Local Obituaries for Prosser Funeral Home & Crematory
Versi Vanessa Ashley
Oct 1, 2012
Versie Vanessa Ashley, 98, longtime Benton City resident, entered into rest on October 1, 2012 at Richland Life Care Center. She was born on March 14, 1914 to Thomas and Sarah (Spears) Benge in Parsonsville, North Carolina where she was raised and educated. She married Lonnie Ashley on October 1, 1931 in Parsonsville where the couple made their home until...
Christine Durfey
Sep 8, 2012
Christine Durfey, age 87, went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Saturday, September 8, 2012. She was born on November 12, 1924 in West Fork, Arkansas to William and Bertha (Neal) Winn. As a child, Christine helped raise her five younger siblings and worked on the family farm where she lived. She married Marvin Durfey December...
Linda Lee Dodgson
Aug 29, 2012
It is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing of one of Prosser’s own. On August 29, Linda Lee Dodgson passed away. Linda was born in 1946 and raised in Prosser. She graduated from Prosser High School in 1964. She had worked at the Record-Bulletin for 46 years until she retired in April at 66 years of age....
Robert J Graff
Aug 28, 2012
Robert J. Graff, age 38, entered into rest on August 28, 2012 at his home in Prosser. He was born on May 26, 1974 in Sunnyside, Washington to Robert and Kathleen (Rayburn) Graff. He was raised and educated in Prosser and graduated from Prosser High School in1992. He then graduated from Yakima Valley College with an AA degree and went...
Greggory Lewis Richards
Aug 23, 2012
Greggory Lewis Richards was born April 20, 1961 at Kennewick General Hospital, the oldest child of Bill and Sandy (Spence) Richards. He passed away at home on August 23, 2012 after injuries sustained from a tragic heavy machinery accident on Rattle Snake Hill. Gregg grew up in Grandview, WA at his parents Gravel Pit. He loved to work on the...
Louise Janice Miller
Aug 20, 2012
Louise Janice (Gemmill) Miller March 2, 1935 – August 20, 2012 Louise Miller, of Prosser, Washington, passed away August 20, 2012 at Kadlec Hospital in Richland WA. Louise was born in Ellensburg, WA on March 2, 1935 to Robert H. and Alice E. (Wahldahl) Gemmill. She attended school in Ellensburg and graduated. Louise then went on to pursue accounting at...
Lance Ferg Wendt
Aug 19, 2012
Lance Ferg Wendt, age 43, of Pasco, WA, passed away unexpectedly Sunday afternoon, August 19th, 2012 in Coeur d’Alene, ID. Lance was born October 10, 1968 in Prosser, WA, to H.C. “Ferg” and Joanne (Backer) Wendt. Lance, most commonly known as “Fergie”, graduated from Prosser High school in 1987. He was a colon cancer survivor. Fergie was a fuel distributor...
Brian Gerald Carlson
Aug 14, 2012
Brian Gerald Carlson, born December 16, 1953 to Walter and Kathryn (Kay) Carlson in Prosser WA, died August 14, 2012. He was raised on the family farm where he helped his Dad until the early 80’s when the farm was sold. Brian graduated from Prosser High School in 1972. In the fall of 1974 he met Kelly Collier (Goodboe) and...
Cheryl Rossel Tinker
Aug 11, 2012
Cheryl Rossel (Bright) Tinker, 55, passed away Saturday, August 11, 2012. She was born on November 18, 1956 to Noel Gene and Loretta S. (Ter Horst) Bright in Vancouver, Clark Co., Washington. She and her husband Steve were married on June 12, 1982 in Camas, Washington. Cheryl and Steve have two sons, Brandon and Austin. In 1983, Cheryl and Steve...
Dorothy Ellen Shaffer
Aug 10, 2012
Dorothy Ellen Shaffer passed away on August 10, 2012 after a long battle with Alzheimer's. She was born in Walla Walla, Washington on April 18, 1929. Dorothy graduated from Waitsburg High School in 1947 where she met the love of her life Monte Gene Shaffer. Immediately after high school Dorothy worked as a Dental Assistant, a career she returned to...
