Dorothy E. Trumpold, 22 Sept 1912 - 26 Dec 2016

TRUMPOLD, SCHUERER, HESS, OCHS, BLECHSCHMIDT

Posted By: Sandy Ficken (email)
Date: 2/1/2017 at 13:09:01

Funeral services for Dorothy E. Trumpold, 104, Amana, formerly of East Amana, were held at 10 a.m., Saturday, Dec. 31, at the Middle Amana Church. she died Dec. 26, 2016, at Colonial Manor of Amana.

Church elder Betsy Momany officiated at the service.

Burial was in the East Amana Cemetery.

Memorials may be made to the Amana Church Society and Amana Arts Guild.

Kloster Funeral Home, Marengo, was in charge of arrangements. Online condolences maybe left at www.klosterfuneralhome.com.

Dorothy E. Trumpold was born Sept. 22, 1912, in East Amana, the daughter of Benjamin and Catherine Hess Schuerer. She lived in the Amana Colonies her entire life. As a girl, she learned knitting, crocheting and embroidery like many other girls in the community.

She married Carl Trumpold Sept. 23, 1933, in East Amana Church. At that time, she was working at the Amana Woolen Mill in the spinning department. In 1940, she took over carpet weaving from her grandfather who had become ill. Because of his concern that no one would pick up the weaving duties, Dorothy accepted the task and found that this was something she really liked doing. She had a great ability to mix colors and always appreciated the comments people would make about her creations. She also worked for many years at the Ronneburg Restaurant in Amana. Along with cooking, she also enjoyed gardening, growing flowers, and took pride in maintaining the appearance of her home, yard and garden.

The highlight of her life was being honored with the National Heritage Fellowship award in 2001, by the National Endowment for the Arts. This is the highest honor in the United States given in recognition of shaping folk and traditional arts. She received this award in Washington, D.C., for her excellence in rug weaving. Additionally, Dorothy is one of five artists featured in a book written by Alan Govenar titled “Extraordinary Ordinary People.”

She loved time spent with all the generations of her family and also appreciated cards, letters, and visits from others while a resident of Colonial Manor.

Trumpold is survived by her daughter, Rosalie (Larry) Ochs, Amana; granddaughter, Teresa Ochs, Tiffin; a grandson, Don (Mary) Ochs, Ankeny; two great-grandsons, Matthew (Tamara) Ochs, Urbandale, and Stephen Ochs, North Liberty; and three great-great-grandchildren, Kieran, Emery and Carter Ochs, Urbandale.

She was preceded in death by her husband, her parents, and her sister, Louise Blechschmidt.

Williamsburg Journal Tribune, 04 Jan 2017 pg 7
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