Lebanon County PA Archives Obituaries.....Strickler,  George H.  December 25, 2008
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  Published in the Lebanon Daily News on 12/27/2008
  Strickler, George H.   
   
  George H. Strickler, 84, of Lebanon died December 25, 2008, at Cornwall Manor. 
  He was born October 27, 1924, in Lebanon, son of the late Henry D. and Ida Mae 
  Sealer Strickler. He was a member of Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church for all 
  of his 84 years, having served twice on church council as president, and many 
  committees. He retired form Bell Telephone of Pa. as a cable spicer, linesman 
  and outside plant engineer. George served in the U.S. Marine Corps in the 4th 
  Marine Division during World War II, achieving the rank of sergeant. He saw 
  combat in Saipan, Roi Namor, Kwajalein, and Marshall Islands. He was in the 
  first wave to land on Iwo Jima in Feb. 19, 1945, and was awarded the Bronze 
  Star for his action on Feb. 28, 1945. He was a member of the Lebanon City 
  School Board; was president during the high school construction. He served on 
  the board of RSVP, and member of Lebanon County Historical Society, volunteer 
  at Hershey Ronald McDonald House, and a diehard Philadelphia Phillies fan. His 
  hobbies included building miniature historical replicas of local buildings, and 
  dearly loved the annual family reunions at Ocean City, N.J., for over 50 years. 
  Surviving are his wife of 11 years, Lewette P. Strickler of Cornwall; children 
  David Bechtel Strickler, spouse of Rita of Williamsport, and Ann Strickler 
  Boyer, spouse of Keith of Pittsburgh; sisters Ruth Cohen of Lebanon and 
  Margaret Bowie of Temple Hills, Maryland; grandchildren Allison Strickler, 
  Andrew Strickler, Michael Boyer and Christopher Boyer; and step-children Susan 
  Ciranni, Steven Flick, Donna Smith and Hugh Flick. He was preceded in death by 
  wife of 47 years, Marie Bechtel, in 1992. Visitation is scheduled for Monday, 
  December 29, 2008, from 10-11 a.m. at Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, 28 N. 
  Ninth St., Lebanon, followed by services at 11 a.m. in the church. Burial will 
  be at Mt. Lebanon Cemetery. Memorials can be sent to Ronald McDonald House, 745 
  Governor Road, Hershey, PA 17033.  
  Published in the Lebanon Daily News on 12/27/2008  
  
  
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