- Date Of Birth: March 26, 1931
- Date Of Death: January 27, 2020
- State: Indiana
Obituary for Gertrude V. “Trudy” Wainman Gertrude V. Wainman, 88, formerly of Edwardsport, IN, passed away January 27, 2020, at home in Sonora, CA. Trudy was born March 26, 1931, in Edwardsport, IN the daughter of Norman and Estel Ficus Everett. She was a 1949 graduate of Edwardsport High School and began a varied career. She married Ralph Alton in 1949 and the marriage ended in 1965. She was blessed with children from the marriage, a daughter, Peggy, and a son Ralph Jr. who passed away the day after his birth. She moved to northern Indiana and returned to Edwardsport in 1966. She married John B. Wainman in 1967 and they made their life together until his death in 1995. She moved to Sonora California in 2011 and then to Jamestown, CA in 2012 with her daughter, Peggy. She formerly worked as a dental assistant, physician’s assistant, and veterinarian assistant and became Executive Director of Mental Health for Knox County. She also served as guardian for Karen Archer. She held memberships in the Edwardsport United Methodist Church, Edwardsport Rebekah Lodge-IOOF, American Legion Auxiliary, Indiana Business and Professional Women Foundation where she served as Past President. She was nominated and accepted b Who’s Who World Wide in 1993.
She is survived by her daughter, Peggy Florence, and her husband Willie of Sonora, CA, granddaughter, Maqueda Williams of Sonora, CA, Great Grandson, Gavin, Iain, and Colin Williams of Sonora, CA. She is also survived by a brother and sister-in-law, Don Everett and his wife Janet of Camby, IN, and a sister, Shirley Beaman of Monroe City, IN. She will be missed by several nieces, nephews, great-nieces and nephews, cousins, and many people she considered family.
She was preceded in death by her husband, John B. Wainman, a grandson, N’gai Florence, her parents, a brother R. Merlin Everett, sisters, Lucille Wainman, M. Mavorine Strahle, and M. Maxine Yagle.
