QM3c Edward Decker Trollinger, Jr.

1924 - 2009  (85 years)

• Name	Edward Decker Trollinger
  Title	QM3c
  Suffix	Jr.
  Birth	22 Sep 1924	Bremerton, Kitsap, WA
  Gender	Male
  Death	25 Sep 2009	Salisbury, Rowan, NC
  	ROCKWELL - Edward Decker Trollinger, Jr., 85, died Friday, Sept. 25, 2009, at Rowan Regional Medical Center. Born Sept. 22, 1924, in Bremerton, Wash., he was the son of the late Edward Decker Trollinger, Sr. and Minnie Grace Mitchie Trollinger. Mr. Trollinger graduated from Georgetown University with a Bachelors Degree in Foreign Affairs. He was a veteran of the United States Navy, serving in WWII and Korean Conflict. He worked with Prudental Insurance Company for 32 years. Before moving to Salisbury 20 years ago, he and his wife, Ruth, were very active in their church, Christ Church, in Kensington, Md. A member of St. Luke's Episcopal Church, he served on the Vestry and sang in the choir. Survivors include wife of 48 years, Ruth Purvis Trollinger, whom he married May 12, 1961; sons, Edward Decker Trollinger, III (Kim) of Damascus, Md. and John Kenneth Trollinger (Saroja) of Columbia, Md.; daughters, Gail Trollinger Mosher (Wayne) of Salisbury and Charlotte Leigh Walker (Harry) of Palm Bay, Fla.; sister, Elizabeth Massengale of Bennettsville, Va.; grandchildren, Matthew Decker Trollinger, Kristin Grace Trollinger and Dana Barrow Kleine (David); step-grandchildren, Karem Sioud, Jeffrey Mosher and Morgan Mosher; and one great-granddaughter, Katie Leigh Kleine. Service: 1 p.m. Tuesday, at St. Luke's Episcopal Church with Rev. Whayne M. Hougland, Jr. officiating. Inurnment will follow at the church columbarium. Visitation: In the Parrish Hall following the services. Memorials: St. Luke's Episcopal Church 131 W. Council Street Salisbury, NC 28144. Summersett Funeral Home is serving the Trollinger family. Online condolences may be made at www.summersettfuneralhome.com. (Ref obituary photo) Published in Salisbury Post on September 27, 2009
  Burial	Salisbury, Rowan, NC
  	Burial: Saint Lukes Episcopal Church Columbarium Salisbury, Rowan County, North Carolina, USA
  Person ID	I21828	Drollinger Genealogy
  Last Modified	26 Jul 2023

  
  

  Father	Chief Bosun's Mate Edward Decker Trollinger, Sr.,   b. 30 Aug 1895, Newton, Catawba County, NC d. 12 Sep 1950, Portsmouth, Portsmouth, VA (Age 55 years)
  Mother	Minnie Grace "Gracie" Mitchie,   b. 4 Mar 1900, Lexington, Middlesex, MA d. 4 Sep 1968, Lynchburg, VA (Age 68 years)
  Family ID	F7505	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Anna Marie "Anne" Stiegerwald,   b. 21 Mar 1918, Akron, Marion, OH d. 27 Jan 1958, Washington, DC (Age 39 years)
  Marriage	20 Mar 1946	Miami, Dade, FL
  	Florida Marriage Indexes Name: Edward D. Trollinger Spouse: Anne M. Steigerwald County of Marriage: Dade Marriage Date: 1946 Volume: 1060 Certificate: 6163 Source: Florida Department of Health
  Children	1. Edward Decker Trollinger, III   2. John Kenneth Trollinger
  Family ID	F7506	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Jan 2024

  
  

