Emma Stroh

Emma Stroh, 91, Steele, ND, went to her Heavenly home on June 15, 2013, at a Bismarck hospital with her loving family at her side. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, June 22, at 11:00 AM at St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tappen with Pastor David Schmidt officiating. Burial will be at Tappen Cemetery. Visitation will be Friday from 4:00 – 8:00 PM at Eastgate Steele Chapel and will continue on Saturday one hour prior to the service at the church. Emma was born on July 9, 1921, at Washburn, ND, to Andrew and Margaret Lang Gross and attended school at Tappen, ND. She was stricken with rheumatic fever in her teen years and not expected to live, but the Lord had other plans. In 1937, her family moved to Galt, CA. Emma and August Stroh, Jr. were united in marriage at St. Peter's Lutheran Church in Elk Grove, CA, on March 19, 1939. In 1942, they moved south of Tappen and farmed, returning to Galt, CA, in 1948, then back to Tappen where they purchased his parents' farmstead and farmed from 1954 – 1973. They then moved to Steele, ND, where Emma worked in the grocery store until her retirement in 1989. Emma trusted and loved her Savior and always said, "Whatever you do, do your best and do it for the Lord." She faithfully read her Bible and devotions daily. She loved being with her family and enjoyed time spent with friends playing cards and bingo. She was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church and Ladies Aid in Tappen, and Golden Age Club and Auxiliary in Steele. Emma is survived by five daughters and three sons, Caroline Quincy Maw, Tappen, Marilyn Lang, Ft. Collins, CO, Robert Linda Stroh, Pioneer, CA, Arthur Vicki Stroh, Stockton, CA, Mary Lou Stroh, Mandan, Janet Roy Holzer, Bismarck, Connie John Hoffman, Bismarck, and Pastor Elton Gail Stroh, Sun Prairie, WI; 28 grandchildren; 58 great-grandchildren; 21 great-great-grandchildren; ten step-great-grandchildren; one sister, Ruth Robert Johnson, Galt, CA; two brothers, Otto Bonnie Gross, Galt, CA, and Erwin Gross, Weed, CA; and many nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends. Emma was dearly loved and will be deeply missed by those that survive her. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, August; one infant brother; one sister, Anna; one brother, Arthur; one granddaughter; two great-grandsons; and one great-granddaughter. In lieu of flowers, memorials can be sent to St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church, PO Box 57, Tappen, ND 58487.

Emma Stroh

July 9, 1921 - June 15, 2013