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Michael Strassman Obituary

Strassman, Michael F. Tuesday, August 14, 2007. Beloved husband of Ellen S. Strassman (nee Bellamey); dear father of Karl Albert Strassman and Kathleen Michelle (Steven) Bockelman; dear grandfather of Benjamin Edward, Bethany Ellen and Samuel James Bockelman; dear brother of Richard Carter Strassman of California and Celeste Joy Bowman; our dear brother-in-law, uncle, great-uncle, nephew, cousin and friend.Services: Visitation at KUTIS CITY Chapel, 2906 Gravois, Thursday, August 16, 6-8 p.m. Funeral Service Friday, August 17, 11 a.m. No visitation prior to funeral service. Interment Valhalla Cemetery, Belleville, IL.

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Published by St. Louis Post-Dispatch on Aug. 15, 2007.

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Karl Strassman

March 18, 2021

Good bye Dad! You will always be in my heart and prayers! I love you and miss your fatherly advice often. Good speed and rest.

Jess & Jennifer Bowman

August 24, 2007

Much love and sympathy to the lives touched by a great man. His memmory shall not be forgotten, but celebrated by those he loved and befriended.

August 23, 2007

Our thoughts and prayers are with the entire Strassman family.
Much Love, Allen & Shirley Bockelman

Kathleen Bockelman

August 22, 2007

Thank you for taking time to remember my dad - Mike.

suzanne fischetti

August 16, 2007

You are now at rest Mike. It has been a hard journey. We all will miss you, and remember you always. My sympathies to your family for the loss of somebody so beloved. I will always remember you fondly.

Michael F. Heavey

August 16, 2007

Please accept our deepest sympathies.

Dean/Deanna Sanden

August 15, 2007

Our thoughts and prayers are with your family. Sorry we can't be with you to celebrate the life of Mike, but we will be thinking of you and adding our prayers for the family.
Dean and Deanna

Keith and Mardella Thompson

August 15, 2007

Our memories are with you Michael. At last your difficulties are now at an end. May you be blessed in Heaven.

Joy Beebe

August 15, 2007

I am so very sorry for your loss. You will be in my thoughts and prayers.

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