Eugene R. Trombla

Eugene Randall "Gene" Trombla, age 92, of Holland, passed away peacefully, Friday, June 12, 2015 at the Lutheran Village at Wolf Creek. He was born on May 30, 1923 to Thomas Eugene and Elfrieda (Hausdorfer) Trombla in Toledo. Gene's family was one of the earliest pioneers of the Maumee/Perrysburg area, settling along the shores of the Maumee River in 1819. He grew up in Maumee and graduated from Maumee High School in 1941. Gene was a veteran of the U.S. Navy serving in the Pacific Theatre in WWII. Gene's greatest passion was pipe organs; playing, installing, repairing, anything involving them. He attended The University of Toledo, The Oberlin Conservatory of Music and Bowling Green State College of Music. Gene was a sports car enthusiast, a member of SCCA and the Compass Club of Northwest Ohio. He was deeply interested in esoteric knowledge, loved nature and especially the "dappled" shade of the apple tree. Gene will be deeply missed by all who knew and loved him.

Gene is survived by his loving wife of 57 years, Claudia (Mowery) Trombla; children, Mark Trombla and Alysia "Lisa" (Ali) Tromblay; grandchildren, Matt, Thomas, Chelsea, Gabriel and Raphael "Lungtok"; sisters-in-law, Mary (Richard) Kesling, Bonnie (Ronald) Simpson, Dorene Timiney and Bonnie Shrider; and many nieces, nephews and dear friends.

The family will receive guests on Thursday from 3 – 8:00 p.m. at Newcomer Funeral Home – SW Chapel, 4752 Heatherdowns Blvd., Toledo (419-381-1900). Funeral Services will begin Friday at 11:00 a.m. in the funeral home. Interment will follow in Ottawa Hills Memorial Park.

Those wishing to make memorial contributions are asked to consider the Toledo Harborlight Society or the Toledo Chapter of American Guild of Organists (AGO).