Debbie Lynn Trainor, age 69, passed away and returned home to her Heavenly Father on April 5, 2026. She was born on April 17, 1956, in Ogden, Utah, to Eva VaLane Rawson and Louis Eugene Seifert.
She married her best friend Paul Gerard Trainor on Aug. 13, 1981. The couple was later sealed for time and all eternity in the Ogden Utah Temple on Oct. 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 earned a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Western Illinois University in 2007. After an early career with the Social Security Administration, she operated a self-employed daycare for more than 20 years. 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. 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.
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.
Donations may be sent to the Ronald McDonald House.
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