Dorothy Wirtz Strube's Obituary
Dorothy Loretta Wirtz Strube, 94, of Albemarle, passed away Tuesday, September 21, 2021 at Bethany Woods Nursing Home & Rehab. Her funeral service will be 11am Wednesday, October 13, 2021 at Annuciation Catholic Church with Father Peter Fitzgibbons officiating. Burial will follow at 2pm in the Salisbury National Cemetery, Salisbury, NC.
Mrs. Strube was born January 23, 1927 in Pittsburgh, PA to the late Karl Henry Wirtz and Mary Margaret Lutz Wirtz. She was a homemaker and a member of Annuciation Catholic Church. Dorothy loved her family and friends.
Dorothy was preceded in death by her husband, August Henry Strube, II. She is survived by three sons, August H. Strube, III of Goldsboro, NC, Donald Strube of Pittsburgh, PA and Barry Strube of Jacksonville, FL; two daughters, Phyllis J. Tillery of Perry, GA and Marlene B. Strube of Jacksonville, FL;a brother, Rudolph L. Knafler of Pittsburgh, PA; three sisters, Helen Mae Writz Behun of Pittsburgh, PA, Shirley Rae Labishack of Pittsburgh, PA and Barbara Ann Tallon of Pittsburgh, PA,; six grandchildren and four great grandchildren. She was also preceded in death by a son, Daniel Strube and a brother, Carl Wirtz, Jr.
God be with you until we meet again.
Stanly Funeral and Cremation Care of Albemarle is serving the Strube family.
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