Wesley Herbert Strome

1921 - 2010  (88 years)

• Name	Wesley Herbert Strome
  Birth	23 Oct 1921	Castor, Paintearth County, Alberta, Canada
  Gender	Male
  Military	1942
  	Canadian Army - Rifles- Reg# 38623
  Occupation	Automotive Mechanic/ Heavy Equip. mechanic
  Religion	1970
  	Evangelical
  Residence	1970
  Red Deer, AB
  Death	8 Oct 2010	Red Deer, Red Deer County, Alberta, Canada
  Person ID	I151	Weeks
  Last Modified	25 Feb 2017

  
  

  Father	Milton Harvey Strome,   b. 8 Sep 1889, Manheim, Waterloo Cty, Ontario, Canada d. 20 Oct 1968, Castor, Paintearth County, Alberta, Canada (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Pearl Agness Weeks,   b. 13 Mar 1900, Tillsonburg, Dereham Twp, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada d. 25 Jul 1987, Castor, Paintearth County, Alberta, Canada (Age 87 years)
  Marriage	7 Jun 1917	Castor, Paintearth County, Alberta, Canada
  Family ID	F54	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Marjorie Bowen,   b. 10 Jun 1928, Castor, Paintearth County, Alberta, Canada d. 15 Apr 2010, Red Deer, Red Deer County, Alberta, Canada (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	4 Dec 1952	Calgary, Alberta, Canada
  Children	+ 1. G.J. Strome + 2. S.G. Strome + 3. D.M. Strome + 4. G.T. Strome + 5. P.R. Strome + 6. S.R. Strome + 7. V.E. Strome + 8. M.D. Strome
  Family ID	F262	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Nov 2006

  
  

• Notes

  Wes was subscripted, but refused joining in the early fall of 1942 due to harvesting for his folks. Then he joined after harvesting in 1942 - The Canadian Army, registration # 38623. He was in the 'MT' division, and had postings to Jamacia Served in WWII until 1945. In visiting with Wes's brother Danny Strome - Aug 2014, Danny said he remembered it differently. Said govt officials were looking for eligible males for the Army and Wes said NO - he was harvesting. The next day, to policemen and a military recruiting officer came to the farm field and insisted that Wes come with them and subsequently was enlisted into the Army. After his marriage to Marg. Bowen, Wes and Marj, resided in Castor, AB. Wes worked for Schnell's garage as a mechanic, then for the County of Paintearth. He left for Red Deer, AB, in 1970; hired as mechanic/welder for City of Red Deer - Public Works Dept. He retired Oct. 23, 1986 - the day he became 65. Occupation: Heavy Duty Mechanic, also auto mechanic. Currently residing in Red Deer, AB (Medical):Bell's Palsy R eye Cataracts in both eyes/ surgery/ lens implant