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McDONALD -- John Richard Strong Sr., age 92, passed away surrounded by his family on Friday, May 3, 2024.
He was born March 25, 1932, in Niles, to the late John and Irene Kidd Strong. He grew up in Mineral Ridge, moved to Kinsman, then to Niles, and later, made his permanent home in McDonald.
He had two sisters, Helen Strong Fusselman, who preceded him in death, and Novella Strong Barron, who lives, of Washington, Pa.
He married his late wife, Jenny Strong, in 1974. She passed away in 2021.
John had five children, Richard L. Strong, John R. Strong Jr., Thelma Strong Sindledecker, Esther I. Strong Markle, and David A. Strong; six grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren, two of whom preceded him in death.
John was from a generation that loved family time. He worked at Daniels Motor Freight in Niles, Goodyear Tire in Warren and Pace Pontiac in Niles. A veteran of the Korean War, he really enjoyed family time, cars, ice cream and sweets in general. He truly enjoyed his life and told stories every time you saw him.
A Funeral Mass will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, May 13, 2023, at Our Lady of Mount Carmel, 381 Robbins Ave., Niles, OH 44410. The family is in the care of Lane Funeral Home, Roberts-Clark Chapel.
Online condolences can be made at www.lanefuneralhomes.com.
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