Local Obituaries for Prosser Funeral Home & Crematory
Lillian Mitchell
Feb 26, 2018
Lillian Rae Mitchell, 85, went to be with her Lord and Savior on February 26, 2018. She was born December 14, 1932 to Roy and Elsie (Gordon) Harris in Sunnyside. She married James Mitchell Sr. in 1953 and they raised their four children in Ellensburg until her husband’s death in 1969. In 1970, she moved with her children to Prosser....
Ruth Helen Baze
Jan 19, 2018
Ruth Helen Baze, 88, passed on peacefully on January 19, 2018 in Kennewick after lengthy illness. Helen was born on January 25, 1929 in Ponderay, Idaho, the daughter of John and Susan (Neva) Pomerinke, the youngest of 7 children. After her father’s illness, her mother became a hardworking single parent, a rarity at the time. Her Mother’s examples of hard...
Bruce R. Wagner
Jan 16, 2018
Bruce Robert Wagner, age 74, entered into rest on January 16, 2018 at his home in Prosser. He was born on April 15, 1943 to Daniel Wesley and Arlene Ruth (Jenny) Wagner in Prosser where he was raised and educated, graduating from Prosser High School with the class of 1961. He played Prosser Mustang Football and was named as All...
Phyllis Hosko
Jan 8, 2018
On the night of Monday, January 8th, Phyllis (Oswalt) Hosko, age 79, went to be with her Lord and Savior surrounded by her loving family. This ended a long battle with rheumatoid arthritis and numerous ailments and delivered her to a place where she can finally be free of pain. Phyllis was born on September 6th, 1938 in Palisade, Nebraska,...
Kathryn Virginia Titus-Elliott
Jan 6, 2018
Kathryn Virginia Titus-Elliott, a bright star to all who loved her, left us on Saturday, January 6, 2018. She died at Kadlec Regional Medical Center in Richland after a long hard fight. Kat, Kitty or Mema, as her family called her, was born on February 26, 1940 in Inverness, Mississippi to Clifford Cagle and Rosa (Williams) Cagle. She attended school...
John A. Persinger
Dec 29, 2017
John A. Persinger, age 72 of Prosser, entered into rest on December 29, 2017 at Prosser Memorial Hospital. He was born on September 5, 1945 to Buford and Nola Jean (Hysell) Persinger in Yakima, Washington. He was raised and educated in Benton City. John was a self-taught mechanic and worked for Holtzinger Fruit Company until his retirement in 2011. He...
Violet R. Hamilton
Dec 19, 2017
Mom, Violet Rebecca Hamilton, was born to Aubrey Hall and Nettie Jones Hall on May 31, 1923 and passed unto the hands of our Lord on December 19, 2017. She was raised in coal country, Wise Co., Virginia and received her early education there. After moving to the valley in 1946 she attended beauty school in Yakima and upon successful...
Douglas Jackson
Dec 10, 2017
Dr. Douglas Milton Jackson, age 81, entered into rest on December 10, 2017 at Richland Rehabilitation Center. He was born on January 19, 1936 to Howard Thomas and Myrtle Jackson in Prosser, Washington, where he was raised and graduated from Prosser High School. He attended Washington State University where he received a Master’s Degree in Veterinary Medicine followed by a...
Dr. Kenneth E. Hartz
Dec 9, 2017
Dr. Kenneth E. Hartz, 81, passed away Saturday, December 9, 2017. Ken was born December 21, 1935 in Philadelphia, PA. to Kenneth H. and Eugenie M. Hartz. He enlisted in the Air Force after graduating high school in 1954. The Air Force took him to Korea, Goose Bay, Labrador, New Mexico, and Maine as a radar operator. He took advantage...
Wilbur L. Stovall
Dec 4, 2017
W. L. “Webb” Stovall, a longtime Prosser resident, passed away on December 4, 2017 at Prosser Memorial Hospital. He was born on August 17, 1926 to Floyd Ida and Ruby (Cole) Stovall in Peola, Washington and was raised and educated in Toppenish. After graduation he served in the US Navy for five years during World War II. In his younger...
