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Carl Strom Obituary

Carl E. Strom, 85, died Friday, August 31, 2007, in the Lutheran Home. His wife of 53 years, Irene F. (Mulhern) Strom passed away in 1999.

Carl leaves a brother, Donald A. Strom of Worcester and many nieces and nephews, grand-nieces and grand-nephews. A brother, John C. Strom and a sister, Marion Kerswell pre-deceased him.

He was born in North Grafton, son of Carl G. and Edna E. (Weatherbee) Strom. Carl was a WWII U.S. Army veteran serving in the South Pacific. He was a member of Immaculate Conception Church.

Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, September 5, 2007 from Nordgren Memorial Chapel, 300 Lincoln St., with a mass at 11:00 a.m. in Immaculate Conception Church, 353 Grove St. Calling hours will be held on Tues., Sept. 4, 2007 from 6-8 p.m. in the funeral home. Burial will be in All Faiths Cemetery. Please omit flowers. Donations can be made to the Lutheran Home of Worcester, 26 Harvard St., Worcester, MA 01609. For directions and on-line guestbook, please visit

NordgrenMemorialChapel.com

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by Worcester Telegram & Gazette on Sep. 3, 2007.

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