Obit: Monell, Alberta (1925 - 2019)

Transcriber: Robert Lipprandt
bob@wiclarkcountyhistory.org 

Surnames: Gronvall, Kalander, Monell, Schindler, Schmitt, Zahara

----Source: The Heindl Funeral Home (Ogema, Phillips, Prentice, WI) 1/25/2019

Monell, Alberta (Gronvall) (2 AUG 1925 - 23 JAN 2019)

Alberta Monell, 93, Prentice, died at her home on Wednesday, January 23, 2019.

She was born on August 2, 1925, in Rycroft, Alberta, Canada, the daughter of Gustav and Marie Gronvall. She was married to George Monell on September 19, 1944, in Spirit River, Alberta, Canada.

She was a CNA and worked in nursing homes for many years, including 20 years at the Pleasant View Nursing Home in Phillips. She was an active member of the Prentice Baptist Church and was a member of the Women’s Missionary Society and other organizations there. For many years she was also a member of a homemakers club. In her free time she enjoyed flower gardening, feeding birds, knitting and crocheting, and also camping and fishing with George.

She is survived by two daughters, Shirley Kalander, Prentice, and Cathy (Mike) Schmitt, Wausau; by seven grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren; by one brother, John (Lorraine) Gronvall; and by one sister, Phyllis (Dave) Zahara, Grand Prairie, Alberta, Canada.

She was preceded in death by her husband, George, on November 25, 2004; and is also preceded in death by a great grandson; by two sisters, Harriet and Edna; and by three brothers, Art, Hamilton, and Alan.

A memorial service will be held on Saturday, March 2, at the Prentice Baptist Church in Prentice with Pastor Neil Schindler officiating. Friends may call at the church on Saturday from 11:00 A.M. until the time of services.

Online condolences may be expressed at www.heindlfuneralhome.com. 

The Heindl Funeral Home in Prentice is assisting the family with funeral arrangements.