Eva Blanche Washburn Trinter, 93, Enjoyed Sewing and Quilting
Eva Blanche Washburn Trinter (nee Jarrett), 93 of Vermilion, died Sunday, Feb. 14, 2010 at her home after a lengthy illness.
She was born Jan. 13, 1917 in Sandusky, Ohio and has been a Vermilion resident for 69 years, moving from Sandusky.
Eva graduated from the Sandusky High School Class of 1936 and worked as a secretary for the Agriculture Administration in Sandusky. She also worked as a substitute Rural Carrier in Vermilion for 25 years and worked on the Election Board.
She was a member of the United Church of Christ Congregational and was presently a member of the Vermilion Evangelical & Reformed Church. She was also a member of the Farm Bureau, Vermilion Grange, Aural Club in Axtel, 50 year member of the Madeleine Chapter #204 Order of the Eastern Star, and one of the original members of the Lioness Club. She enjoyed farming, reading, sewing, quilting and crocheting.
Survivors include her daughter, Wanita (Al) Schafer of Vermilion; son, Loren (Donna) Washburn of Vermilion; step daughters, Carolyn (Ron) Cull of Milan and Ellen (and the late, Ray) MacFarlane of Thiensville, Wisconsin; step sons, Charles (Barbara) Trinter of Vermilion and Russell (Susan) Trinter of Rapid City, South Dakota; 13 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren; brother, James (Mildred) Jarrett of Sandusky; and sisters, Alberta (Clarence) Popke of Sandusky and Betty (and the late Wayne) Roesch of Sandusky.
She was preceded in death by her first husband, Clifford Washburn in 1976; second husband, Donald Trinter in 2003; parents, James and Blanche (nee Barnes) Jarrett, and 5 brothers, William, Henry, Paul, Max and Joe Jarrett.
Friends may call Thursday, Feb. 18, 2010 from 2 - 4 p.m. and 6 - 8 p.m. at the Riddle Funeral Home, 5345 South Street Vermilion where there will be an Eastern Star Service at 6 p.m. Services will be held on Friday, Feb. 19, 2010 at 11 a.m. at the Riddle Funeral Home with Rev. Louis Bertoni and Rev. Bill Seith co-officiating. Interment will follow in Maple Grove Cemetery, Vermilion.
Memorial contributions are suggested to the Eva Washburn Trinter Memorial Fund c/o Key Bank 4700 Liberty Ave. Vermilion, OH 44089. Memorials will be put towards an Agricultural Scholarship Fund.
Online condolences may be made at www.riddlefuneralhome.com.