Evelyn Ruth Trachsel

Evelyn Ruth Trachsel, 93, of New Philadelphia, died Thursday, June 17, 2010, in Park Village, Dover, where she was recuperating from a recent fall.

Evelyn was born in Pontiac, Illinois on December 16, 1916, to the late Jacob and Mary Nordmeyer Miller. The family moved to Ohio when Evelyn was a little girl, and she grew up and attended school in Navarre. On December 21, 1932, she married Walter H. Trachsel. The couple resided many years on the T.R. Scheffer farm, where Walter was the caretaker, and they reared their five children there, instilling in them a hard work ethic and an appreciation for everything that they had in life. Evelyn was a long-time employee of the U.S. Ceramic Tile Co. in East Sparta.

She was a member of Sacred Heart Church in New Philadelphia, its Senior Citizens Group, and the Strasburg Chapter of the A.A.R.P. She enjoyed the fellowship she experienced at church and in these groups, and was especially fond of going to lunch with her daughters and friends.

Evelyn is survived by four daughters, June C. (Eugene) Huprich and Sally (Charles) Bullock, both of Dover, Mary Jane (Arthur) Viola of Tuscarawas, and Dorothy Furbay of New Philadelphia; a son, Atty. Kenneth Trachsel of Waterville; fourteen grandchildren; twenty great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren; a sister-in-law, Martha Miller of Navarre; many nieces and nephews; and a special friend, Vera Tornabene of New Philadelphia.

In addition to her parents, Evelyn was preceded in death by her husband, Walter; a son, Walter Jr.; a grandson, Robert Huprich; a great-grandson, Ryan Viloa; three sisters, Edna Meyer, Stella Miller and Agnes Graber; and four brothers, Frank, Clemence, Kenneth, Charles and Clarence Miller.

A funeral Mass will be held Monday, June 21, at 10 a.m., in St. Joseph Church, Dover, with Fr. Matthew N. Hoover officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Burial Park, New Philadelphia. Following the committal, there will be a luncheon in Sacred Heart Church�(TM)s St. Ambrose Hall. Family and friends are invited to call at the Toland-Herzig Funeral Home & Crematory in Dover on Sunday, June 20, 4 �" 7 p.m. A Christian wake service will held during the latter part of the visitation. To sign an online guestbook and share a fond memory of Evelyn, please visit the funeral home�(TM)s Web site and click on Obituaries.

Instead of flowers, the family suggests that contributions in Evelyn�(TM)s memory be made to Sacred Heart Church, 139 Third St. N.E., New Philadelphia, OH 44663, or Hospice of Tuscarawas Co., 201 W. Third St., Dover, OH 44622.

Toland-Herzig, Dover
330-343-6132
www.tolandherzig.com