Proft Genealogy

 Great-Grandfather Franz (Frank Sr.) PROFT Family Picture Chart Page

Jerry Merle Proft

January 17, 1929 - May 13, 1983

Jerry Merle Proft lived 54 years, 4 months, 8 days or 19,851 days

Born: Thursday January 17, 1929 in Merrill, Wisconsin

Parents: Walter Sr. and Alice Proft  |  Grand Parents: Parents: Joseph and Bertha Proft

Siblings: One older brother, Walter Leo Proft Jr

Residence during the 1930 Census

Jerry and Walter Jr.

Walter Sr. & Walter Jr.  - Alice & Jerry

1936 Jefferson School - Perfect Attendance Article - Merrill Daily Herald - Monday February 21, 1936

1940 Sixteenth US Census Excerpt Walter, Alice, Walter Jr., Jerry and Claude

1945 Merrill City Directory Page 145 Excerpt

1946 City of Merrill Postcard - Jerry Proft writing his brother Walter Jr.

1948 Merrill City Directory Excerpt Page 92

Graduated from Merrill High School 1947

 

Merrill High School

Lincoln County Normal School Graduation Article - Merrill Daily Herald June 3, 1950


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Lincoln County Normal Teachers College, Merrill, Wisconsin

Normal School Grad's 4 Day Trip Article - Merrill Daily Herald June 3, 1950

Married: Dolores Mitchell Saturday April 5, 1952, in Merrill, Wisconsin

 

Relocated from Merrill to Melrose in 1957, where he taught in area schools for three years before joining the Bank of Melrose.Was the Executive vice president of the State Bank of Melrose

 

July 3, 1958 Melrose Chronicle - Melrose defeats Gilmanton Sunday 9-7 Proft has 2 hits

August 2, 1958 Merrill Shopper Foto News Page 10 - Merrill Rangers Reunion

August 2, 1972 Merrill Shopper Foto News Page 25 - Merrill High School Class of 1947 Reunion

The Melrose Chronicle Jan 21, 1971 Bank Stockholders Meet

The Melrose Chronicle October 19, 1978 Melrose Fund Drive Shaping Up!

The Melrose Chronicle August 30, 1979 Melrose Recreational Fund JC Donation

The Melrose Chronicle May 14, 1981 Melrose Park Committee

The Melrose Chronicle May 14, 1981 Melrose Park Aerial

1984 Inductee to The Wisconsin Amateur Softball Association Hall of Fame

Father of 3 sons and one daughter:

Died: Friday May 13, 1983 in a LaCrosse, Wisconsin hospital of colon cancer

Buried: Monday May 16, 1983 in Melrose, Wisconsin Cemetery

 The Chronicle  (Jackson County) May 19, 1983 -  Page 1, Column 1-3

Page 28, Column 4