TITLE:  John Prohaskz, Sr

SOURCE:  The Post and Courier, June 28, 2001

SUBMITTED:  The Post and Courier

FORMATTED:  Kim Grissom, June 2001

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PROHASKA, SR., John
Entered into eternal rest on the morning of June 26, 2001, John William
Prohaska, Sr., husband of Bonnadine Roudebush Prohaska. Residence, 
Bonneau, S.C. The relatives and friends of Mr. and Mrs. John William 
Prohaska, Sr., are invited to attend the funeral services of the former
in J. HENRY STUHR, INC., GREENRIDGE ROAD CHAPEL, Saturday morning, June
30, 2001, at 11 o'clock. Interment, Live Oak Memorial Gardens. Friends 
may call at STUHR'S GREENRIDGE ROAD CHAPEL on Friday evening between 5 
and 7 o'clock. Mr. Prohaska was born in Carrolton, Ohio, oh January 18,
1929, the son of William Joseph Prohaska and Elizabeth Haskins Prohaska
. He graduated from Case Institute of Technology in 1951. He worked as 
a chemical engineer for B.F. Goodrich in Louisville, Ky., for two years
. In 1953 he moved his family to Charleston, S.C., to work with his 
father at Charleston Rubber Company. He worked his way through 
management and continued to provide leadership after the Norton 
acquisition. In 1976, he was appointed Vice President and General 
Manager of North Hand Protection. In 1982, he was appointed Vice 
President of Safety Products Division. The company was later purchased 
by Siebe, plc, in 1983. He was appointed President and Chief Operating 
Officer of Siebe North, Inc. In 1988, he was appointed President and 
Chief Operating Officer for the Diversified Products division of Siebe,
plc. This division consisted of 52 companies located in 27 countries 
on five continents. In 1989, he was elected to the board of directors 
of Siebe, plc. He retired on January 18, 1994, with 40 years of service
.Mr. Prohaska was a member of the following professional organizations:
Industrial Relations Club, Charleston Manufacturers Club, the Southern 
Rubber Group of the American Chemical Society, and the Work Glove 
Manufacturers Association. He served on the board of directors for 
First National Bank, was on the community board for South Carolina 
National Bank, and was a board member and chairman of the Berkeley 
Mental Health Association. Me. Prohaska was a member of St. Johns 
Episcopal Church - Oakland in Charleston for much of his life. He was 
a Sunday school teacher and church leader. When he and his wife moved 
to Bonneau in late 1978, he became a member of the Church of the Holy 
Family and later the First Baptist Church of Bonneau where he sang in 
the choir. Surviving are his wife of Bonneau, S.C.; one daughter, Anne 
P. Burnette of Georgetown, Ky., three sons, John William Prohaska, Jr.,
of West Chester, Ohio, Mark R. Prohaska of Moncks Corner, S.C., and 
Paul D. Prohaska of Mt. Pleasant, S.C., one sister, Dorothy Lowell of 
Goose Creek, S.C. Memorials may be made to the MUSC Children's Hospital
Fund, 171 Ashley Ave., Charleston, S.C. 29425.    (The Post and Courier 
June 28, 2001)

PROHASKA, SR., JohnThe relatives and friends of Mr. and Mrs. John 
William Prohaska, Sr., are invited to attend the funeral services of 
the former, in J. HENRY STUHR, INC., GREENRIDGE ROAD CHAPEL, this 
Saturday morning, June 30, 2001, at 11 o'clock. Interment, Live Oak 
Memorial Gardens. Friends may call at STUHR'S GREENRIDGE ROAD CHAPEL.
Memorials may be made to the MUSC Children's Hospital Fund, 171 Ashley 
Ave., Charleston, S.C. 29425. (The Post and Courier June 30, 2001)

PROHASKA, SR., John
The relatives and friends of Mr. and Mrs. John William Prohaska, Sr., 
are invited to attend the funeral services of the former, in J. HENRY 
STUHR, INC., GREENRIDGE ROAD CHAPEL, Saturday morning, June 30, 2001, 
at 11 o'clock. Interment, Live Oak Memorial Gardens. Friends may call 
at STUHR'S GREENRIDGE ROAD CHAPEL on Friday evening between 5 and 7 
o'clock. Surviving are his wife of Bonneau, S.C.; one daughter, Anne 
P. Burnette of Georgetown, Ky., three sons, John William Prohaska, Jr.,
of West Chester, Ohio, Mark R. Prohaska of Moncks Corner, S.C., and 
Paul D. Prohaska of Mt. Pleasant, S.C., one sister, Dorothy Lowell of 
Goose Creek, S.C., and seven grandchildren, Jennifer, Matthew, David, 
Michael, Daniel, Nicole, and Christopher. Memorials may be made to the 
MUSC Children's Hospital Fund, 171 Ashley Ave., Charleston, S.C. 29425.
(The Post and Courier June 29, 2001)
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