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Mother, Grandmother, Great Grandmother, and Great Great Grandmother
Honey was born on August 5, 1928 in Syracuse New York to William and Sadie Aberson. She was raised in both Syracuse and Brooklyn, New York.
She loved to recount how she often skied to school in the winter as a child. Thus began her lifelong passion for skiing, both downhill and cross country. She graduated from Syracuse University as an art major and took graduate classes at New York University.
On June 24, 1951 she married Charles Stewart Trattler; they had a beautiful pink wedding in New York City. Once married they resided in Manhattan and shortly thereafter in Great Neck, New York. They had four children; Sara Rose, David Irving, Rachel Lyn, and Thomas David.
Honey was a woman with a keen intelligence who made sure she always knew what was going on in the world. She lived a full life with varied experiences and accomplishments. In addition to skiing, she enjoyed reading and books from a young age, painting, sailing, figure skating, horseback riding, scuba diving, soaring, tennis and astronomy. She was both a private and commercial pilot and a member of the Ninety-Nines, a club for female aviators established by Amelia Earhart. Honey studied ceramics at the Pratt Institute and was an accomplished and award winning ceramicist for many years. She had a love of fashion and design, and for a time was employed in the industry.
After living and skiing in Colorado for many years, Honey and Charles relocated to Yucca Valley, California in the summer of 2007.
Honey and Charles delighted in their rather large family. They loved and were loved by: Sara Rose and John Viola of Yucca Valley, California; David Irving Trattler; Rachel Lyn Trattler of Dillon, Colorado; Thomas David and Susie Trattler of Las Vegas, Nevada; Gina Marie and Scott Viola Peake and their sons Nigel and Ian of Los Angeles, California; Meredith Denise and Geoff Archer of Lake Havasu City, Arizona and their four children; Ashley and Anthony Cardenas and their daughters Camille and Delilah of San Diego, California; Jamie Olsen and Josh Landreth of Lake Havasu City, Arizona; Lacey Olsen and her son Payton Thigpen of Yucca Valley, California; Dylan Archer and Danielle Navin of Las Vegas, Nevada; and John Michael Viola and Shanna Alexandra Merola of Berkley, California and Hamtramck, Michigan.
She was preceded in death by her son David Irving, her mother Sadie and then father William, and her adoring husband of 65 years, Charles Stewart Trattler.
Honey passed away with grace on August 10, 2019 surrounded by loved ones.
She was our precious lady.
A private family gathering will take place in Yucca Valley, California on September 22, 2019.
A private celebration of life will be held on June 24, 2020 in Dillon CO.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to either of the following organizations:
Mojave Desert Land Trust
PO Box 1544
Joshua Tree, CA 92252
American Cancer Society
PO Box 22478
Oklahoma City, OK 73123
Go to cancer.org – select donate by mail or phone – complete the form and mail with your check.