Local Obituaries for Prosser Funeral Home & Crematory
Deborah (Ice) Harrison
Mar 3, 2022
Deborah Cozette (Ice) Harrison, age 70 of Prosser, entered into rest on March 13, 2022 at Chaplaincy Hospice in Kennewick. She was born on February 2, 1952 to Wayne and Ollie Florence (Green) Ice in Prosser where she was raised and educated. She graduated from Prosser High School with the Class of 70. Deborah and Steve Glenn Harrison were married...
Rubi Chavez
Mar 3, 2022
Rubi Chavez entered into rest at her home in Prosser, Thursday March 3, 2022, at 29. Rubi was born Monday August 10, 1992, in Prosser WA to Emiliano Chavez, and Elvira (Valencia) Chavez. She was the youngest girl out of the 12 children, 8 boys and 4 girls. She was raised in Prosser and went to school in Prosser. Rubi...
Harry Theodore Schell
Feb 28, 2022
Harry Theodore "Ted" Schell was born Sunday December 3. 1933, in Yakima WA to Theodore "Ted" and Mira (Patterson) Schell. Ted went to be with the Lord on Monday February 28, 2022, in the comfort of his own home, in Prosser. Ted was a beloved husband, father, brother, grandfather, great grandfather, and great great grandfather. Ted was a loyal friend...
Virginia Kercheval
Feb 24, 2022
Virginia Emily Taggares Kercheval Born 2/03/1928 Died 2/24/2022 age 94 Virginia Emily Taggares Kercheval was born February 3, 1928 on a farm north of Prosser, Washington to Peter John Taggares 1st who immigrated to the USA from Greece in 1912 and Mary Kuklenski Taggares of Polish descent. Virginia was the 1st born of 4 children. As a young girl she...
Milford "Mel" Winter
Feb 7, 2022
Milford B. Winter “Mel”, 79 of Prosser, passed away on February 7, 2022 in Prosser. Mel was born on November 25, 1942 in Pasco to Harold and Ida Mae (Anderson) Winter. He was raised and educated in Yakima and graduated from Davis High School in 1961. Mel served in the U.S. Air Force from 1964-1968 and was stationed in Texas...
Jean Walker
Jan 31, 2022
Jean Walker, age 89, a long time Prosser resident, entered into rest on January 31, 2022 at Calloway Gardens in Kennewick. She was born July 26, 1932 in Kennewick, Washington to Warren and Eva (Schenk) Beightol. The family lived in South Finley before to moving to Prosser in 1943 where she lived for over 70 years until moving to Richland...
Donald Edward Mcferran
Jan 24, 2022
On January 24, 2022, Don McFerran passed away peacefully with his children by his side. Dad was reunited with his wife Joyce in eternity. He was a loving husband, father, Grandfather and Great Grandfather and will be greatly missed by all who knew him. Dad was born on December 24, 1928 to Milton and Elsie McFerran during the depths of...
Marilyn Klein
Jan 14, 2022
Marilyn Elisabeth Klein (Marton) went home to heaven on Friday, January 14, 2022. Our mother, Marilyn, was born on October 4, 1956 in the small town of Midland, MI, to Paul and Genevieve “Genny” Marton. She is survived by 7 children; 7 grandchildren; 8 siblings; many nieces and nephews; and a very loving dog she cared for tremendously. She is...
Dorothy Thoms
Jan 13, 2022
Dorothy Jean (Harris) Thoms, age 90 of Prosser, WA. went to be with her savior on January 13th, 2022. She was born on November 9th, 1931 in Sunnyside, WA. to Roy and Elsie (Gordon) Harris. She was one of eighteen children. Dorothy graduated from Prosser High School with the class of 1950. Dorothy met and fell in love with her...
Howard Miller
Dec 23, 2021
Howard Vernon Miller of Kennewick, WA passed away on Thursday December 23, 2021, at the age of 80, leaving behind his loving wife Betty of 55 years. Howard was born on July 7 th , 1941, in Portland, OR, the oldest of five children to his father Howard Miller and mother Hilda. Howard grew up in Spokane, WA, graduating from...
