Gertrude Trego

Gertrude “Trudy” Trego nee Snyder, 76, a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother, Thursday, October 29, 2020 at York Hospital, York Pa. She was born in Shamokin, where she was a lifelong resident, on Feb 06, 1944, the second of 11 children of the late Larry V. and Gertrude T. (Zlotorzynski) Snyder. In January 1965, she married the late Donald E. Trego. They had three children, five grandchildren and one great grandchild. Trudy spent time working at the Northumberland County Prothonotary Office serving under her father, as well as a long term of service in the business office of the Shamokin Area School District among other jobs. She loved cooking, especially for others, reading, crafting, word games, Broadway musicals and concerts, dancing shows and spending time with her family and grandchildren. She is survived by two sons, Mark K. Trego of Illinois, and Donald A. Trego of Maryland; one daughter and son-in-law, Karen S. and Ray E. Markey Jr. of York; two grandsons, Ian J. Markey and Ray A. Markey; three granddaughters, Claire E. Tajiri and her husband Paul E., Zoe M. Trego, and Claudia E. Trego; one great-granddaughter Joanna L. Tajiri; five brothers and their wives, John and Sarah Snyder, Charles and Cindy Snyder, Gregory and Jan Snyder, William and Bari Snyder, James and Mickey Snyder, and brother in law Philip Litwak; three sisters and their husbands, Christine and Joe Kisela, Lauren Smith, and Amy and Thomas Findlay; and many nieces, nephews, and cousins. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her father and mother-in-law, Claude and Esther (Krebs) Trego; one brother-in-law, Randall Smith; and two sisters, Patricia Litwak and Lucille Doolittle. A viewing will be held from 10:00 to 10:30 AM Saturday, November 7, 2020 at the Codorus Church of the Brethren, 11229 Dunkard Valley Road, (PA Route 214) Dallastown, PA. followed by the funeral service at 10:30 AM. Burial will be in the Odd Fellows Cemetery, Shamokin. There will be no procession between the church and cemetery services. Due to Covid-19 Global Pandemic, masks must be worn at all times, social distancing will be strictly enforced at both the church and burial site and there will be no receiving line. The service will be live streamed at Geiple Funeral Home Facebook page starting at around 10:30 AM Saturday. For the health of all involved, if you are feeling sick or have been exposed to someone with COVID-19 symptoms we ask that you participate remotely. The family is overwhelmed with the support and desire to mourn in person, but in these unprecedented times, we would rather see and hug you later than risk anyone now and welcome all mourning remote or in person equally. Memorial contributions may be made to Shamokin-Coal Township Public Library, 210 East Independence Street, Shamokin, PA 17872 or to Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation, P.O. Box 414238, Boston MA 02241-4238 or at www.themmmrf The Geiple Funeral Home, Inc., 53 Main Street, Glen Rock, PA is in charge of the arrangements and condolences may be shared at geiple.com