Orval H. Trost. 95, died Monday, September 26, 2011, at the Waverly Health Center. Orval Harry Trost was born June 11, 1916 at Readlyn, Iowa, the son of John and Bertha (Krueger) Trost.

Orval was baptized June 18, 1916 at Readlyn, Iowa, in Bremer County, and lived there until age 4. He then lived in Waterloo, Iowa, and was confirmed at Immanuel Lutheran Church at Waterloo, Iowa on June 8, 1930. He graduated at East Waterloo High School on June 1, 1934.

Neva Aletha Fjetland and Orval were married November 25, 1937, at Immanuel Lutheran Church at Waterloo, Iowa. She died September 18, 2003.

Orval’s railroad career began in 1935, and he worked on 4 railroads, The Waterloo Cedar Falls and Northern, The Chicago Great Western, The Northern Pacific Terminal at Portland, Oregon, and The Illinois Central Railroad at Waterloo, Iowa. Orval retired as a freight and passenger conductor June 3, 1977. Also, he was a continuous union member since December 1936 and presently a member of The United Transportation Union, and the National Association of Retired and Veteran Railway Employees (NARVRE).

One of Orval’s favorite pastimes was writing poetry, and he loved playing cribbage.

He has 3 children: Jon, Sandra and James (Lory); 3 grandchildren: Roshelle, Alex and Ashley; 4 great-grandchildren: Andrea, Jacob, Anne and Rainee; and 1 great-great-grandchild: Morgan Leigh Frisbey.

He was preceded in death by his wife Neva, a sister and her husband, Delores and Jack Graff of Geneva, Iowa, a half-sister and husband Elda and Wernold Diercks of Waverly, a brother in law Edward Pearson and his wife Clarice of Ellsworth, Iowa, and an adopted brother Gail Albert Trost of Waterloo, Iowa.