DEATH NOTICE FORM FROM: PENWELL-GABEL HIGHLAND CHAPEL
TOPEKA, KANSAS
Family contact name and telephone number: Jan Trulson 785-539-1307 (Wife)
1. Full Name: Barry Trulson Age: 57 Years
2. Current address: Of Manhattan
3. Date of death: Saturday, May 10, 2003
4 Place of death: His residence
5. Cause of death:
6. Date of birth: May 14, 1945 Place of birth: Portland, Oregon
6.b. Parents: Henry Trulson & Cecelia Murphy
6.c. Years in current city/town:
7. Background: He graduated from Beaumont High School in Beaumont, California and graduated from
Cal-Poly at Pomona, California with a marketing management degree. He was an Army Veteran during the
Vietnam War serving in Seoul, Korea. He resided in Topeka from 1973-1974, McPherson from 1976-1978, Salina
from 1980-1992 and Manhattan from 1992 to present. He was employed by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas
serving as a Sales Representative and Regional Manager since July of 1976. He was active in the Manhattan
AIDS Project and with the Kansas Wesleyan University basketball program.
8. Relatives: Married to: Jan Stapleton, November 21, 1970 in Las Vegas, Nevada
8.b. preceded in death by: One Nephew: Michael Bodine in 1992.
8.c. Immediate survivors:
Wife: Jan Trulson, Manhattan, KS
Mother: Cecelia Trulson, Wamego, KS
Brother: Pat & Wife Barbara Trulson, Westminster, CA
Brother: Keith & Wife Bev Bodine, Topeka, KS
Uncle: Cy Murphy, Upland, CA
Mother-In-Law: Betty Stapleton, Topeka, KS
Nephew: Ken Trulson
Nephew: Pat Bodine
Nephew: Jeff Bodine
Niece: Cathleen Trulson
Great-Nephew: Tanner Bodine
Great-Nephew: Michael Bodine
9. Service time, day, date, place: Services will be at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday,
at Penwell-Gabel Highland Chapel.
10. Burial: Mt. Hope Cemetery in Topeka, Kansas
11. Visitation times, place: None
12. Vigil, wake, rosary, other:
13. Memorial contributions, if any: American Heart Association P.O. Box 1653, Topeka, KS 66601-1653
American Lung Association 4300 S.W. Drury Lane, Topeka, KS 66604
16. Funeral home in charge: Penwell-Gabel Highland Chapel, 2843 SE Minnesota Ave, Topeka, Kansas
16a.. Director: Brian M. Voigt