Lorene E. Brown
Aug 1, 2012
Lorene E. Brown, 81, of Prosser, entered into rest on August 1, 2012 at her home in Prosser. She was born on June 8, 1931 in Hebron, North Dakota to John and Louise (Heinrich) Zimmerman. In 1932, the family moved to Leavenworth, Washington where she was raised and educated until moving to Prosser in 1947. Lorene graduated with the class...
Jimmie Lee Hicks
Jul 31, 2012
A good and faithful servant enters into joy. Jimmie Lee Hicks, being rich in family, life, and love, went home to be fully in the presence of the Lord Jesus on July 31, 2012. Jimmie was born to Amy and Jim Mayfield on January 9th 1929 in Dubach, LA and attended church at an early age at the Pleasant Grove...
Patricia Jean Raney
Jul 25, 2012
Patricia Jean Raney, age 75, entered into rest on July 25, 2012 at her home in Prosser. She was born on July 8, 1937 in Willow Hill, Illinois to Roscoe and Charlean (Snyder) Faught. She was raised and educated in Montana and graduated from Montana State College in 1959. Pat and James Raney were married in Belgrade, Montana on March...
Jane Ann Vasquez
Jul 25, 2012
Jane Ann Vasquez, beloved mother, entered into rest on July 25, 2012 at Kadlec Regional Medical Center in Richland. She was the first of eleven children born to Arturo and Aurora Vasquez in Sunnyside where she was raised and educated. Jane and Mario Arevalo were married in Sunnyside in 1972. Jane graduated from Lee’s Beauty School and became a licensed...
Rosmarie Swanson
Jun 25, 2012
Rosmarie Swanson, age 84, passed away at Grandview Health Care on June 25, 2012 to be with her Lord and Savior. She was born on May 5, 1928 in Blackwell, Oklahoma to Floyd and Emma (Hartley) Hollingshead. She lived in Benton City for 49 years until she moved to Prosser. She later moved to Grandview Health Care where she lived...
Guy William Dupont
Jun 24, 2012
Guy William DuPont passed away at home on Sunday June 24th at the age of 47 after a five year long courageous struggle with diabetes. He was one of four children, born to George and Delores DuPont on September 25th, 1964. He graduated from Naches High School in 1983. He played football in eighth grade and he lettered on the...
Jackie Ray Kaiser
Jun 21, 2012
Jackie Ray Kaiser, a longtime resident of Benton City, entered into rest on June 21, 2012 at Hospice at the Chaplaincy in Kennewick at the age of 73. He was born on April 20, 1939 in River Mines, Missouri and was raised and educated in Elvins, Missouri. After high school, he enlisted in the US Army and was stationed in...
Marion Helen Watson
May 18, 2012
Marion Helen Watson died on Friday May 18, 2012 due to heart and diabetes related illnesses only a month after her family moved her to Walla Walla, WA. She was born in Michigan City, Indiana on July 13, 1930 to Elmer L. and Lavina Henrietta (Murray) Smith. The family moved to Idaho in the late 1920’s and she attended schools...
Barbara Woodward Ponti
May 11, 2012
Barbara Woodward Ponti, age 86 of Zillah, and a long time Prosser resident, entered into rest on May 11, 2012 at Willow Springs Care in Yakima. She was born on October 11, 1925 near Eugene, OR, to George and Minnie Woodward. She joined older siblings Russell, Ida May and Glenn and was followed by twins, Keith and Kenneth. The family...
Betty Joan Webber
May 8, 2012
Betty Joan Webber, age 82, entered into rest on May 8, 2012 at her home in Prosser. She was born on October 6, 1929 in Walla Walla, Washington to Ralph and Velma Baim and was raised and educated in Waitsburg, Washington. Betty married her high school sweetheart and they celebrated 63 years of marriage on March 20, 2012. They continued...
