Johnnie Ancel Troxler

Johnnie Troxler, 91, a Wenatchee area resident, was called home on Saturday, December 3, 2016 at Colonial Vista Care Center. On September 15, 1925 at Zion, Arkansas the late John Henry and Mary Adella (Walker) Troxler, welcomed Johnnie Ancel to the family. Throughout his young life, the family moved to a variety of areas of Izard County, which included Melbourne, Calico Rock, Sage, Zion and Sidney. In his teens, he worked as a farm hand in Arkansas before entering the US Navy in December of 1943. He served shipboard on the USS Onslow during WWII and received his Honorable Discharge on December 22, 1945. Following his parents, he too settled at Wenatchee and found employment as a Movie Projection Operator at the Vitaphone Theatre. He later worked for Wells & Wade Fruit Company, near Lincoln Rock. He met and later married Marjorie Elaine James on August 16, 1949 in East Wenatchee; they made their first home together in Wenatchee. Johnnie was hired as and orchardist at Twin W Orchards, in 1951 and they moved to the ranch in Orondo. Upon moving back to Wenatchee in 1953, Johnnie gained employment as an installer for the first cable company in the valley, Consolidated Cable. In October of 1968, Johnnie went to work at Wells & Wade driving the oil truck, and then working in the shipping department before retiring in April of 1988. What started as a hobby with CB Radio in the mid 1970's, J & M Electronics, became a business that Johnnie loved. He repaired and sold radios, antennas and other equipment as well as trained and tested Amateur Radio Operators. He was known for having the "Antenna Farm" in his yard. Johnnie was a member of the Apple City Amateur Radio Club and he attended Wenatchee Valley Baptist Church. He is preceded in death by daughters, infant, Kathleen Ann Troxler (1950), Wanda Reeves (2011); four sisters, Leota Anderson, Glenna Fox, Monnie Brown and Bonnie Andrus. Johnnie will be missed by his wife of 67 years, Marge; children, Debbie (Ken) Ackland, Leigh Troxler; four grandchildren, Darci Marchett, John Reeves, Phillip Ackland, Lindsey Haney and 11 great grandchildren. The family would like to thank Dr. Toby Long and staff, the nurses at Confluence Home Health and Hospice and the nursing staff at Colonial Vista Long Term Care. A Memorial Service will be held at 2:00 pm on Thursday, December 15, 2016, at the Wenatchee Valley Baptist Church. You are invited to view his online guestbook at www.HeritageMemorialChapel.com . Arrangements are in the care of Heritage Memorial Chapel, East Wenatchee

Johnnie Ancel Troxler

September 15, 1925 - December 3, 2016