Trissel, Iva Marie (1913-2010)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 2010 Nov 8 p. 13

Birth date: 1913 Apr 3

text of obituary:

IVA M. TRISSEL

Iva Marie Trissel, 97, of Harrisonburg, Va., died June 13, 2010, at Oak Lea Nursing Home. She was born April 3, 1913, to John H. and Lillie Hess Trissel in Dayton.

She attended Dale Enterprise School. In earlier years she taught Sunday school and summer Bible school at Peak and Rawley Springs Mennonite churches. She was an accomplished seamstress. Her work was in great demand, and she made many wedding gowns. After her work as a seamstress, she worked many years for Park View Press. In her retirement years her greatest joy was designing and making quilts, many of which she donated to charity craft sales.

She traveled over the United States, made two trips to the Holy Land and other foreign countries.

In January 1981, she was one of the first residents to move to Heritage Haven, a new independent living facility of the Virginia Mennonite Retirement Community. She lived there and did volunteer work for 24 years before moving to Crestwood Assisted Living, where she lived for three years, and then the last two years at Oak Lea. She lived at VMRC longer than any other resident. She was a member of Pike Mennonite Church.

Survivors include a brother, D. Lloyd Trissel and his wife, Alice, of Harrisonburg; and a sister, Fern Trissel of Harrisonburg.

She was preceded in death by a brother, J. Ward Trissel; and two sisters, Gail and Rose Trissel.

Memorial services were held at Strite Auditorium of Virginia Mennonite Retirement Community. Burial was in Weavers Cemetery.