1924
George
2014
George J. Prochnow
August 18, 1924 — October 22, 2014
George John Prochnow, 90, of Hudson, died Wednesday, October 22, 2014 at Akron City Hospital Medical Center in the Palliative Care Unit.
He is survived by children, Gail P. (Jerry) Kirkland of Findlay, Jonathon K. (Kathy) Prochnow of Stow, Heidi S. (Eric) Hummel of Reston, VA, Cassandra J. (Tim) Mitchin of North Canton, Barbara E. (Paul) Wright of Medina, and Jennifer M. (Tim) Tuttle of Macedonia; fourteen grandchildren; one great granddaughter; and sister: Ruth Aprill of Dexter, MI. He was preceded in death by his wife, Marynelle (Kain) Prochnow; and son, Thomas A. Prochnow.
George lived a full life, starting August 18, 1924 in Chicago, IL, where he was born to George and Mildred (Nauman) Prochnow. He was a retired psychiatrist, always fascinated by the workings of the human mind. He enjoyed literature, art, music, and sports, especially baseball. Mostly, however, George loved his family. He was a hopeless (he might say, hopeful) romantic; he embraced nature, poetry, beauty and had a tendency to get carried away by ideas (usually his own). George possessed and exhibited a unique sense of humor, often not fully understood and/or appreciated by some. For instance, for years his young children believed (because he told them so!) that the gold fillings in his teeth were deposited there one night when he was camping with his head outside of his tent and his mouth open to the sky. As a romantic who truly appreciated beauty, George, in his later years, was not a bit shy in expressing that appreciation, whether or not he actually knew her. George will be sorely missed by his friends and family.
Graveside services were held at Standing Rock Cemetery. Bissler & Sons Funeral Home and Crematory are handling the arrangements. Memorials may be made to Doctors Without Borders (doctorswithoutborders.org) or the Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank (akroncantonfoodbank.org).
The family is truly grateful for the kind and competent care George received at Akron City Emergency Department. It has been reported that his final words to his children were, "I told you I was sick."
He is survived by children, Gail P. (Jerry) Kirkland of Findlay, Jonathon K. (Kathy) Prochnow of Stow, Heidi S. (Eric) Hummel of Reston, VA, Cassandra J. (Tim) Mitchin of North Canton, Barbara E. (Paul) Wright of Medina, and Jennifer M. (Tim) Tuttle of Macedonia; fourteen grandchildren; one great granddaughter; and sister: Ruth Aprill of Dexter, MI. He was preceded in death by his wife, Marynelle (Kain) Prochnow; and son, Thomas A. Prochnow.
George lived a full life, starting August 18, 1924 in Chicago, IL, where he was born to George and Mildred (Nauman) Prochnow. He was a retired psychiatrist, always fascinated by the workings of the human mind. He enjoyed literature, art, music, and sports, especially baseball. Mostly, however, George loved his family. He was a hopeless (he might say, hopeful) romantic; he embraced nature, poetry, beauty and had a tendency to get carried away by ideas (usually his own). George possessed and exhibited a unique sense of humor, often not fully understood and/or appreciated by some. For instance, for years his young children believed (because he told them so!) that the gold fillings in his teeth were deposited there one night when he was camping with his head outside of his tent and his mouth open to the sky. As a romantic who truly appreciated beauty, George, in his later years, was not a bit shy in expressing that appreciation, whether or not he actually knew her. George will be sorely missed by his friends and family.
Graveside services were held at Standing Rock Cemetery. Bissler & Sons Funeral Home and Crematory are handling the arrangements. Memorials may be made to Doctors Without Borders (doctorswithoutborders.org) or the Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank (akroncantonfoodbank.org).
The family is truly grateful for the kind and competent care George received at Akron City Emergency Department. It has been reported that his final words to his children were, "I told you I was sick."
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