William Jasper Trollinger, III, 86, passed away on July 11, 2010 at his residence in Lusby, MD. He was formerly from Ft. Washington, MD. He was born on June 17, 1924 in Richmond, Virginia to the late William Jasper Trollinger, Jr. and Mary Alice Trollinger nee Jefferys.

He joined the United States Army Air Corp on July 16th, 1942 and was stationed at New Guinea, Northern France, Rhineland, Ardennes and Central Europe; he was honorably discharged on September 9th, 1945 from Ft. George G. Meade, MD as a Staff Sergeant. He worked for the Washington, D. C. Fire Department for twenty eight years, having served on Rescue Squad #1 until his retirement in 1973. Mr. Trollinger was a sixty year Life member of the Oxon Hill Masonic Lodge and a member of the Oxon Hill Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad. He was the former Chief of the Rescue Squad and a member of the Dive Rescue Team.

He is survived by his wife Peggy Trollinger of Lusby, MD; son W. Jasper Trollinger, IV of Hollywood, MD; daughters Mary Trollinger of Charlotte Hall, MD and Alice and her husband Ron Posey of Nanjemoy, MD; six grandchildren Lacy, Tara, Billy, Jason, Aaron and Jesse; two great grandchildren Ashley and Heath. He was preceded in death by his two brothers and three sisters.

The family received friends on Friday, July 16, from 11:00 to 2:00 PM at the Rausch Funeral Home, P. A., 20 American Lane, Lusby, MD, Funeral services was held at 2:00 PM in the funeral home chapel with Father Joseph Trollinger officiating.

Interment was private.

Should friends contributions may be made in his memory to Calvert Hospice, P. O. Box 838, Prince Frederick, MD 20678, donation are encouraged online at www.calverthospice.org or to the American Heart Association, 415 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21201,or online at www.heart.org .

Arrangements provided by Rausch Funeral Home.