Local Obituaries for Prosser Funeral Home & Crematory
Ruby Eleanor Maclean
Mar 19, 2017
After a brief illness, our beloved mother Ruby Eleanor MacLean passed away peacefully on March 19, 2017 at Chaplaincy Hospice House in Kennewick, WA. She was born on April 6, 1930 in Prosser, WA. She lived in Prosser, Grandview, Paterson, Benton City, Easton, Cle Elum and Kennewick. She was preceded in death by sister Darlene Judkins in 1936; husband James...
Inez Berg Stegall
Mar 9, 2017
Inez Stegall (Weippert), 82, of Hermiston, OR passed away peacefully, surrounded by her loving family, on March 9, 2017. The daughter of Peter and Magdelena (Aichele) Weippert, Inez was born on April 30, 1934 in Chaseley, North Dakota, the youngest of six siblings. Inez grew up on a farm and attended Chaseley School. While in high school, Inez played basketball...
Pauline A. Speck
Mar 6, 2017
Pauline “Polly” (Ayers) Speck, 100, entered into rest on March 6, 2017 at Sun Terrace in Prosser. She was born, the 4th of nine children on June 8, 1916 to Charles and Omie (Bradley) Ayers on the family homestead in Marietta, Oklahoma. The family raised corn, cotton and peanuts and always had a vegetable garden. The family moved to Oil...
Freda Virginia (Hopper) Sensney
Mar 3, 2017
Freda Virginia (Hopper) Sensney went home to be with the Lord on March 3, 2017, passing peacefully, her family at her side. Freda made notes over the last several years as to her life, well lived, and wished these thoughts shared, titling her writings, “My Life as I Remember It!” “Freda Virginia (Hopper) Sensney was born May 20, 1918 in...
Herbert Roscoe Warriner
Mar 3, 2017
Herbert Roscoe Warriner, who died at 94 on March 3, 2017 in Prosser, Washington, was born June 2, 1922 in Stickney, South Dakota to Herbert Roscoe Warriner, Senior and Gertie Van Arendonk. In 1925 Roscoe moved his family of Ruth, the older sister, and the baby Herb, to Grandview, Washington where he purchased a farm on Pleasant Ave. Younger brother...
Melissa Widener
Feb 28, 2017
Melissa Widener, 42, of Weippe, Idaho went peacefully to be with the Lord on Tuesday (February, 28, 2017) at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center after a five year battle with cancer. She was the beloved wife of twenty-one years to Michael Widener of Weippe. Melissa went Home to be with the Lord surrounded by her friends and family. Melissa was...
Leona Mary Gagner
Feb 28, 2017
Leona Mary Gagner, age 89 of Prosser, entered into God’s Hands on February 28, 2017 at Prosser Memorial Hospital. She was born on January 13, 1928 to George and Grace (Mc Intire) Braconnier in Millicent, Alberta, Canada. She was raised and educated in Alberta until her family moved to Prosser in November, 1947. She met her future husband, LeRoy E....
Francis "Fritz Joseph Jaeger
Feb 23, 2017
Francis “Fritz” Joseph Jaeger “A Prince of a Fellow”, Francis “Fritz” Joseph Jaeger was born to German’s from Russia parents, Anton and Magdeline Hoffart Jaeger on July 12, 1930 in Glencross, South Dakota. He passed away in Yakima on February 23, 2017. The Dust Bowl/Dirty 30’s brought his family to the YakimaValley because there was work for able-bodied men and...
Rita Kuh-Orr Stoops
Feb 10, 2017
Rita Marie (Kuh-Orr) Stoop, age 58 of Prosser, entered into rest on February 10, 2017 at Chaplaincy Hospice Care in Kennewick. She was born on September 19, 1958 in Chicago, Illinois to Peter and Margaret Kuh. She was raised and educated in Washington, DC where she lived until moving to Toppenish in 1993. Rita and Joe Stoops were married on...
Czeslaw Goroch
Feb 7, 2017
Czeslaw Goroch, age 94, entered into rest on February 7, 2017 at his farm in Prosser, Washington. He was born on June 20, 1922 in Pinsk, Poland to Kazimierez and Kazimiereza Goroch. He married Janina, his wife of 73 years, on December 26, 1944 in Pinsk, Poland and the couple had three children together, Andy, John and Donna. During World...
Irvin E. Stone
Feb 1, 2017
Irvin Edward Stone, life-long Prosser resident, passed away on Wednesday Feb, 1st, 2017. He was born in Prosser, WA on August 17, 1928 to Ethel Mae (Kaufman) and Mryvin Leon Stone. He retired as Sgt. Major from the U.S. Army after twenty seven years of service. He became a building contractor and owned and operated Stone Construction from 1984 to...
David Currit
Jan 20, 2017
Dave Currit passed away on Friday, January 21, 2017 from injuries sustained in an accident while working on one of his project cars. He was born to Paul and Afton (Christensen) Currit on February 12, 1956 in Deer Park, Washington. He graduated from high school in Cashmere and received a Business Degree from Western Washington State University in Bellingham. Dave...
James L. Castagne
Jan 10, 2017
“The Cop Who Cared” Prosser has lost another one of its finest. James L. Castagne, age 75, entered into rest on January 10, 2017 at his home at Sun Terrace in Prosser. He was born on April 30, 1941 to Edward Joseph and Ella (Lutznehiser) Castagne in Billings, Montana where he was raised and educated. Later, in Lincoln, Montana he...
Thomas Charles Bianchi
Jan 9, 2017
Thomas Charles Bianchi, age 80, entered into rest on January 9, 2017 at his home in Prosser. He was born to Delph and Anna (Bordwell) Bianchi on March 3, 1936 in Prosser, Washington. He attended Prosser and Grandview schools. Tom enlisted in the US Army and served as Private First Class from 1954 to 1956 as a tank driver in...
James Spencer Wildman
Jan 7, 2017
James Spencer Wildman, 23 years of age, of Prosser Washington was tragically killed in a traffic accident on January 7, 2017, a date which will be indelibly and terribly stamped in the minds of his loving family and many friends. Also taken in the accident was his friend, Dylan Bolt, 25 years of age, a lifelong resident of Prosser as...
Christine Diane Elliot
Jan 2, 2017
Christine Diane Elliot passed away on January 2nd. She was born in Salem, Oregon on April 17th, 1951. The oldest of five children of Ken and Nadeen Elliot, she moved to Prosser when she was a small child, and grew up there, where she was actively involved in the First Presbyterian Church, and in 4-H. She graduated from Prosser High...
Bertie Maye Nechanicky
Dec 30, 2016
Bertie Maye Nechanicky, age 73, passed away peacefully at her home December 30, 2016. She was born on May 7, 1943 to Hugh and Ella (McCall) Harsh in Prosser, WA where she was a lifelong resident. Bertie owned and operated the Shear Delite beauty salon located in downtown Prosser. Over the years, she led multiple Bible studies and taught Sunday...
