Prokopuk, Peter Steve's Obituary
Peter Steve Prokopuk, 67, of Houston, Texas, passed away on Monday morning, May 5, 2025.
The funeral service will be held on Saturday, May 24, 2025 at South Park Funeral Home in Pearland, Texas. Visitation will be at 1:00 P.M. The service will follow at 2:00 P.M. The burial will be at 3:00 P.M.
On February 21, 1958, Peter Steve Prokopuk, from New York, and Ofelia Gonzales Prokopuk, from Mexico, had their first child, a beautiful baby boy they called Peter Steve Prokopuk. They raised him for 12 years with his two little brothers, Michael and John, until both parents were tragically lost in 1971. The youngest, John (3), was taken in and raised by family in Mexico, while Peter (12) and Michael (9) spent the rest of their childhood growing up at Boys Harbor in La Porte, Texas. Peter was a hard worker his entire life.
As a young boy he would mow lawns and save his money. He loved to play and watch football. He played football for La Porte High school where he graduated in 1976. He wanted to play in college but missed the try outs due to illness. When his little brother John was a teenager, he moved back to America so that Peter could take care of him. Peter attended college at Steven F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas and San Jacinto College in Houston, Texas. He studied electrical courses and worked as an electrician until he started his new career at General Electric where he repaired transformers from 1987 until he retired in 2013.
He was often called Pete by his family, friends, and colleagues. On August 16, 1987, Peter would marry his wife Mahna Prokopuk. They would be married for more than 31 years until she passed away on the early morning of December 8, 2018. He helped her raise her two children from her previous marriage, Kelly and Joseph(JoJo) Ferro. Peter and Mahna would have another two children that they would also raise together, Stephen in 1988 and Leah in 1995. Peter was a very strong and handsome man. He was extremely smart and he liked to share his knowledge through teaching others. He was very funny so he liked to tell a lot of jokes, riddles, and play a lot of tricks. He likes to play games like Risk, Dominos, Chess, and Free Cell. He also used to play PlayStation. He used to eat thin crust pizza with pepperoni, mushrooms, and anchovies.
He loved to spend time with his family, and he epecially loved to catch up with his aunts, uncles, and cousins in Mexico. He also never forgot the ones that were there for him when he a was young boy, so he even introduced his own children to Ray and Birdie and Betty(Momo) and Eddie, who were like grandparents to his children, and he would take them to visit through out the years.
He was a loving husband, father, and grandfather. He was a great hardworking provider and offered a helping hand to many friends and family in their times of need. He loved and trusted in God, and he loved to read and study the Bible. He had an amazing and inspirational faith. He also helped to build one of the buildings for the church and Christian school that his children and family attended.
Peter is preceded in death by his mother Ofelia Prokopuk, father Peter Prokopuk, brother-in-law Clyde(Buddy) Mahavier Jr., stepdaughter Kelly Stanley, mother-in-law Dorothy Mahavier, wife Mahna Prokopuk, sister-in-law Candace(Candy) Mahavier, and granddaughter Aniyah Hernandez.
Peter is survived by his brothers Michael Prokopuk and John Prokopuk, father-in-law Clyde Mahavier, mother-in-law Virgie Mahavier, sister-in-laws Maria Prokopuk and Arnetta(Arni) Daniel, stepson Joseph(JoJo) Ferro, son Stephen Prokopuk, daughter Leah Prokopuk, daughter-in-law Shelley Prokopuk, son-in-law Emmanuel Hernandez, grandchildren Christian Rogers, Chelsea Ferro, Bailey Ferro, Nadelyn Hernandez, Nevaeh Hernandez, Michael Prokopuk, Christopher Prokopuk, Markiz Kanaan, Charly Prokopuk, Emmanuel Hernandez Junior, Mariah Hernandez, great grandchildren Kevin Rogers Junior, Brielle Rogers, Hazel Rogers, and Avrielle Rogers, nieces and nephew Ann Offenhauser, Marguerite Daniel, Michael Lee Doss, and Jordan Daniel.
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