Obit: Strey, Victor W. #2 (1920 - 2009) 

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Surnames: Strey, Trewyn, Severt, Jakobi, Fricke, Seeman, Domine, Morin, Potter, Dahlke, Woldt, Thomas 
 

----Source: Marshfield News Herald (Marshfield, Wood County, Wis.) Monday, 10 Aug. 2009 
 

Strey, Victor W. (24 Feb. 1920 - 8 Aug. 2009) 
 

Victor W. Strey, 89, of Marshfield and formerly of Granton, died Saturday afternoon, August 8, 2009, at Saint Joseph's Hospital Palliative Care Unit in Marshfield. 
 

Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, August 13, 2009, at Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church in Granton with the Rev. John Trewyn. Burial will be in Windfall Cemetery in the village of Granton. Honorary pallbearers will be Aaron, Scott, Matt and Luke Strey, and active pallbearers will be Jeff Severt, Steve, Andy, Dean, Brian and Tim Strey. 
 

Visitations will be on Wednesday from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Rembs Funeral Home and again on Thursday at the church from 10 a.m. until time of the services. 
 

Victor was born February 24, 1920, in the town of York, Clark County, to Robert and Anna (Thomas) Strey. He attended school at Romadka School in York township. 
 

He was united in marriage to Dolores L. Woldt on August 29, 1946, in Marshfield. Dolores died January 15, 1999. 
 

After their marriage, they farmed west of Loyal and later moved to Victor's home farm, where they farmed from 1948 until their retirement in 1988. They then moved south of the home farm, living there until moving to Marshfield. 
 

He enjoyed horseshoes, couples pool, horse pulling, vegetable gardening and was a handyman who could fix anything. 
 

Victor is lovingly survived and will be sadly missed by four sons and one daughter, David Strey of Granton; Allen (Barbara) Strey of Eau Claire; Kay (Melvin) Severt of Marshfield; Dennis (Sandra) Strey of Marshfield and Gary (Sandra) Strey of Marshfield; son-in-law Ronald (Donna) Jakobi of Granton; 21 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. He is further survived by four brothers, Ernie Strey of Necedah; Eralin Strey of Osseo; Ceylon (Marge) Strey of Elkhorn and Robert (Joann) Strey of Franklin; five sisters, Elsie Fricke of Marshfield, Hazel (Marvin) Seeman of Marshfield; Helen Domine of Loyal; LaVerne Morin of Menomonee Falls and Norma Potter of Marshfield, and a special friend, Adeline Dahlke. 
 

He was preceded in death by his parents, wife, Dolores, daughter Carol Jakobi, and a brother, Raymond Strey.