STROHBECK, Theodore Ludwig

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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