Adela A. Tremp

Adela (Rapp) Tremp passed away on April 15, 2023, surrounded by family after a brief illness. Adela was born on July 24, 1927, in North Toledo to Eugenia (Dersch) and Joseph Rapp. She graduated from St Mary's and Central Catholic and later attended Mary Manse College. She was proud that she had worked her way through school. This meant sweeping the halls, erasing pencil marks in books, selling her milk tokens to other students, and finally convincing Msgr. Harrington to give his permission for a victory bike so she could avoid paying for the streetcar. Adela also worked at Camp Lady of the Lake, Woolworths in downtown Toledo, and the Rossford Ordinance Depot to help support the household. Adela's parents operated the Lincoln Hotel on Cherry Street. The family lived at the hotel while her parents cooked meals for weary travelers and offered lodging during the Great Depression. Since her parents were entrepreneurs, this meant Adela and her sister Girlie looked after the younger children in the family. Always the caregiver, she watched over her younger brothers and sister, creating a life-long bond with all her siblings and a love of children that existed throughout her final years. Adela married William Tremp on January 22, 1949, and together they raised eight children on Oxbridge Drive in South Toledo. Mom always put her children first. Once her youngest were in grade school, she began working various jobs. Mom worked at Beverly School as a playground aide, in the lunchroom, and later as a member of the Beverly library staff. Working for the schools served her well since she valued education and loved being around children. Mom was inspired to volunteer as a tutor for those who spoke English as a second language and later served meals at the Claver House. Adela was a census worker and worked at the neighborhood polling location as an election's worker. She was interested in politics, and once women were allowed to vote, she never missed an election. Later, Adela sold real estate to young families, a role she was incredibly proud of since she valued homeownership. She ended her career, retiring from the former Toledo Hospital to devote time to her grandchildren. The parish family at Our Lady of Perpetual Help was important to both Mom and Dad. While Dad served as an usher, Mom gathered the children for weekly mass, often giving us "church face" so we kept ourselves in line. If she forgot her eyeglasses for mass, she still sang with much feeling, mixing up words and causing laughter all around. Later, they sold the family home and bought a smaller house on Penrose Lane. After our Dad died, she moved to a condo where she continued to make friends. Adela had a delightful sense of humor and loved a glass of wine and chocolate. In 2022, Adela moved to West Park Place. We will be forever grateful for the care, kindness, and dignity they gave Mom. Her Ma and Pa, our dad Bill, and son Billy preceded her in death. She was also preceded in death by her siblings Alexander "Alec" and his wife Genevieve, Eugene "Eudie" and his first wife Lucille, and 2nd wife Dolly, and Eugenia "Girlie" Hahn and her husband, Junie. Brothers Joseph, John, and Charlie Rapp, infant sister Mary Anna, her brother-in-law Don Frick, nephew Scott Frick, and sister-in-law Rose Marie Graf also preceded her in death. Adela is survived by her children, Judy (Dennis) Jenssen, Michael Tremp, David (Leigh) Tremp, Kathy (Doug) Faison, Ron (Julie) Tremp, Lisa (Mark) Urrutia, Linda (Patrick) Waters; her sister, Mary "Baby" Frick and sister-in- law's, Donna and Charlotte, and many nieces and nephews. She is also survived by her grandchildren, Matt, Mike, Mike (Amanda), Andrea (Austin), Christina (Henry), Andrew, Kathryn, Nick, Nate, and great-granddaughters Kaela and MacKenzie. In place of flowers, please consider donating locally to the Thomas M. Wernert Center serving those in Lucas County with mental illness or the American Diabetes Association in honor of our Dad, Bill, and her granddaughter Christina. A Funeral Mass will be held on Saturday, April 22, 2023 at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, 2255 Central Grove, Toledo, OH 43614, at 11:00 a.m. where the family will begin receiving guests at 10:00 a.m. Burial will be private, at a later date. Please view and sign our online "guest registry" at CoyleFuneralHome.com

Adela A. Tremp

July 24, 1927 - April 15, 2023