Julius W. Prosser, 81, died November 30, 2009 at Clara Barton Hospital, Hoisington, Kansas. he was born July 14, 1928 at Barton County, Kansas, the son of Alois F. and Regina (Herrman) Prosser. He married Roberta L. Miller August 10, 1948 at Claflin, Kansas. A lifetime rural Claflin resident, Mr. Prosser was a farmer and stockman and was a former employee of Hughes Construction Company, Claflin. Mr. Prosser was a member of Holy Family Catholic Church and an honorary life member of Knights of Columbus Council #2630. Survivors include his wife, Roberta, Hoisington, Kansas; three sons: Leonard Prosser and wife Connie, McPherson, Kansas; Maurice Prosser and wife Sally, Iuka, Kansas; and Mike Prosser and wife Myra, Claflin, Kansas; two daughters: Judy Demel and husband Ralph, Gillette, Wyoming; and Kathy Hitschmann and husband Curtis, Hoisington; two sisters: Mary Birzer, Hutchinson, Kansas; and Helen Kaiser, Hoisington; sixteen grandchildren; and twenty-one great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by two grandsons, Scott and Schon Demel; six brothers, Anthony, John, Louis, Leonard, William, and Joe T. Prosser; six sisters, Catherine Schremmer, Ann Steiner, Mathilda Kramer, Eleanor Kingston, Jean Rome, and Cecelia Tieperman. Knights of Columbus Rosary will be at 7:00 p.m., Thursday, December 3, 2009 at Nicholson-Ricke Funeral Home. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:00 a.m., Friday, December 4, 2009, at Holy Family Catholic Church, Odin, Kansas. Father Dwight Birket will be celebrant. Burial will be in Holy Family Cemetery. Friends may call from 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., Thursday at Nicholson-Ricke Funeral Home. Memorials are requested to Holy Family Cemetery Fund or the Claflin Ambulance Service, in care of the funeral home.