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H. Frederick Strohl, 89, of Basking Ridge, N.J., a member of the Haverford High School Class of 1944, passed away Dec. 25 at Fellowship Village, Basking Ridge, N.J. He was preceded in death by his wife of more than 60 years, Mildred Dorothy Rice Strohl, who was also a member of the Haverford Class of 1944 and passed away in 2011. Mr. Strohl was an automotive engineer who worked 24 years as a fleet engineer for the Linde Division of the Union Carbide Corp., and resided in Florham Park, N.J. for 30 years before moving to Basking Ridge. He previously worked for the White Motor Co., and Ford Motor Co. He was a 1950 graduate of Haverford College and previously served in the U.S. Army during World War II. Born Oct. 29, 1926 in Havertown, Pa., Mr. Strohl was the son of the late Ralph and Eva Strohl and the brother of the late Ralph Strohl Jr. He was a member of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Florham Park, where he a former president of the Church Council, and was later president of the Fellowship Village Residents Association. He sang with the Fellowship Village Barbershop Quartet. He is survived by a son, Fred Jr. of Clinton, Tenn., and his wife Donna; and a daughter, Cindy Young of Montville, N.J., and her husband Larry; four grandchildren and three great-grandchilden. |