Re: Family of NIls Strobeck
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Family of NIls Strobeck
Carol Waters Strobeck 2/04/09
Hi Carol,
I am not related, just thought I would help.
I did some digging and I found Lily's death for you.
Lilliam Esther Strobeck HenzieB. May 25, 1896D. Jan.31,1981 in Brockton, Mass. Last check sent to Buzzards Bay, Barnstable Co., Mass.
Her son, John W. HenzieB. April 14,1919 died March 23, 2008 in Buzzards Bay, Mass
This appeared in the Cape Cod Times March 27,2008
BUZZARDS BAY — John W. Henzie, 88, of Buzzards Bay, the son of John J. Henzie and Lillian (Strobeck) Henzie of Brockton, passed away at Bourne Manor Nursing Home after a long battle with Alzheimer's.
Mr. Henzie was predeceased by his loving wife, Marjorie (Dorigan) Henzie, and his son, William J. Henzie. Mr. Henzie was a 1937 graduate of Brockton High School and a World War II veteran, honorably discharged as a sergeant in the Army. Serving in the battles of Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland, the Ardennes, and Central Europe, he was a recipient of the European, African and Middle Eastern Theater Campaign Ribbon, the good Conduct Medal, and the Victory Medal; he was also a marksman with the carbine and rifle.
A professional piano player and conductor of his own band "Johnny Henzie and the Four Tones", he once had Frank Sinatra try out for his band as a singer. He continued to lovingly entertain his family and friends up until a week before his passing.
Mr. Henzie is survived by his loving daughters, Carolynne Henzie Doran of Onset and Buzzards Bay, and Jane Henzie of Monument Beach; and four grandchildren, Michael Doran and his wife, Jennifer Doran of Wareham, Sean Doran and his wife, Megan of Buzzards Bay, Jennifer Henzie of Monument Beach, and Jessica Henzie of Falmouth. He was also the proud great-grandfather of Jack and Michaela Doran of Wareham.
Mr. Henzie was an IRS agent for 30 years in Boston and Brockton. After his retirement, Mr. Henzie started his own tax practice, Henzie's Tax Service. Mr. Henzie also enjoyed traveling the world with his wife and children and playing golf.
Mr. Henzie was a member and Paul Harris Fellow of the Easton and Bourne-Sandwich Rotary clubs. He also was a member of the Masons, Paul Revere Lodge of Brockton, and a past worthy patron of the Easton #164 chapter of the Order of Eastern Star.
A wake will be held at the Nickerson-Bourne Funeral Home, 40 MacArthur Blvd., Bourne, on Friday, March 28, 2008, from 4 to 9 p.m. Funeral services will be held at the Bourne Methodist Church at 9 a.m. on Saturday, March 29, 2008, followed by burial at the Melrose Cemetery in Stoughton.
Donations may be made to the Bourne Council on Aging, 24 Perry Ave., Buzzards Bay, MA 02532 or to the Alzheimer Association, 311 Arsenal St., Watertown, MA 02472.
www.nickersonbourne
funeralhome.com
This is all I could find. Good luck in your search
Cathy
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