September 19, 2020 at 5:01 a.m.
James Stroble
Aug. 8, 1922-Sept. 17, 2020
James (Jim) W. Stroble passed away at the age of 98 on the evening of Sept. 17, 2020, at the Towne House Retirement Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana, with his wife, Edwina, at his side.
Born on Aug. 8, 1922, to Harley and Nellie Stroble in Jay County, Indiana, Jim went on to join the 14th Air Force of the Army Air Corps (heir to the Flying Tigers) and served with distinction as a signalman in the China/Burma/India theater.
After the war, he began a 42 year career at Zollner Corp. in Fort Wayne, taking the skills he learned there and starting his own company, Tri-State Instrument Service, which has provided for four generations of his family and continues to thrive today.
An avid gardener, passionate member of the VFW and proud “snow bird” (he loved to call from his retirement home in Florida in January to report on the sunny weather to his friends and family in Indiana), Jim was a beloved member of his family and will be greatly missed.
Jim is survived by his wife, Evelyn “Edwina” (Davis); son, Lynn Stroble (Cathy); grandchildren, Kimberly Wade (Staughton), Tim Stroble, Ryan Stroble, Emily Sze (Leo) and Mandi Haffner (Corey); and great-grandchildren, Ronin, Kiernin, Damien, Sydney, Lydia, Vivian and Isla. He was preceded in death by his son, Larry Stroble (Suzi).
Visitation will be held on Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2020, from noon to 2 p.m. at Williamson-Spencer and Penrod Funeral Home in Portland. Graveside services will follow at Spring Hill Cemetery in Fort Recovery, Ohio. The American Legion Post #211 of Portland will conduct military graveside rites.
Condolences may be sent to williamsonspencer.com.
Born on Aug. 8, 1922, to Harley and Nellie Stroble in Jay County, Indiana, Jim went on to join the 14th Air Force of the Army Air Corps (heir to the Flying Tigers) and served with distinction as a signalman in the China/Burma/India theater.
After the war, he began a 42 year career at Zollner Corp. in Fort Wayne, taking the skills he learned there and starting his own company, Tri-State Instrument Service, which has provided for four generations of his family and continues to thrive today.
An avid gardener, passionate member of the VFW and proud “snow bird” (he loved to call from his retirement home in Florida in January to report on the sunny weather to his friends and family in Indiana), Jim was a beloved member of his family and will be greatly missed.
Jim is survived by his wife, Evelyn “Edwina” (Davis); son, Lynn Stroble (Cathy); grandchildren, Kimberly Wade (Staughton), Tim Stroble, Ryan Stroble, Emily Sze (Leo) and Mandi Haffner (Corey); and great-grandchildren, Ronin, Kiernin, Damien, Sydney, Lydia, Vivian and Isla. He was preceded in death by his son, Larry Stroble (Suzi).
Visitation will be held on Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2020, from noon to 2 p.m. at Williamson-Spencer and Penrod Funeral Home in Portland. Graveside services will follow at Spring Hill Cemetery in Fort Recovery, Ohio. The American Legion Post #211 of Portland will conduct military graveside rites.
Condolences may be sent to williamsonspencer.com.
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