The Pierce County Medical Examiner's Office has confirmed 23 heat-related deaths due to the unprecedented heat in the region. The following are the names, ages, and death location for cases confirmed where next of kin have been notified. This list will be updated as investigations conclude and next of kin are notified.
Jerry Elmer Jonas, age 78, Puyallup
Dennis J. Kieffer, age 76, Tacoma
Linda Pearl Marcomb, age 64, Tacoma
Michael Williams, age 71, Puyallup
Mariah Fern Christensen, age 67, Sumner
Emma Jean Grimm, age 72, Tacoma
Randall Dean Zimmerman, age 56, Puyallup
Dianna Riley, age 64, Puyallup
Ron Newark, age 73, Tacoma
Darlene Becker, age 68, Lakewood
Estel Greer, age 61, Lakewood
Terry Duncan, age 69, Tacoma
David A. Harvey, age 60, Puyallup
Paramjit Singh, age 53, Puyallup
Concordia Maguad Parreno, age 96, Spanaway
Maryann Parrot, age 74, Tacoma
Bonnie Mavoureen Loftin, age 76, Sumner
Michael Anthony Williams, age 55, Tacoma
Kathleen Russell, age 68, Fircrest
Dawn, Rencken, age 66, Tacoma