S1cl Joseph Elvin Trolinger, Sr.
1920 - 1997 (77 years)-
Name Joseph Elvin Trolinger Title S1cl Suffix Sr. Nickname Joe Birth 23 Apr 1920 Creighton, Cass, MO 
- Birth and death dates from grave stone.
Gender Male Death 15 May 1997 Clinton, Henry, MO - TROLINGER, Joseph Elvin 1920 - 1997
Joseph Elvin Trolinger, 77, Clinton, died Thursday, May 15, 1997, at Golden Valley Hospital. Graveside services will be held 11 a.m. Tuesday, May 20, at Grant Cemetery near Creighton. Mr. Trolinger will lie in state from noon until 5 p.m. Monday at Anderson Funeral Home. memorial contributions may be made to Twin Lakes Hospice, Eagles Charities or the American Cancer Society. He was born April 23, 1920, at Creighton, the son of William and Ruby Starks Trolinger. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II and had lived in California for many years where he was an employee of the California Winery Workers. He returned to Clinton in 1982. He was a member of Eagles Lodge #3667. Mr. Trolinger was preceded in death by his father, one son, two brothers and one sister. He is survived by his wife, Ruth, of the home; his mother, Ruby, who is 99 and lives at her home in Clinton; one son, Gary Leroy Trolinger, Bell Gardens, California; six grandchildren, several great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews, and other relatives, including four step-daughters.
Golden Valley Hospital is in Clinton, Henry County, Missouri.
Burial Creighton, Cass, MO - Burial: Grant Cemetery
Plot: N-27
Creighton, Cass County, Missouri, USA
Inscription: Trolinger Ruth A. June 30, 1917 Aug. 25, 2003 Joseph E. Apr. 23, 1920 May 15, 1997 Married: Nov, 27, 1981
Person ID I7071 Drollinger Genealogy Last Modified 11 Apr 2023
Father William Henry Trolinger, Jr., b. 14 May 1893, Leesville, Henry, MO d. 31 Dec 1977, Clinton, Henry, MO (Age 84 years) Mother Ruby Emaline Starks, b. 7 Oct 1897, Creighton, Cass, MO d. 23 Mar 2002, Clinton, Henry, MO (Age 104 years) Family ID F549 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Mabel Leone Goff, b. 20 Nov 1919, Riverside, Riverside, CA d. 15 Apr 1991, Riverside, Riverside, CA (Age 71 years) Children + 1. Gary Leroy Trolinger, Sr. + 2. Joseph Elvin Trolinger, Jr., b. 31 Aug 1947, Riverside County, CA d. 13 Jul 1986, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA (Age 38 years)Family ID F9206 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 26 May 2022
Family 2 Ernestine Miller, b. 14 Feb 1927, Burkburnett, Wichita, TX d. 20 Apr 1981 (Age 54 years) Marriage 16 Dec 1961 Clark County, NV - Nevada, Marriage Index
Name: Ernestine Anthony
Spouse: Joseph E Trolinger
Marriage Date: 16 Dec 1961
Recorded County: Clark
Page: D12
Family ID F9201 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 14 Mar 2016
Family 3 Ruth Adele Carpenter, b. 30 Jun 1917, Galt, Sacramento, CA d. 25 Aug 2003, Clinton, Henry, MO (Age 86 years) Marriage 27 Nov 1981 Clark County, NV - Nevada, Marriage Index
Name: Joseph Elvin Trolinger
Gender: Male
Residence State: California
Spouse: Ruth Adele Carpenter
Spouse residence state: California
Marriage Date: 27 Nov 1981
Marriage County: Clark
Officiant Type: Religious celebrant
Recorded Date: 2 Dec 1981
Recorded County: Clark
Book: 6380
Page: 142937
Instrument number: 142937
Family ID F2371 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 22 Mar 2019
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Event Map 
Birth - 23 Apr 1920 - Creighton, Cass, MO 
Marriage - 16 Dec 1961 - Clark County, NV Marriage - 27 Nov 1981 - Clark County, NV 
Death - 15 May 1997 - Clinton, Henry, MO Burial - - Creighton, Cass, MO = Link to Google Earth
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Documents 
1940 United States Federal Census
Headstones 
Grant Cemetery
Creighton, Cass, MO
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Notes - It appears that there is some confusion about the parents of the 2 children of Joe Sr and Ruth Goff due to the 1981 marriage. I think there was a divorce in between the 2 marriages and he reconciled with the mother of his children. The birth index on his son Joseph Elvin Jr states the mother's maiden name is Goff which supports this idea.
Enlisted US Navy 17 June 1942
Name: Joseph E Trolinger Ship, Station or Activity: Ludlow Ship Number or Designation: 438 Muster Date: 25 Sep 1942
Name: Joseph E Trolinger Ship, Station or Activity: Ludlow Ship Number or Designation: 438 Muster Date: 30 Sep 1942
Name: Joseph E Trolinger Ship, Station or Activity: Ludlow Ship Number or Designation: 438 Muster Date: 31 Dec 1942
Name: Joseph E Trolinger Ship, Station or Activity: Ludlow Ship Number or Designation: 438 Muster Date: 31 Mar 1943
Name: Joseph E Trolinger Ship, Station or Activity: Ludlow Ship Number or Designation: 438 Muster Date: 31 Dec 1943
Name: Joseph Elmer Trolinger Ship, Station or Activity: Ludlow Ship Number or Designation: DD 438 Muster Date: 31 Mar 1944
Name: Joseph E Trolinger Ship, Station or Activity: Ludlow Ship Number or Designation: 438 Muster Date: 30 Jun 1943
Name: Joseph Elmer Trolinger Ship, Station or Activity: Ludlow Ship Number or Designation: DD 438 Muster Date: 31 Mar 1944
Name: Joseph Elvin Trolinger Ship, Station or Activity: Ludlow Ship Number or Designation: DD 438 Muster Date: 31 Dec 1944
Name: Joseph Elvin Trolinger Ship, Station or Activity: Ludlow Ship Number or Designation: DD-438 Muster Date: 11 Jul 1945
U.S. World War II Navy Muster Rolls
Name: Joseph E Trolinger
Ship, Station or Activity: PC 1079
Ship Number or Designation: PC-1079
Muster Date: 1 Feb 1946
Name: Joseph E Trolinger Ship, Station or Activity: PC 1079 Ship Number or Designation: PC-1079 Muster Date: 1 Feb 1946
U.S. World War II Navy Muster Rolls
Name: Joseph Elvin Trolinger
Ship, Station or Activity: LCI(L) 695
Ship Number or Designation: LCIL-695
Muster Date: 1 Jun 1946
- It appears that there is some confusion about the parents of the 2 children of Joe Sr and Ruth Goff due to the 1981 marriage. I think there was a divorce in between the 2 marriages and he reconciled with the mother of his children. The birth index on his son Joseph Elvin Jr states the mother's maiden name is Goff which supports this idea.