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Cecilia M. Trost was born on 2 December 1915 in Cullom, Livingston, Illinois.^1,2 She died on 13 March 2011, at age 95, in Kankakee, Kankakee, Illinois.² She was buried in Kankakee Memorial Gardens and Chapel Mausoleum (Faith 133B, Lots 4 & 5), Kankakee, Kankakee, Illinois.²

(The Daily Journal March 2011)
Cecilia Saindon, 95, of Bradley, passed away Sunday (March 13, 2011) at Bradley Royale Health Care Center. A gathering for family and friends will be from 9:30 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. Thursday at the Schreffler Life Story Funeral Homes, Bourbonnais Chapel. A celebration of Cecilia's life will follow at 11:30 a.m. at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church, Kankakee. Burial will be in Kankakee Memorial Gardens, Aroma Township. Memorials may be made to the family wishes. Mrs. Saindon was a homemaker. She was born Dec. 2, 1915, in Cullom, the daughter of Peter and Florence Trost Booth. Her husband, Mose Saindon, passed away in 1985. She was a member of St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church, the CCW and the Rosary Group. Surviving are two sons and daughters-in-law, Leland and Barbara Saindon, of Colorado, Vincent and Donna Saindon, of Bourbonnais; one daughter, Theresa Saindon, of California; eight grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren; one brother and sister-in-law, Theodore and Jean Trost, of Clifton; and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by one brother, Bert; and one sister, Dorothy Collette. Please sign her guestbook at schrefflerfuneralhomes.com.

Bertram Paul Trost was born on 10 June 1918 in Kankakee, Kankakee, Illinois.^1,2 He and Helen B. Wilson were married on 30 August 1941.³ He died on 4 March 2005, at age 86.^3,1 He was buried in Mount Calvary Cemetery and Mausoleum, Kankakee, Kankakee, Illinois.¹

Bertram Paul Trost was an Owner/Operator in Bert Trost Construction Company.³

Dorothy J. Trost was born on 28 January 1922 in Illinois.^1,2 She died on 13 December 2001, at age 79, in Kankakee, Kankakee, Illinois.^3,1 She was buried in Saint John's Cemetery, L'Erable, Iroquois, Illinois.¹

Theodore (Ted) J. Trost was born on 30 July 1926 in Kankakee, Kankakee, Illinois.^1,2 He and Imogene (Jean) Hires were married on 15 April 1950 in Beaverville, Iroquois, Illinois.³ He died on 2 March 2015, at age 88, in Clifton, Iroquois, Illinois.¹ He was buried in Clifton Cemetery (Catholic), Clifton, Iroquois, Illinois.¹

Electrician/Mechanic.³ Theodore (Ted) J. Trost was an Electrician/ Farmer in General Foods.³ Theodore J. Trost, 88, of Clifton passed away on Monday, March 2, 2015 in rural Clifton.

Ted was born July 30, 1926 in Kankakee, the son of Peter B. and Florence Booth Trost and they preceded him in death in addition to one brother, Bertram; two sisters, Cecilia Saindon and Dorothy Collette; and one grandson, Spencer Giles. He married Imogene “Jean” Hires on April 15, 1950 in Beaverville and she survives. Also surviving are two daughters, Victoria (Stanford) Giles of Galveston, IN and Kelly (Richard) Caliendo of Glen Ellyn; two sons, James (Margaret) Trost of Fairbury and Daniel (Nancy) Trost of Westfield, IN; nine grandchildren; and ten great-grandchildren.

Mr. Trost served in the Air Force during WWII in the Aleutian Islands as an electrician and mechanic on airplanes. He was a member of St. Peters Catholic Church in Clifton and Clifton VFW. He was an electrician at General Foods in Kankakee for 27 years and farmed in the Martinton and Cullom areas for many years. Ted was a former Village Trustee for six years in Clifton and enjoyed hunting, fishing and camping.

A Funeral Mass will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, March 7, 2015 at St. Peters Catholic Church in Clifton. Rev. Vern Arseneau will officiate. Burial will be in St. Peters Catholic Cemetery at Clifton.

Visitation will be from 4:00-8:00 p.m. on Friday, March 6, 2015 at Knapp Funeral Home in Clifton with a prayer service being held at 6:30 p.m.

Memorials may be made to the Clifton Food Pantry.

