Gladys Oleva Trullinger

Gladys Oleva Trullinger

Female 1913 - 1988  (74 years)


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  • Name Gladys Oleva Trullinger 
    Birth 15 Dec 1913  Ringgold County, IA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Iowa, County Births
      Name Gladys Trullinger
      Sex Female
      Father's Name Irving Trullinger
      Father's Sex Male
      Mother's Name Pearl Ellen Brown
      Mother's Sex Female
      Event Type Birth
      Event Date 15 Dec 1913
      Event Place Maloy, Ringgold, Iowa, United States
      Event Place (Original) Maloy, Iowa, United States

      Iowa, Births and Christenings
      Name Gladys Trullinger
      Sex Female
      Birth Date 15 Dec 1913
      Birthplace Maloy, Iowa
      Father's Name Irving Trullinger
      Father's Sex Male
      Mother's Name Pearl Ellen Brown
      Mother's Sex Female
      Event Type Christening
      Event Place Ringgold, Iowa, United States
      Note Ringgold, Iowa
    Gender Female 
    Death 30 Apr 1988  Mt. Ayr, Ringgold, IA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Mount Ayr Record-News
      Mount Ayr, Ringgold County, Iowa
      May, 1988
      OBITUARY - GLADYS OLEVA (TRULLINGER) BONJOUR
      Gladys Oleva TRULLINGER was born December 15, 1913 near Maloy, Iowa, to Irving and Pearl TRULLINGER, and passed away April 30, 1988, at the Clearview Nursing Home in Mount Ayr, Iowa, at the age of 74 years, four months and 15 days.
      Gladys lived in Ringgold County all of her live with the exception of four years when she was a child and the family moved to Molalla, Oregon.
      As a young woman, she became a member of the Christian Church in Delphos, Iowa, and transferred her membership to the First Christian Church in Mount Ayr, Oct. 8, 1978, of which she remained a faithful member.
      On November 8, 1958, Gladys was united in marriage to Roy BONJOUR at the Assembly of God Church in Mount Ayr. Although Gladys never had children of her own, she enjoyed her step-children very much. She enjoyed domestic work and had a special talent in cooking and canning foods. She entered her exhibits in both the Ringgold and Union County fairs and was very proud of the purple and blue ribbons she received for her beautiful work.
      She was preceded in death by her husband, Roy; her parents; a sister, Zola; a brother, Harold; a nephew, Keith LUCAS; two step-daughters, Rught FRONING and Edna CHASE, and one step-son, Leo BONJOUR.
      Left to mourn her departure are her brothers, John and wife Ruth of Molalla, Oregon; Paul of Tingley, Iowa; Doyle and wife Roxie, and a sister, Mona SOVEREIGN, all of Mount Ayr, Iowa; her step-children, Russell BONJOUR of St. Charles, Iowa; Ethel Ayres, Mary MASER, Orval BONJOUR, Walter BONJOUR and Laverne BONJOUR, and their spouses; several step-grandchildren, and a host of beloved nieces and nephews.
      Funeral services were held May 2, 1988, from the Wilson-Watson Funeral Home in Mount Ayr, Iowa, conducted by Pastor Phil KINTON. Music was provided by Mike GREENE, Mrs. Jim JONES and Mrs. Robert FISHER.
      Casketbearers were Rusty BONJOUR, Kent TRULLINGER, Gene TRULLINGER< John TRULLINGER, Roger TRULLINGER and Steve TRULLINGER. Honorary pallbeares were John COOK, Roy WARNER, Alvin TULL, Allen LONG, James POLLOCK and Howard WHITTINGTON.
      Burial was in the Middle Fork Cemetery at Redding, Iowa.
      Transcription by Sharon R. Becker, July of 2010
    Burial Middle Fork Twp, Ringgold County, IA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Middle Fork Cemetery
      Middle Fork Township, Ringgold County, Iowa
    Person ID I11376  Drollinger Genealogy
    Last Modified 29 Mar 2025 

    Father Irving NMN "Irv" Trullinger,   b. 10 Sep 1878, Ringgold County, IA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Oct 1963, Des Moines, Polk, IA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years) 
    Mother Pearl Ellen Brown,   b. 1 Jul 1880, Worth County, MO Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Mar 1944, Creston, Union, IA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years) 
    Family ID F3642  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Leroy Harold "Roy" Bonjour,   b. 12 Sep 1900, Franklin County, IA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Aug 1976, Des Moines, Polk, IA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years) 
    Marriage 8 Nov 1958  Mt. Ayr, Ringgold, IA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F3705  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 14 Mar 2016 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 15 Dec 1913 - Ringgold County, IA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 8 Nov 1958 - Mt. Ayr, Ringgold, IA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 30 Apr 1988 - Mt. Ayr, Ringgold, IA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Middle Fork Twp, Ringgold County, IA Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos

    The Irving & Pearl Trullinger Family

    Headstones

    Middle Fork Cemetery
    Ringgold County, IA

  • Notes 
    • Identified as 'Gladys Oleva Trullinger' per her obituary.