Local Obituaries for Prosser Funeral Home & Crematory
Goldie Sample
May 4, 2019
Goldie Mae Sample entered into rest on May 4, 2019 at her home at Sun Terrace in Prosser. She was born on December 22, 1927, a coal miner’s daughter, to George Earl and Ada Mae (Meadows) Adkins in St. Albans, West Virginia. She received her early education in Charleston and graduated from high school in Morgan Town. She moved to...
Merlin Robert Brown
May 3, 2019
Merlin Robert Brown, 88, of Prosser, entered into rest on May 3, 2019 at Prosser Memorial Hospital. He was born on May 23, 1930 in Thermopolis, Wyoming to Robert and Orpha (Dutcher) Brown. The family moved to the Yakima Valley and soon after made their home in Prosser. Merlin attended Prosser High School and then served four years in the...
Marilyn E. Quaale
Mar 31, 2019
Marilyn Elizabeth Quaale, age 80, entered into rest on March 31, 2019 at her home in Prosser. She was born on July 1, 1938 in Cleveland, Ohio to Norman J. and Marcella (Bradley) Jordan. In her early teens, the family moved to Los Angeles, California where she graduated from Rosemead High School. While in Los Angeles, she met Donald Quaale...
Teodora Hermosillo
Mar 30, 2019
Recitation of the Rosary will be held on Wednesday, April 3rd at 6:00 p.m. The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, April 4th at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Concluding services and burial will follow in the Prosser Cemetery. Viewing will be held on Tuesday and Wednesday April 2nd and 3rd from 4:00-8:00 pm.
Nesto Saint Pontin
Mar 29, 2019
Nesto Saint Pontin, age 93 of Prosser, passed away peacefully in his sleep on March 29, 2019. He was born on January 15, 1926 in Yakima, Washington to Angelo and Louise Pontin. He was raised and educated in the West Valley area of Yakima and attended Wide Hollow School. Nesto met Delores Margaret Helm on a blind date in January...
William Ross Mellor
Mar 11, 2019
A heart of gold stopped beating on March 11, 2019 when our cherished Husband, Father, Grandfather and Friend, William Ross Mellor passed away peacefully at home. Ross was born on September 12, l924 in Los Angeles, CA where he spent his early childhood. He was the only child of Ross Mellor & Myrtle Scheerer. The family moved to Portland, OR....
Esteban Veliz
Mar 10, 2019
Esteban Veliz, age 70 of Mabton, entered into rest on March 10, 2019 at Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane. He was born on October 22, 1948 to Ramiro and Petra (Ruelas) Veliz in Edinburg, Texas where he was raised and educated. In 1963, the family moved to Mabton. He enlisted in the US Army and served in Viet...
W. Jean Mckenna
Feb 28, 2019
W. Jean McKenna, a former resident of Prosser, Benton City and Kennewick entered into rest on February 28, 2019 in Yakima. She is survived by her husband, Patrick McKenna of Yakima; her daughters, Lisa Archer (Eddie) of Spirit Lake, ID, Michele Fendrich (David) of Vancouver, WA, Shannon Richardson and Jill James (Brian), all of Yakima, and Sharon Ensley (Randall) of...
Linda Taylor
Feb 25, 2019
Linda Taylor, 74, of Prosser, passed away at her home on February 25, 2019. Linda was born on May 24, 1944 to Ranville and Margaret (Jennings) Hart in Mount Vernon, Washington where she was raised and educated. She met her future husband, Donald Lee Taylor on a blind date and the couple married on August 24, 1963 in Mount Vernon....
Edward Eugene Killian
Feb 22, 2019
Services are pending, we will update our website when we have more information.
David Nathan Bardessono
Feb 18, 2019
David Nathan Bardessono, 65, of Prosser entered into rest on February 18, 2019 at Kadlec Regional Medical Center in Richland. He was born on February 17, 1954 to Joseph Dominic and Joyce Adean (Ouderkirk) Bardessono in Prosser, Washington where he was raised and received his education. Except for a brief time in Montana, David lived in the Lower Yakima Valley...
Masedonio Garcia Madrigal
Jan 21, 2019
Viewing will be held at Prosser Funeral Home from 4:00-7:00 PM on Sunday, January 27th with the Recitation of the Rosary beginning at 6:00 PM. The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Monday, January 28th at 11:00 AM. Burial and concluding services will be held in the Paterson Cemetery.
Levi Patrick Rhynard
Jan 13, 2019
Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, January 21st at Friendship Baptist Church in Prosser. Viewing will be held prior to the service beginning at 9:00 a.m.
Othie Lyndal Dewitt
Jan 1, 2019
Othie Lyndal DeWitt entered into rest on January 1, 2019 at Peace of Mind Adult Family Home in Richland. He was born to Othie Raymond and Laura (Reamer) DeWitt on October 21, 1947 in Barr, Illinois and was raised and educated in Pomeroy, Illinois. He left Pomeroy in 1963, lived in San Jose, California for two years and then moved...
William Arthur "Bud" Phelps
Dec 13, 2018
Bud was born on December 6, 1928 in Poplar Bluff, MO to Dewey & Deldia (Francisco) Phelps. He passed away on December 13, 2018 at his home in Prosser surrounded by his family. Bud graduated from Poplar Bluff High School in 1946 and then moved to Benton City where he married Lillian Burruss in 1948. Bud worked in farming until...
Dick Hileman
Nov 24, 2018
George Richard (Dick) Hileman passed away peacefully Saturday, November 24, 2018 at the age of 100. He was born to parents Earl and Elsie Hileman on October 17, 1918 in Vancouver, WA. Dick graduated from Riverside Polytechnic High School, CA in 1937. He experienced all the life-changing events such as the Great Depression, WWII and many innovating inventions during his...
Shirley Ann Irby
Nov 18, 2018
Shirley Ann Irby, age 76, entered into rest on November 18, 2018 at her home in Prosser. She was born to Clifford Louis and Eleanora Maxine (Powell) Mount on September 5, 1942 in Prosser, Washington, where she was raised, educated and lived her entire life. Shirley and Sammie Joe Irby were married in March of 1960. Over the years, Shirley...
Tammy Atkinson
Nov 15, 2018
Tammy Larae Atkinson, age 58 of Prosser, entered into rest on November 15, 2018 at Kadlec Regional Medical Center in Richland. She was born on September 24, 1960 to Paul Dana and Verla Marie (Lewis) Atkinson in Hermiston, Oregon. She was raised in Pendleton, Oregon where she lived until moving to Prosser in 2004. After graduating from high school, Tammy...
Betty Sue Forquer
Nov 15, 2018
Betty Sue (known by most as Grandma Betty) was born February 1, 1934 in Point Pleasant, MO to Cleo & Martha (Fletcher) Trantham. On November 15, 2018, Betty walked into the loving arms of her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. She attended school in Senath, MO. In 1949, she married Ewell Still and the couple relocated to the Yakima Valley....
Angel Lucas Gurrola
Nov 1, 2018
Angel Lucas Gurrola, infant son of Jose and Elvia Gurrola, was born and entered into rest on November 1, 2018 At Prosser Memorial Hospital. Angel Lucas is survived by his parents; his brothers, Jose M. Gurrola, Samuel E. Gurrola and Raul Gurrola; his grandparents, Benito & Emerita Cruz of Prosser and Maria and Julian Gurrola of Mexico; his great-grandmother, Maria...
