Birth date: Jan 22, 1930 Death date: Sep 19, 2019
It is with great sadness that the family of Jasper Ray Strode announces his passing after a long struggle with cancer, on September 19, 2019 at the age of 89 years at the Imboden Nursing Home in Decatur, Illinois. Read Obituary
Chelsea, Sheryl and Family,Please accept my heartfelt sympathy for your loss. The Patriarch of a family is the cornerstone of what helps the family grow, and prosper through the years. Only knowing the two of you, and your character speaks volumes about Jasper. Please let warm memories of him wrap around, and keep you strong in the days and weeks ahead.
Sheryl and Family, My heartfelt condolences to you all. I had a chance to meet him a couple of times here and there. It was always a pleasure. Best Regards, Jeff
One day I was outside and I saw Betty slowly coming out of the house. I figured I better watch her because she was walking hunched over and looked like she was having trouble walking. She slowly made her way to the workshop, where Jasper was working, and he didn’t see her coming. She walked up behind him and pinched him on the bottom. He jumped about two feet off the ground. There was nothing wrong with her, she was just being sneaky. I had to run in the house and laugh. Funniest and cutest thing I had seen. They were good neighbors and he liked to share the vegetables from his garden. He will be missed. So sorry for your loss.
Betty, Lonnie, Kathy,Johnny and Sheryl, I’m sorry for the passing of your dad, but this is not the end but the beginning of his life, he can now whittle a piece of wood with steady hands, climb into a engine and come out thru the bottom, he is pain free and living life, he waits for you, we shall all be with him again, let Jesus take your hand and go for a walk, talk with him, ask questions of him, then let him wrap all of you in his mighty arms of comfort, be still and just let him embrace you!!!
Wayne and I are so sorry for you and your families loss. Cherish the memories.Loretta DoyleWayne Piontek
After the tears have dried and the goodbyes have been said, all we have to hold onto are the happy memories that we’ve shared with our loved ones who have passed, this is what keeps them alive in our hearts and in our minds, and they will continue to live on, through us. I cannot tell you how sorry I was to hear about your Father. Please extend my sympathy to your Mother and the rest of your family.
Jasper was a sweet, gentle, 2nd Dad to many of us. You never entered or left his house without hugs. He lived everyone and never met a stranger. They dont make me like that any more! He will be dearly missed and never forgotten. Xoxo, Sharon Carter
