Waltraud “Trudy” Gagne, 70, of Iola died Friday, Nov. 5, 2010, at Moran Manor.
She was born Aug. 3, 1940, in Hunfeld, Germany, to Ludwig and Lina Schlitzberger. She grew up in Germany.
On July 22, 1960, she married Joseph R. Gagne. He served in the U.S. Army and they lived in several communities before moving to Iola in 1979 from Kentucky. She worked as a waitress in area restaurants. He died March 17, 2001.
She is survived by three daughters, Diana Spear, Moran, Monika Prince, Shelbyville, Tenn., and Sandra Morton, Iola; 11 grandchildren; and 24 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at Waugh-Yokum & Friskel Memorial Chapel in Iola. Chaplain Lloyd W. Houk will officiate. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery in Iola.
Memorials to the Kidney Foundation may be left at the funeral home. Online condolences for the family may be left at iolafuneral.com.
‘Trudy’ Gagne
