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- Posted: Thursday, October 23, 2014 4:41 pm
The family of Paul Prozeller Sr. sadly announces the death of Paul Prozeller Sr. on September 22, 2014 at Waianae, Hawaii at the age of 92 due to a stroke. Born on June 6, 1922 at Niagara Falls, New York he was the son of Peter J and May (Newcomb) W. Prozeller. Paul had been a long time resident of Youngstown, New York before retiring to Hawaii.
Paul attended both Niagara Falls High and Newfane (New York)High where he completed his secondary education. Pursuing undergraduate studies in mechanical engineering at the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor) he received his BS (ME) degree. He was president of his fraternity, Sigma Chi at Michigan. Following his undergraduate studies, Paul attended radar technical school for the Navy at Cornell University followed by several enlistments as Lieutenant Junior Grade on the J Douglass Blackwood in the Panama canal zone and following World War Two in the Pacific theater principally Tokyo. He was honorably discharged.
Paul was the youngest of 7 children and predeceased by all, Elsa, Peter, Newcomb, Clare, May and Jean. He had 3 children: Susan Yamane Carpenter of Waianae, Hawaii, (with Cynthia Merritt) Paul Prozeller, Jr of Lyon, France, Karen Olin of Lewiston, New York, (with Marbud Gagen) and one stepson David E Levine of Asheville, NC.
The majority of Paul's career was served in the capacity of mechanical engineer as it related to the specialty metal alloys industry. Employed by Pittsburg Metallurgical, Union Carbide, and later Elkem Metals all of Niagara Falls. Besides being based in Niagara Falls, New York, he completed various short term assignments in Calvert City Kentucky, Alloy, West Virginia, Ashtabula, Ohio and Oil City, Pennsylvania. He traveled extensively in Europe purchasing industrial equipment in his capacities as lead project engineer. Of particular note was his project leadership achievements building an extensive metals smelting facility in Grundartangy, Iceland as well as Chicoutimi, Quebec.
Paul enjoyed rebuilding vintage Ford model A vehicles as well as gardening, cooking and extensive hikes around the Niagara Area and while on work trips throughout West Virginia.
He will be sadly missed by his family.
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1922 - 2014 (92 years)