Gerald Trimble's obituary 02/21/2003

Gerald Trimble 02/21/2003 DUBUQUE, Iowa -- Gerald W. "Jerry" Trimble, of 1765 Glen Oak, died peacefully at 2:10 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2003, due to Lou Gehrig's disease, at his home. He was surrounded by his family. Services will be 10 a.m. Saturday at Church of the Nativity with Father Michael Mescher officiating. Entombment will be in Resurrection Garden Mausoleum at Mount Calvary Cemetery. Flag presentation will be presented by American Legion Post 6. Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. today at Nativity Church where there will be a parish wake service and Power of Prayer rosary at 8 p.m. The Leonard Funeral Home & Crematory, 2595 Rockdale Road, is in charge of arrangements. He was born Nov. 8, 1925, in Clinton County, son of Thomas and Isabella (McDonnell) Trimble. He married Barbara J. DeVine on Aug. 21, 1946, at St. Joseph's Catholic Church, DeWitt. He was a member of Nativity Parish. He was a World War II Navy veteran. He spent part of his life in farm implement sales, and he was an award-winning salesman with specialty advertising companies. In 1969, he founded The Power of Prayer Inc. and devoted the remainder of his life promoting prayer through devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, the Blessed Mother and the Rosary, Eucharistic Adoration, daily Mass, Divine Mercy, Fatima, Lourdes and Guadalupe. Surviving are his wife, Barbara J. Trimble; seven daughters, Gerri (Tom) Highfill, Peoria, Ill., Jeanne (Tom) Maddox, Apple Valley, Minn., Ruth (Dan) Daly, Epworth, Iowa, Eileen Trimble, Dubuque, Barbara Loewen, Phoenix, JoEllen (Jeff) Vosberg, Farnhamville, Iowa, and Laurie Trimble, Peoria; three sons, William (Carolyn) Trimble, Douglasville, Ga., Paul (Pam), Peoria, and Jerry E. (Laura) Trimble, Dubuque; 27 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren;

His brothers, Robert "Pete," Leo, Charlie, Jack and R. Michael Trimble; and sisters, Mary Mangan and Theresa Trimble. He was preceded in death by his parents, and brothers, Joseph, Paul, Ambrose and Tom. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to The Powers of Prayer Inc. or the gift of Masses for the intentions of Jerry Trimble and The Power of Prayer. The family would like to thank Dr. Luke Dolan, Dr. Nicholas Stanek and Hospice of Dubuque for their wonderful care.