Lois Winkelmann Trostle

We were very sorry to hear of your loss. I still can remember my mother and Betty giving her a shower and/or party at our house in Prairie Hill when I was about 9 or 10. I thought Lois was the prettiest woman I had ever seen. She looked like a movie star. She was always smiling and laughing and having a good time, and now the Lord has her under His wing soaring over all storms and trouble. I know she's smiling and will be happy forever. We didn't know about her passing until yesterday and all those precious memories came flooding back. May God be with you all. Bubba and Karen hannan

Dear Family,
Our sincere and heartfelt sympathy on the death of your mother/grandmother. What an amazing and gracious lady and what an amazing and memorable life! She was truly blessed and truly a blessing. Since our Dads grew up as friends I have known her for many years and that was always a joy. But she has moved on now to a better place where she is whole and rejoicing with her family and friends that have preceded her. God's peace to you all! I know Mrs. Trostle has found hers. Enjoy the memories!
Debbie/Ronnie Heidemann

Family and Friends of Lois:
I am so sorry to hear that my Aunt Lois passed away. I am the niece of Shorty Trostle. I know that Lois was a wonderful woman, very outgoing and special to many. She made my Uncle Shorty very happy and he adored her. My sympathy is with all of you.
Mary Smith
Burlington, Iowa

Dearest Robin, Rob, Lori and Lois,
Today when we got the Banner Press with your mom's obituary, we were at once saddened, but at the same time rejoiced, really rejoiced in the victory over illness, disease, and even death that she had won as a precious servant of our Lord Jesus Christ. Paula and I have so many wonderful memories of her witness to us of fully living the life with which she had been blessed. Even, in the last few years, on those few occasions when we saw her, there was in her face and struggling voice that same vivaciousness that always seem to characterize her. She was one great lady!
Please indulge me one special memory when she informed me that she and Shorty wanted to get married, and I told her that I they would need to meet with me a couple of three times for pre-marital counseling. There was this incredible look on her face, and she said something like, "You mean, that even though Shorty and I have been married over 60 years between us, that you are going to counsel us!" I also remember that after our last session, she took my hand and looked me in the eye and said, "Thank you for the time you've spent with us." That was classic Lois. Always open to new experiences and always gracious.
Paula and I have been and will keep you all in our prayers, mostly giving thanks to God for the witness of this marvelous life lived in God's grace. Peace, Kenneth Moerbe

She was a beautiful person and I'm going to miss her dearly.May God bless you.

I'm sorry to hear about the loss of your loved one.May God bless you and I'll keep you in my prayers.

Dearest Robin, Rob, Lori & Lois,
I learned of the loss of your wonderful Mom today. I was so sorry to hear. She was a wonderful family matriarch and role model for all of the family. When I first met Lois, I enjoyed her sense of humor and considered her to be a real class act.
She sat in front of me at St Pauls every Sunday.
May you find comfort in knowing that Your loss has been God's gain. Love to all of you and your beautiful families. I miss seeing you all.

God's blessings -

Jackie

My dear friends,

Had I heard earlier the news of your loss, I would have loved to speak these words to you in person. However, I did not hear about my friend Lois until this afternoon. And my heart longs to try to put into words the deep feelings I have upon her passing. Please know that you are not alone in heartfelt remembrance of her.

From childhood I knew that Lois and Robert A. were special people. They lived around the corner. Robert A. was friendly, accomplished, approachable, and yet, in every way, a doctor and a person greatly respected in my family’s home. I remember his smile. And Lois. Lois was pretty, young, ebullient, opinionated, sharp, fun to be around, and capable of meeting any intellectual challenge that was directed her way: A force in her own right. Robert A. was “old Brenham” as was my father, and Daddy knew the Muckleroys in Hempstead – but it was mother who was most attached to them. Both Robert A. and Lois were, in their separate ways, so special to mother, who was (and little Robin knew) “the Fairy”.

As a child, I simply accepted those things and those two people, not knowing how special they were. It’s one of those aspects of childhood: We accept as “given” the things that come before us and we don’t question or truly understand the remarkable beings among whom and into whom, we are born. Only with luck, such as I had, do we as adults come more fully to understand the qualities of our predecessors. I left Brenham so many years ago; but as life would have it returned in time to meet you as adults and to re-connect with your family under new circumstances and in adult ways.

What a wonderful experience it was to meet Lois’s family.

It should, I hope, come as no surprise to any of you that I think the world of the Winkelmann family, or perhaps, better said: the Winkelmann, Cook, Hasskarl, Kolkhorst, Holm, Hyatt, and Maxwell families. You personify in yourselves and in your mutual affections, the best of family values. I treasure you all, individually; and best of all, I treasure you so much as a family. And, I must add, I sorely miss Lee and Shorty, though I know that my feeling of loss pales into insignificance when compared to the loss that you must feel. But I count myself blessed to have been among all of you. And I shall always wish I had Lee to call for advice and friendship, and to wish I had more time to be with Shorty, hearing the stories of his life.

I came back to Brenham at a hard time in my life. You received me into your company, even among your family, with great openness and love. What a blessing that was! Thank you! I got to know, in an adult as opposed to a childlike way, Lois and all your family. I love you for that.

And so, my friends, the whole purpose of this long discourse is intended as a song to the memory of Lois Muckleroy Winkelmann Trostle. May you, the most precious gift of her life, be comforted that she is now free. May you rejoice in her goodness and her legacy and her release, at last, from her travails. You are not alone in missing her. I appreciate her all the more because of you, who are her legacy. The beauty of her life is expressed in the love she leaves behind.

With my love,
Seth

Winkelman and Trostle Family,

My sincere condolences to all of you. I always enjoyed seeing Lois. Her sense of humor, laughter, and sincere character made her a very special woman.

I know that Lois with be missed by many but it is comforting to know so many of her wonderful traits were paid forward to her incredible family.

God Bless,
The Gaskamp's

You have my heartfelt sympathy. May God bless you and keep you in his care. From experience I know how difficult it is to loose a loved one.

God Bless.

Betty Krueger