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Cass City Chronicle
Vol. 33, Number 50
Friday, March 10, 1939

Graduating Class of 66 has 20 Honor Students

Russell Striffler is Valedictorian...

The Class of 1939 of the high school at Cass City which will number 66 has an unusually large percentage of honor students, 20 having earned that distinction. Russell Striffler, son of Mr. and Mrs. Solomon C. Striffler, of Cass City heads the list with a nearly perfect record and will be valedictorian.

Cass City Chronicle
Friday, May 16, 1947
Cass City, Michigan

Rev. Russell C. Striffler, son of Mr. and Mrs. Solomon C. Striffler, of Cass City has completed his course in the Evangelical Theological Seminary in Napierville, Ill., and was graduated from that institution during commencement week from April 30 to May 5. He has been pastor of the Evangelical Church at Benton Harbor since last fall, filling the vacancy caused by the illness and death of the former minister of that charge. Rev. Mr. Striffler is attending the Michigan conference of the Evangelical Church at Vicksbury this week.

Volume 12 of the STRIFFLER-BENKELMAN BROADCAST, dated September 5, 1949, reported that her was transferred from the Michigan Conference to the New England Conference, with a pastorate at Medford, Mass.. He was to enroll in Boston University in the Fall to study for his Ph.D. degree. Volume 14 of the same periodical reported that he joined the staff of Iowa Methodist Hospital (Des Moines) as a Chaplain-Psychiatrist to offer a religious approach to those mentally ill or depressed by illness.

His obituary was published in the Minnesota Star Tribune on October 7, 2019:
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?/b?The Rev. Dr. Russell Clare Striffler died of natural causes Sept 14, 2019. He was 97 years old and living in Arden Hills, MN. He was born in Cass City, MI. to S. C. and Mary Striffler. Russell graduated from North Central College in Naperville, IL. In 1945. From there he went on to graduate from Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary, from Boston University receiving a master's degree in Pastoral Psychology, and from Dubuque Theological Seminary with a Doctorate of Ministry Degree. He married June Gilbert in 1944. They were married for 73 years. Russell served for 37 years as director of Chaplaincy and was Chaplain Supervisor at Iowa Methodist Hospital in Des Moines, IA and St. Luke's Hospital in Cedar Rapids, IA. He is survived by his daughter, June Striffler Sand (David) and his son, David R. Striffler (Marie). He has been graced with four grandchildren and nine great grandchildren. Services will be held at Johanna Shores (Presbyterian Homes - 3200 Lake Johanna Blvd., Arden Hills) on Friday October 11 at 3pm.

Russell married June Rosetta Gilbert in Dec 1944. June was born on 28 Jun 1923 in Oakland Township, Pontiac, Oakland County, Michigan; died on 30 Sep 2017 in Arden Hills, Ramsey County, Minnesota; was buried on 11 Nov 2017 in Elkland Township Cemetery, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Iowa Conference The United Methodist Church
Death Notifications

Mrs. June Striffler, spouse of Rev. Russell C. Striffler, passed away on Saturday, September 30, 2017

Memorials Services are pending due to Rev. Striffler's health.

Rev. Striffler served in Iowa as Chaplain, Iowa Methodist Hospital, Des Moines, IA; Clinical Chaplain and Chaplain Supervisor, Iowa Methodist Hospital, Des Moines and as Director of Chaplaincy and Chaplain Supervisor, St. Luke's Hospital, Cedar Rapids, IA. He retired in 1987.

Survivors include Rev. Striffler of Arden Hills, MN; daughter, June Sand of Arden Hills, MN and son, David Striffler of Fairfield Bay, AR.

https://www.iaumc.org/obituarydetail/mrs-june-striffler-9711547


In Memoriam

Winter 2018

June GIlbert '45 Striffler of Arden Hills, Minn., on September 30. She is surived by her husband, Dr. Russell C. Striffler '45.

Note: North Central College is a private liberal arts college in the historic district of Naperville, Illinois, US. It is affiliated with the United Methodist Church having nearly 70 areas of study in undergraduate majors, minors and programs through 19 academic departments organized in three undergraduate colleges/schools

https://magazine.northcentralcollege.edu/blog/memoriam