Obit: Strey, Albert (Abt. 1887 - 1949)

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Surnames: Strey, Thomas

----Source: The Loyal Tribune (Loyal, Clark County, Wis. 17 Feb 1949)

Strey, Albert (Abt 1887- 01 FEB 1949)

Funeral services were held at the Georgas funeral home in Neillsville at 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb.5 for Albert B. Strey 62, of West Allis, former town of York resident, who died of a heart attack while at his work on Feb. 1.

Mr. Strey was born in the town of Grant and attended rural schools of Clark county. He married Ida Thomas on Apr. 28, 1909, in Neillsville, and they lied on a farm south of Loyal until about five years ago, when they left to reside in West Allis. He was a member of the Greenfield Lutheran church in that city. He was at one time president of the Loyal Townsend club.

Surviving, besides hi wife, are a son, Arthur, of Loyal; two sisters, Mrs. William (Emma) Kauffman of Pasedena, Cal., and Miss Mathilda Strey of Milwaukee; two brothers, Robert of Loyal and William of Granton, and three grandchildren. Two brothers and two sisters preceded him in death.

The Rev. H. T. Bernthal of the Greenfield Lutheran church officiated at the funeral services. Burial was made in the Neillsville cemetery.

The pallbearers were nephews of the deceased; Robert, Raymond, Victor, Ceylon, Earlen and Ernest Strey. Norma and LaVerne Strey, Shirley Domine, Donna Mae and Darlene Gotter and Mrs. Ed Frei were in charge of the floral offerings.

Misses Rose Neuhaus and Hazel Millard sang "Nearer, still Nearer" and "Nearer My God, to Thee," with Mrs., Florence Councel as accompanist.

Those from Loyal and vicinity who attended the funeral were: Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Stey, Robert Strey Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Robert Strey Sr., Mr. and Mrs. Milan Matanich, Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Domine, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Schlinsog, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Hubing, Ronald Domine and Mrs. Elsie Gotter.

Others attending included: Mrs. Albert Strey of West Allis, Russell and Jack Thomas of Hurley, Mr. and Mrs. Earlen Stery and Ernest Strey of Augusta, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Strey, Mr. and Mrs. Victor Strey, Mr. and Mrs. R. Dietrich and daughter, Marion, and William Strey of Granton, Mr. and Mrs. Art Hohenstein of Vesper, and Mr. and Mrs. Boilstere and daughter of Cary Bluff.

To the survivors, the Tribune extends its sympathy.