Local Obituaries for Prosser Funeral Home & Crematory
Richard Paul Riggs
Aug 7, 2015
Richard Paul Riggs, 82, of Prosser, entered into the arms of the Lord on August 7, 2015 at Kadlec Regional Medical Center. Born on September 17, 1932 in Las Animas, Colorado to Edward and Mildred (Goodrich) Riggs and his family moved to Wapato where he attended elementary school and then Outlook Middle School. He graduated from Sunnyside High School in...
Christine Marie Kinsey
Aug 5, 2015
Christine Marie Kinsey went to be with her Lord and Savior on August 5, 2015. Christine was born and raised in San Pedro, California. There she met and married her first husband Jim Seymer. Together they moved to Prosser, Washington where they raised two daughters. She enjoyed her work as a nurse for over 20 years. In April of 2000,...
Sarah Margaret Baumgartel
Jul 12, 2015
At the age of 84, Sarah Margaret Baumgartel of Grandview passed away on July 12, 2015. The tenth of thirteen children, Sarah Margaret Evans was born July 23, 1930 in Albertville, AL to Bertha Cleo and Martin Luther Evans. She attended Birmingham Baptist Hospital School of Nursing where she received her registered nursing diploma. Her practice requirements were fulfilled at...
Nancy Karle
Jul 4, 2015
Nancy Karle, 71, longtime Prosser resident, entered into rest on July 4, 2015 at her home in Yakima. She was born on March 27, 1944 in Spokane, Washington to Bill and June (Fleischman) Schreiber. She was raised and educated in Spokane until the family moved to Prosser in 1959. Nancy graduated from Prosser High School with the class of 1964....
Marilyn J. Krentz
Jun 29, 2015
Marilyn J. Krentz, age 62, entered into rest on June 29, 2015 at her home in Prosser. She was born on July 7, 1952 in Whitehall, New York to Daniel and Joan (Higley) Duffy. She was raised and educated Ballston Spa, New York where she graduated from high school. Marilyn and Joe Krentz first met at the dirt track race....
James M. Stanberry
Jun 26, 2015
James Millard Stanberry, known to most people as Millard, passed away on June 26, 2015 at the age of 97. Millard was born on January 29, 1918 in Cumberland County, Illinois to Owen and Carrie Stanberry. He was the youngest of eleven children. When he was two, he moved with his family to Mexico, Missouri where he was raised and...
Freada Schneider
Jun 26, 2015
On June 26, 2015, Freada Schneider left this earth to join her husband, Howard, after thirteen years apart. Freada was a life-long resident of Prosser and member of Messiah Lutheran Church. She was born in Prosser on May 17, 1931 to David and Pauline (Achziger) Hettich. She retired from Seneca Foods. Freada enjoyed ruthless games of Rummikub with her three...
Mona L. Skinner
Jun 22, 2015
Mona L. Skinner, age 69 of Benton City, entered into rest on June 22, 2015 at Kadlec Regional Medical Center in Richland. She was born on March 29, 1946 in Mount Vernon, Washington to Price and Pearl (Edwards) Loveless. She was raised and educated in Grandview and graduated from Grandview High School with the Class of 1964. Mona met the...
Antonio "Tony" Hermosillo Jr.
Jun 9, 2015
Antonio “Tony” Hermosillo Jr. born on August 29th, 1993 to Olga & Antonio Hermosillo Sr. He was raised in Prosser, WA along with his three sisters. As a young kid Tony enjoyed riding bikes, horses, and playing with his cousins on the ranch. Tony understood hard work even before he was a teenager as he worked alongside his parents in...
Clifford Henry Christensen
Jun 8, 2015
Clifford Henry Christensen, 101, died June 8, 2015 in his sleep at Prosser, Washington. He lived a long and productive life since his birth in 1913 at the family farm near Woodland, Washington. He began his career in electrical power when he helped a lineman install the first electrical service on the farm—a light in the milking shed. After finishing...
