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Note: Earl H. Strouse Jr. lived a part of his life (1930's) with his Great Aunt and Great Uncle (Henry & Annie Dearolf). His parents (Earl Sr. and Edith) lived with Earl Sr.'s parents (Isaac and Clara) at 550 Willow St. and his Great Aunt and Great Uncle (Henry and Annie) lived at 606 Willow St. These houses were near to each other. He lived with the Dearolf's because there wasn't enough room at his parent's house at 550 Willow St. for him. At 550 Willow St. lived his grandparents (Isaac and Clara), his parents (Earl Sr. and Edith), and his brother Richard and sister Doris. His mother (Edith) was also pregnant with his future brother (Ronald) at the time of the 1930 census. This is why Earl Jr. is not listed "with" his family in the 1930 census. He is listed with Henry and Anna Dearolf as a "son" in the 1930 Census. In Anna's obituary he is listed as an "adpoted" son of Henry and Anna. They never had any children.
The Mercury
Pottstown, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Saturday - March 20, 2004
EARL H. STROUSE JR., 79, DRIVER FOR FIRE COMPANY
Earl H. Strouse Jr., 79, of Walnut Street, Pottstown, husband of Mildred (Ludy) Strouse, died Friday, March 19, in Pottstown Memorial Medical Center, Pottstown, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Born in Pottstown, he was a son of the late Earl H. Strouse Sr. and Edith (Halteman) Strouse. He attended Pottstown High School. Mr. Strouse worked as a driver for the Empire Hook and Ladder Fire Company for twenty years, retiring in 1984. He was an Army veteran of World War II. Mr. Strouse was a member of Grace Lutheran Church, Pottstown. Surviving in addition to his wife are two sons, Gary E. Strouse and his wife, Elizabeth, of Birdsboro and Alan L. Strouse and his wife, Lisa, of Birdsboro; a daughter, Reverend Susan M. Strouse, of Berkley, California; a brother, Ronald W. Strouse and his wife, Anna, of Pottstown; and one grandson, Logan E. Strouse, of Birdsboro. He was preceded in death by a brother, Richard Strouse; a sister, Doris Strouse; and a grandson, Kristopher M. Hoffman. The funeral will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday in Catagnus Funeral Home, 711 North Franklin Street, Pottstown. Calling hours will be from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Wednesday in the funeral home. Burial will be in Highland Memorial Park, Pottstown. Memorial contributions may be made to the Goodwill Ambulance Association, 700-714 High Street, Pottstown, Pennsylvania 19464 or to Empire Hook and Ladder Fire Company, Chestnut and Franklin Streets, Pottstown, Pennsylvania 19464.
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