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Imogene A. Strahle
Born: 3/10/1921
Died: 6/17/2017
Age: 96
Community: Flint, MI
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STRAHLE, Imogene (Gene) - Of Flint, age 96, died peacefully Saturday, June 17, 2017 and joined her husband, Arthur, in Heaven.
Funeral service will be held 11am Friday, June 23, 2017 at St. Paul Lutheran Church, 402 South Ballenger Highway, Flint,
Jeffrey B. Walsh Pastor officiating.
Burial in Sunset Hills Cemetery.
Visitation 12-2pm and 5-8:30pm Thursday at the Swartz Funeral Home, 1225 West Hill Road, Flint.
Loving Mother, Grandmother and Great Grandmother, she was born and raised in Highland Illinois, and attended business school in St. Louis, MO. She had two daughters from her previous marriage, Sharon and Patricia, before moving to Michigan in 1946. Later, she and Arthur had three children, Nancy, David and Gail. After 27 years as a homemaker, bridge club enthusiast, knitter, golfer, and pipe organ dedication attendee, she purchased a Diet Workshop franchise, a national weight loss program for eastern Michigan. She grew the existing 16 classes at the time to over 100 classes. A great motivator, Gene’s leadership enabled her staff to teach members about healthy eating and lifestyle changes through weekly classes, and individual counseling. Gene’s love of helping others and her energetic, dedicated staff and program members kept her young and vital. She taught her last class just this past April. Gene enjoyed so many happy moments at the family cottage in Caseville, loved nurturing her geraniums and enjoyed water aerobics during the winter. She was a strong supporter of Flint’s Performing Arts and a member of Vis-a-Vis. Her family is grateful for her amazing neighbors who watched over her and loved her the past several years. Her loved-filled life is attributed to her positive attitude, strength, persistence and ability to adjust and adapt to life’s journey.
Preceding her in death was husband Arthur (1999), daughter Nancy Wentworth (1977) and daughter Sharon Malloy (2013).
Surviving are son, Dr. David A. Strahle (Marjorie) of Fenton, MI and daughters Patricia Riker (Dennis) of Wimberley, TX, Gail Catron (Dave) of Haslett, MI and son-in-law, John Wentworth II of Fenton, MI;
Also surviving are Grandchildren, Scott Gray (Donna) of Columbiaville, MI, Matthew Gray (Debra Miller) of Knoxville, TN, Carly Cummings (Jeff) of Richmond, UT, Dr. Karen Wash of Cibolo, TX, Timothy Riker of Tucson, AZ, Peter Riker (Kristen) of Tucson, AZ, John Wentworth III (Jennifer) of Fenton, MI, Michelle Hallan (William) of Okemos, MI, Lindsay Strahle (Derek Black) of Austin, TX Christen Kostaroff (Dan) of Rochester, MI, Amanda Strahle of Austin, TX, Dr. Catherine A. Strahle of Cincinnati, OH;
Step-grandchildren, Angie Conflitti (Christopher) of Grand Rapids, MI and Bethany Taylor (Matthew) of Okemos, MI;
Great-grandchildren, Bryan Gray, Ashley Veitz, Christina Kennedy, the Triplets, Katie, Christopher and Emily Wash, Brenden and Cameryn Riker, Olivia, Zachary and Theodore Hallan, Ethan Gray, Alden Black, Gianna and Vivienne Conflitti, Anna and Jacob Taylor.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Organ Restoration Fund at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Flint or the Flint Institute of Music in her memory.
Your condolences may be shared with the family at swartzfuneralhomeinc.com
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6/23/2017 |
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11:00 AM |
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St. Paul Lutheran Church
402 South Ballenger Highway
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