Waterloo Region Generations
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Kathleen "Kay" Johansen

Female 1920 - 2007  (87 years)


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  • 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 Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Rosebank Community Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I202297  Generations
    Last Modified 26 Feb 2024 

    Father Christian Reinhardt Johansen,   b. 1892, Olhostepres, Denmark Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1977  (Age 85 years) 
    Mother Mary Ann Bean,   b. 10 Sep 1892, South Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1981  (Age 88 years) 
    Married 25 May 1914  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [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 2 Mar 2024 
    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 
    1. [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.

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    Link to Google MapsDied - 20 Oct 2007 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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