John Michael Trapp

1913 - 2007  (93 years)

• Name	John Michael Trapp
  Born	14 Nov 1913	Mount Carmel, Wabash County, Illinois, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	16 Sep 2007	Illinois, USA
  Buried	21 Sep 2007	St. Mary's Cemetery, Paris, Edgar County, Illinois, USA   [1, 2]
  Person ID	I122797	Suedpfalz
  Last Modified	27 Sep 2014

  
  

  Father	Peter Philip Trapp,   b. 21 Apr 1887, Illinois, USA ,   d. 10 Jul 1972, Mount Carmel, Wabash County, Illinois, USA  (Age 85 years)
  Mother	Mary Wilhelmina Peters,   b. 14 Dec 1890, Illinois, USA ,   d. 28 Oct 1979, Mount Carmel, Wabash County, Illinois, USA  (Age 88 years)
  Married	30 Nov 1911	Mount Carmel, Wabash County, Illinois, USA
  Family ID	F51602	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Rosa Christina Dahmus
  Last Modified	1 May 2018
  Family ID	F53026	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S927] Obituary. John Michael Trapp John Michael Trapp, 93, of Paris, died at 1:15 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 16, 2007, in his residence in Paris Township. John was born Nov. 14, 1913, in Mt. Carmel, to Peter and Minnie (Peter) Trapp. He married Rosa Christina (Dahmus) Trapp Feb. 18, 1939, in Champaign. She survives. Also surviving: five sons, Michael (Patti) Trapp of Elmhurst, James Trapp of Indianapolis, Louis (Ingrid) Trapp of Miami, Fla., Walter (Judy) Trapp of Paris and Paul (Opal) Trapp of Westville; three daughters, Rosemary (Silas) Lake of Belmont, Calif., Marci (Terry) Laughlin of Paris and Mary Ann (Jack) Brown of Virginia Beach, Va.; one brother, James A. (Theresa Bernadette) Trapp of Dennellon, Fla.; three sisters, Celeste (James E.) Baker of San Marcos, Calif., Helen Louise (Joseph Anthony) Schulte of St. Louis, Mo., and Dolores Edna (Harold) Batcke of Evansville, Ind.; 15 grandchildren, 21 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, a sister, Mary Catherine Decker, a brother, Paul Trapp, and a great-grandson, Kyle Trapp. He earned a BS in agriculture from the University of Illinois in 1939 and was a member of the U of I gymnastics team. He taught high school agriculture for four years in Chester. He farmed for 23 years and was a real estate broker and farm land appraiser from 1966 until his retirement in 2005. He was a member of St. Mary?s Catholic Church in Paris. He served on the U of I Agriculture Association for six years and the National Suffolk Association for two years. He was a member of St. Mary?s Cemetery Board, 25-year member of the Board of Directors at Edgar County Bank, member of Knights of Columbus Council 860 and a life member of the U of I Illini Association. His hobbies included encouraging his children, wine making, traveling, fishing, gardening and listening to classical music. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Friday, Sept. 21, 2007, at St. Mary?s Catholic Church in Paris; Friends are invited to call from 3-8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 20 at Stewart & Carroll Funeral Home in Paris with a wake prayer service at 3 p.m. Burial will be in St. Mary?s Cemetery in Paris. Family suggests memorial contributions to St. Mary?s School or St. Mary?s Cemetery. [S8] Information from an informant - Auskunft eines Informanten - Information d'un informateur. Proposed Change: John Michael Trapp (I122797)Tree: Südpfalz / Southern PalatinateLink: http://www.birkenhoerdt.net/getperson.php?personID=I122797&tree=SuedpfalzDescription: Buried: St. Mary's Cemetery, Paris, Edgar County, Illinois, USAJohn is here; www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=21721723 Mariner's Knoll Genealogy USA