Obituaries Obituaries (September 24, 2004)

Dale E. Strotman

Dale E. Strotman died Aug. 28 in his Mountain View home. He was 74.

With a Ph.D. from the University of Iowa, he was an innovative teacher, coach, principal and superintendent in several Iowa schools. Strotman and his family moved from Iowa to Los Altos, where they resided for 19 years. Friends and family remember him as a vibrant man with a big sense of humor and a bigger heart.

Strotman is survived by his wife of 53 years Doreta; his daughter Sheryl, son-in-law Tim, and their children, Rory and Ryan Brown of Mountain View; his son Scot, daughter-in-law Ingrid, and their children Hannah and Drew Strotman of Sunnyvale; his son Skip, daughter-in-law Dena, and their son Jake Strotman of Sparks, Nev.

Friends of the family are invited to a celebration of Strotman's life to be held on Oct. 3 from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the home of Sheryl and Tim Brown at 1200 Levin Avenue, Mountain View.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations be made to the Community Services Agency, 204 Steirlin Road, Mountain View, CA 94043 or Pathways Hospice Foundation, 201 San Antonio Circle, Suite 104, Mountain View, CA 94040.

Helen Eileen Harrington

Helen Eileen Harrington passed away on Sept. 18 in Mountain View. She was 83.

A 1939 graduate of Immaculate Conception Academy, she edited the school newspaper and won numerous journalism awards. She later attended the San Francisco College for Women and was employed by the U.S. Army during World War II.

Family and friends remembered her for her elegance, grace, integrity and sense of humor. Harrington is predeceased by her husband Philip James Harrington and is survived by her children, Elaine Atkinson and her husband Rhett of Mountain View, Matt Harrington and his wife Lisa of Alamo, Lenore Olson and her husband Arthur of Clarkston, Mich., and Michael Harrington and his wife Linda of Berkeley. She is also survived by 13 grandchildren.

A vigil is scheduled to be held at 7 p.m. on Sept. 23 at the Los Altos Chapel of Spangler Mortuaries, 399 South San Antonio Road, Los Altos. There will be a mass for Harrington at 10:30 a.m. on Sept. 24 at St. Simons Catholic Church, 1960 Grand Road, Los Altos.

Interment will follow at Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery, 1500 Mission Road, Colma. Donations may be made to the Dominican Sisters of Mission San Jose, 43326 Mission Blvd., Fremont, CA 94539.

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