Trudy Wilson

Longtime Kenai resident Trudy Wilson, 66, died Oct. 24, 2014, at her home in Kenai.

A memorial service is at 4 p.m., Nov. 8 at Peninsula Memorial Chapel and Crematory, 5839 Kenai Spur Hwy (Mile 6).

The eldest daughter of Harold and Valda Falk, Trudy was born in Roseau, Minnesota. Her family moved to Gakona in 1958. She grew up there and graduated from Glennallen High School in 1966, then married. She moved with her family to the Kenai Peninsula in 1978.

Trudy was a vibrant person who loved life and all the people in it. In all the ups and downs in her life, she never gave up on anything. She was a staunchly loyal friend and confidant. She never met a stranger, and by the time the greetings were done they were on their way to a fast friendship.

She had many talents: singing, crafts (particularly crochet), gardening, cooking, photography, and scrapbooking. She loved to make things and give them to people. Genealogy was a passion of hers, and she had researched all the connected family trees extensively. If we typed out a list of family members she’d found it wouldn’t fit on this page. She collected hundreds of old pictures, and worked hard to restore them and document all the details.

She has shared the last 23 years with her life partner, Vern Black. She is survived by him, and many members of a large family, including: sisters, Sandy Lappi and Marcy Ebertowski; daughter, Colleen Hannon; nieces, Leanna Delaune and Hollie Kramer; nephews, Jason Hite, Michael Lappi, and David Lappi; stepdaughter, Pauline Porritt; stepsons, Jeremiah Black and David Black; and all of their families, as well as numerous aunts, uncles, cousins and grandchildren.

Arrangements have been made by the Peninsula Memorial Chapel and Crematory. Please sign Trudy’s online guestbook at AlaskanFuneral.com.