Douglas Wallace Trussler

1923 - 2022  (98 years)

• Name	Douglas Wallace Trussler
  Born	10 Jun 1923  [1]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/241555613
  Military	WW2
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-211792
  Died	2022  [1]
  Buried	Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Person ID	I211792	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Oliver Samuel Trussler,   b. 16 Jun 1891, Wellesley Village, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Feb 1968  (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Minerva Jena "Minnie" Martin,   b. 1896, Blue Earth, Faribault, Minnesota, United States ,   d. 8 Feb 1971, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 75 years)
  Married	25 Jul 1917	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Family ID	F47653	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Mae "Betty" Wagler,   b. 22 Nov 1923, Milverton, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario ,   d. 20 Jan 2023, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 99 years)
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F58211	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  DOUGLAS WALLACE TRUSSLER 10-Jul-1923 - 11-Jul-2022 Douglas Wallace Trussler of Kitchener passed peacefully on Monday July 11th at University Gates LTC, Waterloo. He is mourned by his wife of 75 years Elizabeth Mae (nee Wagler), children D. Scott Trussler (Karen), June Mary Sage, and Dianne Judith Trussler (Brent Heard), grandchildren Aaron deBoer (Raquel), Adam deBoer, Alison Sage (Armando), Lia Privat (Trent), Joel Trussler (Karen), Samuel Trussler (Brittany) and six great grandchildren Logan, Ethan, Claire, Emma, Hayden and Ivy. Doug was predeceased by his parents Oliver Samuel and Minnie L. Trussler, and by his siblings Oliver (Sonny) Trussler and Bette Elaine Wagler. After enlisting in 1941, Doug served his country during the Second World War with the Highland Light Infantry and landed at Normandy, France on D Day, June 6, 1944. He drove a Bren Gun Carrier as the Allies progressed through France and Belgium and liberated Holland. Following his discharge from the Canadian forces in 1946, Doug owned and operated, along with his father and brother, Trussler's Esso on King St. in Kitchener until its closure in 1980. Subsequently Doug worked for Mutual Life (now Sunlife) for several years. After retiring Doug continued to enjoyed weekly breakfasts with his long-time friends. He also enjoyed fishing trips to Lake Nipissing and salmon fishing on Lake Ontario. Douglas was devoted to his family and will be remembered for his good nature. Doug's family wishes to thank the staffs of Trinity Village Retirement Studios and University Gates L.T.C. for the professional and compassionate care that Douglas enjoyed over the past few years. As expressions of sympathy, donations to Royal Canadian Legion Branch #50 would be appreciated and may be submitted to Memory Gardens, 2723 Victoria St. N., P.O. Box 67, Breslau, ON N0B 1M0. A graveside service will be held at Memory Gardens on Friday July 15th at 11:00 a.m. with a reception to follow at the Chapel. Douglas Wallace Trussler | Obituary | Sharing Memories (2023). Available at: https://www.arbormemorial.ca/preview/memory/douglas-wallace-trussler/88465 (Accessed: 19 June 2023).

  
  

• Sources

  [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/241555613.

  
  

• Event Map

  Buried - - Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth