This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/zk.2ADI/2238 Message Board Post: KNOD radio online: Services for 79-year-old Manuel Trindade of Earling will be held 11:00 am Friday, May 12th, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Earling. Manuel Trindade died Tuesday, May 9th, at the Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha. Survivors include his wife Marie; 1 son, Robert Trindade (Lori) of Franklin, WI; 1 daughter, Nancy Thies (Dave) of Earling; 1 brother, John Trindade (Josaphine) of Braintree, MA; 1 sister, Marina Vasconcellos (Albert) of Braintree, MA. Visitation will start at 5:00 pm Thursday, May 11th with a scripture service at 7:00 pm at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Earling. The Fouts Funeral Home in Woodbine is in charge of the arrangements. = = = = = = = = = = Fouts Funeral Home online: Manuel Trindade Visitation: Thursday, May 11, 2006 5:00 PM until 9:00 PM 7:00 PM until 7:30 PM Scripture Service St. Joseph Catholic Church Earling, IA 51530 Service: Friday, May 12, 2006 11:00 AM St. Joseph Catholic Church Earling, IA 51530 Manuel S. Trindade was born on October 28, 1926, in Cambridge, Massachusetts to Manuel S. & Maria Jose (Faria) Trindade. He attended Miramar School of Divinity in Kingston, MA. He joined the U.S. Army and later transferred to the U.S. Army Air Corp. Manuel married Marie Merenda at St. Anthony’s Catholic Church in Revere, MA. Manuel retired from the U.S. Air Force in 1967 as a Master Staff Sergeant. After retirement, Manuel worked in a men’s clothing store, volunteered at the Dover, New Hampshire Police Department, and volunteered at the Air Force Base hospital. He was very active in the DAV and worked up to the position of National Adjutant. Manuel was also active in the St. Joseph Catholic Church in Dover, NH. He was an avid stamp & coin collector, as well of a member of the VFW, American Legion and Moose Lodge. Manuel and Marie lived in Dover, NH for 43 years before moving to Earling in October of 2004. Manuel died on Tuesday, May 9, 2006, at the Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska attaining the age of 79 years, six months, and 11 days. Manuel was preceded in death by his parents. He is survived by his wife Marie of Earling, Iowa; son, Robert Trindade and his wife Lori of Franklin, Wisconsin; daughter, Nancy and her husband Dave Thies of Earling, Iowa; nine grandchildren, Susan, Robert, Jr., JoAnna, nthony, Eric, Matthew, Sarah, Rebekah and Michael; five great grandchildren; brother, John Trindade and his wife,Josaphine of Braintree, Massachusetts; sister, Marina and her husband Albert Vasconcellos of Braintree, Masschusetts and many other relatives and friends. Mass of Christian Burial St. Joseph Catholic Church Earling, Iowa Friday, May 12, 2006 at 11:00 am Clergy Father Michael Berner Musician Betty Gaul Vocalists Dave & Ruth Hoffman Pall Bearers Earling American Legion Post #615 Military Rites Earling American Legion Post #615 Final Resting Place St. Joseph Cemetery Earling, Iowa