Harry Frank Strasser

Harry Frank Strasser

June 11, 1924 - White County, Indiana

September 28, 2002 - Bend, Oregon

USN 1942-1945 

(Navy - World War II)
Beloved Husband & Dad

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H. Frank Strasser of Bend died Saturday. He was 78.

A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. today at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Sunriver.

Mr. Strasser was born June 11, 1924, in White County, Ind. He married Veronica Goepfrich on Oct. 2, 1944, in Norfolk, Va.

He served in the Navy during World War II and earned the rank of Seaman 1st Class.

Mr. Strasser was a test driver for the Studebaker Corporation. He also owned and operated a service station, a restaurant, a tavern and a construction company in Indiana and Southern California. He owned a trailer park in Tucson, Ariz. Mr. Strasser retired in 1973 and moved to Bend.

He enjoyed restoring old cars and traveling in his motor home.

Survivors include his wife of Bend; two sons, David and Donald, both of Bend; two daughters, Elizabeth McMuldren and Myra Huddleston, both of Bend; two brothers, Wayne and Paul, both of South Bend, Ind.; four sisters, Thelma Greenwood, Maxine Brown, Mary Papczynski and Ruth Whitesell, all of South Bend, Ind.; eight grandchildren; and two great-great grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by three brothers and a sister.

Memorial contributions may be made to Redeemer Lodge, P.O. Box 1829, La Pine 97739.

Niswonger, Reynolds and Tabor Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Source:  Bend Bulletin