Obituary: Strandberg, Robert Duane
Robert was born in Crosby, ND to Fred and Carrie Viola (Basham) Strandberg, growing up in Minot, ND.
He started work with the Great Northern railroad at a tender age of 14 with a break in service to serve two years in the military stationed in Germany.
His job moved him to St. Paul, Minnesota as well as Minot, ND where he met the love of his life, Norma V. Peterson.
After marrying on May 16, 1953, he was transferred to Havre, Montana and then to Spokane, Washington in 1969.
He retired from the Burlington Northern in 1982.
He was a warm and loving husband, father, grandfather and great- grandfather, who cared deeply for his family and always put them first.
He enjoyed camping and fishing and often went when he lived in Montana.
He built his own home in Havre, Montana and took a lot of pride in his home in Spokane as well.
He enjoyed sitting on his back deck and listening to music and looking out into his yard.
He worked hard and instilled that trait in his children.
There never seemed to be any task that he couldn’t do, helping family and friends without fail.
Robert is survived by his wife, Norma Strandberg, siblings Wanda Nissen, Delores Pederson, Fritjof Strandberg and Richard Strandberg, a brother Edward preceded him in death.
Children, Yvonne (Dave) Ellis, Roberta Lund, Fred Strandberg, Vicky (Juan) Rivera and Amy (Jeff) Utt.
Grandchildren, Sarah Nelson, Timothy Nelson, Wyatt (Samantha) Lund, Wendy Lund, Nicholas Strandberg, Matthew Strandberg, Juan Rivera, Sean Rivera, Robert Rivera, Korynn Utt and Michael Utt.
Great-grandchildren, Kaylee, Dylan, Ayden, Simon, Madison, Alyson, Monte, Morgan, Miley, Delilah.
He will forever be missed and always in our hearts.
In lieu of flowers, if you wish to make a donation in his name it can be made to American Parkinson Disease Association http://www.waparkinsons.org/get_involved/donations.html or The ALS Association Evergreen Chapter http://webwa.alsa.org/site/PageServer/?pagename=WA_homepage