was St. Paul's oldest male member. He served as an elder and participated in various other church activities. He enjoyed reading the paper, doing cross-word puzzles, playing Solitaire, and spending time with family. Paul died on Monday, April 30, 2018 at Highland Ridge Care Center in Williamsburg, at the age of 100 years. He is survived by his son Allen (Carol) Trimpe of Shawnee, KS; two daughters Sharon (Warren) Pillard of Keokuk and Shirley (Rev. Thomas) Brazinsky of Baroda, MI; seven grandchildren Lisa (David) Periolat of Chicago, IL, Chris (Amber) Trimpe of Shawnee, KS, Marci (David) Flint of Indianapolis, IN, Stephanie (Brent) Range of College Park, MD, Carrie (Greg) Helmers of Coopersville, MI, Anne (Eric) Glessner of St. Louis, MO and Tim (Erin) Brazinsky of Grand Rapids, MI; 8 great grandchildren Sydney Periolat, Portland & Lila Range, Jonah & Thaddeus Glessner and Emma, Olivia & Anna Helmers; three sisters: Ida Strunk of Williamsburg, Viola Lemon of Davenport and Luella Barnes of Cedar Rapids. He was preceded by his parents; his wife, three brothers: Arnold Trimpe, Alfred Trimpe and Raymond Trimpe and four sisters: Ruth Koehn, Edna Wetjen, Lorena Moennich and Esther Huedepohl. Celebration of Life Service will be held 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 5, 2018 at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Williamsburg. Pastor Tom Ogilvie will officiate. Burial will be in St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery, Williamsburg. Visitation will be Friday from 4:00 - 7:00 p.m. at the Powell Funeral Home in Williamsburg. A VFW service will be held at 7:00 p.m.. Memorials may be given to Lutheran Interparish School or St. Paul Lutheran Church. Messages and tributes may be left at www.powellfuneralhomes.com