1905
Daisy
2004
Daisy Trask
December 28, 1905 — April 9, 2004
Daisy Mae Trask died Friday, April 9, 2004, at El Dorado Nursing Home in Trenton. She was 98 years old.
Daisy was born December 28, 1905, in Redwood County, MN to Friedrich W. and Pauline Anna (Pauglusch) Eller.
On September 22, 1922, she married Fred Okins in Redwood County. After the dissolution of that marriage, she married Grant Trask in Redwood Falls, MN on August 29, 1939. In 1940, they moved to Nebraska where they eventually purchased and operated Trask Sand and Gravel in Trenton. Daisy was an integral part of their sand and gravel business, operated all the equipment as well as driving gravel truck and handling the bookkeeping. After selling the gravel business, she opened Daisy's Upholstery in Trenton. In 1998, Daisy moved to McCook but later returned to Trenton where she was a resident of El Dorado.
She was a member of St. Johns Lutheran Church in Culbertson; member of Business and Professional Women's Assoc., having been a delegate from Nebraska to the 5th National Convention; and was a member of the Trenton Chamber of Commerce for 20 years, having the honor of being elected the first lady president of a Chamber of Commerce in the state of Nebraska. She was a long time member and chaplain of the VFW Ladies Auxiliary of Trenton.
In later years, Daisy volunteered many hours making lap robs, quilts and afghans for the El Dorado Nursing Home, Veterans homes, and other organizations.
Preceding her in death were her parents; her two husbands, Fred and Grant; two daughters, Pauline Reinfeld and Elizabeth Fahey; and two sons, an infant Frederick and Gerald Okins of Trenton.
Survivors include her two sons, George Okins and wife, Joan, of Westland, MI and Fred Okins and wife, Gabe, of Stephenson, MI; one daughter, Trude and husband, David Ferguson, of Keller, TX; one brother, Siegfred Eller and wife, Louise, of Forest Grove, OR; 22 grandchildren, 47 great-grandchildren, 18 great-great-grandchildren and two great-great-great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be given in her name to St. John's Lutheran Church of Culbertson.
Services will be Friday, April 16, 10:30 a.m., at St. Johns Lutheran Church in Culbertson with Pastor Bryan L. Hopfensperger officiating. Burial will be in the Trenton Cemetery.
Visitation will be Thursday, 9:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m.
Carpenter Breland Funeral Home of McCook is in charge of the arrangements.
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