Rosalee “Rosie” Proell
July 16, 1931-July 22, 2018
Rosalee “Rosie” Proell,
87, Garrison, died on Sun-
day, July 22, 2018 at the
Benedictine Living Center
in Garrison. Memorial
services will be held on
Friday, August 3, 2018 at
11:00 am at the First
Congregational Church in
Garrison. Inurnment will
be at the Garrison City
Cemetery.
Rosalee “Rosie” Proell
was born July 16, 1931 to
Vincent and Mary
(Spindler) Kubicek on the
family farm in Blackwater
Township near Emmet,
ND. She attended the
O’Shea country school
and graduated from the
8th grade. She then start-
ed working for Marie Ness
at the Dug-Out Cafe for 2
years. She also worked at
the Garrison Hospital,
Garrison Motel, and the
McLean County Manor as
a housekeeper.
On October 3, 1950 she
married “her one and
only”, Alvin Proell in St.
Cloud, MN. They made
their home in Garrison
and from 1948 to the early
1950’s, Al worked on the
construction of the Garris-on Dam. He also worked
for G.V. Wretling Body
Shop. He then opened
Al’s Body Shop in 1971.
Rosie was the parts
runner when Al needed
parts from Minot or
Bismarck. She also ful-
filled her dream of being a
flag person for Holen Con-
struction for 1 year.
Al and Rosie loved trav-
eling to many states and
went to all but five. Rosie
and Al also spent many
winters in Rockport, TX.
Also, Rosie and her son,
Jerry, traveled to Hawaii
in 1987. And in 1944, Ro-
sie and her sister, Frances
Kurtz, and nephew, Dean
Kurtz, took a trip to their
father’s Homeland in Dol-
ni Dobrouc, Czechoslo-
vakia to visit cousins. It
was such a joy for her to
see and visit them!
Rosie is survived by her
son, LeRoy Proell, San
Tan Valley, AZ; grand-
children, Krisitin (Jake)
Berg, Fargo, ND, Amy
Proell, Bismarck, ND,
Brad (Jean) Phelps, El-
wood, IL, Cory (Carmen)
Phelps, Page, ND, Jared
Proell, Bullard, TX,
Joshua Proell, Garrison,
ND; great-grandchildren,
Lillian and Amelia Berg,
Nick, Ella, Madeline, and
Cole Phelps, Calab, Kylee,
Cynthia, and Keith
Phelps, Jayden and Jacob
Proell; one sister, Angie
Chistopherson; and many
nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in
death by her parents, hus-
band, Al, daughter, Cindy,
son, Jerry, a grandaughter,
Jennifer Rose Proell, sis-
ters, Dorothy Bruhn,
Frances Kurtz, Albina
Hopkins, and Helen Mikk-
elson.
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gister go to www.
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