Obituary of Fredrick Strohl

H. Frederick Strohl, 89, of Basking Ridge, N.J., passed away Dec. 25 at Fellowship Village, Basking Ridge, N.J. 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 married for more than 60 years to the late Mildred Dorothy Rice Strohl, who passed away in 2011. He was a member of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Florham Park, where he was 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. A memorial service will be held at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 160 Ridgedale Ave., Florham Park, NJ 07932 on Wednesday December 30th at 11 am. There will also be a memorial service at Fellowship Village, 8000 Fellowship Road, Basking Ridge later in the week. For further information, please contact Gallaway and Crane Funeral home 908-766-0250, or to light an online condolence candle please visit our website at www.gcfuneralhome.com In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Visiting Nursing Association of Somerset Hills, 200 Mt. Airy Rd, Basking Ridge, NJ 07920 or Fellowship Village Resident Benevolent Fund, Attn: Phylis Tranotti, 8000 Fellowship Road, Basking Ridge, NJ 07920