Local Obituaries for Prosser Funeral Home & Crematory
Mark Buckley
Feb 17, 2012
Mark Buckley, 42, of Federal Way, passed away on Friday, February 17, 2012 at his home. He was born in Moscow, Idaho to Bill and Patsy (McDowell) Buckley. He was raised on Mercer Ranches in Prosser and graduated from Prosser High School in 1988. He then served in the US Navy for five years and received training as an Ordnance...
Maria Isabel Alvarez
Feb 6, 2012
Maria Isabel Alvarez, age 85, entered into rest on February 6, 2012 at her home in Prosser. She was born on February 20, 1926 in Cualcoman, Michoacan, Mexico to Nicanor Alvarez and Jovita Chavez. Maria and Alejandro Alvarez Guerrero were married in Cualcoman on April 1, 1945. They moved to the United States in 1987 and settled in Prosser. Maria...
Gerald "Jerry" Galliher
Jan 28, 2012
Gerald “Jerry” Galliher, 68, of Prosser, went to be with his Lord and Savior on January 28, 2012 at Kadlec Medical Center in Richland. He was born on November 16, 1943 in Pasco, Washington to Theodore “Ted” and June (Manuel) Galliher. He spent his early years in Walla Walla until the family moved to Prosser where he attended Prosser High...
Adam Cervine
Jan 21, 2012
Adam Lionel Cervine, infant son of Ashley Lynn Bender of Prosser and Allen Lionel Cervine of Grandview was stillborn on January 21, 2012 at Sunnyside Community Hospital. Besides his parents, he is survived by his grandparents, Lorene Bender of Prosser and Teresa and Gary Cervine of Grandview; and great-grandparents, Kay Greene and Donna Jean Cervine both of Grandview; and numerous...
John Morris Dietrich
Jan 20, 2012
John Morris Dietrich, age 89, of Prosser, entered into rest on January 20, 2012 at his home at Sun Terrace in Prosser. He was born on December 12, 1922 to Herman Frederick and Bertha (Morris) Dietrich in Tampa, Florida where he was raised and educated. He graduated from Brandon High School in Hillsborough, Florida. John was drafted into the U.S....
Alexis Gonzalez
Jan 19, 2012
Alexis Gonzalez, age 10, entered into rest on January 19, 2012 at her home in Prosser. She was born on December 10, 2001 in Richland, Washington to Richard Gonzalez and Kristy Ann Call. She lived her whole life in Prosser. She loved blowing bubbles and laughing. Alexis will be deeply missed by her family. She is survived by her mother,...
Garold "Jim" Saddler
Jan 17, 2012
Garold James “Jim” Saddler, age 71, entered into rest on January 17, 2012 at his home in Prosser. He was born on December 6, 1940 in Chappell, Nebraska to Garold Edwin and Audrey Bernice (Peyton) Saddler. The family moved to Prosser in 1946 where he was raised and educated and graduated from Prosser High School in 1960. He enjoyed playing...
Zina Mae Chesley
Jan 11, 2012
Zina Mae Evans Chesley 4/10/1922-1/11/2012 Zina Mae was born to Clarence “Red” Evans and Blanche Bushnell Evans in Prosser on April 10, 1922. The family moved to Portland, Oregon where her sister Maxine was born. Zina Mae graduated from Portland’s Jefferson High School in 1941. Zina Mae attended Oregon State where she competed in Field Hockey and Swimming, received the...
Margaret "Peggy" Chapman
Jan 10, 2012
Together again…Margaret “Peggy” Evans Chapman was reunited with the sweetheart of her life, Jay, Tuesday, January 10, 2012. Peggy was the middle of seven children born to Robert and Edna Evans in Prosser, Washington, on January 5, 1923. As the older of two girls, Peggy was always very busy helping to take care of her family. This dedication was a...
Robert Knoph
Jan 8, 2012
Robert E. Knoph, age 89 of Prosser, entered into rest on January 8, 2011 at Prosser Memorial Hospital. He was born on July 24, 1922, the only child of Edward Walter and Hannah A. (Buer) Knoph in Seattle, Washington, where he was raised and graduated from Garfield High School in 1939. He then served as a Merchant Marine radio operator...
