Mrs. Beatrice M. Strack
August 30, 1925 — November 23, 2014
Mrs. Beatrice M. Strack
Ms. Beatrice Mary Strack, 89, passed away Sunday, Nov. 23, 2014.
She was born Aug. 30, 1925, in Canton, Mass., to the late Olive Margaret Daly and Thomas B. Griffin.
She married her husband, Ira E. Strack, in Canton, on Feb. 6, 1944, and served as an Army spouse for his 30-year career and shared his assignments to Fort Bragg, Camp Stoneman in Pittsburg, Calif., Camp Chickamauga in Beppu, Japan, Fort Campbell, Ky., Nuremberg, Germany, and a final assignment back at Fort Bragg. Her husband also served two tours in Vietnam between 1968 and 1970. They were married for 70 years.
Called Betty by her friends, she was very active in the Fayetteville community and provided strong support to St. Patrick Catholic Church. Her children attended St. Patrick Catholic School and she managed their school bus program for many years which included mapping the school bus routes, collecting and paying fees, and even picking up children who had missed the bus and getting them to school herself. She was a warm, caring and generous person who liked to help out, and did many things anonymously when she saw someone or a family in need.
She is survived by her son, Tom Strack of San Antonio, Texas; daughters, Barbara Knox of Goshen, Ind., Elizabeth of Belmont, and Gail Sanders of Nashville, Tenn.; grandsons, Alan and Jason, both of San Antonio; granddaughters, Sara Knox, Katie Benham, Theresa and Kim Sanders; and great-grandson, Aiden Ira of San Antonio.
A private service was held on Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2014, in Sandhills State Veterans Cemetery in Spring Lake, Fr. Jack Kelly officiating.
Online condolences may be sent to Sullivan’s Highland Funeral Service and Crematory in Fayetteville at sullivanshighland.com.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to Holy Angels Foundation (holyangelsnc.org) or St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital (stjude.org/donate).
She was born Aug. 30, 1925, in Canton, Mass., to the late Olive Margaret Daly and Thomas B. Griffin.
She married her husband, Ira E. Strack, in Canton, on Feb. 6, 1944, and served as an Army spouse for his 30-year career and shared his assignments to Fort Bragg, Camp Stoneman in Pittsburg, Calif., Camp Chickamauga in Beppu, Japan, Fort Campbell, Ky., Nuremberg, Germany, and a final assignment back at Fort Bragg. Her husband also served two tours in Vietnam between 1968 and 1970. They were married for 70 years.
Called Betty by her friends, she was very active in the Fayetteville community and provided strong support to St. Patrick Catholic Church. Her children attended St. Patrick Catholic School and she managed their school bus program for many years which included mapping the school bus routes, collecting and paying fees, and even picking up children who had missed the bus and getting them to school herself. She was a warm, caring and generous person who liked to help out, and did many things anonymously when she saw someone or a family in need.
She is survived by her son, Tom Strack of San Antonio, Texas; daughters, Barbara Knox of Goshen, Ind., Elizabeth of Belmont, and Gail Sanders of Nashville, Tenn.; grandsons, Alan and Jason, both of San Antonio; granddaughters, Sara Knox, Katie Benham, Theresa and Kim Sanders; and great-grandson, Aiden Ira of San Antonio.
A private service was held on Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2014, in Sandhills State Veterans Cemetery in Spring Lake, Fr. Jack Kelly officiating.
Online condolences may be sent to Sullivan’s Highland Funeral Service and Crematory in Fayetteville at sullivanshighland.com.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to Holy Angels Foundation (holyangelsnc.org) or St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital (stjude.org/donate).
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