MT. CARMEL - Mildred E. (Hrabsky) Trefsgar, 96, and Ben T. Trefsgar, 98, passed away June 14, 2023 and June 18, 2023. They were married for 68 years. Millie and Ben were devoted spouses, parents, children and friends, and will be greatly missed.

Millie was born October 30, 1926 in Kulpmont, Pa and is preceded in death by her parents, John A. Hrabsky and Evelyn (Suchanicz) Hrabsky. She graduated from Kulpmont High School in 1944 and ventured with her best friends, Mollie and Martha, to Washington D.C. and worked briefly at the FBI. Millie also worked at the General Cigar factory in Mt. Carmel for 10 years and then devoted her life to raising her children and keeping a loving home. She was a lifelong member of St. Michael's Russian Orthodox Church in Mt. Carmel. Millie will be remembered for her devotion to family and her witty personality and sense of humor that kept us all smiling.

Ben was born in Mt. Carmel April 21, 1925 and is preceded in death by his parents, Tony Trefsgar and Helen (Douse) Trefsgar. He graduated from Mt. Carmel High School in 1943 and was very proud of his #38 RT position on the Red Tornadoes football team. In 1944, he volunteered for service and was deployed to central Europe with the U.S. Army 88th Infantry Division. He worked for the Mt. Carmel Borough as an equipment operator and then at Cardinal Container Corporation as a maintenance electrician, until he retired in 1988. Ben was an accomplished pistol marksman, amateur "Ham" radio operator, craftsman and all around Mr. Fix-it. He will be remembered as a caring husband and father and a stoic and humble man.

Millie and Ben are survived by their children Lynn (Trefsgar) Brassington of Midlothian, Virginia and Ben J. Trefsgar of Mt. Carmel, son-in-law Bryan Brassington and daughter-in-law Suzy Trefsgar, and grandchildren Kathryn, Lauren and Matthew Brassington and Toney and Emily Trefsgar.

A graveside service for family and friends will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, July 17, 2023 at St Michaels Orthodox Church Cemetery in Mt. Carmel. Arrangements are in care of C. J. Lucas Funeral Home Inc., 27 N. Vine St., Mt. Carmel, C. J. Lucas IV, supervisor.