Paul W. Trostel
January 30, 2011
Paul Wayne Trostel, of Johnston, Iowa, passed away unexpectedly, on Sunday, January 30, 2011.
Paul was born May 28, 1946, in Providence, Rhode Island. He grew up on a small ranch farm with his brothers in Brighton, Colorado, and graduated from Fort Lupton High School in Colorado. Paul's true passion in life was the restaurant business, where he spent tireless hours working in all facets of the industry. His first career in the business began as a bus boy in high school. He gained further experience working at various corporate chain restaurants in Colorado and Nebraska. In 1978, he opened his first restaurant, Colorado Feed and Grain, in Des Moines, Iowa. Paul successfully owned and operated many more restaurants before opening his current restaurants, Trostel's Greenbriar, in Johnston, Chips Restaurant in Ankeny, and Trostel's Dish in Clive.
Paul, otherwise known as Toasty by close friends and PT by his devoted employees, was recognized for many accomplishments, including Iowa Restaurateur of the Year, Iowa Restaurant Association Champion Award, Johnston Chamber of Commerce Businessperson of the Year, Taste of Iowa Culinary Award, Iowa Pork Producer's Taste of Elegance Award, Iowa Beef Backer Award, and National Beef Innovator Backer Award. In addition to his generous contributions in the community, Paul gave the valuable gift of his time and served in many leadership roles. He has represented the state of Iowa on the National Restaurant
Association Board of Directors for 10 years; is Past Chairperson and Board Member of the Iowa Restaurant Association; and Past President of the Johnston Chamber of Commerce. Paul was a member of the Johnston Lions Club, ECBC Breakfast Club, Iowa Hospitality Association, and Chaine de Rotisseur.
Paul is survived by his four children, Troy Trostel (Jennifer), of Grimes, Iowa, Robyn McSheehy (Paul) of Denver, Colorado, Cody Trostel of Des Moines, and Cali Trostel, of
Las Vegas; grandchildren, Tanner, Tuff, Tate, and the soon to arrive first granddaughter -- Ava; brothers Byrl, Mark (PJ), David, and Robert; and long-time best friend and business
partner, Suzanne Summy. He was preceded in death by his parents Byrl and Ruth.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m., Thursday, February 3, at Hamilton's on Westown Parkway, 3601 Westown Parkway, West Des Moines. Funeral services will be held on Friday, February 4 at 2 p.m., at Lutheran Church of Hope, 925 Jordan Creek Parkway, West Des Moines, with burial services immediately following at Glendale Cemetery. Memorials may be given in his honor to the Iowa American Diabetes Association, the Iowa American Heart Association, or directed to Hamilton's Funeral Home.
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jim loffredo
02/01/2011
Paul and the loffredo family go back a long way, he was a great person and always treated my parents and my family with a great deal of respect. I can picture him raising cain upstairs already. You will be well missed my friend and my condolences to the family. You had a hell of a dad. Rest in Peace Toasty
Mike Loffredo
02/01/2011
What a great loss of a person who highly respected and loved my deceased parents for many years.All of us brothers had a great relationship with him and he will be deeply missed...Rest in peace dear friend..My thoughts and prayers are with the family.
Carmen New Ellison
02/01/2011
Paul lived life to the fullest and in doing so gave family and friends many wonderful memories. I am happy I knew a man of his magnitude. My sincere sympathies to his family and friends.
Sioux Chiodo-Newberg
02/01/2011
We are so sorry for your loss! We had some great fun with Paul, he was a great guy!! We were shocked and saddened at the news! You are in our thoughts and prayers! Sioux & Dan
Jeff Cottrell
02/01/2011
Paul was as close to a second father as a young man could have had or wished for. From the fishing and hunting, to the stock car racing on Friday nights in the summers. Paul was a great man and an inspirational leader.
I will never forget the impact he has had on my life. From a very early age Paul taught me the values of honesty, integrity, and that success, no matter in school or work, cannot happen without dedication and hard work.
One of my favorite memories with Paul was our road trip snacks, raw hotdogs and A&W Cream Soda. And the time he handed the keys to his black Corvette to a 16 year old kid, and then the look in his eyes after he realized what he had done.
You will be missed Paul, but never forgotten.
My heartfelt wishes to his family.
Larry Loffredo Family
02/01/2011
To the Trostel Family,
It is with a heavy heart that I write this. My families heart goes out to you with great sorrow and pain with the loss of a great man. We have known your family for many years and have felt a closeness though business and personal times. Many great memories of Paul that will stay in our hearts forever. He was a man who left a deep impression on this community and a great many people. He will be forever missed.
WIth great sorrow,
Larry Loffredo & Boys
Chris Voggesser
02/01/2011
I knew Paul for many years. He was committed to his trade and someone that brought a smile to my face every time we had the opportunity to discuss things over a glass of wine. My family will keep you in our thoughts and prayers at this difficult time.
Chris Voggesser
Gay Anne Auten
01/31/2011
To the family of Paul I was a card dealer at Lakeside in Osceola and
knew Paul through dealing to him cards,he loved people especially vetrans
my son was serving in Iraq and he always made a point of asking me how he
was doing Paul was a caring guy with alot of energy and liked to play black
jack I know if there is a black jack game going on in heaven he is at it
may your precious memories give you peace through this difficult time.
God Bless Gay Anne Auten
Doug Coen
01/31/2011
We are extremely sorry to hear of Paul's passing. We considered him a good friend, a leader in our industry and someone that we had high regard and respect for.
We wish the family peace in these tough times and trust that you will find solace in the many friends that he had and the lives that he touched.
All of us at Martin Bros. send our heartfelt sympathy at this very difficult time.