Debbie Trainor

She married her best friend Paul Gerard Trainor on August 13, 1981. The couple was later sealed for time and all eternity in the Ogden Utah Temple on October 30, 1982. Paul loved her endlessly and together they shared decades of love and laughter as eternal companions.

Debbie’s legacy is her kindness, compassion, and unwavering love for her friends and family, whose lives were made brighter by knowing her.

Debbie graduated from Bonneville High School in Ogden, Utah. Debbie earned an Associates of Art Degree in 2002 and a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting from Western Illinois University in 2007. She worked for the Department of Treasury, the U.S. Forest Service, Hill Air Force Base, and the Social Security Administration. After her time with the Social Security Administration, she operated a self-employed daycare for more than 20 years. She later worked as a tax preparer for H&R Block. Since 2009, her dedicated service as a Contract Specialist at the Rock Island Arsenal has been the capstone of a 24-year career with the federal government, she retired in 2025.

A lifelong member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Debbie served faithfully in many callings, including Stake, Ward, and Branch Primary leadership; Adult Sunday School teacher; Stake and Ward Young Women leadership; Stake Relief Society leadership; and, most recently, as a Young Single Adult Advisor for more than 8½ years.

Debbie’s love language was food and that’s how she showed her care for others. She was a talented family chef and confectioner who generously used her skills to bless her family, those in need, and in her various church callings. She loved planning complete meals, carefully selecting ingredients, and preparing perfect dinners—whether for a dozen family members or dozens of her beloved Young Single Adults.

Debbie was preceded in death by her parents.

She is survived by her devoted husband, Paul G. Trainor; her children, Patrick Trainor (Jenny), Cheryl Butz (DuWayne), Peter Trainor (Megan), and Rachel Klassen (Brandon); her siblings, Bonnie Norman (Ron), Linda Hampson (Craig), Jerry Seifert (Sandy), Lori Jacobozzi (Mike), and Denise Drysdale; and seven grandchildren (Levi, McKenzie, Luke, Adam, Cambrie, Logan, and Eleanor).

Arrangements are under the direction of Runge Mortuary & Crematory in Davenport, Iowa.

Donations may be sent to the Ronald McDonald House.

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