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PRINCETON — Lucille Prostko, 97, passed away Saturday, Jan. 26, 2019, at Liberty Village in Princeton, surrounded by loved ones.
Lucille Irene Prostko was born Dec. 26, 1921, in Berlin Township to William and Mary (Baum) Schindel. She married the late Walter Prostko on Sept. 11, 1948, in Sts. Peter and Paul Church in Spring Valley.
Lucille attended Durham School in Berlin Township. She worked at the Green River Ordinance Plant during World War II. She also worked as a cook at Pilgrim Park Church Camp, Roosevelt Square Nursing Home and Colonial Hall Nursing Home.
She enjoyed cooking, baking, reading, playing cards, playing computer games, and most of all, spending time with family and friends.
She is survived by three daughters, Phyllis (John) Tobias of Rockford, Helen (Joe Gaytan) Prostko of Elgin and Florence (Jim Verstraete) Prostko of Princeton; one son, Walter (Deborah) Prostko of Princeton; four grandchildren, John (Michelle) Tobias of Ruther Glen, Va., Adam Tobias and Austin Tobias of Rockford, and Amanda (Sam) Schwartz of San Francisco, Calif.; one sister, Bertha Ballatti of Princeton; and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.
Lucille was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Walter Prostko (May 1999); four brothers, George Schindel, Chuck Schindel, Walter Wayne Schindel and Arthur Schindel; and three sisters, Wilma Owens, Lillian Owens and Bernice Owens.
Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 2, at St. Louis Catholic Church in Princeton with Father Daniel Gifford officiating. Burial will follow at Valley Memorial Park in Spring Valley. Visitation will be prior to the service, from 9 to 10 a.m., at the church.
The Prostko family would like to extend a special thanks to the following: the staff at Liberty Village for their loving care given to Lucille during her stay; to Sister Anne Germaine and Father Daniel Gifford for the spiritual support given to Lucille and her family; and to JD and Janice Smallwood of Norberg Memorial Home for their kindness, guidance, care and assistance making a very difficult time much easier.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the family for charitable distribution.
The Norberg Memorial Home in Princeton assisted the family with arrangements. Online condolences may be left at www.norbergfh.com.