Obituary - John Calvin Trowbridge

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JOHN TROWBRIDGE
May 16, 2008

John "Calvin" Trowbridge, age 84, of Valparaiso and a WWII veteran of the
501st Infantry Parachute Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division took his
final jump on May 16, 2008. He was preceded in death by his devoted wife of
55 years Alice "Kitty" (nee Mooney) Trowbridge in 2001; daughter Judith
Brandt; grandson Christopher; 2 brothers and their wives, Charles (Wanda)
Trowbridge and Leonard (Naomi) Trowbridge; and infant sister Fern. He is
survived by 3 sons, David E. of Portage, Richard D. of Tucson, AZ and John
M. of Valparaiso; 3 daughters Martha J. Henderson of Chesterton, Rita (Tom)
Cantwell of Hobart and Alice Trowbridge of Chesterton; 17 grandchildren, 11
great-grandchildren, numerous step grandchildren, sister, May Bland of
Bloomfield, IN and brother Clifford (Margaret) Trowbridge of Martinsville,
IN and numerous nieces and nephews.

John was born in Delaplaine, AR on June 7, 1923, then lived in Bloomfield,
IN where he graduated from Solsberry High School, Class of 1941. He
enlisted in the Army in November 1942, completed parachute training and
became a light machine gunner. He was wounded in Holland in 1944 and in
Belgium in 1945. He was awarded the Purple Heart with Bronze Cluster, 2
Bronze Stars and numerous other service medals.

He was a retired Teamster from Local 142 and was a member of the Knights of
Columbus St. Thomas Council 1347 of Hobart, the Merrillville American Legion
Post 430, and Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church in South Haven.

Funeral Services will be Tuesday, May 20, 2008 beginning at 9 a.m. at Burns
Funeral Home, 701 E. 7th St., Hobart, IN and proceeding to Our Lady of
Sorrows Church, 356 W. 700 North, Valparaiso, IN for a Mass of Christian
Burial. Rev. Douglas Mayer officiating. Burial at Calumet Park Cemetery,
Merrillville, IN. Friends may visit with the family on Monday from 2-8 p.m.
at Burns Funeral Home, Hobart. There will be a Knights of Columbus service
at 6:00 p.m. and an American Legion service at 7:30 p.m.

John will be deeply missed by his loving family and friends. In lieu of
flowers, donations in his memory may be made to the VNA Horton Hospice, 501
Marquette St., Valparaiso, IN 46383.