Mrs. Johann (Wilhelmina) Proechel Family Portrait. 10 1/2" x 13" photograph of the Proechel family on the occasion of Mrs. Johann Proechel's 100th birthday. Seated, L-R: Mrs. Charlie Manthey (grandmother of Mrs. Ed Sommers), Mrs. Johann Proechel, Fred Proechel; standing, L-R: Sam Prail (Proechel) (father of Mayor Fred Prail), Ernest Proechel (grandfather of Oscar Fitzloff) and William Proechel. All came from Germany when Mrs. Proechel was 50 years old. All were pioneers in Waseca County. Some changed the name to "Prail." Photographed by A. S. Hellebo, Janesville, Minn.
