Lane E Strock Obituary (1921 - 2012)

Lane E. Strock, 91, a resident of Meadow Drive, Union City, Indiana, died, Monday, April 16 at the Brethren Home in Greenville, Ohio. Lane was born in Portland, Indiana, January 10, 1921, the son of Raymond D. and Clara E. Patterson Strock. His parents, and brothers, Merle and Roy preceded him in death. He was a graduate of Portland High School with the class of 1938 and of Indiana University. He joined the Navy during WWII and served as a corpsman on hospital ships in California and the Pacific Ocean during the War. He was in O.T. S. in Pennsylvania when the war ended. After his discharge from the Navy he finished his college degree and began his life work ending his carrier at Arcola aluminum for 35 years. When his parents moved to Union City, he followed them moving to Sidney, Ohio, where he maintained an apartment coming to Union City on the weekends. After retirement his fulltime residence became Union City. He was a member of the Trinity Lutheran church in Union City, serving two terms as the church council president. Survivors include the following nieces and nephews: Carol (Dan) Wasson, Union City, Andrew R. (Judy) Strock, Spring City Pa, Alice (Jim ) Gossett, California, Phyllis (Jay) Franklin, New Haven, Indiana, Sharon (Joe) Brewer, Jackson, Michigan, Barbara (Dave) Swaim, Carmel Indiana. Great nieces and nephews: Dan (Danielle) Wasson, Muncie, Indiana, Bob Wasson, Muncie, Indiana, Andrew Jared Strock, Spring City, Pa., sister-in-law, Betty R Strock Riegle, Greenville, Ohio, and a first cousin, Harry (Ruth Ann) McLaughlin, Portland, Indiana. He will be missed by his family for his generous nature and his love of family, by his friends and neighbors for his congenial personality. A service to celebrate Lane's life will be 3:00 pm Saturday, April 21, 2012 at Trinity Lutheran Church of Union City, IN. Burial will follow in Green Park Cemetery of Portland, IN. Family and friends may gather to share and remember from 2pm to service time, Saturday, at the church. Fraze-Brooks Memorial Chapel has been entrusted with arrangements. Memorials may be made to the Trinity Lutheran Church, Union City, IN.