Toombs County History & Genealogy

Toombs County History & Genealogy
Vidalia - The Sweet Onion City

Saturday, May 15, 2010

Trautz, Frank Robert (1924-2010)

Trautz, Frank Robert (1924-2010)
 

 
Frank Robert Trautz  (March 31, 1924-May 13, 2010)
 
 
 
Vidalia,
Frank Robert Trautz, age 86, of Vidalia, died Thursday evening in the Meadows Regional Medical Center, after an extended illness. A native of Jersey City, New Jersey, he has resided in Toombs County most of his life.  Mr. Trautz was a charter member of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church of Vidalia, and also a charter member of the Knights of Columbus. 
 
Mr. Trautz served in the Army/Air Force in the European Theatre, receiving the American Service Medal, European/African Middle Eastern Service Medal, Good Conduct Medal, and World War II Victory Medal.
 
Mr. Trautz is survived by his wife Florence Trautz of Vidalia, two sons Scott Trautz (Jan) of Brunswick, Wayne Trautz of Vidalia; one daughter Cheryl Williams (Donnie) of Vidalia, one brother Edward Trautz (Stella) of  Higgins Lake Michigan, eight grandchildren, one great-grandchild, and several nieces and nephews.
 
A Mass  of Christian Burial will be held at 3:00 pm on Monday, May 17th at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church with Father Ross officiating. Interment will follow at Lakeview Memorial Gardens with military honors. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Sunday evening from 6:00 to 7:00 for a vigil and rosary, to be followed by a visitation until 8:30 p.m
 
 
Birth: Mar. 31, 1924, Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey, USA.
Death: May 13, 2010, Vidalia, Toombs County, Georgia, USA.
 
Burial: Lakeview Memorial Gardens, Vidalia, Toombs County, Georgia, USA.
Created by: Calvin Kyle Bobbitt. Record added: May 15, 2010. Find A Grave Memorial# 52428727.
 
 

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