8/8/1922 - 9/17/2020
James (Jim) W. Stroble passed away at the age of 98 on the evening of
September 17th, 2020, at the Towne House Retirement Center in Fort Wayne,
IN, with his wife, Edwina, at his side.
Born on August 8th, 1922 to
Harley & Nellie Stroble in Jay County, IN, Jim went on to join the 14th Air
Force of the Army Air Corp (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 4 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”(Daivs); 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, September 22, 2020 from 12-2 p.m. at
Williamson-Spencer and Penrod Funeral Home in Portland. Graveside services
will follow at Spring Hill Cemetery in Ft. Recovery, Ohio. The American
Legion Post #211 of Portland will conduct military graveside rites.
Williamson & Spencer Funeral Home; September 18, 2020
Contributed by Jim Cox
Buried in Spring Hill Cemetery