Shirley Trachsel of Stanfield Passes Away at 86
Shirley M. Trachsel of Stanfield joined her Lord and Savior on Jan. 8, 2018 at the age of 86 after a courageous battle with cancer.
She was born on May 29, 1931 in Crowley, Colo. the first of nine children to Levern and Gladys Galbraith.
The family moved often and settled in Oregon in 1936. Shirley started school in Sutherlin. The family then moved to Mount Hood in 1939. When Shirley was 10 years old they moved to Bonny Slope, and she lived in the area for the next 51 years.
Shirley married Herbert K. Trachsel in 1948, and she became an instant mom for Herbert’s two children by a previous marriage, Herbert Jr. and Beverley. Shirley and Herbert had two children, Charlene and Kelly Trachsel.
Shirley worked at Woolworth’s in Portland, then at Sunset Lanes in Beaverton. That’s where her love for bowling got its start. One of her teams was called Gladys’s Girls, named for her blind mom, Gladys, her sisters, Marge and Edna, and a close friend, Jeannie. They traveled with Mom all over the USA bowling in state tournaments. Also, with her love for travel, Shirley visited Israel two times.
Her lifelong loves were her family and friends and the Crossroads Community Assembly of God Church in Stanfield, where she was a greeter. She enjoyed dancing and of course bowling, which was a weekly event. She also loved taking her motor home traveling and camping out with her Columbia River Good Sam Club.
Shirley is survived by her daughter Charlene and son Kelly Trachsel; siblings, L. Don Galbraith, Marge (Larry) Nelson, John (Marie) Galbraith, Edna Lien and Raymond Galbraith; and many cousins, nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Levern and Gladys Galbraith; her first husband, Herbert; his children, Herbert Jr. and Beverley J. Meader; her second husband, Stan Jacobs; and siblings, Doris Warren, Jim Galbraith and Dale Galbraith.
A memorial service will be held on Saturday, Jan. 20, 2018 at 1 p.m. at Crossroads Community Church, 350 N. Sherman St., Stanfield.
A graveside service will be held on Monday, Jan. 22, 2018 at 1 p.m. at Skyline Memorial Park, Portland.
Please sign the online condolence book at burnsmortuaryhermiston.com.
Burns Mortuary of Hermiston is in care of arrangements.