Helen Young
Dec 28, 2011
Helen M. (Hall) Young entered into rest on December 28, 2011 at Richland Rehabilitation Center. She was born on April 3, 1926 to Fred Emerson and Sarah (Clement) Conover inWarroad, Minnesota. She was raised and educated in White Salmon, Washington. Helen and Blinn Leroy Hall Sr. were married on March 2, 1941 in Prosser where they made their home until...
Margie Shaw
Dec 27, 2011
Margie Ann Shaw, age 67, entered into rest on December 27, 2011 at her home in Prosser with loved ones at her side. She was born on November 4, 1944 in Alturas, California to Horace Lincoln and Wilma Marjorie (Caldwell) Root. She was raised and educated in Medford, Oregon and graduated from Phoenix High School in 1962. Margie first met...
Calvin Simsen
Dec 8, 2011
Calvin Simsen of Grandview was born March 18, 1926 in Kennewick, WA to Arthur and Matilda Simsen. In 1944, he and his friend, Dwayne Pierce, were sent home from school for whispering in class. Instead of going home, they enlisted in the Air Force to defend their country in WWII. Calvin trained in Texas as an engineer on a B-17...
Richard Pearson
Nov 30, 2011
Richard H. Pearson, age 76, Prosser, entered into Heaven on November 30, 2011 at Prosser Memorial Hospital. He was born on January 8, 1935 in Grandview, Washington to Joseph Henry and Pearl Mildred (Ragsdale) Pearson. He was a lifelong Prosser resident. Richard married the love his life, Nadine Bennett, on June 17, 1956 in Prosser Richard spent several years as...
Donald Springer
Nov 29, 2011
Donald Richard Springer, age 85 of Prosser, entered into rest on November 29, 2011 at Richland Health Care Center. He was born on October 26, 1926 in Kelso, Washington to Clenton and Francis (Read) Springer. He was raised and educated in Deer Park, Washington. After graduating from high school he enlisted in the US Navy and served during WWII and...
Alberta Warfield
Nov 28, 2011
Alberta Turie Warfield, age 82 of Prosser, entered into rest on November 28, 2011 at Grandview Health Care Center. She was born in Meeker, Colorado on July 16, 1929 to Albert W. and Turie S. (Wolf) Hunt. Alberta and Everett Warfield were married in Grandview in 1952 and the couple settled in Prosser in 1953. Alberta is survived by her...
Marjorie Erickson
Nov 28, 2011
Marjorie Viola Erickson passed peacefully on November 28, 2011. She was born September 24, 1914 in Roberts County, South Dakota to Louie and Ethel Vollmer. Her family moved to Deer River, Minnesota, via covered wagon, in 1923. It was in Minnesota that the True Gospel, as Jesus taught, came to their family and was embraced wholeheartedly. Marjorie followed Jesus’ teachings...
Roberto Gutierrez
Nov 26, 2011
Roberto M. Gutierrez April 16, 1915 to November 26, 2011 In loving memory of Roberto M. Gutierrez who was born on April 16, 1915 in Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico. He married his beloved wife Victoria Pule Gutierrez in April of 1945 and together in 1962 they brought their family to Washington State. He and our mother raised eight children together before...
Margery Campbell Mackey
Nov 10, 2011
Margery Campbell Mackey passed away at home in Prosser, WA on November 10, 2011. Margery was born April 30, 1922 in Piedmont, CA, to Malcolm E Campbell and Margery S (Coogan) Campbell. She graduated from Piedmont High and went on to attend The University of California, Berkeley. On January 1, 1943 she married Wendell Clay Mackey of Visalia, CA. A...
Hubert Baker
Nov 10, 2011
Hubert “Tony” Baker passed away on Thursday, November 10, 2011 at the age of 80. He was born on October 5, 1931 in Osceola, Arkansas to James Oscar Baker and Clara Belle Stephens. Tony was the 9th of twelve children. In 1958 he moved to Prosser, Washington where he found employment and married Irene Baker on November 11, 1959. He...
