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DELBERT ROY TRAEGER
February 6, 1938 – April 30, 2026
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TRAEGER
On April 30, 2026, Delbert Roy Traeger transitioned from
this world to Heaven, where he will live eternally in the arms of our Lord and
Savior, Jesus Christ. Del was born on February 6, 1938, and grew up in Poth,
Texas. After graduating from Poth High School, Del served six years in the
United States Army Reserves and returned to Floresville where he spent much of
his adult life. During that time, Del was employed at First City National Bank
of Floresville and Poth State Bank, where he served as vice president. Del had
such a love for people that it’s no wonder he was so active in his community:
he was the Mayor of Floresville during the filming of Sugarland Express (meeting
the cast, especially Goldie Hawn, was quite an experience for Del). Additionally,
Del was one of the original owners of the Sears Catalog Store in Floresville,
served as President of the Jaycees, treasurer for the Methodist Church, a Cub
Scout leader, and a soccer coach.
Del spent the last thirty-six years of his life in Spring Branch, Texas, with
the love of his life Eliza(Beth). His amazing capacity to love extended to his
two children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, siblings, family, and friends.
Del was super special and a true servant to those who needed help. His love of the
Lord, his positive words of encouragement, his compassion for all humanity, his
desire to help anyone in need, his sense of humor, his quick wit, and his ability
to make people smile and talk to them as if he’d known them forever made it easy
for everyone to love him.
Del enjoyed the simple pleasures of life: working in his garden, camping, playing
his harmonica, feeding the deer in our backyard, fixing appliances (he even made
BBQ pits from freezers and washing machines), and loving his precious fur babies.
He especially enjoyed hosting and cooking; whether at the BBQ pit or in the
kitchen, Del loved to prepare food for family and friends; they especially loved
his barbecue chicken and ribs, salsa, scrambled eggs, green chicken enchiladas,
and peanut brittle. He loved to create and work with wood, so he built his own
workshop, surrounded himself with power tools, and busied himself with projects
from bird houses to building his mother’s house.
Del loved his Lord and Savior and spent time talking with God and humming
praise songs every day. As a member of Community Bible Church for twenty-two
years, Del started the first singles ministry. In 2016, Del joined Hillside
Fellowship, where he and his beloved wife served as greeters. Additionally, he
and his wife belonged to a church life group for twenty-one years; this group,
as well as the CBC camping group, became his second family.
Del was preceded in death by his parents, Paul and Hilda Traeger, and his
brothers Robert and Paul Traeger. He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth, as well
as his sisters Melba Dunn and Lucille Howard, his son and daughter-in-law,
Douglas and Rhonda Traeger, his daughter, Kimberly Traeger and Jud Popham,
his stepsons and wives, Duane and Debra Hilburn and James and Sofia Hilburn,
his grandchildren Christopher and wife, Stephanie, Daegan and wife Amanda,
Destan and wife Sarah, his step grandchildren Amanda, Oliver, and Levi Hilburn,
and great-grandchildren Liam and Emily Traeger and Psalm Hilburn, countless
nieces and nephews, and his beloved fur babies: Casper, Sammy, and Maggie.
The family will receive friends from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., on
Tuesday, May 12, 2026, at Porter Loring Mortuary - North, with a service to
follow at 12:00 p.m.
FUNERAL SERVICE
TUESDAY, MAY 12, 2026
10:00 AM
PORTER LORING NORTH CHAPEL
There will be a Committal Sevice at 1:30 in
Coker Cemetery
231 E. North Loop Rd.
San Antonio, TX 78216
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Porter Loring North
2102 N. Loop 1604 East
San Antonio, TX 78232
www.PorterLoring.com
(210) 495-8221
Published on the Porter Loring website May 2026.
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