He was born December 7, 1942 in Black River Falls, WI, a son of the late Clem Trader Jr. and Rose Vankirk Trader.
Archie first worked as a quality control supervisor for Weyerhaeuser in Marshfield, WI, then as a manager in Ridgeway, and finally as plant manager in Jefferson. He then owned and operated Traders Plumbing & Heating for 21 years and was a former Greene County Commissioner from 2008 to 2019.
He was a member of St. Ann Church of St. Matthias Parish, Waynesburg, where he was an acolyte, Eucharistic minister, CCD teacher, and a volunteer in the soup kitchen.
Archie was a member of the Knights of Columbus, St. Ann Council 12703, Waynesburg, where he was a past Grand Knight and District Deputy. A former member of Greene County United Way, the Rotary Club, Central Greene School Board, Penn State Cooperative Extension Office, Economic Education Foundation of Washington, Fayette, and Greene Counties, Habitat for Humanity, Greene County Farm Bureau, Greene County Conservation Board, and the Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission.
Archie loved farming, gardening, hunting, westerns, his grandchildren, family, and giving away his farm fresh eggs! He believed that each of us has a personal calling and that the best way to succeed is to discover what you love and then find a way to offer it to others in the form of service.
On October 28, 1961 he married Jeanette Katzenberger, who survives.
Also surviving are the children, Dale (Sophie) Trader of Jefferson, Lori Speelman of Ellicott City, MD, and Debbie (Michael) Whelan of Smithfield; a grandson, Wyatt Whelan; two sisters, Carol Konrardy of Marshfield, WI, and Betty Fleischman of Pittsville, WI; and a brother Joseph Trader of WI.
Deceased is a son, Brian Trader; two grandsons, Gregory Speelman and Mitchem Whelan; two brothers, Phillip Trader and Robert Trader; and a sister, Diane Sparks.
Friends will be received on Friday, June 30, 2023 from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 pm in the Behm Funeral Home, 182 W. High Street, Waynesburg, PA 15370, where a Blessing Service will be held on Saturday, July 1, 2023 at 10:30 am, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 11:00 am at St. Ann Church of St. Matthias Parish, 232 E. High St., Waynesburg, PA 15370, with Fr. J. Francis Frazer officiating. Interment will follow in St. Ann Cemetery, Waynesburg. Knights of Columbus will hold a service on Friday at 7:30 pm in the funeral home. Condolences may be expressed online at www.behmfh.com.
