Local Obituaries for Prosser Funeral Home & Crematory
John Roger Wells
May 17, 2020
JOHN ROGER WELLS John, 76, was born January 1, 1944 in Boise, Idaho and passed away May 17, 2020 in Richland, Washington. His parents moved to Benton City, WA when he was 10 years old. John graduated from Kiona-Benton City High School in 1962 and joined the Air Force until 1966. He returned to Washington where he met and married...
Patty K. Richman Tucker Ferdinand
May 11, 2020
On November 22, 1926, Patty was born as an only child to William and Molly Kelly in Berthoud, Colorado where she stayed throughout her educational years. At the age of 5 she was introduced to the piano and discovered her God given gift for music which would serve her well throughout her lifetime. When she was 19, she moved to...
Janice K. Baze
May 10, 2020
Janice K. Baze was born in Sunnyside, WA on August 23, 1952 to Marilyn and Lenzie Sizemore. She passed away May 10, 2020 after contracting COVID-19. She spent her primary school years in Caldwell, ID before the family moved back to Prosser, WA where she graduated in 1970. Her working career included a job as a clerk at the Benton...
Dr. Gary Johnson
May 5, 2020
Dr. Gary Johnson died peacefully at home with his family by his side on May 5, 2020. He was born to Walter and Ethel Johnson on May18, 1936 in Elbow Lake, Minnesota. He moved to Ellensburg, Washington with his Mom, Dad and brother, Don at the age of five. He graduated from High School in 1954, attended Central University and...
Jo Henning
May 1, 2020
Today, May 1, 2020, Jo, wife, mother and sister was called home to the Lords kingdom surrounded by those she loved. This was a woman who with all of her strength of soul would love everyone who would let her. Most of those who knew her, thought of her as nurturing mama bear who would embrace you with tough love,...
Andre M. Gouws
Apr 25, 2020
Andre M. Gouws was born in Potchefstroom, South Africa on August 3, 1955. He attended school and worked in South Africa before moving to the United States in 1993 with his wife Chanie. They lived in Lexington, Kentucky while he attended the University of Kentucky Pharmacy School to obtain his Pharm D, to add to his numerous doctoral degrees. His...
Patsy Jean (Ingram) Jacobsen
Apr 21, 2020
Patsy Jean Jacobsen (Ingram) age 77 passed away in the early morning of Apr. 21 at home with family near after struggling with the tenacious effects of dementia. She was born Dec. 21, 1942 near Springdale, AR to Harry and Geneva Ingram. The family moved to WA in 1948 settling in the Entiat Valley. Patsy attended and graduated from the...
Janice Jarrett
Apr 20, 2020
Janice Jarrett age 55 of Yakima, entered into rest at her daughter’s home in Prosser. She was born on September 22, 1964 to Gene and Sumie Rippee in Seattle, Washington. She was raised and educated in Lake Forest Park. She has lived in Yakima for the past 25 years. She was a line worker at a warehouse and also was...
Judith D. Jones
Apr 14, 2020
JUDITH D JONES DECEMER 3, 1945 – April 14, 2020 Our beloved Mother and Grandmother went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, on April 14, 2020, after a courageous battle with cancer. Judy was born on December 3, 1945, in Pasco, Washington, to Frank F. Grover and Blanche (Harding) Grover. She resided in Prosser, Washington her entire...
Heleodoro Climaco Salazar
Apr 8, 2020
Heleodoro Climaco Salazar, age 61, of Prosser, entered into rest on April 8, 2020 at Kadlec Regional Medical Center in Richland. He was born to Cristobal & Anita (Salazar) Climaco in El Espino, Nayarit, Mexico where he lived for ten years until the family moved to Tijuana, Mexico. Five years later, the family moved to Los Angeles, California. On October,...
