Joan L.

Trausch

Joan L. Trausch, 90, of Camden, Michigan, passed away on Sunday, September 27, 2026 at Hospice of Northwest Ohio in Sylvania. She was born on July 13, 1936 in Van Wert, Ohio to James “Wesley” and Edna Fay (Garwood) Ellis. Joan was a 1954 graduate of Millcreek West Unity High School. On July 3, 1954 she married the love of her life, Alvan L. Trausch at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Bryan, Ohio and together they spent 53 years building a life filled with love and many wonder memories, before Al’s passing on June 3, 2008.

Joan retired from National City Bank, in West Unity in December of 1999, where she worked as a manager. Prior to that, she worked as bookkeeper for Town and Country Motors in Pioneer, a dealership owned by her dad that she later became co-owner of. Throughout her life, Joan was active with organizations throughout the community. She was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Montpelier, where she was part of the Rosary Altar Society, the Pioneer Area Lions Club, where she served as Cabinet Secretary of District 13A and was a past president of the West Unity Chamber of Commerce. Joan was an avid women’s basketball fan, Caitlin Clark being her favorite. She enjoyed quilting, reading, watching Michigan Wolverine football and living on Merry Lake.

Left to cherish Joan’s memory are her four children, Bruce (Patty) Trausch of Adrian, Michigan, Michael (Nancy) Trausch of Bryan, Cathy (Steve) Day of Boynton Beach, Florida and David (Tracy) Trausch of Temperance, Michigan; grandchildren, Nick, Chris, Wes, Stephanie, Jake, Jessica, Jon, Katie, and Nicole; step grandchildren; Chris D., Ashley, Courtney, Josh, Sidney; six great grandchildren; five step great grandchildren. Joan was preceded in death by her parents and beloved husband, Alvan L. Trausch.

Visitation for Joan will be held on Thursday, October 1, 2026 from 10 am to 11 am at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Montpelier. Mass of Christian Burial will immediately follow at 11 am at the church with Father Andrew Wellman to officiate. Joan will be laid to rest at St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery in Edgerton at 2 pm on Thursday, following the funeral meal. Donations may be made in Joan’s memory to Pioneer Lions Club, Sacred Heart Rosary Altar Society or Hospice of NW Ohio.