Albert Lee Sartain
Jun 7, 2015
Lee Sartain of Grandview, Washington was born in Tishomingo, Oklahoma to James Orvile and Audrey (Martin) Sartain on May 24, 1928 and went to be with his Lord and Savior on June 7, 2015. He left this world surrounded by his loving wife, his children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. Lee grew up and attended school in Russet, Oklahoma. In his early...
Darlene Joyce Christensen
Jun 5, 2015
Darlene Joyce Christensen, age 78 of Prosser, entered into rest on June 5, 2015 at Kadlec Regional Medical Center in Richland. She was born on April 11, 1937 to Loren and Clara (Johanson) Hurley in Flandreau, South Dakota where she was raised and educated. Darlene and Gordon Christensen were married on December 31, 1954 in Pipestone, Minnesota and made their...
Dr. John A. Wolf Jr.
May 30, 2015
John A. WOLF Jr., M.D. Dr. John Arthur Wolf, Jr., MD, F.A.C.S. 82 of Yakima died May 30, 2015. He was born during the great Yakima blizzard on February 8, 1933 to John A. Wolf & Annie Laurie (Hutson) Wolf at St. Elizabeth Hospital. He met his love Dorothy Ann Kemp by chance in an elevator at University of Washington...
Derek Casey Hobbs
May 21, 2015
“Jack Rabbit” It is with great sadness the family of Derek Hobbs announces his passing on May 21st, 2015. There isn’t a place in our lives and the lives of his friends that this pain we carry won’t be felt for a long time to come. We have to focus on all of the great times we spent with Derek....
Marilyn Sizemore
May 20, 2015
Marilyn A. Sizemore went to be with the Lord on May 20, 2015 at her home in Grandview, WA. She was born in Gillette, Wyoming on April 8, 1927 to Alva and Bertha Butler. She married Lenzie Sizemore on June 17, 1950 in Prosser, WA. They moved to Caldwell, Idaho, where they worked and lived on a ranch. Lenzie and...
Rebeca Ramirez Soto
May 16, 2015
Rebeca Ramirez Soto, age 63, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on May 16, 2015. Rebeca was born on May 27, 1951, in Sunnyside to Domingo and Elida Ramirez. She is survived by her husband, Jose, whom she married on May 14, 1977; daughter, Samantha (John) Markus and son, Adrian (Tara); grandchildren, Kylie, Gracie, Allie, Sophia, Evan; and...
Harold William Hunt
May 10, 2015
Harold William Hunt, 73, of Prosser, Washington passed away Sunday, May 10, 2015 surrounded by family at his home following a short and rapid battle with cancer. Harold is survived by his wife of 48 years Cathie (Eakman) Hunt; son, Larry Hunt and wife Lori of Orofino, Idaho and their children Matthew, Christopher, Ally, Nathan and Jordan; daughter, Angie Villanueva...
Georgia Pauline Hansford
May 7, 2015
Georgia Pauline Hansford, 82, of Prosser, entered into rest on May 7, 2015 at her home. She was born on March 14, 1933 in Neosho, Missouri to Clarence and Hazel Mae (Bennett) Yahne. She was raised and educated in Prosser and Sunnyside. Georgia married Bobby Garland Hansford on March 14, 1951 in Grandview and the couple raised three sons. She...
James L. Roth
May 4, 2015
James (Jim) Lee Roth, 69, of Prosser, entered into rest on May 4, 2015 at Kadlec Regional Medical Center. He was born on April 16, 1946 in Bismarck, North Dakota to Theophil “Ted” and Irene (Stiller) Roth. Jim graduated from Ione High School in 1964. In February of 1966, he entered the U.S. Navy and served on the USS John...
Dale Roger Mains
May 2, 2015
Dale Roger Mains passed away on Saturday, May 2, 2015 in Prosser Memorial Hospital. Dale was born August 24, 1935 to Sterling & Nellie Mains in Villisca, IA. He graduated from Villisca high school in May 1953 at the age of 17. Dale then joined the army in June of that same year. He took his basic training at Fort...
