Obit: Trampush, Evelyn Ingrid (1920 - 2009)

Contact: Dolores Mohr Kenyon

Email: dolores@wiclarkcountyhistory.org 
 

Surnames: Trampush, Hendrickson, Krokson, Eddy, Drew, Hotchkiss, Zimmerman 
 

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI.) September 2, 2009  
 

Trampush, Evelyn Ingrid (19 March 1920 - 25 August 2009) 
 

Evelyn I. Trampush, 89, of Greenwood died at Memorial Medical Center Health & Rehab in Neillsville Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2009. 
 

Evelyn Ingrid Krokson was born March 19, 1920, in Greenwood, the daughter of Martin and Mila (Hendrickson) Krokson.  She was raised on the family farm and received her education at the Christopherson School. As a young woman, Evelyn moved to Chicago, where she worked as a nanny and housekeeper. She returned to Greenwood and was united in marriage March 21, 1943, to Frank B. Trampush in La Crosse.  They farmed in the Greenwood area until retiring in 1993. Evelyn continued to reside in Greenwood until entering Memorial Medical Center Health & Rehab in January of 2006. 
 

She was a member of Our Savior’s Lutheran Church and enjoyed gardening, cooking and watching soap operas. 
 

Evelyn will be dearly missed by her daughter, Joy Trampush of Greenwood; one grandson, Gary (Jessica) Eddy of Chicago; two great-grandsons, Luke and Tristan; one son-in-law, Gordon Eddy of Silver Lake; and nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. 
 

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Frank, Nov. 18, 2000; her daughter, Donna Eddy; three brothers, Roy, Alvin and Arthur Krokson; and two sisters, Edith Drew and Lila Hotchkiss. 
 

Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. Friday, Aug. 28, 2009, at Cuddie Funeral Home in Greenwood with Reverend Daniel Zimmerman officiating.  Burial will take place in the Greenwood City Cemetery at a later date.  Visitation was held at Cuddie Funeral Home Friday from 9 a.m. until the time of service. 
 

Online condolences may be expressed at www.cuddiefh.com.