Funeral Mass for SSG (Retired) LeRoy "Trenk" Trenkenshuh will be at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, February 5, 2026, in St. Ann Catholic Church, Elgin, Oklahoma with Rev. Deva "D" Undralla and Deacon Tom Biles officiating.

Burial with full military honors will follow in Fort Sill National Cemetery, Elgin, Oklahoma under the direction of Becker-Rabon Funeral Home.

Viewing will be available for friends and family on Wednesday from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. at the funeral home.

LeRoy "Trenk" Trenkenshuh, age 89, of Elgin, Oklahoma, died January 27, 2026, in the Lawton/Ft. Sill Veterans Center.

He was born in Dickinson, North Dakota, on September 04, 1936, to Frank and Florence Trenkenschuh.

In 1963 he met Miyoko Kudaka while stationed in Okinawa, Japan, and they married in 1968.  From Okinawa they moved to Lawton, Germany, El Paso, back to Lawton, and Elgin in 2000.  Finally, he moved to the Lawton/Ft. Sill Veterans Center in February 2025. He was a member of St. Ann's Catholic Church, in Elgin, Oklahoma.

He attended St. Joseph Catholic School in Dickinson, North Dakota.  In 1987 he graduated from Cameron University in Lawton, Oklahoma.

He enlisted in the Army in 1956 and retired in 1976.  During his military career he was stationed all around the world, including Greenland, South Korea, Okinawa, and Germany.

He was groundskeeper at Cameron University, then Comanche County Memorial hospital. He went back to Cameron to be the campus courier and retired in 2002.

Trenk would say he was a jack of all trades, but a master of none.  He enjoyed woodworking, gardening, and fishing.  He and Miyoko traveled to many places together, including Canada, Japan, the Black Hills, Branson, San Antonio, etc.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Frank Trenkenschuh and Florence Trenkenschuh (Wicka); siblings Russell Warner, Roseanne Bender, Fr. Frank Trenkenschuh, and Ramona Kooren.

He is survived by wife Miyoko, daughter Lisa and her husband Michael Milner, and grandchild Kai (Jessica) Milner.

The family requests, in lieu of flowers, please consider memorial contributions be made to ODVA, 501 SE Flower Mound Rd, Lawton, OK, 73501.