Date : 27 Oct 1999
Location : Holyrood, Shoreline, WA
A funeral Mass for Bernard A. "Bud" Trebon, is planned for 6:30 p.m. today, Oct. 27, at St. Benedict Church in Seattle. Interment will be in Holyrood Cemetery, Shoreline.
Mr. Trebon died Oct. 21, 1999 in Mesa, Ariz. He was 90.
He was born Dec. 1, 1908, to Martin and Susan Tschanhenz Trebon, on their farm near Fairbank, Iowa.
Mr. Trebon graduated in 1928 from Notre Dame High School in Chippewa Fall, Wis. He and Arline Gauthier married in 1930 and had six children: James, Ronald, Robert, Camille, Thomas and Cherie. They lived in the Midwest until 1944 when they moved to Seattle. Mrs. Trebon preceded him in death. In 1964 he and Marian Van Goor Heil married and he became a father to her six children: Mary, Jim, Barbara, Theresa, John and Meg. They had two daughters: Ann Marie and Aimee. Ann Marie is a Sequim resident.
Mr. Trebon worked in retail sales, culminating with 20 years at Frederick and Nelson, from which he retired in 1972.
He and Marian were instrumental in bringing the Marriage Encounter movement to Washington in 1971.
Mr. Trebon was an honorary life member of Knights of Columbus, Council 676.
He lived a full and joyous life, touching the hearts of all who knew him with his warm sense of humor and optimism. He had an unwavering commitment to his Catholic faith, his family and friends.
He will be remembered as an avid reader, carpenter, winemaker, traveler, golfer, fisherman, gardener, storyteller and camper.
In addition to his wife at the family home in Mesa, Ariz., Mr. Trebon is survived by 12 children, 27 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his first wife, daughter Camille; son James; four grandchildren and one great-grandchild; his parents and his seven siblings.
In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be made to the St. Vincent de Paul Society, c/o St. Benedict Church, 4811 Wallingford N., Seattle, 98103.
