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Melvin Jennings Stroble

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Melvin Jennings Stroble

Birth
Cogan Station, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
8 Dec 2020
Jersey Shore, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial
Quiggleville, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, USA Add to Map
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MELVIN JENNINGS STROBLE
AGE 89 YEARS

Melvin Jennings Stroble, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020, at Geisinger Jersey Shore Hospital surrounded by his family. He was born at the family home in Cogan Station, the eldest son of Glen and Elsie (Kyle) Stroble and lived his entire life with the same address. He would have celebrated his 90th birthday in January.

He owned his own trucking business, Stroble Trucking, until he retired at age 80. His retirement years were spent gardening, raising his guineas and peacocks, delivering for Meals on Wheels and spending time with family and friends. He was an active life member of Quiggleville United Methodist Church.

He is survived by his wife of 64 years, Jean (Sweeley) Stroble; three children, Crystal Baldwin (Kenneth) of Richland, Mo., Terry Stroble of Cogan Station, Penny Jackson (Bruce) of Williamsburg, Va.; four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren; a brother, Forrest Stroble, of Jersey Shore; and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by two sisters, Lucille Meisel and Fay Stroble, and his daughter-in-law, Martha Stroble.

A graveside service will be held privately Saturday at St. Michael's Cemetery, Quiggleville.
Arrangements: Sanders Mortuary

Obituary provided by SANDERS MORTUARY.
MELVIN JENNINGS STROBLE
AGE 89 YEARS

Melvin Jennings Stroble, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020, at Geisinger Jersey Shore Hospital surrounded by his family. He was born at the family home in Cogan Station, the eldest son of Glen and Elsie (Kyle) Stroble and lived his entire life with the same address. He would have celebrated his 90th birthday in January.

He owned his own trucking business, Stroble Trucking, until he retired at age 80. His retirement years were spent gardening, raising his guineas and peacocks, delivering for Meals on Wheels and spending time with family and friends. He was an active life member of Quiggleville United Methodist Church.

He is survived by his wife of 64 years, Jean (Sweeley) Stroble; three children, Crystal Baldwin (Kenneth) of Richland, Mo., Terry Stroble of Cogan Station, Penny Jackson (Bruce) of Williamsburg, Va.; four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren; a brother, Forrest Stroble, of Jersey Shore; and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by two sisters, Lucille Meisel and Fay Stroble, and his daughter-in-law, Martha Stroble.

A graveside service will be held privately Saturday at St. Michael's Cemetery, Quiggleville.
Arrangements: Sanders Mortuary

Obituary provided by SANDERS MORTUARY.


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