  Family 2	Bernice Ruth Purvis,   b. 21 Sep 1927, Lumberton, Robeson, NC d. 23 Oct 2021, Salisbury, Rowan, NC (Age 94 years)
  Marriage	12 May 1961	Lynnhaven, Princess Anne, VA
  	Virginia, Marriage Records Name: Edward D Trollinger Gender: Male Race: White Age: 36 Birth Date: abt 1925 Marriage Date: 12 May 1961 Marriage Place: Lynnhaven, Virginia, USA Registration Place: Princess Anne, Virginia, USA Father: Edward D Trollinger Mother: Minnie G Mitchie Spouse: Ruth P Purvis Ishee Spouse Gender: Female Spouse Race: White Spouse Age: 33 Spouse Father: John D Purvis Spouse Mother: Elsie L Knapp
  Children	+ 1. Susan Gail Trollinger
  Documents		The Virginian-Pilot Norfolk, Virginia · Thursday, May 18, 1961
  Family ID	F7507	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Jan 2024

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 22 Sep 1924 - Bremerton, Kitsap, WA Marriage - 20 Mar 1946 - Miami, Dade, FL Marriage - 12 May 1961 - Lynnhaven, Princess Anne, VA Death - 25 Sep 2009 - Salisbury, Rowan, NC Burial - - Salisbury, Rowan, NC  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos
  		1948 Yearbook Photo St Helena Extension School School Location Norfolk, Virginia, USA

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show		Marriage record for Edward and Anne
  		Certificate of Marriage for Edward and Ruth
  		WWII DRC
  		WWII DRC

  
  

  Headstones

  Saint Lukes Episcopal Church Columbarium Salisbury, Rowan, NC

  
  

• Notes

  U.S., School Yearbooks Name Edward Decker Trollinger Jr Yearbook Date 1948 School St Helena Extension School School Location Norfolk, Virginia, USA Yearbook Title Saint 1930 United States Federal Census Name: Edward D Trollinger Gender: Male Birth Year: abt 1925 Birthplace: Washington D C Race: White Home in 1930: Lexington, Middlesex, Massachusetts Marital Status: Single Relation to Head of House: Grandson Father's Birthplace: North Carolina Mother's Name: Grace Trollinger Mother's Birthplace: Massachusetts U.S., World War II Draft Card Name Edward Decker Trollinger Race White Age 18 Relationship to Draftee Self (Head) Birth Date 22 Sep 1924 Birth Place Birmington [Bremerton], Washington, USA Residence Place St Petersburg, Florida, USA Registration Date 18 Dec 1942 Registration Place St Petersburg, Florida, USA Employer Student Complexion Ruddy Hair Color Brown Eye Color Blue Next of Kin M Mitchie Household Members (Name) Age Relationship Edward Decker Trollinger 18 Self (Head) U.S. World War II Navy Muster Rolls Name: Edward D Trollinger Junior Ship, Station or Activity: ATR 29 Ship Number or Designation: ATR-29 Muster Date: 20 Apr 1944 U.S. World War II Navy Muster Rolls Name: Edward D Trollinger Junior Ship, Station or Activity: ATR 29 Ship Number or Designation: ATR-29 Muster Date: 30 Sep 1944 U.S. World War II Navy Muster Rolls Name: Edward D Trollinger Junior Ship, Station or Activity: ATR 29 Ship Number or Designation: ATR-29 Muster Date: 30 Sep 1945 U.S. World War II Navy Muster Rolls Name: Edward D Trollinger Ship, Station or Activity: Spokane Ship Number or Designation: CL 120 Muster Date: 1 Oct 1947 USS Spokane, a 6,000-ton Juneau class light cruiser built at Kearny, New Jersey, was commissioned in May 1946. Following a Caribbean shakedown, in October she crossed the Atlantic to begin a northern European cruise that lasted nearly through January 1947. Spokane spent the next nine months in the western Atlantic region, then deployed to northern European from November 1947 through February 1948. Her third overseas tour, this time to the Mediterranean Sea, took place between January and May 1949. She was formally reclassified as an anti-aircraft light cruiser (CLAA-120) in March of that year, though that term had been unofficially applied to ships of her type for some time previously. During mid-1949 Spokane was employed as a training ship. Later in the year, as part of the Truman administration's reductions in Navy force structure, she was ordered inactivated. Even though she is claimed as Edward's daughter in his obituary, Charlotte Leigh nee Ishee is actually the daughter of Edward's wife, Ruth and her previous marriage.