LOOGOOTEE — Lee Strange, 64, died at 6:45 a.m. Wednesday at his home. Born April 7, 1948, in Linton, he was the son of Gilbert and Ann (Pateman) Strange. He was a member of the Loogootee United Methodist Church and a graduate of St. Johns High School He was a U.S. Army and Navy veteran serving in Vietnam. He was a retired engineering technician at Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane. He was an avid St. Louis Cardinals fan and loved being with his children and wife. He is survived by his wife, Becky (Summers) Strange, whom he married Dec. 27, 1975; his mother, Ann Strange of Odon; two sons, Matthew and wife Liz Strange of Fishers and Jacob and wife Shannon Strange of Loogootee; two sisters, Maryann Greene of Elnora and Becky Parsons of Odon. He is preceded in death by his father, Gilbert Strange, and one infant son, Gib Lee Strange on April 16, 1977. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Loogootee United Methodist Church. Burial will be in Goodwill Cemetery in Loogootee, with military graveside rites being conducted by the American Legion and V.F.W. Visitation is from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday at Brocksmith-Blake Funeral Home in Loogootee, and from 9 a.m. until the hour of service Saturday at the church. In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to the church. Online condolences may be made at www.brocksmithblakefuneralhomes.com.
Homepage
- Local News
-
-
Wrestlers for relay
The Team Todd Relay for Life team will be joining with Tri-State Wrestling to bring an event to the Old Petersburg Gym on Saturday. Doors will open at 6 p.m. with bell time at 7 p.m. Admission is $5 and children under 4 are free. All proceeds from the event go to the Daviess County Relay for Life Team Todd.
- Dollar General focuses on reading
- Letters returned after 55 years
- Police Report
- Shoals graduation set
-
Wrestlers for relay
- Obituaries
-
-
William Malone
William Forest Malone, 69, born in Scotland, Ind., to Ernest C. and Hazel I. (Woodruff) Malone, passed from this life after a brief illness at his home on Tuesday.
- Roy Fisher
- Sue Ann Armes
- Makenlie Robinson (Lakatos)
-
William Malone
- Local Sports
-
-
Rivet beats Lions in 1st round of sectional
Loogootee saw its chance to repeat as sectional champions end in dramatic fashion as Vincennes Rivet claimed the opening game of Sectional 63 with a 5-4, nine-inning win at Les Page Field on Wednesday.
- Hatchets season ends with loss to Jasper
- Loogootee falls to Rivet in Sectional 63
- Wagler, Stoll pace Vikings
- WHS camp is Monday
-
- The "Z" Watch
-
-
IU still working towards sixth banner
Monday night in Atlanta, Louisville won the school’s first National Championship since the year I was born - 1986. This accomplishment is significant to Indiana basketball fans, because the last two times the Cardinals cut down the nets (1980, 1986), the Hoosiers did it the following year. The stat, of course means nothing, other than both schools had strong programs in the 1980s.
- Zeller declares for NBA
- Washington shows support for Zeller
- Zeller scores 18, but Pacers beat Cavs 99-94
- Oladipo, Zeller named All-Americans
-
IU still working towards sixth banner
-
-
Mom delivered baby as tornado struck
Shayla Taylor was so far along in labor that her nurses at Moore Medical Center decided not to move her when Monday's tornado hit. They waited out the storm in an operating room, where the wall disappeared as the tornado hit the building.
May 23, 2013 1 Photo
- TIMELAPSE: Take a tour through the damage in Moore
- Mayor wants tornado shelters in new homes
-
- Entertainment
-
-
Movie preview: “Star Trek Into Darkness”
Plot: When the crew of the Enterprise is called back home, they find an unstoppable force of terror from within that has left Starfleet in ruins, leaving our world in a state of crisis. With a personal score to settle, Captain Kirk leads a manhunt to a war zone world to capture a one-man weapon of mass destruction.
- Movie preview: “The Great Gatsby”
- Movie preview: “Peeples”
-
- State News
-
-
Report: State is both ‘leader and laggard’
A newly released report card on where Indiana ranks nationally in key economic measures shows the state is both “a leader and a laggard” in areas that signal potential for more prosperity.
- Indiana’s high school grad rate continues upward
- Schools chief Ritz on fast learning curve
-
Report: State is both ‘leader and laggard’
Johnson: Don't Blame Islam or UK Policy
Raw: 80-Year-Old Climbs Mount Everest
Wash. State Man Arrested Following Ricin Scare
Chain-Reaction School Bus Crash Injures About 50
Raw: Scuffles in London After Hacking Death
Texas Students Coach Teachers on Fitness
New Forecasting Tool Eyed for Hurricane Season
Meet MJ, the Bike Riding Tabby Cat
Britain Attack Believed Linked to Radical Islam
Raw: Kevin Durant Tours Moore After $1M Pledge
Man Shot While Questioned in Boston Probe
Weiner Launches Bid to Become NYC Mayor
Okla. Teens Get Video of Deadly Tornado Overhead
School Storm Protection Spotty in Tornado Zones
9-year-old Tornado Victim Loved Family, Singing
Moore Native Toby Keith Tours Tornado Damage
Oklahoma Survivors, Heroes Survey Damage
Raw: Aftermath of Deadly Attack in London
Paperless Scanner, Vision of the Future
