After reading your mother's obit in our local Record Herald, I knew I had to relate my interest in the Funk family. I've lived in Waynesboro, PA all my life and my father, the late Francis (Hunk) Trostle, worked for your grandfather, Clyde. My father started to work at the young age of 16 for Benjamin Poper, the former owner of the Velvet Ice Cream Co. I am next to the youngest and only survivor of his five children. Dad learned to make the ice cream from Mr. Poper and continued to make, sell, distribute, manage and every other job connected to the business. He worked everyday and had little time with his family. On a rare occasion, your grandfather would let my Dad borrow his Chrysler to take his family on a day trip. I was not accustomed to the new car smell and got car sick, luckily we stopped in time so that I didn't ruin any of the interior of the car. Dad died at a very early age, he was only 46, that was 30 years of dedicated service to the business. At that time a Merle Beam owned the business. My father was on his death bed when he tried to explain how he made the ice cream so they could continue. My father never made ice cream in advance and store it any longer than he knew he could sell it. Needless to say, Mr. Beam didn't want to spend the amount of time my father did in making fresh ice cream and it wasn't long until the business was sold. Unlike some families, we didn't Inherit an estate after Dad's death, but we sure did inherit a good name. I don't think my father had any enemies and I was so very proud of him. I also remember Aunt Betty, she played the organ at our church when I was a youngster. My sympathies on the loss of your loved one, you are indeed very fortunate to have had her in your life for so many years.
