Name Age Place of Birth > Place of Death Newspaper Publication Date Submitter
FAITZ, Herb W97 Trenton IL CarlyleUB 29 Mar 2006 fch 

Herb W. Faitz, 97

Herb W. Faitz, 97, of Trenton, died Monday, March 27th, 2006, at his residence.

Born July 24th, 1908, near Summerfield, he was the son of Martin and Minnie Noll Faitz and they preceded him in death. He married Elsie Abel on Sept. 5th, 1931, in Montgomery City, Mo., and she preceded him in death on Sept. 18th, 1999.

Survivors include a son, Dwight Faitz of St. Jacob; a daughter, JoAnn Tri of Brownsburg, Ind.; nine grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.

Along with his wife ,and parents, he was preceded in death by a grandson, Dale Tri; brothers, Arnold and Robert Faitz; and sisters, Blanche Junghans, Clara Heuberger and Martha Pope.

He was a retired Illinois State Police Officer serving from 1941 to 1967. He was the oldest retired Illinois State Trooper and the oldest male citizen of Trenton. He was a member of St. John United Church of Christ in Trenton, the Trenton Masonic Lodge AF and AM, the Illinois State Police Association, the Trenton meals on wheels and Lebanon Singing Society.

Funeral services will be held Thursday, March 30th, at 10 a.m. at St. John United Church of Christ in Trenton with Rev. Mark Buck officiating.

Burial will follow in the Trenton cemetery.

Visitation will be today, Wednesday, March 29th, from 4 to 9 p.m. and Thursday, March 30th, from 8 to 9:45 a.m. at the Moss Funeral Home in Trenton. 

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