Local Obituaries for Prosser Funeral Home & Crematory
Donald Fred Hofstad
Sep 9, 2021
Donald Fred Hofstad was born in Pasco, WA on February 11th, 1946. He passed away peacefully at his home in Sunnyside, WA on September 9, 2021. Don was the youngest of 4 children. He grew up in the Prosser area where he learned to farm cherries, apples and plums on the Gap Road Homestead. Don ran the hay mill on...
Gregory Lee Elliott
Aug 27, 2021
Gregory Lee Elliott, 55, life-long resident of Prosser passed away on August 27, 2021 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Portland, Oregon. He was born in Prosser on May 14, 1966 to Roger and Judy (Holloway) Elliott. He was raised and educated in Prosser and graduated from Prosser High School. Greg worked all of his life as a machine operator in...
Orville Raymond Gordon Jr.
Aug 21, 2021
Orville Raymond Gordon Jr. (Joe) , age 95 of Prosser, entered into rest on August 21,2021 at his home in Prosser Washington surrounded by his loved ones. He was born on November 25, 1925 in Beverly , New Jersey to Orville Gordon Sr and Cora ( White ) Gordon and was raised in New Jersey. Joe would say he learned...
Brent Lyle Petersen
Aug 18, 2021
Brent Lyle Petersen, age 70, of Prosser entered into rest on August 18, 2021 at Kadlec Regional Medical Center in Richland, Washington surrounded by his loved ones. He was born on October 17, 1950 at U.S. Army Base Fort Lawton in Seattle, Washington to Lyle Alsbury and Mary Amanda (Yost Powers) Petersen. Brent was the third of eight children of...
Robert "Steve" Crow
Aug 8, 2021
Robert “Steve” Crow, 72, of Paterson, passed away peacefully at his home on August 8, 2021. He was born in Prosser on June 10, 1949 to Robert and Lois (Churchill) Crow. Steve was raised in Paterson and graduated from Prosser High School in 1967. He was drafted into the U.S. Army on January 3, 1969 and served in Vietnam until...
Cormac C. Thompson Jr.
Jul 29, 2021
Cormac C. Thompson Jr., 76, lifelong resident of Prosser, passed away at his home in Prosser on July 29th, 2021. He was born on July 19, 1945 in Pasco to Cormac Thompson Sr. and Nancy Inez (Elliott) Thompson. He graduated from Prosser High School with the Class of 1963. He then graduated from Columbia Basin College and then Washington State...
David John Kleis
Jul 29, 2021
David John Kleis, age 83 of Prosser, entered into rest on July 29, 2021 at Richland Rehabilitation Center. He was born on June 27, 1938 to John William and Edith Marie (Thompson) Kleis in Stillwater, Minnesota. He was raised and educated in Lake Elmo, Minnesota where he grew up on a farm with his younger sister, Mary Jean. He graduated...
Clayton Charles Rayburn
Jul 26, 2021
Clayton Charles Rayburn, 60, of Grandview, passed away on July 26, 2021 in Portland, Oregon. He was born on June 22, 1961 in Toppenish to John and Geraldine (Palmer) Rayburn. He was raised and educated in Grandview and attended Grandview High School. He worked as a welder for Paisley Machine Shop in Grandview, Kenasco Manufacturing in Prosser and retired from...
Rosa B Tull
Jul 25, 2021
Our beloved mother and grandma, Rosa B. Tull age 83, has gone to be with her family in heaven on July 25, 2021. She was born to Ernest Lee and Martha (Bean) Gary on December 9, 1937 in Cortez, Montezuma, Colorado and has lived in Prosser since 1980. Rosa & Fred Arthur Tull were married in Prosser on April 18,...
William Dean Williams
Jul 19, 2021
William Dean Williams, Jr. (Bill) passed away on July 19, 2021. Bill was born in Prosser, WA on January 16, 1953, the second of Bill and Teresita Williams’ 6 children. On August 24, 1974, Bill married the love of his life, Pam White. At that time, Bill transferred to WSU and attended there for a year and a half before...
