Local Obituaries for Prosser Funeral Home & Crematory
Bruce Allen Excell
Oct 22, 2021
Bruce Allen Excell, age 75 of Benton City, entered into rest on October 22, 2021 at Kadlec Regional Medical Center in Richland. He was born on September 14, 1946 in East Liverpool, Ohio to Robert and Vera (Freeze) Excell. He was raised and educated in California. Bruce serviced his country in the US Army from February 1966 thru January, 1968....
Rebecca Knott
Oct 12, 2021
Rebecca “Becky” Knott, age 74 of Mabton, entered into rest on October 12, 2021 at Prosser Memorial Hospital. She was born on June 2, 1947 in Sunnyside, Washington to Salvador and Delores Mora. She lived in Sunnyside for many of her younger years. The family moved to Grandview where she resided until, at the age of 16, she decided to...
Forrest Cleveland
Oct 4, 2021
Forrest Welch Cleveland March 22, 1949 – October 4, 2021 Armed with a great sense of humor and the strength of his convictions, longtime Prosser, Wash., resident Forrest Cleveland loved a good discussion. As it was nearly impossible to get him to change his mind, it’s not surprising he left this world on his own timetable. Forrest’s many close friends...
Craig A. Mehrer
Sep 22, 2021
Craig A. Mehrer, 46, passed September 22, 2021. He was born June 2, 1975, in Sunnyside, WA. Son of Joe and Linda Mehrer. Craig graduated from Prosser High in 1993. He proposed to his wife, Melissa Mehrer, of 26 years, in 1994. Craig and Melissa started their own company in 2007, C&M Enterprises. He is survived by his wife, Melissa...
Linda Mehrer
Sep 14, 2021
On September 14, 2021, Linda Kay Mehrer finally beat cancer, and ran pain free, into the loving arms of her Lord and Savior. Linda was born February 8th, 1944 in Sheridan, Wyoming to Lee and Millie Holmes. In 1954 they homesteaded in Othello WA where she spent her childhood and graduated from Othello High School in 1962. Later that fall,...
Curtis Edward Mehrer
Sep 9, 2021
Curtis Edward Mehrer, 52, of Prosser, passed away on September 9, 2021 at Portland Providence Hospital. He was born on August 20, 1969 in Everett, Washington to Joe and Linda Mehrer. He was raised in Prosser and graduated from Prosser High School with the Class of 1988. Curtis worked for the Sunnyside Valley Irrigation District for many years and was...
Donald Fred Hofstad
Sep 9, 2021
Donald Fred Hofstad was born in Pasco, WA on February 11th, 1946. He passed away peacefully at his home in Sunnyside, WA on September 9, 2021. Don was the youngest of 4 children. He grew up in the Prosser area where he learned to farm cherries, apples and plums on the Gap Road Homestead. Don ran the hay mill on...
Gregory Lee Elliott
Aug 27, 2021
Gregory Lee Elliott, 55, life-long resident of Prosser passed away on August 27, 2021 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Portland, Oregon. He was born in Prosser on May 14, 1966 to Roger and Judy (Holloway) Elliott. He was raised and educated in Prosser and graduated from Prosser High School. Greg worked all of his life as a machine operator in...
Orville Raymond Gordon Jr.
Aug 21, 2021
Orville Raymond Gordon Jr. (Joe) , age 95 of Prosser, entered into rest on August 21,2021 at his home in Prosser Washington surrounded by his loved ones. He was born on November 25, 1925 in Beverly , New Jersey to Orville Gordon Sr and Cora ( White ) Gordon and was raised in New Jersey. Joe would say he learned...
Brent Lyle Petersen
Aug 18, 2021
Brent Lyle Petersen, age 70, of Prosser entered into rest on August 18, 2021 at Kadlec Regional Medical Center in Richland, Washington surrounded by his loved ones. He was born on October 17, 1950 at U.S. Army Base Fort Lawton in Seattle, Washington to Lyle Alsbury and Mary Amanda (Yost Powers) Petersen. Brent was the third of eight children of...
