Local Obituaries for Prosser Funeral Home & Crematory
Richard Lee Hopper
May 5, 2018
Richard Lee Hopper, age 72, of Prosser, Washington fell asleep on May 5, 2018 at his home surrounded by his wife, two daughters, and sister. He was born to Alfred and Ruth Hopper on June 17, 1945 in Walla Walla, Washington. Richard then married Pamela May 22, 1975. They moved to Prosser in 1982 where Richard worked for Hall’s Chevrolet...
Era Laverne Dean
May 4, 2018
Era LaVerne Dean, age 87, passed away peacefully in her sleep on May 4, 2018 in her home at Sun Terrace Assisted Living Facility in Prosser, WA. She was born to Harley and Lois Adcock on January 1, 1931 in Soper, Oklahoma. Era was the second child in a family of eight. She was raised and educated in Soper and...
Raul Rodriguez Mendoza
May 4, 2018
Viewing will be held at Prosser Funeral Home on Monday, May 7th from 6:00-8:00 PM and on Tuesday, May 8th from 10:00-12:00 at The Church in Prosser (Across from Les Schwab). Graveside services will be held at 12:30 on Tuesday, May 8th at the Prosser Cemetery.
Gary Giddings
May 2, 2018
Gary Kay Giddings, age 79 of Benton City, entered into rest on May 2, 2018 at Chaplaincy Hospice in Kennewick. He passed away surrounded by his son, most of his stepchildren and several grandchildren. He is now free of pain and suffering and filled with peace and love. He was born to William and Nettie (Grover) Giddings on March 28,...
Gabriel Parra Gonzalez
Apr 25, 2018
Gabriel Parra Gonzalez was born on November 2, 1935 in Miguel Negrete, Durango, Mexico to Aurelia Parra Lopez and Francisco Gonzalez Quezeda. Gabriel spent his youth in Miguel Negrete. He moved to Texas at the age of 18 to work with his dad as a farm laborer. In 1958 he married Delia Castillo and they made their home in Edinburg,...
Mary Louise Sage Heintz
Apr 15, 2018
Mary Louise Sage Heintz, age 90, entered into rest on April 15, 2018 at her home at Sun Terrace Assisted Living in Prosser. She was born on August 11, 1927 in Moxee, Washington to Walter Clarence and Nancy Louise (Potter) Kellen. Mary and Ralph Sage were married on September 15, 1943 in Prosser, had one daughter and enjoyed 43 years...
Dona Callahan
Apr 13, 2018
Dona Jean Callahan, age 93, entered into rest on April 13, 2018 at her home at Sun Terrace Assisted Living in Prosser. She was born on August 12, 1924 in Albion, Nebraska to Charles Bernard and Fannie Belle (Martin) Emery. She was raised and educated in Southern California and graduated from Venice High School in 1942. She remained in the...
John W. Minchew
Apr 6, 2018
John W. Minchew was born in Jacksonville, Florida on February 2, 1941 and entered into rest on April 6, 2018 at Kadlec Regional Medical Center in Richland. He married Virginia Renfro and they had two children, John Eric and Angela Renee. After their divorce, he then married Della Buell Blackburn in 1978. Stepson, Edward Blackburn (Lupe Hurtado) and step-daughter, Sheri...
Patricia "Pat" Yvonne Thayer Merrill
Apr 4, 2018
Patricia (Pat) Yvonne Thayer Merrill June 2, 1923 – April 4, 2018 Patricia (Pat) Yvonne Thayer Merrill was born in Seattle, Washington on June 2, 1923 and adopted at three weeks by Theodore and Ruth Ewing Coates. She graduated from Roosevelt High School June 1941 and continued her education at the University of Washington. She married Edwin Thayer Merrill in...
Berniel Schulthies Hartley
Mar 22, 2018
Berniel Schulthies Hartley devoted wife, mother, grandmother and friend passed away Thursday, March 22, 2018 peacefully in her home, surrounded by her loving family, after a two year hard fought battle with ALS. She was born March 12, 1946 in Salt Lake City, Utah and minutes after her birth her parents were surprised with another baby, her twin brother Brent....