Mose V. Saindon was born on 19 July 1915.¹ He died in October 1985, at age 70, in Kankakee, Kankakee, Illinois.¹ He was buried in Kankakee Memorial Gardens and Chapel Mausoleum, Kankakee, Kankakee, Illinois.¹

Imogene (Jean) Hires was born on 8 April 1933 in Martinsville, Clark, Illinois.² She and Theodore (Ted) J. Trost were married on 15 April 1950 in Beaverville, Iroquois, Illinois.¹ She died on 17 May 2015, at age 82, in Kankakee, Kankakee, Illinois.² She was buried in Clifton Cemetery (Catholic Section 3, Lot 2A), Clifton, Iroquois, Illinois.²

Imogene Trost, 82, of Clifton passed away on Sunday, May 17, 2015 at Presence St. Mary’s Hospital in Kankakee.

Imogene was born April 8, 1933 in Martinsville, IL, the daughter of Ira and Edith Campbell Hires. She married Theodore J. Trost on April 15, 1950 in Beaverville, IL and he preceded her in death on March 2, 2015.

She is survived by two daughters, Victoria (Stanford) Giles of Galveston, IN and Kelly (Rich) Caliendo of Lombard, IL; two sons, James (Margaret) Trost of Fairbury, IL and Daniel (Nancy) Trost of Westfield, IN; one sister, Katherine Geheb of Vincennes, IN; eight grandchildren, and ten great grandchildren.

Beside her husband, Theodore “Ted”, she was preceded in death by her parents; two sisters; and one grandchild.

Mrs. Trost was a member of St. Peters Catholic Church in Clifton, CCW and former Woman of the Year, as well as Royal Neighbors. Imogene was former co-chairman of Clifton Food Pantry and worked at the CFP for thirty years. She enjoyed cards, reading, and fishing.

A Funeral Mass will be at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, May 21, 2015 at St. Peters Catholic Church in Clifton. Rev. Vern Arseneau will officiate. Burial will be at St. Peters Catholic Cemetery in Clifton.

Visitation will be from 4:00 - 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 20, 2015 at Knapp Funeral Home in Clifton.

Memorials may be made to Clifton Food Pantry.

Beaucie Emile Collette was born on 16 August 1914 in Illinois.^2,3 He died on 19 December 1994, at age 80, in Polk County, Florida.^2,3 He was buried in Saint John's Cemetery, L'Erable, Iroquois, Illinois.²

Helen B. Wilson was born on 1 August 1919 in Kankakee, Kankakee, Illinois.¹ She and Bertram Paul Trost were married on 30 August 1941.² She died on 2 July 2011, at age 91, in Cook County, Illinois.¹ She was buried in Mount Calvary Cemetery and Mausoleum, Kankakee, Kankakee, Illinois.¹

Helen B. Wilson was an Office Manager in Bert Trost Construction Company.² (The Daily Jouenal July 7, 2011)
Visitation for Helen B. Trost, 91, a lifetime resident of the Kankakee area, will be from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Friday at the Schreffler Life Story Funeral Homes, Bourbonnais Chapel. A funeral Mass will follow at 11 a.m. at St. Patrick Catholic Church, Kankakee. In lieu of flowers, memorials to St. Patrick Catholic Church would be appreciated. She passed away Saturday (July 2, 2011) in Barrington. Helen was born Aug. 1, 1919, in Kankakee, the daughter of James and Anna Wilson. She married Bertram P. Trost Aug. 30, 1941, and prior to their marriage, she was an executive secretary to Romy Hammes of Hammes Ford Garage. Shortly after their marriage, she and Bert started the Bert Trost Construction Company, of which she served as the office manager. Helen and Bert were members of St. Patrick Catholic Church in Kankakee, where she served on the Altar and Rosary Society and spent many years as a volunteer for St. Mary's Auxiliary. She enjoyed boating and waterskiing, playing bridge, gardening, wintering in Florida, and was most fond of spending time with family and friends. She is survived by her children, Paul B. (Judy) Trost, of Golden, Colo., Rita J. (Jim) Hodge, of Grayslake, Stephen A. (Jennifer) Trost, of Tucson, Ariz., and Joyce A. Trost, of Barrington; her grandchildren, Bryant (Amy) Trost, Keri (Kenneth) Reiner, Lisa Mitchell, Brett Hodge, Ashley (John) Demakis, Drew (Christy) Trost, Michael Trost and Kyle (Christine) Miller; and her great-grandchildren, Victor Trost, Makenna Reiner, Brayden Reiner, Madelyn Mitchell, Jordan Mitchell, Annabelle Demakis, Aubrey Trost and Allison Miller. She was preceded in death by her parents and husband, Bert. Lo leave a special memory, share a photo, view Helen's video tribute or read her complete life story, go to schrefflerfuneralhomes.com.