Local Obituaries for Prosser Funeral Home & Crematory
Salvador Alvarado Mora
Oct 12, 2016
Salvador Alvarado Mora, 95 Salvador A. Mora, age 95, passed away, Wednesday, October 12, 2016 at his home surrounded by family. Salvador was born in Junction City, Kansas, March 4, 1921 to a strong family line of migrate laborers. Salvador lived his entire adult life in the Yakima Valley, residing in Grandview, WA, with his wife of 73 years, Dolores...
Sharleen J. Honeycutt
Oct 11, 2016
Sharleen Joan Honeycutt, long time Grandview and Prosser resident, passed away on October 11, 2016. She was surrounded by her loving family. A graveside service will be held at 1PM on Monday, October 17,201 at the Prosser Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, please make contributions to the charity of your choice. You may leave an online message of condolence for...
Sharon Ann Handy, Jones, Heath
Oct 1, 2016
Sharon Ann Handy, Jones, Heath, 77, passed away on October 1, 2016 at Trios Hospital in Kennewick, WA. She was born in Park Rapids, Minnesota on October 15, 1938 to Charles Garrison and Florine Mae Stilwell. The youngest of five children; Verle, Robert, Lyle and Jack, she moved with her family to the Olympic Peninsula in 1942. She attended first...
Scott John Pontin
Sep 26, 2016
Scott John Pontin, 53, passed away on September 26, 2016. Scott was born on June 12, 1963, in Prosser, WA and was a long-time resident, business owner, operator of Pontin del Roza Winery and managed the Pontin family farm. Scott’s strong passion for wine initially began as part of a FFA grape growing project during his freshman year of high...
Michael A Wallace
Sep 23, 2016
Michael A. Wallace, a leader in the local wine industry entered into rest at the age of 74, due to complications from pneumonia, at Kadlec Regional Medical Center in Richland. He was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease four years ago. He was born on July 30, 1942 to Jerrell Claude and Deelda Irene (McNally) Wallace in Seattle, Washington where he was...
Larene Norma Blue
Sep 19, 2016
Larene Norma Taylor Blue went to be the Lord Monday, September 19, 2016, in Kennewick, WA. She was born in Rocky Ford, CO on October 2, 1946. She was greeted in Heaven by her daughter, Janeen. She is survived by her husband, Larry Blue, son, Norman (Debbie) Ball, daughter, Penny (Jerry) Stockton and daughter, Aprel (Doug) Bassen. A Celebration of...
Joseph "Joe" Radosevich
Sep 19, 2016
A kind soul, Joseph “Joe” G. Radosevich, 60, of Prosser, passed away on September 19, 2016 at Kadlec Regional Medical Center due to medical complications following a recent car accident. He was born in Yakima, Washington on November 24, 1955 to Frank and Wanda (Clemans) Radosevich. He was raised and educated in Tieton and graduated from Highland High School with...
Hazel Dolly Cargile
Sep 14, 2016
Hazel Dolly Bernice Cargile, 79, of Prosser, passed away on Wednesday, September 14, 2016 at Prosser Memorial Hospital. Hazel was born on May 24, 1937 to Marshall and Ressie (Siegler) Roach in Greenville, South Carolina where she was raised and educated. She married William Hartwell Thomason on July 27, 1952 in York, South Carolina. William was in the Air Force...
Brayan Raul Sanchez
Sep 10, 2016
Brayan Raul Sanchez, age 21 and a lifelong resident of Prosser, entered into rest on September 10, 2016 as the result of an automobile accident. He was born on April 23, 1995 to Abraham Saul Sanchez and Elvira Leticia (Hernandez) Sanchez in Prosser where he was raised and educated. He graduated from Prosser High School in 2015 where he participated...
Elfriede G. Czerwinski
Sep 8, 2016
Elfriede G. Czerwinski, age 95, entered into rest on September 8, 2016 at Sun Terrace in Prosser. She was born on March 18, 1921 in Germany to Maximillian and Marie Jastremski. After Hitler invaded Poland in 1939, Elfriede helped people by translating for them to government entities to find out if their loved one was still alive. She met her...
