Birth : 20 NOV 1869, Fosterburg Twp, Madison, IL
Bapt :
Death : 12 SEP 1943, Alton, Madison, IL
Burial : 15 SEP 1943, Woodburn Cemetery, Macoupin, IL
Father : STROHBECK, George Henry
Mother : BRüGGEMANN, Johanna Louise
Spouse(1) : EDDINGTON, Luella Olive
Marriage : 27 FEB 1895, Brighton Twp, Macoupin, IL
Children :
1. : STROHBECK, Newell Hugh
2. : STROHBECK, George Dewey
3. : STROHBECK, Myrtle Fern
4. : STROHBECK, Earl William
5. : STROHBECK, Roy Harold
6. : STROHBECK, Kenneth Clyde
Notes : OBITUARY - Paper and date not noted on copy:
T.L. Strohbeck, Brighton, Dies
Funeral at Bunker Hill 2 p. m. Wednesday
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Following an extended period of declining health, Theodore L. Strohbeck, 73,
a prominent member of the Brighton community, died Sunday at 1:40 p. m. in Alton
Memorial Hospital. He had been a patient in the hospital several times within the
last year, and had returned there Saturday for further treatment. His home for the
last 45 years was on a farm four miles east of Brighton. During much of this period
he had had business connection in Brighton, and also had served many terms as
school director.
The annual reunion of the Strohbeck family had been planned for Sunday, but when
Mr. Strohbeck's serious condition became known Saturday, the event was postponed.
Strohbeck was born at Fosterburg, Nov. 20, 1869, the son of George H. and Johanna
Strohbeck. He became a resident of the Brighton neighborhood on his marriage,
Feb. 27, 1895, to Miss Luella O. Eddington of Brighton and shortly thereafter moved
onto the farm which since has been the family home. Mrs. Strohbeck died March 21,
1940. Surviving Strohbeck are six children: a daughter, Mrs. Myrtle Graul of
Fosterburg; and five sons, Earl of Alton, Kenneth of Bridgeton, Mo., and Roy C.,
Dewey, and Supervisor Newell H. Strohbeck of Brighton. He also leaves 11 grand-
children; two brothers, August and William Strohbeck of Brighton; and a sister,
Mrs. Louise Lowe of St. Louis.
The funeral will be at 2 p. m. Wednesday at the Congregational church in Bunker
Hill, and burial will be in Woodburn cemetery.
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AND ANOTHER:
East Side Man Dies
After a lingering illness, Theodore L. Strohbeck, 73, a longtime resdent of the
East Side, expired at 1:40 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 12, at the Alton Memorial Hospital,
which he had entered the previous day to receive treatment for a heart ailment. He
is survived by 6 children: Super. N. H. Strohbeck, Geo. D. Strohbeck & Mrs. Myrtle
Graul, all of this area, Earl Strohbeck, of Alton, Roy Strohbeck, at home, & Kenneth
C. Strohbeck, of Bridgeton, Mo.; 11 grandchildren; 2 brothers: Aug. F. Strohbeck and
Wm. C. Strohbeck, of the East Side; one sister: Mrs. Louise Lowe, of St. Louis;
nephews and nieces. The decedent was born on Nov. 20, 1869, near Fosterburg,
Ill., a son of Geo.H. & Johanna (Brueggeman) Strohbeck. When he attained
manhood, realizing that the family was large, he went to St. Louis, and secured
employment as a driver of horse-drawn street-cars on the Bellefontaine line. He
returned to this area, & on Feb.27, 1895, he married Miss Luella O. Eddington, and
established their home in the East Side, where they remained until their deaths.
Mrs. Strohbeck died on Mar. 21, 1940. Besides being a successful farmer, Mr.
Strohbeck was interested in business enterprises in town, and he was elected to
public office. Funeral services were conducted Wednesday afternoon at the
Congregational Church in Bunker Hill by the pastor, Rev. M.E. Burke, followed by
the sepulture in the Woodburn cemetery. Six nephews served as the pallbearers:
Warren G. & Ralph Strohbeck, Glenn Lowe, Wesley Paust, Paul Scheurer and
Edw. G. Polster.
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