Henry Dale Strohecker

Henry (Dale) Strohecker, 86, of Spring Mills passed away Tuesday, March 31, 2015 at Mt. Nittany Medical Center with his wife and daughters by his side.  He was born July 8, 1928 in Klingerstown, PA. He was the son of the late William and Hilda (Williams) Strohecker. He was also preceded in death by 3 brothers; Ralph, Rue, and Leonard.  He married Lorene (Bowman) on July 26,1947, who survives.

Dale known as “Trucker” to his friends worked in a coal mine and shoe factory before he began driving truck for 40 years for Hanover Foods and H.F. Campbell before retiring in 1995.  He was a member of Millheim Lions Club and Spring Mills Fire Company. Dale enjoyed hunting and going to Pickles Country Store for his morning coffee. Family time was what he valued most.

Mr. Strohecker is survived by his 2 daughters; Sandy (Ernie) Klinger of Klingerstown and Joyce (Gary) Stine of Millheim, 1 sister; June Kahler, 2 brothers; Paul, and Raymond, 5 granddaughters; Jody, Jamie, Nichole, Stephanie, and Jan, 10 great grandchildren; Jordan, Joelle, Samantha, Aidan, Eli, Cassidy, Seth, Kyle, Kendra and Taylor, and nieces and nephews.

Visitation for Dale will be Friday, April 3rd from 10-Noon at the Steven R. Neff Funeral Home, Millheim. There will be a Lions Club Service at 11:45 followed with the funeral service at 12:00 with Pastor Jeff Mugridge officiating. Dale will be laid to rest in the Centre County Memorial Park, State College. Memorial contributions may be sent to The Hope Fund or the American Heart Association in Dale’s name. Condolences may be sent to the family at stevenrnefffuneralhome.com.

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