Alvin Harding
Jul 15, 2021
A resident of Benton City, Washington since 1990, Alvin Coy Harding, 74, passed away peacefully at his home on July 15, 2021. Mr. Harding was born October 6, 1946, in Waco, Texas, to Arzel and Lorraine Harding. Al (Ben to family) joined the Army in 1965 with his brother Craig. While stationed at Fort Sill, Oklahoma Al met Leona, his...
Alvin Harding
Jul 15, 2021
Alvin C. Harding, 74 A resident of Benton City, Washington since 1990, Alvin Coy Harding, 74, passed away peacefully at his home on July 15, 2021. Mr. Harding was born October 6, 1946, in Waco, Texas, to Arzel and Lorraine Harding. Al (Ben to family) joined the Army in 1965 with his brother Craig. While stationed at Fort Sill, Oklahoma...
Sandra Louise Mellor
Jul 3, 2021
Our beloved mother and grandmother, Sandra Louise Mellor, went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Saturday, July 3, 2021. She was born on December 30, 1950 in Pasco to Frank F. and Blanche (Harding) Grover. She lived in Prosser her entire life and graduated from Prosser High School in 1969. She was married to Bill Mellor...
Jan Jacob Don
Jun 23, 2021
Jan Jacob Don Heaven gained a precious soldier on June 23, 2021. Jan entered into the arms of his loving Savior Jesus Christ at the age of 90. He was born May 21,1931 in Zuid-Beijerland, The Netherlands to Pieter and Wilempia Don and later raised by Betz Don. At 18 years of age, alone and fifty dollars in his pocket,...
James Irwin Gagner
Jun 15, 2021
James Irwin Gagner, 86, of Prosser, WA, passed away on June 22, 2022. Jim was born in Prosser, WA to Emery and Mianda Gagner on November 24, 1935. He graduated from Prosser High School in 1955. He married Joan in 1959 on Bainbridge Island. He served in the U.S. Army. For many years he was in floor covering and eventually...
Robin Lorne Siemens
Jun 9, 2021
Robin Lorne Siemens, age 70 of Prosser, entered into rest on June 9, 2021 at Seattle Veteran’s Hospital. He was born on August 1, 1950 to Alvin Lorne and Marguerite E. (Ryser) Siemens. He was raised and educated in Yakima where he became enthusiastic about trains and driving trucks. He graduated from AC Davis Senior High School in 1969 and...
Louise Verne Andrews
Jun 6, 2021
Louise Verne Andrews, 89, of Prosser, passed away on June 6, 2021 at Kadlec Regional Medical Center. She was born on September 24, 1931 in Walla Walla to George and Mabel (Caufield) Smith. She was raised and educated in Lowden, Prosser and Walla Walla where she graduated from high school in 1949. Louise married her high school sweetheart on October...
Mary Lynn Hall
Jun 6, 2021
Our Mom, Mary Lynn Hall passed away on June 6, 2021 at the age of 87. What a life she lived! Mom was born April 12, 1934 in Toppenish, the daughter of Millie and Tony Richards. Throughout her life, mom was a doer. She finished high school and college early, graduating from Washington State College (University) with a degree in...
Joseph Harold Pack
Jun 5, 2021
Joseph Harold Pack A Regular Sort-a-Dude Joe Pack, the only child of Denver A. Pack and Sarah (Sally) A. Pack was born in Yakima, WA on July 21st 1950. He passed on June 5, 2021 at his home in Prosser, WA surrounded by family and friends. Joe’s family moved to Eureka, CA before his first birthday and moved 4 more...
Patrick "Pat" Price
May 26, 2021
Dad, Patrick Joseph (Pat) Price, age 65, passed away on May 26th in Coeur d’Alene, ID. Dad was born October 18, 1955 in Sunnyside, WA to John Price and Nora Cantwell Price. Dad was a lifetime resident of the Lower Yakima Valley. He spent his childhood in Grandview and Sunnyside before moving to Prosser in 1969 and graduating from Prosser...
