Mary Katherine Huber Prchal

Mary Katherine Huber Prchal, 86, of Quincy passed away on Saturday, March 8, 2008, surrounded by her family at the Quincy Valley Hospital.

She was born on July 14, 1921, to Albert and Rose Huber at Thompson, Neb., which is now called Reynolds. The family moved to Central Utah in 1925 where they farmed for 9 years, then moved to Jerome, Idaho where they farmed.

Mary attended and graduated from Jerome High School in 1940, then worked in Jerome, first in a 10 cent store, followed by working for 9 years as a bookkeeper in the First Security Bank.

She met and married Ray Prchal on Aug. 6, 1946. They rented a farm and they lived in the rental house. In 1952 they purchased a farm north of Nampa, Idaho.

In 1961 they bought and moved the family to a 160-acre farm in Ephrata. They sold the farm and house in 1968 and rented several units of farmland south of George and in 1981 they moved to Quincy.

Mary worked for Lamb Weston in the personnel office and later in the office at the Quincy Valley Hospital. She owned and operated the Adult Family Home in Quincy from 1984 until she sold it in 1996.

Mary moved to Wenatchee for a short time before returning to Quincy. She had been a resident of the Cambridge Care Center in Quincy since November, 2004.

She is survived by her children: Janice (Greg) Peterson of Ephrata, James (Joan) Prchal of Royal City, Dorothy (Gene) Paul of Wenatchee, Jerry (Paulette) Prchal of Quincy, Barbara (Herb) Horton of East Wenatchee, Dennis (Deana Gardner) Prchal of Moses Lake, Kathleen (Joseph) Weinand of Reardan and David (Robin) Prchal of Quincy, 18 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren, sister, Loretta (John) Kaczanowski of Bethlehem, Pa.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Raymond Prchal, parents, Albert and Rose Huber, brother, Walter Huber and grandson, Joseph Michael Weinand.

Holy Rosary was recited at 7 p.m. on Thursday, March 13, at Scharbach's Columbia Funeral Chapel in Quincy. Memorial Mass wascelebrated at 11 a.m. on Friday, March 14, from St. Pius X Catholic Church in Quincy.

The family suggests that in lieu of flowers memorials be made in Mary's name to either the Cambridge Assisted Living or the Quincy Valley Hospital.

Arrangements are under the direction of Scharbach's Columbia Funeral Chapel in Quincy.