Wendy K. Trottier

Wendy’s Celebration of Life Service will be livestreamed below starting at 10:45 AM Friday.

Wendy Kay Trottier (Weingartner), of West Fargo, passed away March 28, 2024, at the age of 73.

She is survived by her husband Terrence, her children, Terry (Valerie) Trottier, Jennifer (Kent) Kraiter, Cory (Sally) Trottier and Heidi (Patrick) Nicklay, and seven grandchildren, Tori (Brandon) Thorn, Taylor (Cierra) Trottier, Hannah Kraiter (Alan Johnson), Owen Nicklay, Kaylee Kraiter, Andrew Trottier, and Benjamin Nicklay. She was also blessed with three great grandchildren, Caleb and Kaylee Thorn and Carson Trottier. Her sisters Barb (Gary) Erickson, Sue (Pete) Zeigler, stepmother Mavis Weingartner and nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends too numerous to count. She is preceded in death by her parents Andrew and Shirley Weingartner, her sister Patti Geffre, and her son Michael.

She was born in Edina, Minnesota and lived there until she went to college in Moorhead, Minnesota. As fate would have it, she would meet her husband, Terrence, walking home from a basketball game in early February. They were married, September 13th, 1969, and moved to Horace, North Dakota. It was there they had all five of their children who overcrowded their small home, so they decided to move to West Fargo, North Dakota, where they lived for the next 47 years.

Wendy worked at St. Luke’s, Merit Care, and Sanford, as a unit clerk in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit for nearly 40 years. This is where she built many of the friendships that she still has to this day. She was very active in the community. As a member of the Jayceettes and the Women of Today, she spent countless hours volunteering at the local theater and several group homes in the area but her greatest passion in life, besides her family, was the Red River Zoo. She was one of their first volunteers. She led a junior zookeeper’s program and gave countless outreach presentations at the local schools, birthday parties and any other event she could. She also enjoyed giving back to the church, Hope Lutheran, where she helped mentor and teach children with learning disabilities. She was also involved with several fundraisers for the Fargo Fine Arts.

Wendy will be missed by so many, but we all rest easier knowing she has been reunited with her parents and her son. May she continue to watch over us as we grieve and remember the great wife, mother, grandmother, and friend that she was. We love you!

In lieu of flowers a donation to the Red River Zoo or American Diabetes Association would be appreciated.