Glenn E. Stroh, Jr.

Glenn E. Stroh, Jr., age 95, died Sunday, Jan. 26, 2025 at Shepherd Premier of Oregon. He was born July 14, 1929 at his parents’ home in Oregon, IL. Glenn graduated from Oregon High School in 1947. He married his loving wife of 75 years Patricia A. Nice on June 4, 1949. He hauled milk and worked for the Carnation Company in Oregon, IL for 24 years. He then worked for Wood Brother’s Manufacturing Company in Oregon for 20 years. After his retirement in 1993, he enjoyed meeting his friends every morning at the Sunrise Restaurant in downtown Oregon for coffee. Glenn loved to bowl. He started bowling at age 12 and continued doing so until the age of 90. Glenn and Patricia enjoyed wintering in Destin, Florida for 9 years. He was predeceased by his parents, his son Michael Stroh, great grandson Blane Powell, brother Robert (Ruth) Pelsma, and sister-in-law Claudia Robertson. Glenn is survived by his wife Patricia of Oregon; daughter Glenna “Diane” (Jim) Shuman of Oregon; grandchildren Kristine (Kenny) Hires of Hawthorne, Florida; Jill (Neil) Shaw of Oregon, IL; great grandchildren: Morgan (Gage) Thomas, Laura (Brandon) Estep, Alexandria Withers, Brady and Benjamin Powell; great-great grandchildren Savannah, Gabriele, Austin, Astrid, and Ivy. Private graveside service was held at Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens in Dixon, Illinois. A memorial fund is established for the Rock River Center, 810 South 10th Street in Oregon, Illinois.