Oscar W. Strong passed away Last Saturday at the age of 93 in Daly City. He was born in Newell, South Dakota, coming to Hollister in the early 1970s. Oscar, along with many years in carpentry work, went to work with Bechtel Construction in Saudia Arabia building oil installations, then later, went to work with the Federal Government at the Naval Post Graduate School in Monterey,CA. He later had worked at the Hunter’s Point shipyard in San Francisco, where he worked on refurbishing many US Navy vessels. Oscar was a member of the I.O.O.F. Lodge in Hollister and the Hollister Elks Lodge, BPOE 1436.
He was predeceased by his wife Evelyn Strong, who died in 1990 and his daughter, Edna Lollar. Oscar is survived by his son, W. LeRoy Strong of Daly City, 4 grandchildren, 7 great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.
A memorial service will be offered Friday, September 14, 2007 at 11 A.M. in the chapel of Grunnagle-Ament-Nelson Funeral Home to be officiated by Rev. Ardyss Golden of the Hollister United Methodist Church. Interment to follow at the I.O.O.F. Cemetery.
Contributions are preferred to the American Heart Assn or the American Cancer Society.
