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Rev. Russell Clare Striffler

Male 1922 - 2019  (97 years)


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  1. 1.  Rev. Russell Clare Striffler was born on 26 Aug 1922 in Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan; died on 14 Sep 2019 in Arden Hills, Ramsey County, Minnesota.

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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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