Oscar Strome^[1]

1887 - 1940  (52 years)

• Name	Oscar Strome
  Born	12 Apr 1887	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Church Membership	St. Pauls Lutheran Church, Elmira, Waterloo Region Ontario   [6]
  Occupation	1911	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	?, Furniture Factory
  Residence	1911	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Lutheran
  Employer	1940	Snyder's Limited, Waterloo, , Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Eby ID Number	00120-7478.3
  Died	23 Feb 1940	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4, 6, 7]
  Buried	Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4, 6]
  Person ID	I20674	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Franklin M. Strome,   b. 24 Apr 1859, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 Mar 1932, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Helena Elizabeth Battenberg,   b. 1 Jun 1863, New York City, New York, USA. ,   d. 30 May 1943, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 79 years)
  Family ID	F5116	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Renata Elizabeth Weissmiller,   b. 25 Jul 1887, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 8 Feb 1965, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 77 years)
  Married	29 Aug 1911	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Children	1. Claire G. Strome,   b. 1919, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 22 Aug 1971, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada  (Age 52 years)
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F5635	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Oscar Strome, employed as foreman at Snyder's Limited, Waterloo, dropped dead n the office of the desk department at 9 o'clock on Friday morning, Feb. 23. Death was believed due to a heart attack. The news of MR. Strome's death came as a sudden shock to his many Elmira friends. He had previously been in the best of health. Deceased was 52 years of age and had previously been in charge of the Elmira branch of Snyder's Limited. For the past seven years he had been a member of the Waterloo plant staff. He was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Elmira. Surviving are his wife, one son, Claire, his mother, Mrs. Frank Strome, Sr., who had been residing at the home of her deceased son; two brothers, Frank and Harvey, and two sisters, Mrs. Edmund Link and Mrs. Fred Conrad, all of Elmira. The funeral was held on Monday afternoon with service at the house at 2 o'clock followed by service at St. Paul's Lutheran church. Rev. F. Malinsky officiated. Paul bearers were Messrs. Walter Wilken, August Pfaff, Hilbert Weichel, Harry Weichel, Norman Ruppel and Walter Schaus. Elmira Signet 29 Feb 1940

  
  

• Sources

  [S10] Book - Vol II A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 531. [S161] Census - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - 1901, Elmira (Village) B. Page 1. [S161] Census - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - 1901, Elmira (Village) b Page 1. [S98] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - Elmira Union CC#4578 Internet Link. In Loving Memory/ Oscar Strome/ 1887 - 1940/ His Wife/ Renata E. Strome/ 1887 - 1965/ At Rest. [S176] Census - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - 1911, Div. 48 Pg. 9. [S77] News - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - Elmira Signet (1893-1982), Obituary of Oscar Strome - 29 Feb 1940. [S77] News - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - Elmira Signet (1893-1982), Obitaury of Mrs. Renata Elizabeth Wahl - Feb 10 1965 pg 17.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 12 Apr 1887 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Church Membership - - St. Pauls Lutheran Church, Elmira, Waterloo Region Ontario Occupation - ?, Furniture Factory - 1911 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1911 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 29 Aug 1911 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Employer - 1940 - Snyder's Limited, Waterloo, , Ontario, Canada Died - 23 Feb 1940 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth