- SHERMAN - A graveside funeral for Jerry Trolinger will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, July 7 at Cedarlawn Memorial Park. Rev. Beth Besterfeldt of the Friendship United Methodist Church will officiate with services under the direction of Waldo Funeral Home. Mrs. Trolinger passed away Saturday, July 3, 2010 at Texas Health Presbyterian-WNJ in Sherman.
Jerry Frances Earnest was born on Sept. 22, 1934 in Calera, Okla. Her parents moved to Borger where she graduated high school in 1952. She married Leroy O. Trolinger in August, 1952. They had one daughter, Vickie Lynn, who was their pride and joy.
Leroy's job took them to Baghdad, Iraq for 3 years. When they returned to the states, he took a job with Chevron in Fort Madison, Iowa as a Safety Engineer. At that time, Jerry entered college at Southeastern Community College in Burlington, Iowa and graduated from the nursing program. After graduation she began her nursing career as a staff nurse at Fort Madison Community Hospital ICU. She and Leroy took an early retirement and moved to Sherman to be near family. Transferring her membership from the First Christian Church in Fort Madison, she became a member of the Friendship United Methodist Church in Sherman.
She worked for Sherman School District until her husband's illness kept her home to care for him. He passed away in 1997 and she began volunteering at Wilson N. Jones as a Pink Lady and at Meals on Wheels in Sherman, which she thoroughly enjoyed.
She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Vickie and Robert Vanneste; one granddaughter, Katie Cummings and her husband Jason; grandson, Allen St. Clair ; sister and brother-in-law, Jean and Bob Deffibaugh; several nieces and nephews; her dear friend, Larry Harrington; and of course, her kitties. She was preceded in death by her parents, Dave and Essie Earnest and a brother, Carroll David Earnest.
The online register book can be signed at waldofuneralhome.com. Memorials may be made to Friendship United Methodist Church or Meals on Wheels, both in Sherman. She loved her family, friends and community dearly, as she demonstrated through her dedication and generosity. Lastly, she thanks you all for making her life's journey the very best it could be. God bless.
Published in The Herald Democrat on July 6, 2010
Social Security Death Index
Name: Jerry Trolinger
Last Residence: 75092 Sherman, Grayson, Texas
Born: 22 Sep 1934
Died: 3 Jul 2010
State (Year) SSN issued: Texas (Before 1951)
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1934 - 2010 (75 years)
