Whitman County Gazette - Serving Whitman County since 1877

Pearl Mildred Royer, 97, Longtime Prosser Washington resident, passed away on October 15, 2020, at TenderCare Home in Clarkston, Washington.

Pearl was born in Prosser on August 14, 1923, to Paul and JoHanna (Soberg) Nordby. She attended Prosser and Grandview schools and graduated from Grandview High School with the class of 1941.

Pearl worked as the secretary to the principal at Grandview High School. She later worked for title insurance companies and then finished her career working 12 years as Chief Clerk at the Benton County Treasurer’s Office until her retirement in January of 1990...