Dorothy Deaton
Apr 3, 2020
Dorothy Ann Deaton, age 78, entered into rest on April 3, 2020 at her home in Prosser. She was born on October 22, 1941 in Missoula, Montana to John and Bertha (Peashel) Gress. Dorothy married Bill Deaton on November 27, 1962 and made their home in Prosser where they raised two children and she enjoyed being a housewife. Dorothy loved...
Charie Prior
Apr 2, 2020
Charie Champoux Prior, age 79, longtime Prosser resident, was reunited with her husband in heavenly rest on April 2, 2020. She was born on January 21, 1941 to Ernie and Helen (Saul) Champoux in Yakima. She attended St. Joseph’s School, graduated from St. Joseph’s Academy, attended Seattle University and worked as a stewardess for United Airlines. Charie married Fred Prior...
Clinton Simmons
Apr 1, 2020
Clinton Edward Simmons, age 59 of Bickleton, entered into rest on April 1, 2020 at Prosser Memorial Hospital. He was born on June 12, 1960 to Merle and Donnie (Town) Simmons in Moscow, Idaho. Clint was raised and educated in Richland and Kennewick and graduated from Kamiakin High School in 1978. He was very active in the Boy Scouts and...
Frank Kreis
Mar 31, 2020
Frank Kreis, 86, of Prosser was born on February 27, 1934 in Piliscsaba, Hungary to Andreas and Katarina (Weiss) Kreiss. When he was 12 years old after the end of World War II his family moved to Oehringen, Germany where he finished his schooling. In September 1952 when he was just 18 years old, he joined the United States Army...
Kenneth Arthur Paulson
Mar 29, 2020
Kenneth Arthur Paulson was born on January 31, 1930 in Opheim, Montana and passed away March 29th at the age of 90, at his home outside of Prosser, WA. Ken believed all of life's problems could be solved by working harder. After graduating from Glasgow HS in 1948 Ken was offered a football scholarship that he later passed on and...
Stella Strandwold
Mar 28, 2020
STELLA MAE HENSLEY STRANDWOLD FEBRUARY 25, 1914 --------MARCH 28, 2020 How do you put 106 years of living into a couple of paragraphs? There were a number of hard, challenging, and beautiful years in that dash between 1914 and 2020. She was born in Arkansas and moved to Oklahoma until 1937. Then she moved to Prosser Washington where she met...
Luis Rivera Salgado
Mar 27, 2020
Luis Rivera Salgado, 61, of Prosser, passed away on March 27, 2020 at Kadlec Regional Medical Center. He was born on August 25, 1958 in La Concordia, Guerrero Mexico to Salomon Rivera and Juana Salgado. As a child, he was outgoing and playful. He always was adventurous and liked trying new things. Luis married Cirila Mendoza in La Concordia, Mexico...
Bruce Lansing
Mar 25, 2020
Bruce Lansing, 82, of Prosser, passed away on Wednesday, March 25, 2020 at Prosser Memorial Hospital. He was born on April 11, 1937 in Yakima, Washington to Clyde and Virginia (Emmons) Lansing. He lived in Prosser for forty-two years and was retired from the Benton PUD. He is survived by his wife, Bonnie of Prosser; his children, Teri (Dan) Baldwin...
Angela Marie Korvola
Mar 25, 2020
Angela Marie Korvola, age 53, of Richland, entered into rest on March 25, 2020 at Kadlec Regional Medical Center in Richland. She was born on January 2, 1967 in Pasco, Washington. During her childhood she moved around a lot due to her step-father being in the Army. She helped raise her three sisters and enjoyed spending time with them. Angela...
Elizabeth Breitenfeldt
Mar 18, 2020
Elizabeth “Betty” Sullivan Breitenfeldt passed away peacefully, age 97, on March 18, 2020 at Chaplaincy Hospice House in Kennewick, Washington. She was born in Adams County (Corning), Iowa on August 2, 1922 to Florence and Daniel Sullivan. Betty attended Northwest Missouri State Teachers College during the summer months of high school before graduating from Corning High School in 1939. From...
