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Charles William Strain

8 Aug 1922 – 13 Nov 2016

Birth	8 Aug 1922
Death	13 Nov 2016
Cemetery	Lincoln Memorial Park Lincoln , Lancaster County , Nebraska , USA
Added by	Sarah Jane Gabig on 22 Apr 2019
FaG	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/172743519

Bio

Charles William Strain went to his heavenly home on November 13, 2016 to be with his wife of 33 years and the mother of their children, Daniel, Tom, Richard and daughter Jodi. He was 94 years old. Charles was born and raised in Fairbury Nebraska and attended school in Fairbury. His father was a plumber and he helped him until he went into the service. On February 14, 1942 he married Verda Fry. He served in the Army Air Force, stationed in England after his armament training in the United States. He was a 45 caliber pistol marksman and a carbine marksman. He received the Air Medal with Silver Oak Leaf Cluster and Good Conduct medal. He was a waist gunner on B24's with 42 missions over France, Germany and Belgium. He was discharged on July 19, 1945. Charles moved to Crete in 1945 and worked for plumbers and drove truck until he started working at the Crete Mills in 1945. His family enjoyed camping and fishing. Verda passed away in September 1974. After his release from the Crete Mills he went to work at Farmland Foods, which had just finished building. He was the first employee of the plant in 1975. He retired after 10-1/2 years as boiler operator and maintenance worker. He is survived by: his wife of 41 years, Alma; sons, Tom and Segrid, Richard and Roberta; daughter, Jodi and Dennis Schlake; 13 grandchildren; 25 great grandchildren; step daughters, Diana Pomajzl, Agnes Snyder, Roberta Strain; brothers and sisters-in-law, Leonard and Florence Kraus, Irene and Robert Boshart, Alvin Kraus and Mabel Sysel. He was preceded in death by: son, Daniel, at 3 years of leukemia; wife Verda; two sisters; and stepson, Gayle Kovar. Graveside services on Thursday, November 17, 2016 at Lincoln Memorial Cemetery with a funeral service at the United Church of Christ, First Congregational in Crete. Obituary information from Kuncl Funeral Home of Crete, Nebraska.

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Family

Parents

• Hugh A Strain 1884–1970 FaG
• Bertha E Strain 1889–1987 FaG

Spouse

• Verda L. Frey Strain 1921–1974 FaG
• Alma J Kraus Kovar Strain 1929–2019

Children

• TSGT Thomas C Strain 1942–2016 FaG
• Daniel W. Strain 1946–1948 FaG
• Richard A. Strain 1950–2023 FaG

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