Ethel Edith Heard
Dec 22, 2021
Ethel Edith Heard peacefully passed away on December 22, 2021. Ethel was a long time Prosser resident. Ethel was born in Hermiston Oregon on January 17, 1934. Ethel was the beloved wife of Clayborn Edward Heard for 60 years before his death in 2012. Ethel was involved in the Eagles and VFW Auxiliaries. Ethel was very crafty and had a...
Johanna Benson Gaetje
Dec 18, 2021
JOHANNA BENSON GAETJE June 5, 1939 –December 18, 2021 Johanna Benson Gaetje passed away at home in Richland, Washington. She was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Charles and Lavinia (Ebert) Benson. Her family moved from Alabama to Prosser when Johanna was five. Her Dad, a Building Superintendent, had been transferred with DuPont to the Manhattan Project. Johanna graduated from Prosser...
Jolene Mills
Dec 15, 2021
jolene Mills June 7, 1960 - December 15, 2021 Prosser, Washington - Jolene Marie (Lloyd) Mills, 61, passed unexpectedly December 15th, 2021, due to circulatory complications. Jody defied the odds in her battle with Addison's disease by living for decades after her initial diagnosis. Jody was born June 7th, 1960, in Sunnyside, Washington to Rodney and Nancy Lloyd. She was...
Trudy Gilman
Dec 11, 2021
On the morning of December 11, 2021 the shofar sounded for the loving mother of three children and grandmother of eleven Trudy Gilman (Brown), age 72, was welcomed into the loving arms of her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Trudy was born on September 14, 1949 in Wapato, WA to Don and Clara Brown. She grew up in Wapato where...
Tim Alsbury
Dec 7, 2021
Tim Alsbury, age 61 of Prosser, fell into the arms of Jesus on December 7, 2021, at Kadlec Regional Medical Center in Richland, Washington. He was born on May 4, 1960, in Richland to Nancy Alsbury (Walter). He grew up in Eastern Washington and California. Tim and Lori Marquissee were married on September 16, 1978, in Hayward, California, then moved...
Lt. Col. Kenneth J. Conatser
Dec 5, 2021
Lt. Col. Kenneth J. Conatser passed away on December 5, 2021, in Kennewick, WA at the age of 68. He was born July 10, 1953, in Prosser, WA to J.C. and Mary Conatser. Ken’s passion for hunting and fishing began at a young age, thanks to his father and grandfather. Childhood life also included helping with the family’s dairy farm....
Ronald Gerald Bennett
Dec 1, 2021
Ronald Gerald Bennett, 79, longtime Prosser resident, passed away on December 1, 2021 in Summerlin, Nevada. He was born on May 8, 1942 in Spokane to John and Geneva Bennett. He was raised and educated in Prosser and graduated with the Prosser High School Class of 1962. He served in the U.S. Army from 1962-1969. Ron married his sweetheart, Bertha...
Ruth Gordon
Nov 17, 2021
Ruth Gordon, age 84 of Prosser, entered into rest on November 17, 2021, at Regency at the Park in College Place, Washington. She was born on December 23, 1936, to Nickly and Katherine (Barkman) Willens in Reedley, California where she spent the first 14 years of her life. The family then moved to Blaine, Washington where she lived for a...
Marlene White
Nov 15, 2021
Marlene Kay Logan White of Prosser Washington, went to her rest on November 15, 2021 peacefully at her home. Ms. White retired in 1999 from Boeing North American ( Formally Rockwell International ) in Anaheim, California. Marlene worked for the Department of Commerce, Census Bureau during the 2000 census. She retired in 2012 from the state of Kansas Bureau of...
Evelyn Schell
Nov 7, 2021
Evelyn LaVerne Schell, 101, passed away peacefully on November 7, 2021 in Prosser. She was born on July 18, 1920 to Joseph and Silvia (Kennedy) Heming in Winner, South Dakota where she was raised, educated and graduated. Evelyn grew up in a rural area of Winner along with three brothers and three sisters. She moved from South Dakota to Virginia...
