Kathleen "Kay" Johansen

1920 - 2007  (87 years)

• Name	Kathleen "Kay" Johansen
  Born	1920
  Gender	Female
  Name	Kathleen "Kay" Trussler
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-202297
  Died	20 Oct 2007	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Buried	Rosebank Community Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I202297	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2025

  
  

  Father	Christian Reinhardt Johansen,   b. 1892, Olhostepres, Denmark ,   d. 1977  (Age 85 years)
  Mother	Mary Ann Bean,   b. 10 Sep 1892, South Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1981  (Age 88 years)
  Married	25 May 1914	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Family ID	F56649	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lloyd Clifford "Clifford" Trussler,   b. 9 Apr 1913,   d. 2005  (Age 91 years)
  Children	1. Stuart Trussler
  Last Modified	13 May 2025
  Family ID	F56648	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  TRUSSLER, Kathleen "Kay" - Passed away peacefully, after a brief illness, at the KW Health Centre of Grand River Hospital, on Saturday, October 20, 2007, at the age of 87. Loving mother of Stuart Trussler and his wife Ruth, Merlin Trussler and his wife Thelma and Faye McDonald and her husband Ken, all of Kitchener. Cherished grandma to 10 grandchildren: David (Megan) Trussler, Carolyn (Cody) Robertson, Beth (Mark) Luckett, Amy (Michael) Sloss, Heather Trussler and fiance Joel Gerber, Robert (Tracy) Trussler, Bradley (Stephanie) Trussler, Kevin Trussler and fiancee Cheryl Raby, Susan (Matthew) Pryce and Damien McDonald, as well as 15 great-grandchildren. Fondly remembered by brother, Stirling Carl (Nancy) Johansen and sister-in-law, Winnifred Johansen, as well as many nieces, nephews and friends. Predeceased by her husband of 64 years, Clifford Trussler in 2005; her parents, Christian and Mary (nee Bean) Johansen and her brother, George. Kathleen spent most of her life working beside her husband, Clifford, on the original Trussler homestead. She attended Roseville United Church. She was a member of the Ayr Curling Club, the Mannheim and Ayr Senior's Clubs, Roseville UCW and Helena Feasby W.I. She enjoyed life through her grandchildren, great-grandchildren, gardening and her little dog "Buddy". She was very active in the community life at Winston Park. In keeping with Kay's wishes, cremation has taken place. A private family interment in Rosebank cemetery will be held. Friends will be received at the Westmount Funeral Chapel , 1001 Ottawa Street South (at Westmount Rd.), Kitchener on Monday, October 22, 2007 (today) from 7-9 p.m. A memorial service to celebrate Kay's life will be held on Tuesday, October 23, 2007 in the chapel of the funeral home. Rev. Randy Banks and Chaplain Lucy Graves will be officiating and a reception will follow. In lieu of flowers and as expressions of sympathy, donations to the Roseville United Church, the Arthritis Society of Canada or the Winston Park Charitable Foundation would be appreciated by the family and can be arranged by contacting the funeral home at (519) 743-8900. Share memories of Kay online at www.mem.com THE RECORD, Kitchener, Ontario - Oct. 22, 2007

  
  

• Sources

  [S3108] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 022625-14. Christian Richardt Johansen, 21, occ. Painter, b. Denmark, res. Toronto, son of Christian Johansen and Christina Iversen Married Mary Anna Bean, 21, b. Perth Co., res. Berlin, daughter of Henry S. Bean and Eva Hallman, Witness(es): Melvin H. Bean of Cameron St. Berlin and Edith Bean of Berlin, 25 May 1914 in Berlin.

  
  

• Event Map

  Died - 20 Oct 2007 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Rosebank Community Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth