Obit: Trunkel, Betty J. (1928 - 2006)
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Surnames: Trunkel, Warren, Thimmesch, Weymiller, Kline, Dieringer

----Sources: Marshfield News-Herald, Oct 16, 2006

Trunkel, Betty J. (4 April 1928 - 15 Oct. 2006)

Betty Trunkel

Betty J. Trunkel, 78, 603 N. Cedar Ave., Marshfield, died Sunday, Oct. 15, 2006, at Saint Joseph's Hospital Palliative Care.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 18, at Immanuel Lutheran Church, Marshfield. The Rev. Robert A. Brandt will officiate and Jolene Albert will be the organist for congregational singing.

Burial will take place in Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery, and serving as pallbearers will be Joseph, Ronald and James Trunkel and Matthew Kline, Zacharie Dieringer and Iyron Handke.

Visitation will be held from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Rembs/Kundinger Funeral Home and from 9:30 a.m. until service time Wednesday at Immanuel Lutheran Church.

Betty was born April 4, 1928, in Marshfield to Julius and Ella (Warren) Thimmesch. She attended school in Marshfield. On January 2, 1954, she married John J. Trunkel in Marshfield. He died December 16, 1999. The Trunkels farmed in the Willard area for several years, and then Betty and her husband purchased a tavern known as John and Betty's Tavern, Willard, and operated it for 14 years until 1974. They then moved to Marshfield, where she resided until the present time.

Betty was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church and enjoyed spending time with her family and friends.

She is survived by a daughter and a son, Janice (Michael) Weyhmiller, Spencer, and John (Betty) Trunkel, Jr., Neillsville, Wis. She is also survived by five grandchildren, Kimberly (Matthew) Kline, Bethany (Zacharie) Dieringer, Joseph Trunkel, Ronald (Barb) Trunkel and James (Tammy) Trunkel; and seven grandchildren. She is further survived by a brother James (Gladys) Thimmesch, Marshfield, and by six nieces and nephews.

She was predeceased by her parents, her husband and a brother, Donald Thimmesch.

The family will designate a memorial in her name at a later date.

Condolences may be sent online to: www.rembsfh.com

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