Strovers, Frank 1902-2002

STROVERS, MELTON, CLAY, BRUSH, AMARAL, NOE, WOODS, BUTTREY

Posted By: Marilyn Holmes (email)
Date: 10/2/2010 at 19:07:09

The Grinnell (IA) Herald-Register; Oct. 24, 2002

FRANK STROVERS

Frank Strovers, 100, of Grinnell died of a heart ailment Saturday, Oct. 19, at the Mayflower Health Care Center.

Funeral services were conducted Thursday afternoon at the Smith Funeral Home, with the Rev. John Epperson, pastor of the Grinnell Christian Church, officiating. Vocalist was Lindsey Tharp, and casket bearers were Mr. Strovers' grandchildren, Thomas and Gregory Brush, Jan Tharp, Laurie Amaral, Dave and Steve Noe, and Laura Jeane Woods. Burial was at West Liberty Cemetery near Searsboro.

He was born June 13, 1902, in Kellogg to Garrett and Lucretia Melton Strovers. He was raised in the Kellogg area and attended rural schools in Jasper County. He served with the U.S. Army after World War I.

On April 1, 1930, he was married to Gladys M. Clay in Winterset. They moved to the Grinnell area in 1937. Mr. Strovers worked for Grinnell College, the Maytag Company and as a mechanic for the John Deere tractor dealership. After his retirement, he operated Strovers' Saw Sharpening Service.

He was a member of the West Liberty Church of Christ and the Kellogg Historical Association.

Surviving are his wife; one son, Clifford of Grinnell; two daughters, Lela Brush of Zionsville, Ind., and Martha Noe of Greeley, Colo.; seven grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by one sister, Nellie Buttrey, and six brothers, Harry, Milton, John, Charles, Clarence and Lester.

Memorial contributions may be directed to the Mayflower Human Needs Fund or the West Liberty Church of Christ.