GERALD W. "Jerry" TRIMBLE

MCDONNELL, TRIMBLE, DEVINE, HIGHFILL, MADDOX, DALY, LOEWEN, VOSBERG, MANGAN

Posted By: Mary Durr (email)
Date: 2/26/2003 at 08:12:28

Gerald W. Trimble

Telegraph Herald - Friday, February 21, 2003

Gerald W. "Jerry" Trimble, 77, of 1765 Glen Oak, died peacefully at home, surrounded by his family, at 2:10 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2003, from Lou Gehrig's disease.

Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Nativity Catholic Church, with the Rev. Michael Mescher officiating. Entombment will be in Resurrection Garden Mausoleum at Mount Calvary Cemetery, where there will be a flag presentation accorded by the American Legion Post 6. Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. today at the church, where there will be a parish wake service and Power of Prayer rosary at 8 p.m. The Leonard Funeral Home & Crematory, 2595 Rockdale Road, is in charge of arrangements.

He was born on Nov. 8, 1925, in Clinton County, Iowa, son of Thomas and Isabella (McDonnell) Trimble. He married Barbara J. DeVine on Aug. 21, 1946, at St. Joseph's Catholic Church, DeWitt, Iowa.

He was a World War II Navy veteran.

He spent part of his life in farm implement sales and was an award winning salesman with specialty advertising companies.

In 1969, he founded The Power of Prayer, Inc., and devoted the remainder of his life to promoting prayer through devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, the Blessed Mother and the Rosary, Eucharistic Adoration, daily mass, Divine Mercy, Fatima, Lourdes and Guadalupe.

He was a member of Nativity Parish.

Surviving are his wife, Barbara J. Trimble; seven daughters, Gerri (Tom) Highfill and Laurie Trimble, both of Peoria, Ill., Jeanne (Tom) Maddox, of Apple Valley, Minn., Ruth (Dan) Daly, of Epworth, Iowa, Eileen Trimble, of Dubuque, Barbara Loewen, of Phoenix, and JoEllen (Jeff) Vosberg, of Farnhamville, Iowa; three sons, William (Carolyn) Trimble, of Douglasville, Ga., Paul (Pam), of Peoria, Ill., and Jerry E. (Laura) Trimble, of Dubuque; 27 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; brothers, Robert "Pete," Leo, Charlie, Jack and R. Michael Trimble; and sisters, Mary Mangan and Theresa Trimble.

He was preceded in death by his parents; and brothers, Joseph, Paul, Ambrose and Tom.

In lieu of flowers, masses are preferred and memorials in Jerry's name may be given to the Power of Prayer.

The family would like to thank Dr. Luke Dolan, Dr. Nicholas Stanek and Hospice of Dubuque for their wonderful care.