Kathryn Trushel
Medora | Save
Kathryn Margarette Trushel, 74, of rural Medora, IL, passed away on Monday, June 16, 2025.
She was born on November 22, 1950, in Alton, IL, the daughter of the late Louie and Audrey (Klotz) Bohannon.
Margarette received her Masters in Counseling and Human Service Administration and is a founding member of Oasis Women’s Center. She was a volunteer for three years and has been the Executive Director of the agency for the past 40 years.
She has been a member of many organizations through those years and is currently a board member of a federal project The Inmate Partner Violence Intervention Project, a member of the Operations Committee for the statewide Illinois Coalition Against Domestic Violence, the chair of the Eva A. McDonald Women’s History Coalition in Madison County, and is a member of Zonta, an international women’s organization.
She has received many awards including the Jefferson National Award for Public Service, the Human Dignity Award from the Illinois Coalition Against Domestic Violence, the Peacemaking Award from the Presbytery of Giddings-Lovejoy, and the Liberty Bell Award from the Madison County Bar Association.
She is survived by two siblings, Richard (Paula) Bohannon of Mercer, WI, and Alandra (Arlie) Brown of Perkinston, MS; two nieces Hollie (Dwayne) Nixon and Kaysee (Devin) Johnson; two nephews Michael (Robyn) Bohannon and Bryan (Krissie) Brown.
Margarette was preceded in death by her parents; partner David Noles.
Visitation will be held from 10 am until the time of funeral service at noon, on Saturday, June 21, 2025, at Anderson Family Funeral Home in Brighton.
Burial will follow at Summerville Cemetery, where she will be interred next to her partner David.
Memorials may be made to Oasis Women’s Center.
Condolences may be left online at www.andersonfamilyfuneral.com.
Anderson Family Funeral Home
