Local Obituaries for Prosser Funeral Home & Crematory
Wallace Wayne Hickerson
Feb 17, 2013
Wallace Wayne Hickerson, born July 30, 1934, in McMinnville, OR; passed away in Prosser on February 17, 2013. Wally was raised in Hopewell, OR, and graduated from University of Oregon in 1958 with a Masters Degree in Civil Engineering, Hydraulics. He enlisted in the U.S. Army with a long tradition of family patriotism from his father who served in both...
Sydney Cecil Fritch Boggs
Feb 15, 2013
Sydney Cecil Fritch Boggs, 80, formerly of Indianapolis, IN, and St. Louis, MO, passed away Friday, February 15, 2013, in Prosser, WA. She was born January 25, 1933 in Indianapolis to the late Leonard Fritch and Bessie (Cropper) Curtis, and graduated from Arsenal Technical High School. She was preceded in death by her husband Arthur “Boots” Boggs and her sister...
Warren E. Hazen
Feb 11, 2013
Warren E. Hazen of Prosser, entered into rest on February 11, 2013 at his home in Prosser. He was born to Walter and Ida (Gruen) Hazen in Eau Claire, Wisconsin on March 29, 1925. He was so frail at birth the doctor did not expect him to live but he fooled them. The family migrated to the Pacific Northwest and...
Fern L. Waite
Feb 1, 2013
Fern L. Waite died on Feb.1, 2013 at her home in Sheffield Manor in Prosser, Washington. She was released into death and the arms of a loving God after a difficult battle with cancer. Her family was by her side at her peaceful death. She was born in Plummer, Idaho on March 12, 1919 to George and Hulda (Triemer) Lowe...
Jeanett Mariah Holmes
Jan 28, 2013
Jeanette Mariah Holmes, age 74, entered into rest on January 28, 2013, at her home in Prosser. She and her twin sister were born on June 4, 1938 in Lake Andes, South Dakota. She was the eighth of ten children born to Emil and Gladys (Laiser) Olson and was raised at Rocky Acres in Prosser. Jeanette married Russell Holmes Jr....
Shirley Hester
Jan 17, 2013
Shirley June Hester, age 73, beloved wife, mother, grandmother and sister, entered into rest on Thursday, January 17th 2013, surrounded by her family, after a very courageous battle with cancer. Shirley was born on June 4, 1939 in Mountain Home, Arkansas to William Allen and Ruby May (Watson) Studdard. She grew in Arkansas and graduated from Mountain Home High School...
Geneva "Jean" Broderson
Jan 15, 2013
Geneva “Jean” Broderson, age 78, entered into rest on January 15, 2013 at her home in Prosser. She was born on May 28, 1934 in Unionville, Missouri to Milton Owen and Dolly May (Buckalew) Farmer. She was raised and educated in Yakima, Washington. After graduation from high school, she attended nursing school and became a Registered Nurse. While in Yakima,...
Teresita Duenas Thomas
Jan 8, 2013
Teresita (Teri) Duenas Thomas was born on October 5, 1951 on the beautiful island of Guam. She went to her heavenly home on January 8, 2013. At the death of her first husband, Pete Elatico, Teri raised their two children, LeeAnne and James in Southern California. In 1989 she met and then married her 2nd and one and only love,...
Bill Pleake
Dec 31, 2012
Bill Pleake fell asleep in death on Saturday, December 31, 2012, surrounded by family and friends. Bill was born on December 19, 1931, in Council Bluffs, IA. He was the third of nine children born to William Pleake and Margaret Grothier. Bill met the love of his life, Jeanne Brown in Ellensburg, WA and were married in 1954. They made...
Ella Margaret Meachem
Dec 29, 2012
Ella Margaret Meachem, age 97, entered into rest on December 29, 2012 at Royal Vista Nursing Home in Ellensburg. She was born on September 4, 1915 in Alford, North Dakota to Walter and Margaret (Klundt) Herrmann. She was one of nine children and is survived by two sisters, Faye Brown of North Carolina and Vi Barnes of Salem. She is...
