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Louis L Trahoon

Male 1895 - 1979  (83 years)


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  • Name Louis L Trahoon 
    Nickname Foxy 
    Born 5 Nov 1895  St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 20 Sep 1979  Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 24 Sep 1979  Rossville Cemetery, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I6689  Rossville
    Last Modified 27 Jul 2018 

    Father Andrew J Trahoon 
    Mother Emma Curwick Trahoon 
    Family ID F8006  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Thresa C McConnell Trahoon,   b. 14 Aug 1902, St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 May 1982, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Married 3 Jan 1921  Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Helen W Trahoon Matney,   b. 26 Dec 1922, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Sep 2017  (Age 94 years)
    +2. Floyd L (Red) Trahoon, Sr.,   b. 10 Nov 1924, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Jun 2008  (Age 83 years)
    +3. Rolland Edward Trahoon,   b. 14 Jun 1928, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Feb 2019  (Age 90 years)
    +4. Shirley Carol Trahoon Tregemba,   b. 1 Jan 1936
    Last Modified 19 May 2019 20:58:45 
    Family ID F2668  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
    Obituary- Trahoon, Louis
    Obituary- Trahoon, Louis

    LOUIS L. [Foxy] TRAHOON

    Louis L. (Foxy) Trahoon, 83, Rossville, died Friday, September 21, 1979, at a Topeka hospital.

    He was born November 5, 1895, at St. Marys, the son of Andrew J. and Emma Curwick Trahoon, and lived in the Rossville community all his life.

    Mr. Trahoon retired in 1961 as a road grader operator for Rossville Township
    and Shawnee County.

    He was a veteran, having served at Edgewood, Md., during World War I. He was a member of St. Stanislaus Catholic Church and Jimmy Lillard Post No. 31 of the American Legion, both at Rossville, and Veterans of World War I of U.S. A., Inc., Topeka.

    He was married to Thresa McConnell on January 3, 1921, at Topeka. She survives.

    Other survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Helen Matney, 834 N.W. 39th, and Mrs. Shirley Tregemba, Kansas City; two sons, Floyd Trahoon, 3819 Munson, and Rolland Trahoon, Route 8, both of Topeka; a sister, Mrs. Bertha Langton, Topeka; a brother, Walter Trahoon, Topeka; 11 grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren.

    Services were at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Stanislaus Catholic Church. Burial was in Rossville Cemetery with military graveside services by Jimmy Lillard Post No. 31. Rosary was recited at 7 p.m. Sunday at Verschelden Funeral Home St. Marys.

    Pall bearers were Roland Parr, Chris Viergever, Orville Strimple, Larry Hudson, George Sullivan, John A. Wehner.