STREICH, Howard A.

The Wickenburg Sun, Wickenburg, AZ Wednesday, March 02, 2011 Howard A. Streich of Wickenburg, Ariz., and Whitefish, Mont., went home to be with his Savior Feb. 20 at Clare Bridge Care Facility in Sun City West, where he had resided for nearly five years. Howard was one of five children born to Robert E. and Ida F. Streich Dec. 22, 1925 in Detroit Lakes, Minn. He grew up loving the outdoors, fishing and hunting. He was a great dancer and joke teller, a real “mountain man,” hence his move early to Montana. Howard graduated from high school in Alexandria, Minn., in 1943, and went on to be a crash firefighter at Williams Field in Arizona during World War II. After he returned to Minnesota, he married the love of his life Marion Gronberg on Sept. 3, 1948. Howard was preceded in death by his parents, brothers Orin Streich of Kalispell, Mont., and Robert Streich of Phoenix, Ariz.; and nephew Elden Streich. He is survived by wife Marion; daughter Lynda Osborne and husband Jerry of Whitefish, Mont.; daughter Karla Millar Nixone and husband Ken of Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada, and son Eric Streich and wife Marcia of George, Wash. The pride of Howard’s life were his children and grandchildren Anne, Ryan, Steven, Paul, Julie, Jared, Jacob, Molly, Kelli, and Vickie; and great-grandchildren Jinise, Josiah, Nicole, Chad, and Jerod. Howard is also survived by sister Audrey Johnson of Perham, Minn.; brother Elwood Streich of Shawnee Mission, Kan.; sisters-in-law Jeanine Streich of Phoenix and Naomi Streich of Kalispell, Mont. Howard was multi-talented. He worked as a butcher, railroader, Christmas tree farmer, and real estate investor. Marion and Howard spent 15 years in the winter on the big island of Hawaii, then wintered in California until he found Wickenburg, arriving in 1999 and settling here. Howard suffered from a genetic syndrome called FXTAS and was in one of the first studies done at University of California, Davis, on this discovery due to gene and DNA recognition. A memorial service will be held at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Wickenburg with Ed Wessling presiding, Saturday (March 5) at 2 p.m. Arrangements are made by the family. A summer memorial will follow in Montana. The family requests in lieu of flowers that donations be made to the Lighthouse Christian Home, 384 N. Somers Road, Kalispell, MT 59901, or a charity of choice.
Posted by Sharla on March 02, 2011

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