1. | FORSTER, Hope Audentia was born on 13 Aug 1925 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY; died on 4 Dec 2015 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. Notes:
Posted: Thursday, December 10, 2015 12:22 pm
Hope Audentia Forster Strassburg, of Niagara Falls, died in her home surrounded by her family on December 4, 2015. She was 90 years old.
Hope, beloved by all, is the daughter of Archibald Robert Forster and Ethel Crawford, born August 13, 1925, in their home on South Avenue, Niagara Falls.
She has six brothers and two sisters who have predeceased her. They are William, Archibald, Mercia, James, LaVerne, Edwin, Gwendolyn, and Aubrey.
She attended Cleveland Avenue School, North Junior, and Niagara Falls High School. During her high school years she was a member of the Sea Scouts Post in Youngstown, an avid swimmer, and a skilled equestrian.
She would often help her grandparents at their bakery in Youngstown. She loved to roller skate and spent much time at the old Dexter Roller Rink.
Hope and her parents were active supporters of the Thompson Act, which was a predecessor to universal Social Security.
Her first formal job was as a telephone operator for the U.S. Army at Fort Niagara. She then worked as a secretary for Moore Business Forms. Hope worked for Francis Optical as a receptionist/secretary and at the Tops store in Lewiston.
Hope was an early president of the PTA at Colonial Village Elementary School and first PTA president at Edward Towne Junior High School. She helped to found a CCE group in the Colonial Village area called the 'Go-Getters.' She was a great supporter of Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts. Hope was an excellent cook and terrific seamstress. She was a member of VFW Auxiliary 969 in Sanborn.
She married Everen Gordon Strassburg on December 18, 1948. He passed in 2012. They have six children, Bruce (Denise Lacey) of Wilson, NY, Heather Squires, (H. Cal) of Sarasota, FL, Jennifer (deceased), Chris (Sheila Smith) of Lewiston, NY, Valorie Marrott (Kevin) of St. Louis, MO, and Layne O'Bryant (Larry) of Puyallup, WA. She has 23 grandchildren, 20 of whom are living, and 20 great grandchildren with two more on the way.
Hope was an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. She has held many positions of leadership in the Church, including teacher, organist and music. She partnered with her daughter, Jennifer, researching the genealogies of her family lines.
Hope loved to travel visiting her family spread throughout the country. She and Ev spent winters in Palmetto, FL for over 25 years.
Hope has donated her body as an anatomical gift to the University of Buffalo Medical School. The family wishes to express special thanks to Hospice and her beloved aids, Jamiea and Kim.
A memorial for Hope will be held at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 754 Scovell Dr., Lewiston, NY, on Sat. January 9. Visitation will be at 11:00 AM, the memorial will begin at 11:30, and a luncheon will follow.
Hope married STRASSBURG, Everen Gordon on 18 Dec 1948 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. Everen (son of STRASSBURG, Wilhelm Gotthilf Friedrich and TRIPPENSEE, Emma Emilie Elisabeth) was born on 20 Dec 1922 in Pekin, Town of Cambria, Niagara County, NY; died on 3 Sep 2012 in Town of Lewiston, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. STRASSBURG, Layne M
- 3. STRASSBURG, Valorie A
- 4. STRASSBURG, Bruce E
- 5. STRASSBURG, Chris B
- 6. STRASSBURG, Heather R
- 7. STRASSBURG, Jennifer Audentia was born on 27 Nov 1952 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY; died on 4 Jul 2014 in Puyallup, Pierce County, WA.
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Family/Spouse: BOELDT, Clarence J. Clarence (son of BOELDT, Clarence J and GARLAND, Jeanette) was born on 4 Nov 1922 in New York; died on 27 Apr 2003 in Yuma, Yuma County, AZ. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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