, 85, of Richland, died May 18 in Richland.

He was born in England and lived many years in the Tri-Cities.

He was a retired senior computer scientist in avionics.

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

Sharon K. Buhrig

Sharon Kay Buhrig, 84, of Pasco, died May 14.

She was a homemaker and lived in Pasco for 60 years.

The Neptune Society of Spokane is in charge of arrangements.

Cliffton G. Miller

Cliffton Gerald Miller, 71, of Tri-Cities died May 14.

He was a nuclear warehouseman and lived in the Tri-Cities for over 35 years.

The Neptune Society of Spokane is in charge of arrangements.

Ernest F. W. Riedel

Ernest Fred William Riedel, 81, died May 16.

He was a physicist and lived in the Tri-Cities for 48 years.

The Neptune Society of Spokane is in charge of arrangements.