Monica Theresa Schiller Dufault
Nov 27, 2017
Monica Theresa Schiller Dufault (1917 – 2017) Monica was born on June 15, 1917 in Walla Walla, Washington to Albert T. Schiller and Elizabeth Martin Schiller. She entered into rest on November 27, 2017 at her home in Prosser. She was one of eight children and worked many hours on the family farm as well as in the household. She...
Faustino Romero
Nov 25, 2017
Faustino Romero, age 58 passed away on November 25, 2017 at Kadlec Regional Medical Center. Faustino was born on July 29th 1958 in Jalisco, México to Victorio Romero and Maria Alcazar. Faustino was a kind hearted man who devoted his entire life to his wife Geronimo Romero, his children Sandra Romero, Melissa Romero, Maricela Romero, and granddaughter Tasha Bryseida Gomez....
Tamara Stone
Nov 19, 2017
Tamara Joyce Stone, age 55, entered into rest on November 19, 2017 at her home in Prosser. She lived her entire live in Prosser and graduated from Prosser High School. Tamara and Gary Stone were married on November 18, 1980. She was a Customer Service Representative at Benton County PUD. Tamara is survived by her husband, Gary and three sons,...
Justin D. Poteet
Nov 10, 2017
Justin Dean Poteet, age 27 of Benton City, entered into rest on November 10, 2017 at Kadlec Regional Medical Center in Richland. He was born in Richland, Washington on February 6, 1990 to Jerry and Robin (Bailey) Poteet. He was raised in Prosser and graduated from Prosser High School with the Class of 2008. After graduation, he worked at the...
Epifanio J. Martinez
Nov 10, 2017
Epifanio J. Martinez, 93, of Prosser, entered into rest on November 10, 2017 at Prosser Memorial Hospital. He was born on July 24, 1924 in Lohn, Texas to Joel and Amelia (Juarez) Martinez. In the early 1940’s the family moved to Prosser. Epifanio married Francisca Moreno on May 28, 1951 in Prosser and the couple raised four children. He was...
Jordon C. Culver
Nov 1, 2017
Jordon Clinton Culver, 24, of Prosser, passed away on November 1, 2017 at his home in Prosser. He was born on April 26, 1993 in Richland, Washington to Damon Richard and Mechele Lora (McMullen) Culver. He was raised and educated in Prosser and attended Prosser High School where he played football and was on the wrestling and track teams. Before...
Kermit R. Rucker Jr.
Oct 27, 2017
Kermit R. Rucker Jr., 68, of Prosser, passed away on Friday, October 27, 2017 in Prosser. He was born in Prosser on July 29, 1949 to Kermit Sr. and Ruth Karleen (Collins) Rucker. He grew up in Benton City with wonderful memories and people who became lifelong friends. He graduated in 1968 from Ki-Be High School where he was a...
Odell V. Christensen
Oct 22, 2017
Odell V. Christensen, 94, of Prosser, passed away on October 22, 2017 at his home in Prosser. He was born on July 25, 1923 to Nels Ephraim and Ida (Braegger) Christensen in Bear River City, Utah. He was raised on the family dairy farm with his brother and three sisters. At the age of ten, he took on the responsibilities...
John Colter
Oct 4, 2017
On Wednesday, October 4, 2017, John Colter passed away in Prosser, Washington after a hard-fought battle with cancer. Born August 2nd, 1934 on a farm in Bald Knob, Arkansas, John has made his home in Prosser since 2008. John was passionate about photography, eating out, road trips and serving as the greeter at the Prosser Nazarene Church. John never met...
Gerald "Jerry" Hale
Sep 30, 2017
Gerald “Jerry” Jacob Joseph Hale, age 81, entered into rest on September 30, 2017 at his home in the Prosser/Whitstran area. He was born on February 24, 1936 in Stenen, Saskatchewan, Canada to Peter and Florence (Orns) Hale. The family came to the United States in 1946 and settled in Colville, Washington for a short time. Jerry has lived in...
