Local Obituaries for Prosser Funeral Home & Crematory
Robert Hazzard Jr
Sep 2, 2024
Robert (Bob) Lee Hazzard, Jr., age 69, passed away on September 2, 2024 at Kadlec Regional Medical Center from heart complications. He was born September 23, 1954 to Robert and Donna (Tinker) Hazzard at Trippler Army Hospital in Honolulu, Hawaii. He grew up in Prosser and graduated from Prosser High School in 1973. He was proud to be a (Mel)...
Barbara Carroll Carriger Hope
Aug 30, 2024
Barbara Carroll Carriger Hope July 4, 1943 – August 30, 2024 Barbara was born in Hugo, OK to Bennett and Clara Carriger. The family moved to Prosser in 1948, where they farmed on the Roza. Barbara met Shad Hope in college at Central Washington University in Ellensburg where they married. They moved back to Prosser and farmed alongside her parents...
Adam Joseph Schatz
Aug 11, 2024
Adam Schatz, a devoted father, businessman, and outdoor enthusiast, passed away peacefully at his home in Prosser, WA, on August 11th, 2024. He was 92 years old. Born on February 4, 1932, on the family farm in their barn at Bergen, ND, Adam was the son of John and Agatha (Pfau) Schatz. He left school in the fourth grade to...
Barbara Mink
Aug 7, 2024
Barbara Mink June 28, 1934 – August 7, 2024 Barbara Ann (Orr) Mink, beloved long-time resident of Prosser, WA passed away on Wednesday, August 7th, 2024 at the age of 90. She was born in Canton, Ohio on June 28, 1934, moved to Portland at the age of 12 and moved to Prosser in 1962. Barbara had a great love...
Lillian Elizabeth Goode Smith
Aug 5, 2024
Prosser Funeral Home 509-786-3642 Lillian Elizabeth Goode Smith Entered eternal rest on August 5th, 2024 in Prosser, WA. Lillian was born on October 27th, 1943 to Otis and Theresa Goode in Yakima, WA. She spent her childhood on the family farm in Wiley City playing with her siblings in the creek and exploring their old barn. She was a tomboy...
Kenneth W. Lanning
Aug 5, 2024
Ken W. Lanning, age 82 of Prosser, died August 5, 2024 at Kadlec Medical Center in Richland. He was born on June 30, 1942 in Greentown, Indiana to Roy and Rosemary Lanning. On November 30, 1962, he married Connie Fouts and she survives him. Ken was raised and educated in Kokomo and graduated from Kokomo High School. He got his...
William Ross "Bill" Mellor
Jul 29, 2024
William Ross Mellor “Bill”, age 73, entered into rest at his home in Prosser on July 29, 2024. He was born on September 18, 1950 in Colfax, Washington to William Ross and Joan (McGregor) Mellor. The family resided in Hooper, Washington until moving to Prosser in 1953. Bill was a member of the Horse Heaven Shooting Society and enjoyed shooting...
Maria Sanchez
Jul 17, 2024
Our beloved Maria Sanchez, 67, peacefully passed away on July 17th, 2024, at Virginia Mason Hospital in Seattle. Maria was born on April 27th, 1957, to Rafael and Amelia Fuentes in Colima, Mexico. At the age of 20 she came to the United States where she met her husband Antonio Sanchez whom she married on December 24th, 1985. they made...
Alan Richard Williams
Jul 13, 2024
Alan Richard Williams passed away in Richland, Washington on July 13, 2024, at the age of 70 after a lengthy illness. Alan was born on September 15, 1953, in Helena, Montana to Nellie L. (Periman) and Richard E. Williams. Alan attended St. Mary's Catholic Grade School, Helena Junior High, and Helena Senior High School graduating in 1972. Alan attended Carroll...
Donnie James Blakley
Jul 2, 2024
Donnie James Blakley, 66, never woke up July 2, 2024. He was born on March 10, 1958 in Tahlequah, OK. He grew up in the Lower valley. After his time in the USMC, he returned to Prosser. Donnie married Delayne in September, 1979. They welcomed a son Joshua James Blakley in May, 1980 and joyfully added a daughter, JaNae Marie...
