Local Obituaries for Prosser Funeral Home & Crematory
Tom D. Bianchi
Sep 18, 2017
Tom D. Bianchi, age 56, entered into rest on September 18, 2017 at Chaplaincy Hospice in Kennewick. He was born on February 9, 1961 to Tom Charles and Hazel Louise (Mathews) Bianchi in Seattle, Washington where he was raised and educated. The family moved to Prosser in 1975 and Tom attended Prosser High School. In 1977, Tom moved to Seattle...
Lee V. Knie
Sep 12, 2017
Lee V. Knie, age 75, entered into rest on September 12, 2017, at Lourdes Medical Center in Pasco. He was born on February 10, 1942, in Cresbard, South Dakota to Elmer and Vera (Beatty) Knie. He was raised and educated in Cresbard and graduated from Lincoln High School in Tacoma, Washington in 1960. Lee married Lil Simmons on June 26,...
Shirley Thelma Jacobson
Sep 11, 2017
Shirley Thelma Jacobson, 82, former longtime Grandview resident, passed away on September 11, 2017 at Virginia Mason Medical Center in Seattle. She was born on May 25, 1935 in Weiser, Idaho to Elwyn and Olive (McDaniel) Richards. She was raised and educated in Huntington, Oregon and Grandview, Washington. She married Leonard A. Jacobson on April 1, 1956 in Grandview. They...
Carol Marie Judd
Sep 9, 2017
Carol Marie Judd, age 61, entered into rest on September 9, 2017 at her home in Prosser. She was born on April 17, 1956 to Reider and Bernice (Ingebretson) Rosendahl in Spokane, Washington where she was raised and educated. Soon after graduating from Rogers High School, she moved to the Tri-City area where she worked in a clothing store. Carol...
Everett "Jake" Leo Murray
Sep 4, 2017
Everett "Jake" Leo Murray of Prosser passed away peacefully at home on September 4, 2017. Everett was born November 21, 1921 in Alta Vista, Kansas, the youngest of five children born to William Simpson Murray and Nettie Generva (Whittaker) Murray. Everett´s youth and young adult life were spent in Kansas. He was employed at Beech Aircraft near Herington, Kansas, from...
Esther Kreis
Aug 15, 2017
Esther Louise Kreis entered into rest on August 15, 2017 at Prosser Memorial Hospital. She was born on May 30, 1931 in Methuen, Massachusetts to Harold and Josephine (McFadden) Coffin. She spent her early years in Haverhill, MA where she was raised and educated in the Haverhill public schools. In 1952 Esther met her future husband, Frank Kreis at a...
Marcus Collins
Aug 8, 2017
Marcus Andrew Collins entered into rest on August 7, 2017 in Prosser. He was born on January 2, 1936 in Spencerville, Oklahoma to Fletcher and Corrine Collins. At the age of 9, the family moved to Prosser where he attended Prosser schools and graduated in 1956. Marc married Norma Joanne Hofstad Redd on December 16, 1957 in Prosser. He worked...
Talmadge Erle "T.E." Worden
Jul 26, 2017
Talmadge Erle “T.E.” Worden (Nickname, Dude), was born on December 12, 1922 to Erle D. and Ople L. (Williams) Worden in Tulsa, Oklahoma. His early education was in Sand Springs, Oklahoma. T.E. served in the U. S. Air force during World War II. He served on Guam in the Pacific from 1943 to 1946. While stationed at Walker Air force...
Garold James "Jim" Saddler Jr.
Jul 23, 2017
Garold James “Jim” Saddler Jr. was born on April 17th, 1966, in Prosser, Washington to Garold James Saddler Sr. and Anna Louise Saddler (Harris) and went home to be with his Lord at his home in Prosser on July 23rd, 2017. He was the first born of two sons and the ever typical older brother. As a young boy he...
Joseph Andrew Vegar
Jun 26, 2017
Joseph Andrew Vegar of Seattle, Camano Island and Prosser, Washington passed away peacefully on June 26 in his Seattle residence Aegis at Roger’s Park. He was 86. Joe, son of Matt and Katherine Vegar was born October 10, 1930. He was raised in Sedro Woolley and Wenatchee, Washington. He married Antonetta Rose Montaquila, a marriage of 63 years. Teaching, coaching,...