Robert "Steve" Crow
Aug 8, 2021
Robert “Steve” Crow, 72, of Paterson, passed away peacefully at his home on August 8, 2021. He was born in Prosser on June 10, 1949 to Robert and Lois (Churchill) Crow. Steve was raised in Paterson and graduated from Prosser High School in 1967. He was drafted into the U.S. Army on January 3, 1969 and served in Vietnam until...
Cormac C. Thompson Jr.
Jul 29, 2021
Cormac C. Thompson Jr., 76, lifelong resident of Prosser, passed away at his home in Prosser on July 29th, 2021. He was born on July 19, 1945 in Pasco to Cormac Thompson Sr. and Nancy Inez (Elliott) Thompson. He graduated from Prosser High School with the Class of 1963. He then graduated from Columbia Basin College and then Washington State...
David John Kleis
Jul 29, 2021
David John Kleis, age 83 of Prosser, entered into rest on July 29, 2021 at Richland Rehabilitation Center. He was born on June 27, 1938 to John William and Edith Marie (Thompson) Kleis in Stillwater, Minnesota. He was raised and educated in Lake Elmo, Minnesota where he grew up on a farm with his younger sister, Mary Jean. He graduated...
Clayton Charles Rayburn
Jul 26, 2021
Clayton Charles Rayburn, 60, of Grandview, passed away on July 26, 2021 in Portland, Oregon. He was born on June 22, 1961 in Toppenish to John and Geraldine (Palmer) Rayburn. He was raised and educated in Grandview and attended Grandview High School. He worked as a welder for Paisley Machine Shop in Grandview, Kenasco Manufacturing in Prosser and retired from...
Rosa B Tull
Jul 25, 2021
Our beloved mother and grandma, Rosa B. Tull age 83, has gone to be with her family in heaven on July 25, 2021. She was born to Ernest Lee and Martha (Bean) Gary on December 9, 1937 in Cortez, Montezuma, Colorado and has lived in Prosser since 1980. Rosa & Fred Arthur Tull were married in Prosser on April 18,...
William Dean Williams
Jul 19, 2021
William Dean Williams, Jr. (Bill) passed away on July 19, 2021. Bill was born in Prosser, WA on January 16, 1953, the second of Bill and Teresita Williams’ 6 children. On August 24, 1974, Bill married the love of his life, Pam White. At that time, Bill transferred to WSU and attended there for a year and a half before...
Alvin Harding
Jul 15, 2021
A resident of Benton City, Washington since 1990, Alvin Coy Harding, 74, passed away peacefully at his home on July 15, 2021. Mr. Harding was born October 6, 1946, in Waco, Texas, to Arzel and Lorraine Harding. Al (Ben to family) joined the Army in 1965 with his brother Craig. While stationed at Fort Sill, Oklahoma Al met Leona, his...
Alvin Harding
Jul 15, 2021
Alvin C. Harding, 74 A resident of Benton City, Washington since 1990, Alvin Coy Harding, 74, passed away peacefully at his home on July 15, 2021. Mr. Harding was born October 6, 1946, in Waco, Texas, to Arzel and Lorraine Harding. Al (Ben to family) joined the Army in 1965 with his brother Craig. While stationed at Fort Sill, Oklahoma...
Sandra Louise Mellor
Jul 3, 2021
Our beloved mother and grandmother, Sandra Louise Mellor, went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Saturday, July 3, 2021. She was born on December 30, 1950 in Pasco to Frank F. and Blanche (Harding) Grover. She lived in Prosser her entire life and graduated from Prosser High School in 1969. She was married to Bill Mellor...
Jan Jacob Don
Jun 23, 2021
Jan Jacob Don Heaven gained a precious soldier on June 23, 2021. Jan entered into the arms of his loving Savior Jesus Christ at the age of 90. He was born May 21,1931 in Zuid-Beijerland, The Netherlands to Pieter and Wilempia Don and later raised by Betz Don. At 18 years of age, alone and fifty dollars in his pocket,...
