Lawrence G. Trumble Jr.
1940 - 2019
Obituary
Lawrence G. Trumble Jr., 78, died Nov.
9, 2019, at the Pleasant View Home in Inman. He was born on Dec. 13,
1940, in Alexandria, Virginia, the son of Lawrence G. Trumble Sr. and
Irma Mae Steel Trumble. He attended high school in Fairfax, Virginia.
He served in the U.S. Army for 13
years. After being discharged from the military, he moved to the
Newton area where he drove a truck and was a welder at Hesston Hay
and Forage for several years. He later became a driver for
Renzenberger at the Santa Fe Railroad, until he retired at the age of
70.
He was a longtime member of the V.F.W.
and the Cooties of the V.F.W.
Lawrence married Ruth Alice Fast on
Sept. 24, 1975, in Manhattan. She died on Feb. 3, 1999. He later
married Rosemary Peifer Confer on Aug. 11, 2000, in Newton.
Survivors include his wife, Rosemary of
the home in Newton; son, Jerry Trumble of Duncan, Oklahoma;
daughters, Regina Trumble and Shauna Trumble of Lewistown, Montana;
stepson, John Confer of Hershey, Pennsylvania; stepdaughter, Becky
Villadar of Newton; 13 grandchildren: Thomas, Shelby, Ryan, Chance,
Jericho, Autumn, Cameron, Trelawny, Cequinda, Chelsee, Claudia,
Audrey and Aaron; and five great-grandchildren.
Along with his first wife, Ruth,
Lawrence is preceded in death by his brother, Ernest; sister, Sarah;
grandson, Mason Baker; and great-grandson, Alexander Mead.
Private family inurnment services will
take place at a later date.
Condolences may be left at
www.broadwaycolonialfh.com.
Arrangements are by Broadway Colonial
Funeral Home, Newton.
