Bernhard Anton Strate, Sr.

Bernhard Anton Strate, Sr., age 98, of Shrewsbury, Pennsylvania passed away on Thursday, September 12, 2019. He was born on August 16, 1921 in Recklinghausen, Germany to parents Bernhard and Maria (nee Senula) Strate. He was the beloved husband of the late Elisabeth (nee Kruck) Strate who passed in 1981; devoted father of Bernhard A. Strate, Jr., the late Monika Broeker and the late Brigitte Thier; cherished grandfather of Wilfried Broeker, Jr., Sabrina Broeker, Elisabeth Tsang, Nicole Plitt, Alexander Strate and Benjamin Strate; proud great grandfather of Nathan Tsang, Natalie Tsang, Austin Strate, Arthur Strate and Ian Plitt; adored brother of the late Heinz Strate, the late Josef Strate, the late Kathe Strate and the late Emmi Strate.

A Memorial Mass officiated by Fr. Robert A. Yohe, Jr. will be celebrated at St. John’s the Baptist Catholic Church, 315 N. Constitution Avenue, New Freedom, Pennsylvania 17349 on Friday, September 27, 2019 beginning at 11 AM. A private inurnment will follow at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church Cemetery (Hampstead, Maryland). In lieu of flowers, please remember Bernhard with memorial contributions to the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 42040 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73123.

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