William A Strey

1924 - 2008  (84 years)

• Name	William A Strey  [1]
  Birth	14 Sep 1924	Hanover Twp, Luzerne Co, Pennsylvania   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Burial	Abt Dec 2008	Hanover Cemetery, Luzerne Co, Pennsylvania   [4]
  Death	15 Dec 2008	Hanover Twp, Luzerne Co, Pennsylvania   [2]
  Person ID	I2253	Cooley Miller Sears Barnhouse
  Last Modified	16 Nov 2020

  
  

  Family	Gladys Rachel Villarosa,   b. 2 Nov 1925, Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne Co, Pennsylvania d. 5 May 2021, Hanover Twp, Luzerne Co, Pennsylvania (Age 95 years)
  Marriage	29 Nov 1946	Luzerne County, Pennsylvania   [1]
  	Type: Intention
  _STAT	Intention
  Family ID	F857	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Nov 2020

  
  

• Notes

  Enlisted in US Army, 13 May 1943, in Wilkes-Barre PA, Service Nr 33605395 - Ancestry US WWII Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946. Admitted to hospital Oct 1944, discharge date, Nov 1944; Diagnosis: First location, face, generally; second diagnosis, demoid cyst, causative agent, artillery shell, fragments. Treatment, debridement without closure Admitted to hospital Oct 1945, discharge Nov 1945; diagnosis: hepatitis, infections (catarrhal jaundice) William A. Strey, 84, of the Buttonwood section of Hanover Township, died Monday at home. He was born on September 14, 1924, in Hanover Township, and was a the son of the late William C. and Josephine Schafninger-Strey. He was a graduate of Hanover Memorial High School and the Allentown HVAC Trade School. He was a United States Army Veteran of World War II, serving in the European Theater as a Staff Sergeant and received a Purple Heart. He owned and operated Davis Strey Heating and Plumbing, Hanover Township. He was a past longtime member of the Wilkes-Barre Jaycees and of the Northeast Pennsylvania Builders' Association. He was also closely associated in the family business with his son-in-law, the late Edward J. Rowinski, at the Riverside Cafe, Wilkes-Barre. Surviving are his wife of 62 years, the former Gladys Villarosa; daughter Lynda Rowinski, Plymouth Township; and grandchildren Jocelyn and Edward W. Rowinski. - The Times Leader; Publication Date: 17 Dec 2008; Publication Place: Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania

  
  

• Sources

  [S744] LDS microfilm, County courthouses, Pennsylvania., Penna marriages, (Database with images. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 16 November 2020. County courthouses, Pennsylvania. ), "Application for Marriage License", Commonwealth of Pennsylvanie, County of Luzerne No. 1035G (Reliability: 3). [S303] Social Security Administration, U.S. Government, SSDI - master, SSN 047-16-5256; both birth and death dates (Reliability: 3). [S644] United States Govenment, wwii draft reg, Serial Number W57A, Order number 13828A (Reliability: 3). [S566] Find A Grave website founder Jim Tipton, Findagrave, No gravestone picture (Reliability: 3).