PROCHASKA, Harold Lee 1937-2019

PROCHASKA, CANNY

Posted By: K. L. Kittleson
Date: 10/18/2019 at 09:28:18

Harold Lee Prochaska

October 7, 1937 - October 16, 2019

Harold Lee Prochaska, 82, of Waterloo, Iowa, died Wednesday, October 16, at Mercyone Waterloo Medical Center.

He was on born October, 7, 1937, in Orchard, Iowa, the son of Emil and Verna (Canny) Prochaska. He attended and graduated from Orchard schools and was a part of the basketball and baseball teams, a member of the student council, class plays, and sang in school chorus groups.

He was in the U.S. Navy Reserve then went into the U.S. Army and was stationed in Oklahoma. He was employed at John Deere Waterloo Tractor Works for 35 years, retiring in 1995. He enjoyed taking his daily cruises, gardening, hunting, fishing, being around his grandchildren, and supporting the Iowa State Cyclones.

He is survived by his children, Jeff (Christy) Prochaska of Orchard, grandchildren Shannon, Katelin, Courtney, and Shelby. Pam (Leigh) Reed of Milltown, WI, grandchildren Justin and Sara. Lynnette (Jerry) Locke of Evansdale, IA, grandchildren Austin and Jessica. Brian (Angie) Prochaska of Osceola, WI, grandchildren Mackenna, Emma, and Caleb. A sister-in-law, Huberta Prochaska and several great-grandchildren.

Preceeded in death by: his parents, Emil and Verna Prochaska, siblings; Charles Prochaska, Glen Prochaska, Marie (Jack) Knight, Dorothy (Hubert) Boekemeier, and infant sister, Margaret Prochaska. Nephews; Michael Boekemeier, John Charles Prochaska, Paul Prochaska, and niece, Garnet Knight.

Services will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday, October 19, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Waterloo, with burial in Orchard Cemetery, Orchard. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, October 18, at Hagarty-Waychoff-Grarup Funeral Service on West Ridgeway, where there will be a 4 p.m. rosary. Visitation will continue at the church for an hour before services on Saturday.

SOURCE: Hagarty-Waychoff-Grarup Funeral Service