Faye June (Bohning) TRAGER

TRAGER, BOHNING, STEENBLOCK, LEIST, FRENCH, HARGIS, MEHMEN, TAPLIN, SENFT, MCVICKER, ALDRICH

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 1/18/2014 at 14:03:37

March 26, 1920 --- January 14, 2014

Faye J. Trager, age 93, of Belmond passed away Tuesday January 14, 2014 at the Rehabilitation Center of Belmond. A family funeral service for Faye J. Trager will be held on Monday January 20, 2014. Burial will take place in the Immanuel Reformed Church Cemetery east of Belmond. Public visitation for Faye J. Trager will be held from 4:00 - 6:00 P.M. Sunday January 19, 2014 at the Dugger Funeral Home, 111 Luick's Lane South in Belmond.

Faye June, the daughter of Wilhelm “Will” Paul and Janna “Jennie” Henrietta Steenblock Bohning, was born March 26, 1920 near Belmond. She grew up in the rural Belmond area where she attended country school. Faye was united in marriage to Carl Arthur Trager on March 9, 1940 at the Little Brown Church in Nashua. The couple made their home near Belmond for a time and then moved into town. Faye worked as a housewife and mother. The couple was blessed with five children. Carl passed away in 1982. Faye then lived with her son Clark before moving to the Rowan Apartments. Faye was currently residing at the Rehabilitation Center of Belmond.

Faye was legally blind her entire life due to Retinitis Pigmentosa, but was brave enough to live alone at the Rowan Apartments after the death of her spouse, Carl. Her family was her main concern and interest. Faye loved to read poetry and write poems about many events that happened in her and her family’s lives. She enjoyed little dogs and going for long rides with Carl. Faye was completely devoted to her husband and children, they were her life’s treasure.

Faye is survived by her five children, Curtis of Salem, OR, Carnita Leist and Roger of Rowan, Clark and Doris of Rowan, Craig and Barb of Glenwood, Clayton "Thunder" and Sue of Alexander, thirteen grandchildren, Christopher (Julie), Cydney "Jenny" French, Matthew, Stephanie (Keith) Hargis, Kelly (Shannon) Leist, Brooke (Brent) Mehmen, Jeff (Michele), Tricia, Brandy, Dustin (Bridgette), Lacinda (Brent) Taplin, Ami (Jamie) Senft, Jeremy (Melissa) McVicker, twenty-five great grandchildren, several other relatives and friends. She is preceded in death by her parents, husband, Carl, sister, Edna Aldrich, brother, Bill Jr. sister-in-laws and brother-in-laws.

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