Obituaries
Lifelong Grayslake Resident, Third-Generation Funeral Director Dies
David Strang owned Strang Funeral Chapel & Cremation for over 50 years.
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A lifelong Grayslake resident, David Strang, died Monday at his home at the age of 85.
Strang, a third-generation funeral director of Strang Funeral Chapel & Cremation, was also a member of the Grayslake Historical Society, the Grayslake American Legion Post #659 and Rising Sun Lodge #115. He owned Strang Funeral Chapel for over 50 years, according to his obituary. His grandfather, George E. Strang, opened Strang Furniture and Undertaking in Grayslake in 1898.
His father, Harold J. Strang, ran the Strang Funeral Chapel in downtown Grayslake for 34 years before passing the business on to David.
Strang was part of the second graduating class at Grayslake Community High School 1948, according to his obituary. He also served in the U.S. Army as a paratrooper, according to the obituary.
“Grayslake has lost a loyal community supporter,” according to a post on the Grayslake Historical Society Facebook page. “(Strang) had deep roots in Grayslake as his grandfather started Strang Funeral in 1898. We will miss him standing at the door and saying, ’Have you signed the book?’”
Strang was an avid collector of antique cars and had a love for animals, especially Boxers.
Friends of the family may visit on Friday from 1 to 8 p.m. with Masonic services at 8 p.m. at Strang Funeral Chapel, 410 E. Belvidere Road. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday at Strang Funeral Chapel. Procession will be led by a horse-drawn hearse to Avon Centre Cemetery in Grayslake.
Memorial donations may be made to the Grayslake Historical Society, 164 Hawley Street, Grayslake, IL 60030 or to Boxer Rebound, PO Box 214, Ringwood, IL 60072.
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