Michael Timothy Strahm

Michael Timothy Strahm obituary, Cridersville, OH

Michael Timothy Strahm

Michael Strahm Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Bayliff & Son Funeral Home, Inc. - Cridersville on Oct. 1, 2025.
Michael Timothy Strahm, age 59, of Lima is finally at peace. He passed away 2:23 a.m., Saturday, August 16th, 2025 at St. Rita's Hospital. He was born February 13, 1966 in Lima to the late Richard and Linda (Cook) Strahm. He was married to his one true love, Marna Jean Parent. They were together for a total of 36 years. Marna survives in Lima.
Tim had been a self-employed Web Designer. He loved to play guitar, photography, and to make people laugh and play jokes on family members. He was a very lovable, goofy man and a wonderful husband and father. He will be greatly missed by his friends and family and forever loved deeply.
Additional survivors include his children: Steven Strahm of Lima, Michael (Maddie) Strahm of Lima and Briana (Brion) Wreede of Waynesfield.
His grandchildren: Liliana and Michael Wreede and he was preceded in death by a granddaughter, Scarlet Strahm.
His siblings: Charles (Shelly) Strahm of Bluffton and Melissa (Jim) Strahm of Lima and he was preceded in death by a brother, Richard Strahm of Lima.
A private family celebration of life and memorial will be at a later date and time.
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