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George Washington Stroop

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George Washington Stroop

Birth
Rushville, Schuyler County, Illinois, USA
Death
14 Jul 1971 (aged 87)
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Burial
Hollywood, Los Angeles County, California, USA Add to Map
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Van Nuys Valley News (California) July 15, 1971
George Stroop Last Rites Scheduled for Tomorrow
Services for George W. Stroop of Woodland Hills will be held tomorrow at 1 p.m. in Hollywood Cemetery Chapel, 6000 Santa Monica Blvd., Hollywood. Mr. Stroop died Tuesday of a heart ailment at West Valley Hospital. He was 87.
Mr. Stroop had been a resident of the Las Angeles area since 1924, and had lived in the Valley for 19 years. He retired from Douglas Aircraft Co. whne he was 76, having worked for the company 37 years in specialized steel brazing work.
Born in Rushville, Ill., Mr. Stroop moved with his family to Whidbey Island in Puget Sound when he was 4 years old. His early activities included steamboating on the Yukon, surveying, logging, working as a civil engineer, on a Seattle newspaper and with Boeing Aircraft before being recruited by Douglas.
Survivors include one son George W. Stroop Jr. of Pacific Palisades; six daughters, Barbara and Nancy Stroop, Patricia Boulemetis and Mrs. Rodney (Mary) Donkin, all of Woodland Hills; Jo Gray of Sacramento and Helen Witty of New York; one brother Vincent L. Stroop of Washington; 12 grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
Interment will be at Hollywood Memorial Park.
Van Nuys Valley News (California) July 15, 1971
George Stroop Last Rites Scheduled for Tomorrow
Services for George W. Stroop of Woodland Hills will be held tomorrow at 1 p.m. in Hollywood Cemetery Chapel, 6000 Santa Monica Blvd., Hollywood. Mr. Stroop died Tuesday of a heart ailment at West Valley Hospital. He was 87.
Mr. Stroop had been a resident of the Las Angeles area since 1924, and had lived in the Valley for 19 years. He retired from Douglas Aircraft Co. whne he was 76, having worked for the company 37 years in specialized steel brazing work.
Born in Rushville, Ill., Mr. Stroop moved with his family to Whidbey Island in Puget Sound when he was 4 years old. His early activities included steamboating on the Yukon, surveying, logging, working as a civil engineer, on a Seattle newspaper and with Boeing Aircraft before being recruited by Douglas.
Survivors include one son George W. Stroop Jr. of Pacific Palisades; six daughters, Barbara and Nancy Stroop, Patricia Boulemetis and Mrs. Rodney (Mary) Donkin, all of Woodland Hills; Jo Gray of Sacramento and Helen Witty of New York; one brother Vincent L. Stroop of Washington; 12 grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
Interment will be at Hollywood Memorial Park.


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