Robert W. Cox
Dec 28, 2012
Robert W. Cox was born September 20, 1929 to Sanders and Clara (Johnson) Cox in Colfax, Washington. He passed away on December 28, 2012 at his home in Benton City. Robert loved farming, hunting, fishing, world traveling, camping, skiing and dancing. There were no strangers to Robert, just friends that he hadn’t met yet. He was a genuine person that...
Clara Faye Petersen
Dec 26, 2012
Clara Faye Petersen Clara Faye (Childs) Petersen, 84, was born July 26, 1928 in Hot Springs, Arkansas to John and Carmen (Hill) Childs. Clara was a loving military wife, mother, and grandmother. Her long-term pride of the men and women in her family who have served in the United States Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps throughout numerous wars...
Rodney Ray Travis
Dec 16, 2012
Rodney Ray Travis, 74 of Prosser passed away quietly in his home on Sunday, December 16th—just as quietly and unassuming as he lived his life. Rod, as he was called by most, was a true example of humility and grace to everyone who knew him and a great many things to many people: a loving and devoted husband who never...
Clayborn Edward "Ed" Heard
Dec 8, 2012
Clayborn Edward Heard, age 82, of Prosser, entered into rest on December 8, 2012 at Prosser Memorial Hospital. He was born on September 6, 1930 in Marshfield, Oregon. He was raised and educated in the Tri-cities and Prosser and attended Prosser High School. In 1947, Ed enlisted in the United States Navy and served for twenty-four years and then six...
Jack D. Collins
Dec 8, 2012
Jack D. Collins, age 63, passed away December 8, 2012 at his home in Prosser, surrounded by his family. He was born on October 1, 1949 in Prosser, Washington to Fletcher and Corrine Collins. He was an auto mechanic at Collins Service for over thirty years until his retirement in 2000. Jack enjoyed fishing, hunting and spending time with his...
Dean Francis Gould
Dec 3, 2012
Dean Francis Gould, age 82 of Prosser, entered into rest on December 3, 2012 at Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital. He was born on January 16, 1930 to Luther and Lillian (Wachs) Gould in Phillips County, Kansas. After graduating from high school he enlisted in the US Army and served for two years. After his honorable discharge he worked on construction...
Khristine Broderson
Nov 30, 2012
Khristine Broderson, age 44 of Prosser, entered into rest on November 30, 2012 at Kadlec Regional Medical Center in Richland. She was born on January 30, 1968 to Verle and Geneva (Farmer) Broderson. She was raised and educated in the Seattle area where she lived until moving to Prosser in 2007. Khristine was a free hand artist and enjoyed painting...
David James Crawford
Nov 29, 2012
David James Crawford, a former Prosser resident, entered into rest at his home in Spokane in November, 2012, at the age of 65. He was born on August 9, 1947 to Donald and Emma (Schaefer) Holmes in Spokane where he was raised and educated through the sixth grade. He then moved to Prosser and graduated from Prosser High School in...
Donald Freeman
Nov 22, 2012
Donald Dale Freeman, 86, of Prosser, entered into rest on November 22, 2012 at Sun Terrace in Prosser. He was born on April 26, 1926 in Minneapolis, Kansas to Vance and Grace (Shannon) Freeman. He was one of five sons, all of whom served in the military; Don and Clyde in the U.S. Navy during World War II and Bernard,...
E. Joanne Backer-Wendt
Nov 18, 2012
An Angel knocked on the door of Richland Life Care Center on November 18, 2012 to take E. Joanne Backer-Wendt away from the pain and suffering that has been with her since the age of 19. Joanne was born in Yakima, WA on August 6, 1943 to Elmer Backer and Ethel (Anderson) Backer. They lived in Thorp and Yakima during...
