Donna Jean Prokup
January 17, 1933 ~ June 13, 2024
Donna Jean (Price) Prokup, age 91, of Peoria, Illinois, formerly of Hooppole, Illinois and Jackson, Mississippi died June 13, 2024, at Peoria, Illinois.
Visitation will be from 10:00am-11:00am on Tuesday, June 18, 2024 at Grant-Johnson Funeral Home in Princeton, Illinois. Graveside Service will follow at the Elm Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Princeton with Deacon John Murphy, officiating.
Donna was born January 17, 1933 in Hooppole, Illinois, the daughter of Beckham and Ella Price. She married Wayne Prokup on November 25, 1953 in Annawan. He died on July 27, 2021.
Donna graduated from Annawan High School. She lived in many places during Wayne’s 23 years in the Army. She enjoyed doing yard sales for many years, especially with her husband and nephew Jerry Verdick. She also enjoyed bowling with friends for many years. She worked as an administrative office manager for Chiropractor Dr. Humberg in Jackson, MS.
Survivors include several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, parents, brothers Robert, William, Richard, and Marvin Price, and sister Kate Verdick.
Donna’s family wishes to express our thanks and gratitude for the wonderful care she received at from the Proctor Place nurses and staff, the OSF Hospice Care nurses, and also for the love she received from her many great friends in Mississippi and at Proctor Place.
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Donna and Wayne were both such Great people. Although they were not related by blood, they were always family.
Donna was a precious lady I remembers her and Wayne as long time friends of our family! Sending prayers and love to your family!
I had the pleasure of knowing Donna in the dining room at Proctor Place, where I was a server. She was a great lady – kind, funny, and I always enjoyed talking to her.
Mr. & Mrs. Procup were the first friends my parents made when they moved to Jackson, MS as next-door neighbors for over 40 years. They were our “family”. Mrs. Procup was kind, funny and handy. She was strong and took care of everyone around her. I was blessed to be pen pals with her after her move back to Illinois, until days before she passed away. We loved her and Mr. Procup dearly and will miss her greatly. May God bring healing to her family as she will be missed but never forgotten.
In our hearts forever, Love Alicia, Ken and Joan Simon
My mother Charlotte meet Donna when I was 15. She was a constant and precious Friend of our family. I have many fond memories of her and Wayne. May she rest in peace. My thoughts and prayers are with her family.