Clifford Everett Trollinger
1926 - 2018 (91 years)
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Name Clifford Everett Trollinger Birth 12 Sep 1926 Trinidad, Las Animas, CO 
Gender Male Death 8 Jul 2018 Albuquerque, Bernalillo, NM - Clifford Everett Trollinger passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, July 8, 2018. He was born in Trinidad, CO on September 12, 1926. He was preceded in death by his parents, Anna and John Thomas Trollinger. He is survived by his wife of 71 years, Bertha; three children, Vincent Trollinger and wife, Danice, Julie Bachechi and husband, Pete, and Everett Trollinger and wife, Tammy; four grandchildren, Ryan Trollinger (Mandi), Jeffrey Trollinger (Ellen), Emily Trollinger, and Tyler Trollinger; two great-grandchildren, Alexander and Lunaria Trollinger; five sisters-in-law, two brothers-in-law, and numerous nephews and nieces.
His father was a conductor for the Santa Fe Railroad and his family settled in Raton, NM where he attended grade and high school before enlisting in the Navy. Clifford was a World War II Veteran, serving his country as a metalsmith on the repair ship USS Agenor in the Battle of Iwo Jima, where he witnessed the raising of the U.S. Flag. After moving to Albuquerque in 1954, he held a master gas license with Southern Union Gas Company, later retiring from General Electric Aircraft in 1989. He enjoyed fishing and hunting all his life and spent quality time at the family cabin in northern New Mexico.
Clifford was a loving man of faith, a quiet man, very patient, and never complained. He was the family's shining light, and will be greatly missed. Special thanks to CareSource, Armada Hospice, and to his longtime caregiver, Nancy Goetz.
A Rosary will be recited on Friday, July 27, 2018 at 9:30 a.m., at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church, 1818 Coal Pl. SE, with Mass to be celebrated immediately following at 10:00 a.m. Interment will take place at Santa Fe National Cemetery at a later date. Memorial contributions may be made in his name to local chapters of , Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, or the Wounded Warrior Project. Please visit our online guest book for Clifford at www.frenchfunerals.com
Published in Albuquerque Journal on July 22, 2018
Burial Santa Fe, Santa Fe, NM - BURIAL Santa Fe National Cemetery
PLOT SECTION 27C SITE 351
Santa Fe, Santa Fe County, New Mexico, USA
Person ID I24007 Drollinger Genealogy Last Modified 24 Aug 2023
Father John Thomas Ross "Tom" Trollinger, b. 19 Mar 1889, Hindsville, Madison, AR d. 27 May 1971, Albuquerque, Bernalillo, NM (Age 82 years) Mother Anna "Annie" Adams, b. Jan 1875, Kansas d. 1936, CO (Age ~ 60 years) Family ID F7288 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Bertha Lena Vallucci, b. 11 Sep 1924, Swastika, NM d. 20 Aug 2023, NM (Age 98 years) Marriage Abt 1947 Children 1. Vincent Ray "Vince" Trollinger 2. Julie A. Trollinger + 3. Everett A. Trollinger Family ID F8365 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 25 Aug 2023
- Clifford Everett Trollinger passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, July 8, 2018. He was born in Trinidad, CO on September 12, 1926. He was preceded in death by his parents, Anna and John Thomas Trollinger. He is survived by his wife of 71 years, Bertha; three children, Vincent Trollinger and wife, Danice, Julie Bachechi and husband, Pete, and Everett Trollinger and wife, Tammy; four grandchildren, Ryan Trollinger (Mandi), Jeffrey Trollinger (Ellen), Emily Trollinger, and Tyler Trollinger; two great-grandchildren, Alexander and Lunaria Trollinger; five sisters-in-law, two brothers-in-law, and numerous nephews and nieces.
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Event Map 
Birth - 12 Sep 1926 - Trinidad, Las Animas, CO 
Death - 8 Jul 2018 - Albuquerque, Bernalillo, NM 
Burial - - Santa Fe, Santa Fe, NM = Link to Google Earth
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Notes - Clifford said he had a baby sister who died after birth. Her name might be Ruth.
He goes by his middle name of Everett.
http://books.google.com/books?id=NaEjjmGsjf4C&pg=RA1-PA91&lpg=RA1-PA91&dq=clifford+e.+trollinger&source=bl&ots=uwL2_canPJ&sig=e4NTAwLM39YifZheKfxbsVbLTXg&hl=en&sa=X&ei=WG7VT-OfCc-d6AH998CgAw&sqi=2&ved=0CFYQ6AEwBA#v=onepage&q=clifford%20e.%20trollinger&f=false
Raton War Years 1940-1945
By William Carroll
Read Clifford's own writing about his early life at the above website. He answers lots of questions posed by William Carroll. Clifford grew up in Raton, NM. He names himself as Clifford Everett Trollinger. He says his parents were John Thomas Trollinger and Anna Trollinger and that his mother was born in Shawnee, OK and his father was born in Fayetteville, AR. He also says his father was a railroad brakeman and conductor. He said his grandparents lived in Axtell, TX. Clifford also confessed he had a baby sister who died after birth.
- Clifford said he had a baby sister who died after birth. Her name might be Ruth.