Elizabeth, CO - Joseph P. Strogen, 92, of Elizabeth, CO, and formerly of Batavia, passed away Sunday, (January 19, 2014) at his daughter’s home , in Colorado.
Mr. Strogen was born March 19, 1921 in Batavia, a son of the late John and Mary (Meterko) Strogen.
Joe served his country honorably during World War II.
Mr. Strogen was a former employee of Batavia Metal Products and Doehler-Jarvis in Batavia prior to moving to California in 1963. There he worked into his 70s as a machinist with Lockheed Martin, GSR Sloan Co., and Flo Control. In his later years he worked to design and maintain machinery for plastic pipe fittings.
He greatly enjoyed traveling with his wife, baseball, fishing, and hunting. He was also an avid reader.
Joeseph was a member of the Moose Lodge in Batavia and Warsaw, the VFW and the American Legion.
He is the husband of the late Elva (Hyde) Strogen who passed away in January 2004.
Surviving are his children, Paul D Strogen of Daly City, CA, James A. (Virginia) Strogen of Sun Rise Beach, MO, and Mylynne (Wayne) Austgen of Elizabeth, CO; grandchildren, Jeffrey and Darin Strogen of MN, Eric Austgen of Elizabeth, CO, Rachel Hurst of Aurora, CO, Susan Austgen of Elizabeth, CO, and Jim Wolford of PA. 12 great-grandchildren also survive.
Joseph is preceded in death by his siblings, Frank, Jean and Helen.
There will be no prior visitation. Graveside services will be at 10:00 AM, Saturday, (June 28, 2014) at West Bethany Cemetery, Brown Road, Bethany. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Crossroads House, P.O. Box 403, Batavia, NY 14021.
Arrangements were entrusted to the H.E. Turner & Co. Funeral Home, Batavia. Please leave a condolence, share a story or light a candle at www.bataviafuneralhomes.com.
