Local Obituaries for Prosser Funeral Home & Crematory
Marlene Ruth Henry
Sep 4, 2016
Marlene Ruth Henry, a long time Tri-Cities resident, entered into rest on September 4, 2016 at Tri-Cities Chaplaincy Hospice in Kennewick. She was born on August 24, 1932 in Green Bay Wisconsin to Daniel Wesley and Arlene Ruth (Jenny) Wagner. Marlene lived in Kennewick in the 1930’s and in the 1940’s came to Prosser where she attended Prosser High School....
Keith Dwyane Adams
Sep 1, 2016
Keith D. Adams, 77, of Prosser, passed away on Thursday, September 1, 2016 at Kadlec Medical Center. Keith was born on January 14, 1939 to Raymond and Helen (Flower) Adams in Emmett, Idaho where he was raised and educated. He served in the U.S. Army from 1957-1963. Keith married Ada (Patterson) on June 22, 1962 in Grandview. Keith worked for...
Anna Melgaard
Aug 30, 2016
Anna (Untch) Melgaard, age 89, went to be with her Lord and Savior on August 30, 2016. Anna was born in German (Saxon) community in Reichesdorf, Romania on September 13, 1926 to Simon and Rosina Untch. She grew up helping on the family farm where they raised grapes, flax, corn, beans, pigs and cattle. She enjoyed going with her extended...
Georgette Leonie Butler
Aug 29, 2016
Georgette Leonie (Arrestouilh) Butler entered into rest on August 29, 2016 at Crescent Health Center in Yakima. She was born to Germain and Marceline (Riviere) Arrestouilh on December 16, 1924 in Richland, Washington where she was raised and educated. She graduated from Richland High School in 1943. She worked for E. I. Dupont from 1943 to 1945. Georgette married Othel...
Wilbur Peyton Greenough
Aug 23, 2016
Peyton was born in Spokane, WA, to Jane Hawes and Franklin W. Greenough. He married Donna Reekie in 1959. They have four children: Karen Greenough, Ellen Fredericks, Bruce Greenough, and Jessica Jespersen; and six granddaughters: Heather, Nicole, and Courtney Fredericks; and Katie, Annie, and Emma Greenough. Peyton graduated from the University of Washington in 1958 with a B.S. in Pharmacy....
Gwendolyn "Gwen" Bates
Aug 17, 2016
Gwendolyn Janette (Cross) Bates entered into rest on August 17, 2016 in Kennewick. She was born on August 20, 1920 in Bushnell, Nebraska to Edd and Lillie (Marshall) Cross. Gwen moved to Prosser when she was sixteen years old and resided in the same home all her life excluding the last year when she lived at Sheffield Manor. She met...
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...
