Ward W. Trostle, Jr., 95, of Cranberry Twp., Pennsylvania, formerly of Butler, Pennsylvania, passed away on September 22, 2017 at Sherwood Oaks.
He was born April 11, 1922, in Swissvale, Pennsylvania, to the late Ward W. Trostle, Sr., and the late Evelyn Thomas Trostle.
Ward was the owner of Trostle – Oldsmobile – Toyota – Dodge – Jeep in Butler, Pennsylvania retiring in 1995. In WWII, he served as a Captain in the Army Air Corps in the Aleutian Islands, Alaska. Ward was a member of the Lions Club, Butler Country Club, and served on various boards. He enjoyed golfing.
Ward is survived by his wife, Georgia Bauman Ford Trostle, who he married in 2002; two sons, Robert (Darlene) Trostle, Sr., of Cranberry Twp., Pennsylvania, and David (Linda) Trostle of Freedom, Pennsylvania; one daughter, Lynn (Larry) Sekel of Lancaster, Pennsylvania; six grandchildren, Sarah Trostle, Katy Roscow, Robert Trostle, Jr., John “Jay” Sekel, Brian Sekel, and Alexa Sekel; three great grandchildren; one brother, John (Ethel) Trostle of Sewickley, Pennsylvania; one step-son, Timothy Ford of Denver, Colorado; three step grandchildren, Will Ford, Tim (Alice) Ford, and Captain Tracy (Mario) Vargas, MD, U.S. Army; and one niece.
In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by first wife, Mary L. Trostle, who passed away in 2001, and one niece.
Friends will be received Thursday, September 28, 2017, 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. at Thompson – Miller Funeral Home, Inc., 124 East North Street, Butler, Pennsylvania. A funeral service will follow at 1:00 p.m. with Rev. Paul Cooper, Rector of All Saints Anglican Church of Cranberry Twp., officiating.
Officers and Members of the American Legion Post #117 of Butler, American Legion Post # 778 of Lyndora, and the VFW Post #249 of Butler will conduct military honors at the cemetery.
Entombment will take place in Butler County Memorial Park.
Online condolences can be given at www.thompson-miller.com.