Mr. Joseph Lloyd Keith Tromblay, age 86 of Murphy, NC, passed away Monday, January 26, 2009 at his residence.
He was born April 17, 1922 in Damar, Kansas, he lived several years in Saginaw, NI., and moved with his family to Palm Beach Gardens in Fl. until his retirement in 1981. He spent his career with the Bell Telephone Company in Michigan and Florida. he and his wife Vivian then retired to Murphy, N.C. in 1986.
He was the son of the late Dewey Tromblay and Olive Plomondon Tromblay. He also was preceded in death by his brother Bernard Tromblay, and grandsons Paul B. Trombay and Nathan J. Tromblay. He served in the Navy from 1943 to 1945 as a Naval Aviator, and a member of the Cherokee Golf Association. Surviving are his wife Vivian P. Tromblay, son and daughter-in-law, Dennis and Joyce Tromblay of Florida and Keith L. Tromblay of Virginia; grandchildren; Kristine Tromblay, Aboujja and Jason Tromblay of Florida and great-granchildren, Cayton Tromblay, Nathan Tromblay, Lily Tromblay, Jossef Aboujja and Zackary Aboujja; several nieces and nephews, and many many good friends. Memorial may be made to Good Shephard Home Health and Hospice Agency, Inc., P.O. Box 465, Hayesville, N.C. 28904.
Memorial Service will be held at a later date.
Arrangements entrusted to the Cochran Funeral Home of Murphy. You may send condolences to the family and sign the guest register at www.cochranfuneralhomes.com.