Wasco County OR Archives Obituaries.....Strong, John Martin November 1, 2003
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The Dalles Chronicle, November 4, 2003
 John Martin Strong, 85, a resident of The Dalles, died at Emanuel Hospital in 
Portland, Saturday, Nov. 1, 2003.
     He was born April 6, 1918, in Graceville, Minn., the youngest of three 
children to Dr. William H. and Catherine (Hanratty) Strong. He grew up in 
Graceville and graduated from St. Mary’s High School there in 1936. 
     He moved to The Dalles at age 19 and went to work for Walther-Williams 
and later worked with Union Pacific Railroad in 1939.
     He married Thelma Catherine Nelson on June 26, 1941, in Walla Walla, 
Wash., and they made their home in The Dalles.
     During World War II, he served in the Army Air Corps as a mechanic and 
after the war, returned to The Dalles and Union Pacific Railroad, retiring as 
an engineer in 1979.
     He was an active member of St. Peter Catholic Church and worked many 
hours on the building of the parish center. He was a member of the Knights of 
Columbus, and The Dalles BPOE #303. He was a board member for 25 years with 
the UP Employees Club, better known as the Old Timers Club, serving as 
historian. 
     He enjoyed his family, friends, the outdoors, hunting and fishing and was 
a staunch Democrat. He was quick-witted, had a great sense of humor and was a 
gifted story teller.
     He is survived by his children and their spouses, Michael and Lida 
Strong, Santa Cruz, Calif.; Susan and Bill Fatland, Tigard and Kathy and Ricko 
Collins, San Clemente, Calif.; grandsons, Daniel, Joseph, Connor, Gordon and 
Harrison, granddaughter, Abby; brother-in-law, Ted Billings, Aurora, Colo.; 
sister-in-law, Lucile Nelson, Walla Walla; and many nieces, nephews and 
cousins. John was preceded in death by his wife, Thelma, in 1999, and sisters, 
Rosemary Wolfe and Alice Strong. 
     Viewing visitation will be held at Spencer, Libby & Powell Funeral Home 
on Thursday, November 6, from 2 p.m. through the Recitation of the Rosary at 7 
p.m.
     Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St. Peter Catholic Church at 11 
a.m. on Friday, Nov. 7, with Rev. Todd Unger as celebrant. Interment will 
follow at St. Peter Catholic Cemetery.
     Remembrances may be made to Meals on Wheels, 1112 West 9th Street, The 
Dalles, OR 97058.


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Written permission to reprint given by The Dalles Chronicle, The Dalles, 
Oregon, Dan Spatz, Editor (e-mail dated 3/7/2006).


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