Lester Frank Whitney
Jun 23, 2017
Lester Frank Whitney Jr., 69, of Prosser, passed away on Friday, June 23, 2017 at his home. He was born on February 10, 1948 in Prosser to Lester Frank Whitney Sr. and Marie Olive (Offield) Whitney. He was raised and educated in Prosser and graduated with Prosser High School Class of 1966. After high school, he enlisted in the U.S....
Raymond Scott "Boom Boom" Baxter
Jun 13, 2017
Raymond Scott “Boom Boom” Baxter, 51, went to be with Our Lord on June 13, 2017 at his home in Prosser. Ray was born on May 19, 1966 in Kennewick. His parents were Tom and Grace Baxter. He was a graduate of Burbank High School and worked as a welder for Tankmax Services in Pasco. Ray met the love of...
Ruth Adeline (Landa) Vail
May 28, 2017
Ruth Adeline (Landa) Vail, 90 of Prosser entered into rest on May 28, 2017 at her home at Sun Terrace in Prosser. She was born to Edward and Ida (Krogstad) Camphaug on September 14, 1926 in Fosterton, Saskatchewan, Canada where she was raised and educated. She then attended Beautician School in Regina. While visiting her uncle in North Dakota, she...
Dr. Richard S. Stark
May 28, 2017
Dr. Richard Swan Stark June 1, 1937 - May 28, 2017 Richard Stark passed away at Kadlec Hospital, Richland, WA on May 28, 2017 after a short illness. Richard was born on June 1, 1937 to Gertrude Swan Stark and Robert Gordon Stark in Erie, Pennsylvania. He received a B.S. in Biology from Bucknell University, an M.S. in Entomology from...
Coleen Fay Pickard
May 4, 2017
Coleen Fay Pickard entered into rest May 4, 2017 at Prosser Memorial Hospital, at the age of 94. She was born June 11, 1922 in Wallace, Nebraska to Clarence A. and Elsie F. (Madsen) Webb. She was welcomed by her sister Bernice. When Coleen was 3 years old her mother Elsie passed away. Clarence remarried Frances Mitchell on June 27,...
Kenneth Wayne Speaks
May 3, 2017
Kenneth Wayne Speaks, 78 years old of Salem, Oregon, passed away suddenly of an aneurysm on Wednesday, May 3, 2017 at Brookdale Salem Dementia Home while playing his favorite game, Dominos. He was born on September 28, 1938 in Antlers, Oklahoma to Roger and Lucille Speaks. Kenneth loved playing the guitar with his friends in the gospel bands in Grandview,...
Linda Lee Griffin
May 1, 2017
Linda Lee Griffin, age 69 of Prosser, entered into rest on May 1, 2017 at Chaplaincy Hospice Care in Kennewick. She was born on January 31, 1948 in Sunnyside, Washington to Clifford & Eleanora (Powell) Mount. She was raised and educated in Prosser and graduated from Prosser High School in 1967. Linda and Jay Griffin were married in Grand Coulee...
Joyce A. Bardessono
May 1, 2017
Our dear Mother, Grandmother, Great-grandmother, Sister, Aunt and Friend has gone to sleep in death until she is called back from the dead by her Heavenly Father Jehovah God, to once more be reunited with her loved ones, here on the earth in Jehovah God’s promised paradise. Joyce who was a resident of Prosser since the age of seven passed...
Alton Korsvik
Apr 28, 2017
Alton B. Korsvik, age 96, entered into rest on April 28, 2017 at Tranquility Manor in Kennewick. He was born on September 4, 1920, in Galchutt, North Dakota to George H. and Serena (Halgunseth) Korsvik. Alton’s grandparents emigrated from Norway to North Dakota in 1875 through homestead rights. In 1909, Àlton’s family made their home in Prosser. Alton attended Prosser...
Rita Arellano
Apr 28, 2017
Rita Arellano January 22, 1931 – April 28, 2017 PROSSER WA – Tia Rita, 86, was welcomed into the arms of our Savior on Friday evening, April 28, 2017, at home with her beloved family. Rita devoted her entire life making sure the needs of her entire family were met before her own. She exemplified true unconditional love for everyone...
