Anita Myrtle ((nee Nehls)) Prokop

Anita Myrtle Prokop, of Horicon, passed away Sept 1st 2020 surrounded by her family in her summer home in Horicon, Wisconsin at the age of 93 years.  Anita was born on March 7th 1927 in Hustisford WI, to parents Bernadina (Smith) and Edwin Nehls.  In her early years, she worked at Western Electric Co. in Chicago.  Later she became the president of Klamerus & Company, manufacturing fish pole holders, until she retired in 1998.  She enjoyed playing cards, bingo, and being outdoors in nature.  

Anita is survived by her three children, Donald, Nancy, and James, as well as her granddaughter & husband Donna & Keith Fettig, and 3 great grandchildren, Zevon, Shayah, and Titus.  She is also survived by her sisters Audrey Naparalla and Betsy Dobbratz, brother-in-law, Albert Prokop, and sister-in-law Fran Prokop as well as many nieces and nephews.  She was preceded in death by both her parents, Bernadina & Edwin Nehls, as well as her husband, James Prokop.  Also preceded in death by her brother Donald ( Mary) Nehls, brother, Edwin Nehls, sister Florence ( William) Wickert, sister Gen ( Willard) Lindert and many other dear relatives.  

Visitation is Wednesday, September 9, 2020, from noon to 2:00 p.m. at the Berndt- Ledesma funeral home in Juneau.  Funeral Service will follow at 2:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Interment Hustisford Cemetery. 

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