Jack (Bob) Robert Gillihan
Jun 16, 2024
With heavy hearts, we announce the unexpected passing of Jack (Bob) Robert Gillihan on Father’s Day June 16th, 2024. Bob was born April 1st, 1955, in Sunnyside Washington to Jack and Rosemary (Holt) Gillihan. Bob attended Sunnyside High School, where he enjoyed wrestling alongside his brother Tom, racing, and working on cars. After high school, he pursued many careers from...
Billie May Markus
Jun 12, 2024
Billie May Conklin Markus, 79, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, June 12, 2024, with her loving family by her side. Billie May was born on March 13, 1945, to Nellie Elmyra Cody Conklin and Harry Conklin Jr. in Los Angeles, California. By the time she was four or five months old, her parents were divorcing and upon the discharge of...
Joan Friberg
Jun 10, 2024
Joan Bohlke Friberg passed away at the age of 85 on June 10th 2024 at her home at Bonaventure of Tri-Cities in Richland, WA. Joan was born in Prosser, Washington on January 12, 1939 to Lloyd and Pearl Bohlke of Grandview, Washington. During the 1940s, her family lived in Grandview, Olympia, Seattle and Yakima. They moved to a farm on...
Delora Marie Boob
Jun 1, 2024
Delora Marie Boob age 84. Prosser resident passed away June 1st. she was born April 15th 1940 in Poplar Bluff Missouri the daughter of Leonard and Nona Punch. As a young child the family moved to Buena WA then settling in Wapato WA. Where Delora received her education in Wapato WA . She met Michael Boob SR at High school...
Andrea Mckenzie (Lewis) Underwood
May 26, 2024
Andrea McKenzie (Lewis) Underwood passed gently as she left us May 26, 2024. Andrea was born February 21, 1980 to her parents, Don and Kathy Lewis of Prosser, WA. She joined her older brother, Heath, sister, Tricia, and later, her sister, Veronica. Her childhood was shaped by a happy life on a fruit farm, playing outside, horses, Barbies, Summer Rec,...
Zella Elizabeth "Betty" Talbot
May 18, 2024
Zella Elizabeth “Betty” Talbot, age 94, entered into rest on May 18, 2024 at Prosser Memorial Hospital. She was born on March 25, 1930 to John Edwin and Estelle (Green) Lightle. She was raised and educated in Prosser and graduated from Prosser High School with the class of 1948. After her marriage to Charles Talbot in Prosser on August 22,...
Pamela Jill Bruns
May 12, 2024
In Loving Memory of Pamela Jill Bruns January 27, 1952 - May 12, 2024 With heavy hearts, we announce the passing of Pamela Bruns, a beacon of light and joy in the Prosser community, Pamela’s vibrant spirit and warm smile were her gifts to the world, leaving a lasting impression on everyone she met. Born on January 27, 1952, to...
Kimberely Kay Hamad
May 4, 2024
Kimberely Kay Hamad, 60, of West Richland, WA passed away on Saturday May 4th 2024. Kim was born In Prosser WA on May 16th 1963. She attended Prosser High school and went on to welcome three beautiful children. She was given the opportunity to raise her kids while running her own day-care within her home. After several years Kim started...
Carol Leo Adcock
Mar 30, 2024
Carol Leo Adcock, age 81 of Burbank, entered into rest on March 30, 2024 at his home in Burbank. He was born on December 25, 1942 in Corrine, Oklahoma to Cobern and Lola (Collins) Adcock. Carol lived in Antlers, Oklahoma through his pre school and moved to Whitstran, Washington where he lived through his primary school years. Then the family...
Joyce Marie Heintz
Mar 22, 2024
Joyce Marie Heintz, a lifetime Prosser resident, passed away peacefully on March 22, 2024 at the age of 92. She was born on February 25, 1932 in Prosser, Washington to James and Mildred (Hall) Wilson where she and her sister, June, were raised and educated. As a teen she worked for the Princess Theatre in Prosser where she met the...
