Local Obituaries for Prosser Funeral Home & Crematory
James Timothy Leighty
Aug 17, 2016
James “Jimmy” Timothy Leighty, 55, of Prosser, passed away on August 17, 2016 in Prosser. He was born on April 28, 1961 in Bainbridge, Maryland to Charles and Beatrice (Rodrigues) Leighty. The family moved to Prosser in 1967 where he was raised and attended Prosser schools. In 1980, his daughter, Heidi Marie Carrillo was born. In 1984, Jimmy met the...
Dolores Lopez Mora
Aug 15, 2016
(Ustalia) Dolores Lopez Mora, aged 92, passed away peacefully on August 15, 2016 at home surrounded by her family. Dolores was born April 10, 1924, in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. Dolores lived her entire adult life in the Yakima Valley, residing in Grandview, WA. Survived by her husband of 73 years, Salvador A. Mora; children: Rosemary Rodriguez of Pasco, WA, Lupe...
L. Carol Travaille
Aug 3, 2016
L. Carol Travaille, 78, of Prosser, passed away on August 3, 2016 at Kadlec Regional Medical Center. She was born on June 10, 1938, in Oakland, California to Richard and Anna Maria (Bailey) Hearsum. She was raised and educated in California and graduated from El Cerrito High School in 1955. She worked as a bookkeeper in San Francisco and Livermore....
Clarence Montgomery Rincker
Jul 29, 2016
Clarence Montgomery Rincker, age 93, passed away on July 29, 2016 at home at Sheffield Manor in Prosser. The eldest son of John Clarence Rincker and Clare (Montgomery) Rincker, Clarence was born on September 8, 1922 in Cheyenne, Wyoming. He was raised on a dairy farm in eastern Wyoming near Lyman, Nebraska during the depression and drought years of the...
William Spencer Bagge Jr.
Jul 22, 2016
William “Bill” Spencer Bagge Jr. 1944 ~ 2016 William “Bill” Spencer Bagge Jr, age 72 of Prosser, passed away peacefully on July 22, 2016 following a lengthy illness at his home in Prosser. A fifth generation Californian, Bill was born on January 8, 1944 in San Francisco, California to William Spencer Sr. and Arville Olivia (Boulding) Bagge. Bill and Joy...
Bradley Joseph Rider
Jul 12, 2016
Bradley Joseph Rider – August 3, 1942 – July 12, 2016 Bradley Joseph Rider, 73, of Grandview, WA, passed away on July 12, 2016 3:15 pm at Yakima Regional Medical Center. Bradley, son of Joe and Thyra Rider was born in Seattle on August 3rd 1942. The family, Joe (father), Thyra (mother), Bradley and Barbara (sister) farmed mint, asparagus, and...
Lavina Lorraine Mitzel
Jul 11, 2016
Lavina Lorraine Mitzel entered into rest on July 11, 2016 at her home at Sheffield Manor in Prosser. She was born on May 10 1923 in Zeeland, North Dakota to William and Amelia (Koth) Will, the 2nd of 11 children. As a young woman, she worked at a nursing home in Bismarck, North Dakota, in order to help her family....
Dennis S. Moon
Jun 30, 2016
. Dennis S. Moon, 69, life-long Prosser resident, entered into rest at his home on Thursday, June 30, 2016. Dennis was born in Pasco, Washington to Shirl and Marles (Stone) Moon. He was raised in the Horse Heaven Hills near Prosser and attended Paterson grade school. Dennis graduated from Prosser High School with the Class of 1965 and then furthered...
Sabine Mary Shawley
Jun 9, 2016
Sabine Mary Shawley, age 55, entered into rest on June 9, 2016 at her home in Prosser. She was born on June 18, 1960 in Schoneberg, Germany to Wilhelm and Alice (Hedig) Knappek. and was raised and educated in Mabton. Sabine and Timothy Wayne Shawley were married on July 6, 1991 in Reno, Nevada and the couple made their home...
Jack A. Engle
Jun 8, 2016
Jack A. Engle, 80, of Benton City, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on June 8, 2016. He was born in South Cannon, Colorado to George and Flora (Crandall) Engle. He was raised and educated in Leadville, Colorado. Jack lived in several cities and states during his lifetime, including Sunnyside for fifteen years and has resided in...
Lester G. Wichers
Jun 1, 2016
Lester G. Wichers, 83, of Prosser, entered into eternal rest with his Lord and Savior on June 1, 2016. He was born on May 7, 1933 in Prairie View, Kansas to Henry John Wichers and Jennie (Edel) Wichers. Lester and his eight siblings were raised and educated near Bellingham, Washington. He served in the U.S. Army from 1953-1955 and then...
Patrick Wayne Mieirs
May 31, 2016
Patrick Wayne Mieirs, age 65, of Prosser, entered into rest on May 31, 2016 at Kadlec Regional Medical Center in Richland. He was born to Stanley and Betty (Foley) Mieirs on October 27, 1950 in Aberdeen, Washington and was raised and educated in Prosser. After a twelve year relationship, Patrick and Gloria Maxine Colgrove were married in Las Vegas, Nevada...
Sandra J Mortimore
May 29, 2016
Sandra June Mortimore, 72, entered into rest on May 29, 2016 at her home in Prosser. She was born on August 15, 1943 to James W. Glossip and Geradine (Clark) Glossip in Bakersfield, California. She was raised in Bakersfield California and graduated from Bakersfield High School in 1961. Sandra and Dennis Mortimore were married on November 29, 1974 in Lake...
Harold James Clifton
May 7, 2016
Harold James Clifton went with the Lord and Savior on May 7, 2016 after a long battle with cancer. He was surrounded by his loving wife of 60 years and family. He was born on July 14, 1936 in Florence Colorado to Van and Dorothy Clifton. They later moved to Grandview where he met and married his childhood sweetheart, Carolyn...
Lucille Root
May 2, 2016
Lucille was born January 31, 1923 in Seattle, WA. She passed to a better place after suffering a second stroke on Monday May 2, 2016 in Prosser, WA. Lucille was the youngest child of Carl Gustaf Kjelberg Haglund and Emma (Johnson) Haglund. Lucille grew up in Seattle and graduated from Roosevelt High School in 1941. (You can go anywhere in...
Jack Laws
Apr 25, 2016
Jack Laws passed peacefully Into the Lord’s arms April 25th, 2016, at Canyon Lakes Restorative and Rehabilitation Center. Jack was born on June 28th, 1922, in Nampa, Idaho to Clarence and Mabel Laws. Before his third birthday the family moved to California for a short time and then to Prosser in 1928. Dad was raised in Prosser, graduating with the...
Beverly Jean Anderson
Apr 22, 2016
Beverly Jean Anderson, age 85 of Kennewick and a former Prosser resident, entered into rest on April 22, 2016 at Trios Health in Kennewick. She was born on March 1, 1931 to Lester Eugene and Irma M. (Swick) Wight in Tacoma where she was raised and educated and graduated from Lincoln High School in 1949. After high school she attended...
