Local Obituaries for Prosser Funeral Home & Crematory
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...
Paul Wesley Allen
Apr 24, 2015
Paul Wesley Allen, 79, of Prosser, passed away on April 24, 2015 at Prosser Memorial Hospital. He was born on May 29, 1935 in Joplin, Missouri to Clarence and Lillian (Hume) Allen and was raised and educated in Wichita, Kansas. He started his career with Boeing in Wichita and then transferred to Seattle in 1960. He retired from Boeing in...
Thurman Ellis "Jim" Haworth
Apr 22, 2015
Haworth, Thurman Ellis “Jim”, age 89, entered into rest on April 22, 2015 in Spokane. Jim was born on October 7, 1925 in Dryad, Washington to Lewis and Vera Haworth. He was one of eight children, all of whom preceded him in death. Great-great granddaughter, Destinee Villa, also preceded him in death. Jim served in WWII with the United States...
William Edward Mcmillen
Apr 19, 2015
William Edward McMillen (Ed) passed away on April 19, 2015 at The Life Care Center of Kennewick He was 91 years old. Ed was born November 26, 1923 in Two Buttes Colorado to William Frederick and Ina Osborn McMillen. In 1936 when Ed was 13 his family moved from their farm in Colorado to escape the Dust Bowl conditions. They...
Frederick Charles Lauer Jr.
Apr 18, 2015
FREDERICK CHARLES LAUER, JR Born April 18, 1925 at Millard Fillmore Hospital in Buffalo, NY. Oldest son of Frederick Charles and Helen Marion (Lewis) Lauer. He grew up mainly in Rochester and Webster, NY. He attended Mercersberg Academy, Rennselaer Polytechnic Institute, and later graduated from Rochester University. Unable to serve during World War II due health reasons, he traveled to...
George H. Gannon
Apr 17, 2015
George H. Gannon, 76, of Kennewick entered into rest on April 17, 2015. He was born on August 4, 1938 in Colfax, Washington to George and May (Seals) Gannon. He was raised in Honolulu and attended Punahou School until the eighth grade. He completed his education in Mabton where he graduated from high school. George served in the U.S. Air...
William "Bill" Mckinley Brader
Apr 14, 2015
William “Bill” McKinley Brader, 97 of Prosser, died Tuesday, April 14, 2015 at Willow Springs Care and Rehabilitation in Yakima. Bill, the youngest of five children, was born in Ralston, OK, to Fred Carl and Nora (Lawson) Brader on October 18, 1917. His early years were spent in OK, TX and WA where he graduated from Toppenish High School in...
Donna Barnard
Apr 8, 2015
Donna Barnard, age 78, of Prosser went to be with the Lord on April 8, 2015. Donna was born May 11, 1936 in Townsend, MT to Viola Mae "Babe" Blake and Fred J. "Ted" Blake. The family lived in Eatonville, WA and Grandview, WA, where Donna graduated from high school in 1955. The following year, she married her high school...
William David Edie Jr.
Mar 20, 2015
William David Edie Jr., 88, of Prosser, Washington, passed away, Friday, March 20, 2015 at his home. A celebration of life service will be held Friday, March 27th, at 11:00 AM at the Prosser United Methodist Church. Pastor Bo Bryan will be officiating. A public viewing will be held at the Prosser Funeral Home before the service, from 9:00 -...
Carl Burroughs "Burr" Field Iii
Mar 19, 2015
Dr. Carl Burroughs “Burr” Field III was born February 6, 1951 in Great Falls, Mont., to Christie and Carl Field, Jr. He grew up 60 miles to the northwest, in Choteau, graduating from Choteau High School in 1969. That year he overcame an eye injury to help lead Choteau’s team to win the Montana State basketball championship. He was active...
Thomas Christopher Starr Mears
Mar 16, 2015
Thomas Christopher Starr Mears, age 16 of Prosser, entered into rest on March 16, 2015 at his home in Grandview. He was born on June 9, 1998 to Michael Allen Mears and Kimberly Anne Starr in Prosser. He was currently a Junior at Prosser High School and was attending the YVCC, Grandview Campus as part of the Running Start Program....
Della Davison
Mar 15, 2015
Long time Prosser resident, Della Davison, 98, peacefully passed away of natural causes at Sheffield Manor on Sunday, March 15, 2015. Della was born December 29, 1916 in Atlanta, Nebraska to Ralph and Leona Salyers. Della moved from Nebraska to Prosser Washington in 1940 and has called the lower valley and Prosser home ever since. In her youth, Della grew...
