Jack Raymond Strickland, 88, of Beloit, WI, passed away on Friday, March 9, 2018 in his home surrounded by his loving family.
He was born January 20, 1930 in Valparaiso, IN, the son of Richard Lee and Mabel Viola (Schwartzlow) Strickland. Jack was a 1948 graduate of Orfordville High School, Orfordville, WI. He was a Korean War veteran serving with the U.S. Army. Jack married Donna Mae Creviston on June 30, 1962 in Rockford, IL.
Jack was a farmer his whole life. He owned and operated Green Valley Farm in Evansville, WI. Jack was a member of the American Dairy Producers Association and the National Farmers Organization.
Survivors include his wife, Donna Strickland of Beloit, WI; daughters, Beth (Bill) Bahr of Evansville, WI, and Carol (Mark) Busch of Beloit, WI; grandchildren, Angela Bahr, Zach Bahr, Mark (Daphne) Busch, Michael Busch and Matthew Busch; great grandson, Mark A. Busch; sister, Beverly Reavis of Beloit, WI; several nieces and nephews.
He was predeceased by his parents and brother, Richard L. Strickland Jr.
Funeral service for Jack will be at 1:00 p.m. Thursday, March 15, 2018 in the Daley Murphy Wisch & Associates Funeral Home and Crematorium, 2355 Cranston Road, Beloit, WI, with Chaplain Jim Wehrheim officiating. Inurnment will be in Bethel Cemetery at a later date. Visitation will be from 11:45 a.m. until 12:45 p.m. Thursday in the funeral home.
A memorial will be established in Jack's name at a later date.
Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.daleymurphywisch.com.
He was born January 20, 1930 in Valparaiso, IN, the son of Richard Lee and Mabel Viola (Schwartzlow) Strickland. Jack was a 1948 graduate of Orfordville High School, Orfordville, WI. He was a Korean War veteran serving with the U.S. Army. Jack married Donna Mae Creviston on June 30, 1962 in Rockford, IL.
Jack was a farmer his whole life. He owned and operated Green Valley Farm in Evansville, WI. Jack was a member of the American Dairy Producers Association and the National Farmers Organization.
Survivors include his wife, Donna Strickland of Beloit, WI; daughters, Beth (Bill) Bahr of Evansville, WI, and Carol (Mark) Busch of Beloit, WI; grandchildren, Angela Bahr, Zach Bahr, Mark (Daphne) Busch, Michael Busch and Matthew Busch; great grandson, Mark A. Busch; sister, Beverly Reavis of Beloit, WI; several nieces and nephews.
He was predeceased by his parents and brother, Richard L. Strickland Jr.
Funeral service for Jack will be at 1:00 p.m. Thursday, March 15, 2018 in the Daley Murphy Wisch & Associates Funeral Home and Crematorium, 2355 Cranston Road, Beloit, WI, with Chaplain Jim Wehrheim officiating. Inurnment will be in Bethel Cemetery at a later date. Visitation will be from 11:45 a.m. until 12:45 p.m. Thursday in the funeral home.
A memorial will be established in Jack's name at a later date.
Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.daleymurphywisch.com.