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Wanda A. Trombly,
born August 9, 1916, passed away
Tuesday, October 31, 2006 at
 Swan
Pointe Care Center, Maumee, Ohio.
She was born on a century farm at
6750 Sterns Road, Ottawa Lake,
Michigan, on which her father,
Milton A. Trombly, was also born.
Wanda’s mother, Blanche M. (Crots)
Trombly and Wanda’s aunt, Alice (Crots)
Trombly had married brothers, Milton
A Trombly and Percy Trombly,
respectively, all now being
deceased, which made the children of
each marriage double cousins with
cousin, Beulah Newman now being
deceased and cousin Bernice Iott
surviving. Wanda graduated from the
one room eight grade Columbia
School, Whiteford Township, Monroe
County, Michigan in June 1930
(Wanda’s mother had previously
taught there,) from Burnham High
School in 1934 and from Bowling
Green State University with a B.S.
Degree in Business Education.
Between high school and college
graduations she also attended Davis
Business College. Wanda taught in
public schools in Lulu, Deerfield
and Morenci, Michigan, and then
retired from Sylvania, Northview in
1979 after teaching in Clay High
School in Oregon, Ohio, --
a public school teaching career
spanning forty years. She taught
Sunday School for fifteen years with
Libby Hall and Lelah Dorcas, at the
Sylvania First United Methodist
Church where she was a member for
her past 55 years. Wanda called for
the prayer chain, was a trumpeteer,
called for the Susannah Wesley
Circle and the luncheon group at the
Sylvania First United Methodist
Church.
Wanda is survived by
a niece, Pamela S. Dorcas, a nephew,
Cedric F. (Tammy) Dorcas both of
Sylvania, Ohio, a step great niece,
Andrea Moore, a step great nephew,
Samuel Moore, brother in law, Carl
F. (Elizabeth) Dorcas, all of
Sylvania, Ohio and a first cousin
Bernice Iott of Ottawa Lake,
Michigan. She was preceded in death
by her parents, her sister, Lelah F.
Dorcas and a nephew, Harlan A.
Dorcas.
Visitation will be at
the Reeb Funeral Home, 5712 N. Main
St., Sylvania, OH on Sunday,
November 5, 2006 from 1:00pm to
8:00pm. The funeral ceremony will be
held Monday at 1:30 pm at the First
United Methodist Church, 7000 Erie
Street, Sylvania, Ohio with Dr.
Michael A. Jenkins, officiating. The
family suggests any memorials to be
in the form of contributions to the
church. Special thanks are extended
to the personnel of Crestview,
Kingston and Swan Pointe for the
care so lovingly given to Wanda.
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