Dennis Jay Kelly
Sep 7, 2016
Jay Kelly passed away unexpectedly on September 7, 2016, at the age of 55. Jay was born in Prosser, WA on January 29, 1961 to his parents, Harold and Edith (Gimlin) Kelly. He married Danica Miller in August of 1984. The Kelly’s moved to Anacortes in 1996 where they raised their two children, Andrew and Amanda Kelly. Jay was a...
Marlene Ruth Henry
Sep 4, 2016
Marlene Ruth Henry, a long time Tri-Cities resident, entered into rest on September 4, 2016 at Tri-Cities Chaplaincy Hospice in Kennewick. She was born on August 24, 1932 in Green Bay Wisconsin to Daniel Wesley and Arlene Ruth (Jenny) Wagner. Marlene lived in Kennewick in the 1930’s and in the 1940’s came to Prosser where she attended Prosser High School....
Keith Dwyane Adams
Sep 1, 2016
Keith D. Adams, 77, of Prosser, passed away on Thursday, September 1, 2016 at Kadlec Medical Center. Keith was born on January 14, 1939 to Raymond and Helen (Flower) Adams in Emmett, Idaho where he was raised and educated. He served in the U.S. Army from 1957-1963. Keith married Ada (Patterson) on June 22, 1962 in Grandview. Keith worked for...
Anna Melgaard
Aug 30, 2016
Anna (Untch) Melgaard, age 89, went to be with her Lord and Savior on August 30, 2016. Anna was born in German (Saxon) community in Reichesdorf, Romania on September 13, 1926 to Simon and Rosina Untch. She grew up helping on the family farm where they raised grapes, flax, corn, beans, pigs and cattle. She enjoyed going with her extended...
Georgette Leonie Butler
Aug 29, 2016
Georgette Leonie (Arrestouilh) Butler entered into rest on August 29, 2016 at Crescent Health Center in Yakima. She was born to Germain and Marceline (Riviere) Arrestouilh on December 16, 1924 in Richland, Washington where she was raised and educated. She graduated from Richland High School in 1943. She worked for E. I. Dupont from 1943 to 1945. Georgette married Othel...
Wilbur Peyton Greenough
Aug 23, 2016
Peyton was born in Spokane, WA, to Jane Hawes and Franklin W. Greenough. He married Donna Reekie in 1959. They have four children: Karen Greenough, Ellen Fredericks, Bruce Greenough, and Jessica Jespersen; and six granddaughters: Heather, Nicole, and Courtney Fredericks; and Katie, Annie, and Emma Greenough. Peyton graduated from the University of Washington in 1958 with a B.S. in Pharmacy....
Gwendolyn "Gwen" Bates
Aug 17, 2016
Gwendolyn Janette (Cross) Bates entered into rest on August 17, 2016 in Kennewick. She was born on August 20, 1920 in Bushnell, Nebraska to Edd and Lillie (Marshall) Cross. Gwen moved to Prosser when she was sixteen years old and resided in the same home all her life excluding the last year when she lived at Sheffield Manor. She met...
James Timothy Leighty
Aug 17, 2016
James “Jimmy” Timothy Leighty, 55, of Prosser, passed away on August 17, 2016 in Prosser. He was born on April 28, 1961 in Bainbridge, Maryland to Charles and Beatrice (Rodrigues) Leighty. The family moved to Prosser in 1967 where he was raised and attended Prosser schools. In 1980, his daughter, Heidi Marie Carrillo was born. In 1984, Jimmy met the...
Dolores Lopez Mora
Aug 15, 2016
(Ustalia) Dolores Lopez Mora, aged 92, passed away peacefully on August 15, 2016 at home surrounded by her family. Dolores was born April 10, 1924, in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. Dolores lived her entire adult life in the Yakima Valley, residing in Grandview, WA. Survived by her husband of 73 years, Salvador A. Mora; children: Rosemary Rodriguez of Pasco, WA, Lupe...
L. Carol Travaille
Aug 3, 2016
L. Carol Travaille, 78, of Prosser, passed away on August 3, 2016 at Kadlec Regional Medical Center. She was born on June 10, 1938, in Oakland, California to Richard and Anna Maria (Bailey) Hearsum. She was raised and educated in California and graduated from El Cerrito High School in 1955. She worked as a bookkeeper in San Francisco and Livermore....
