He was born May 27, 1917, in Kenton, Ky., to George L. and Bessie (Baker) Trapp. Feb. 4, 1941, he married Evelyn Speck in Tiffin.
Survivors include a son, Jim F. (Barb) Trapp of Tiffin; three daughters, Joyce Reid of Roswell, N.M., Elaine (Gary) Mielke of Lady Lake, Fla., and Lerona Wilson of Georgetown, Texas; two daughters-in-law, Sussette Trapp and Luz Trapp, both of Tiffin; 19 grandchildren; 53 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Preceding him in death were his parents; his wife, Evelyn, Jan. 20, 2001; two sons, Lonny Trapp in 2007 and Nick W. Trapp Jr. in 1999; two brothers, George and Blaine Trapp; five sisters, Eleanor, Gladys, Lucille, Pauline and Loretta; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Nick was a 1935 Junior Home graduate and a member of First Lutheran Church.
He proudly served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He retired from Basic Refractories in 1977, after 35 years, having previously farmed and worked at National Machinery.
He loved and enjoyed his children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, going to flea markets, feeding the birds, watching sports and rooting for the Cleveland Browns. He collected baseball cards, arrowheads and stamps.
The funeral will be 11 a.m. Friday, April 3, 2009, at Hoffmann-Gottfried-Mack Funeral Home with the Rev. Mark Brodbeck officiating.
Burial will follow in Greenlawn Cemetery.
Friends may visit with the family 6-8 p.m. Thursday, April 2, 2009, and 9-11 a.m. Friday, April 4, 2009, at Hoffmann-Gottfried-Mack Funeral Home, 236 S. Washington St., Tiffin, OH 44883, (419) 447-2424.
Memorials may be made to Junior Home Alumni.
Letters of condolence may be sent and the guest book signed at www.hgmackfuneralhome.com.
He was born May 27, 1917, in Kenton, Ky., to George L. and Bessie (Baker) Trapp. Feb. 4, 1941, he married Evelyn Speck in Tiffin.
Survivors include a son, Jim F. (Barb) Trapp of Tiffin; three daughters, Joyce Reid of Roswell, N.M., Elaine (Gary) Mielke of Lady Lake, Fla., and Lerona Wilson of Georgetown, Texas; two daughters-in-law, Sussette Trapp and Luz Trapp, both of Tiffin; 19 grandchildren; 53 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Preceding him in death were his parents; his wife, Evelyn, Jan. 20, 2001; two sons, Lonny Trapp in 2007 and Nick W. Trapp Jr. in 1999; two brothers, George and Blaine Trapp; five sisters, Eleanor, Gladys, Lucille, Pauline and Loretta; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Nick was a 1935 Junior Home graduate and a member of First Lutheran Church.
He proudly served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He retired from Basic Refractories in 1977, after 35 years, having previously farmed and worked at National Machinery.
He loved and enjoyed his children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, going to flea markets, feeding the birds, watching sports and rooting for the Cleveland Browns. He collected baseball cards, arrowheads and stamps.
The funeral will be 11 a.m. Friday, April 3, 2009, at Hoffmann-Gottfried-Mack Funeral Home with the Rev. Mark Brodbeck officiating.
Burial will follow in Greenlawn Cemetery.
Friends may visit with the family 6-8 p.m. Thursday, April 2, 2009, and 9-11 a.m. Friday, April 4, 2009, at Hoffmann-Gottfried-Mack Funeral Home, 236 S. Washington St., Tiffin, OH 44883, (419) 447-2424.
Memorials may be made to Junior Home Alumni.
Letters of condolence may be sent and the guest book signed at www.hgmackfuneralhome.com.
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