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Elmer O. Trampel

1922 - 2012

February 22, 1922 - November 30, 2012

Mason City - Elmer O. Trampel, 90, of Mason City, passed away Friday, Nov. 30, 2012, at the Good Shepherd Health Center in Mason City.

A funeral Mass for Elmer will be held 10:30 a.m. today, Monday, Dec. 3, at St. Joseph Catholic Church, 302 Fifth St. S.E., Mason City, with the Rev. John A. Gossman as celebrant. Burial will follow in the Elmwood St. Joseph Cemetery in Mason City where full military honors will be conducted by the Mason City Veterans Association.

A visitation was held from 2 to 4 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 2, at Hogan Bremer Moore Colonial Chapel, 126 Third St. N.E., Mason City, with a scriptural wake service beginning at 3:30 p.m.

Should friends desire, memorial contributions may be made to a charity of one’s choice.

Elmer Trampel, son of August and Anna (Arends) Trampel, was born Feb. 22, 1922, near Klemme, Iowa. Elmer graduated from the Klemme High School in 1938 and attended North Iowa Teachers College, now known as the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls. He was drafted into the United States Army in 1943 and served in the combat infantry in the European Theatre. After the war, he finished his service as a military police officer at Galesburg, Ill., and traveled with the military volleyball team, touring in Europe before being honorably discharged in 1946.

Elmer met Irene Lansing at the Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake while he was home on leave. They were united in marriage on Feb. 10, 1948, at Holy Family Catholic Church in Mason City. To this union, two children were born: Michael and Mary Kay. The family farmed in the Dows and Alexander area for many years, developing a purebred Holstein dairy herd. They then moved to Mason City in 1998.

Elmer and Irene loved to dance and traveled to many ballrooms throughout the Midwest. Elmer and Irene shared their life together for more than 64 years. He enjoyed sports in general, especially playing town team softball and cheering on the Chicago Cubs and the Minnesota Twins. He was an active volunteer as a Mercy Ambassador during his retirement years. He was a parishioner of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Mason City.

Elmer is survived by his loving wife, Irene; children, Michael (Pat) Trampel and Mary Kay (David) Allen; grandchildren, Crystal Trampel, Rachel Trampel, Kaitlyn Trampel, Nathan (Jessica) Allen and Holly Allen; sisters-in-law, Sharon (Jerry) O’Neill and Geraldine Lansing; along with several nieces, nephews and cousins.

He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, John and Andrew Trampel; and sisters, Gertie Marshall and Esther Carolus.

Hogan Bremer Moore Colonial Chapel, 126 Third St. N.E., Mason City.

source: Mason City Globe Gazette, 3 Dec 2012

 

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