Obit: Prock, Harold M. (1915 - 1976)

Contact: Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon
E-mail: dolores@wiclarkcountyhistory.org 

Surnames: Prock, Quast, Hansen, O’Brien, McConnell, McKenzie, Quinnell, Henseler

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 8/12/1976

Prock, Harold M. (5 March 1915 – 9 August 1976)

Harold M. Prock, 61, of Neillsville, succumbed Monday, August 9, at his home to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, a rare disease better known as “Lou Gehrig’s disease.” Funeral services are to be held this (Thursday) morning at 10 a.m. from St. Mary’s Catholic Church with the Rev. Joseph Henseler officiating. Interment will be in the parish cemetery.

The body of Harold Prock was to lie in state from 4 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the Georgas-Gesche Funeral Home, where a Knights of Columbus rosary was to be recited at 7:30 p.m. and a Christian wake service was scheduled for 8 p.m.

Born March 5, 1915, in the Town of Weston to Linus and Agnes Quast Prock, he attended the Globe Grade School and Neillsville High School. After completing his formal education, Harold worked for his father in the Globe Store. His marriage to the former Pearl Hansen took place May 8, 1937, in Neillsville. At that time, he was employed at the store.

He then worked at and managed the Quinnell Fur Farm for three years before returning to Globe to operate the store with his father for seven years. Thereafter, the Procks moved to Neillsville where they owned and operated Procks’ Northside Store for 23 years. The store was sold in 1973 and Mr. Prock retired because of failing health.

Mr. Prock was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church and a former member of the Clark County Board, of the Neillsville police and fire commission, the county civil defense unit, and the national and state grocers’ association. He was an avid sportsman and outdoorsman.

Survivors besides his wife, include Maynard Prock of Bettendorf, Ia., Mrs. Gene (Caroline) O’Brien of New Berlin, Michael, Milton and Mary Prock at home; two sisters, Mrs. James (Lucille) McConnell of Greenwood and Mrs. John (Delores) McKenzie of Bettendorf, Ia., and six grandchildren.

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Obit: Prock, Harold M. #2 (1915- 1976)

Contact: Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon
E-mail: dolores@wiclarkcountyhistory.org 

Surnames: Prock, Zoellner, Selberg, LaMere, Wright, Jirschele, Vincent, Leketas, Bremer, Kadolph, Scherer, Denk, Kent, Hassemer, Brown, Carroll, Hansen, Barnes, Jackson, Bergemann, McConnell, Quast, Seelow, Pauly, Mazola, Pluemer, Hanson, Michel, Walker, Petznick, Holuba, Princell, Fracen, Fran, Gall, McKenzie, Roher, Pritzl, Skidmore, Fabiola, Bogumill, Friedenfels, Schwellenbach, Auman, Koschak, O’Brien, Haskins, Gilbertson, Preston, Hopfer, Wanish, Aumann, Mitte, Zeman, Panagiotaros, Geissler, Worth, Mayenschein, Langreck, Patey, Schultz, Hagedorn, Tews, Kessler, Tibbett, Ross, Holub, Marshall, Volz, Short, Henseler

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 8/19/1976

Prock, Harold M. (5 March 1915 – 9 August 1976)

Funeral services were held August 12 from St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Neillsville for Harold M. Prock, 61, of Neillsville, who died at his home August 9. The Rev. Joseph Henseler officiated, and burial followed in the parish cemetery. Arrangements were made by the Georgas-Gesche Funeral Home.

Active pallbearers were John Bergemann, Harold Langreck, Dan Patey, Bert Schultz, Herman Hagedorn and Edgar Tews. Honorary pallbearers were Louis Kessler, Richard Tibbett, Gene Ross, Eddie Holub, LeRoy Marshall and Willis Volz.

St. Mary’s choir sand “Keep in Mind,” “Hear Oh Lord,” “Shepherd of Souls,” “Take Our Bread,” “Alleluia! The Strife Is O’er,” and “Mother Dear Oh Pray for Me.” Mrs. Glenn Short was the organist.

Among those attending the services were the following from out of town: Mr. and Mrs. Art Zoellner, Jarvis Selberg, Mr. and Mrs. Vern LaMere, Floyd Wright, Mr. and Mrs. Bud Jirschele, Sister Mary Vincent and the Rev. Peter Leketas, Marshfield; Mrs. Celia Bremer, Mr. and Mrs. Larry Kadolph, Mrs. Carol Scherer and Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Denk, Loyal; Msgr. Michael Prock, Ann Prock, Clara Prock, Mr. and Mrs. Bus Kent, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Hassemer, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Brown and Mr. and Mrs. John Carroll, Eau Claire;

Mr. and Mrs. Dick Hansen, Rockford, Il.; Dr. R.L. Barnes, Wayne Jackson, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Jackson, Mr. and Mrs. Larry Hansen, Mr. and Mrs. Melnard Hansen, Mr. and Mrs. H.M. Bergemann and Mr. and Mrs. James McConnell and Pat, Greenwood; John Quast, Mr. and Mrs. Ken Seelow, Mr. and Mrs. John Pauly, Albert Mazola, John Mazola, Jr., and Eugene Seelow, Milwaukee; Mrs. Frank Pluemer, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hanson and Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Michel, Faribault, Mn.;

Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Walker and family, Mr. and Mrs. John Mazola, Sr., Mr. and Mrs. Dewayne Seelow and Amber and Miss Dawn Petznick, Fairchild; Mr. and Mrs. Henry Holuba and Mr. and Mrs. John Princell, Moline, Il.; Mrs. Edna Fracen, Unity; Mrs. Eula Fran. Elk Mound; Mr. and Mrs. Maynard Prock and family, Mrs. Kathleen Gall and Mr. and Mrs. John McKenzie, Bettendorf, Ia.; Mrs. Carolyn Roher, Blue Gras, Ia.

The Rev. J. Pritzl, Durand; Mr. and Mrs. Richard Skidmore and family, Alma Center; Mr. and Mrs. Tom Pauly and Robin, Sister Fabiola and Sister Grace Marie, Green Bay; Mr. and Mrs. Clayborn Bogumill, Thorp; Sister Margret and Sister Rose Marie, Sparta; Mrs. Robert Schwellenbach, Medford; Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Auman and Miss Linda Koschak, Willard; Mr. and Mrs. Eugene O’Brien and sons, New Berlin; Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Brown, Sun Prairie; Mr. and Mrs. Ellis Haskins and family and Mr. and Mrs. Gary Gilbertson and family, Augusta; Mr. and Mrs. Lorin Preston and Kurt, Clintonville;

David Hopfer, Wisconsin Rapids; Mrs. Gertrude Wanish and Mr. and Mrs. John Wanish, Catawba; Mr. and Mrs. Bud Hansen, Granton; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Aumann, Spencer; Mr. and Mrs. Terry McConnell, Whitehall; Ed Mazola, Oconomowoc; Robert Mitte and Judy Mitte, Manitowoc; Mrs. Frank Zeman, Menasha; Mrs. Nick Panagiotaros and Patty Panagiotaros, Roselle, Il.; Mr. and Mrs. Wes Geissler, Chippewa Falls; Mr. and Mrs. Harold O’Brien, Eagle River; Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Worth and family, Cedarburg; Mr. and Mrs. Leland Mayenschein and family, Greenfield; Mr. and Mrs. Richard Seelow and family. Oak Creek.