Miguel Meraz-Lopez
Mar 18, 2018
Miguel Meraz-Lopez, 40, of Prosser, passed away Sunday, March 18, 2018 at his home. He was born in La Barranca Del Potrero, Michocan, Mexico to Aureliano and Genoveva (Lopez) Meraz. He came to the United States in 1999 and worked as a cattle rancher for Terry Christianson in Prosser and was currently working at the Toppenish Sales Yard. He was...
Theodore E. Mann
Mar 16, 2018
Death Notice Theodore Eugene Mann, age 67 of Prosser, entered into rest on March 16, 2018 at Virginia Mason Memorial Hospital in Yakima. He is survived by his wife, Michaela Mann. Services will be held at a later date in California.
Ralph Oldfield
Mar 14, 2018
Ralph E. Oldfield, age 91, entered into rest March 14, 2018 at Sun Terrace Assisted Living in Prosser, WA. He was born January 17, 1927 at Whitstran, WA to George and Hazel (Howard) Oldfield and was raised and educated in Toppenish, Granger and Grandview. Ralph’s first job was bucking water for a threshing crew at the age of 8. Ralph...
Anton "Tony" Heintz
Mar 13, 2018
Anton “Tony” Robert Heintz, 90, longtime Prosser resident, passed away on March 13, 2018. Tony was born on December 10, 1927 in Aberdeen, South Dakota to Anselm and Christina (Gese) Heintz. The family moved to Prosser in 1938, and Tony graduated from Prosser High School with the Class of 1946. He joined the U.S. Army later that year and was...
Lillian Mitchell
Feb 26, 2018
Lillian Rae Mitchell, 85, went to be with her Lord and Savior on February 26, 2018. She was born December 14, 1932 to Roy and Elsie (Gordon) Harris in Sunnyside. She married James Mitchell Sr. in 1953 and they raised their four children in Ellensburg until her husband’s death in 1969. In 1970, she moved with her children to Prosser....
Goldie Ella Stafford
Feb 26, 2018
Goldie Ella Stafford, age 54, went to be with the Lord on February 26, 2018 at Magdalena’s Adult Family Home in Kennewick. She was born on March 2, 1963 to Calvin and Frances (Webley) Stafford in Burien, Washington. She graduated from Kiona-Benton high school in 1981. She was Para Educator for the Richland School District. Goldie was a blazingly bright...
Ruth Helen Baze
Jan 19, 2018
Ruth Helen Baze, 88, passed on peacefully on January 19, 2018 in Kennewick after lengthy illness. Helen was born on January 25, 1929 in Ponderay, Idaho, the daughter of John and Susan (Neva) Pomerinke, the youngest of 7 children. After her father’s illness, her mother became a hardworking single parent, a rarity at the time. Her Mother’s examples of hard...
Bruce R. Wagner
Jan 16, 2018
Bruce Robert Wagner, age 74, entered into rest on January 16, 2018 at his home in Prosser. He was born on April 15, 1943 to Daniel Wesley and Arlene Ruth (Jenny) Wagner in Prosser where he was raised and educated, graduating from Prosser High School with the class of 1961. He played Prosser Mustang Football and was named as All...
Phyllis Hosko
Jan 8, 2018
On the night of Monday, January 8th, Phyllis (Oswalt) Hosko, age 79, went to be with her Lord and Savior surrounded by her loving family. This ended a long battle with rheumatoid arthritis and numerous ailments and delivered her to a place where she can finally be free of pain. Phyllis was born on September 6th, 1938 in Palisade, Nebraska,...
Kathryn Virginia Titus-Elliott
Jan 6, 2018
Kathryn Virginia Titus-Elliott, a bright star to all who loved her, left us on Saturday, January 6, 2018. She died at Kadlec Regional Medical Center in Richland after a long hard fight. Kat, Kitty or Mema, as her family called her, was born on February 26, 1940 in Inverness, Mississippi to Clifford Cagle and Rosa (Williams) Cagle. She attended school...
