Lovella Strabel

Lovella (Peggy) Strabel Peggy Strabel, 86, of Siren, died October 29, 2011. She was born on May 27, 1925, in Rice Lake to Karl and Mina Langland. She grew up in the town of Madge in Washburn County were she attended school and went to the Madge Evergreen Church. In 1969, she married Richard Strabel. Together they bought and operated Waldora Farm and established the Strabel Ambulance Service. They retired from farming in 1988 when their son Daniel took over the farm. They continued to operate the ambulance service as Strabel Medical Transport until 1994 when they retired completely. Peggy and Dick attended the Calvary Covenant Church in Alpha for 25 years, and the Siren Covenant Church for 6 years where they renewed their wedding vows in 1999. Peggy was preceded in death by her husband Gordon Kyes; husband Richard; son Michael Kyes; stepdaughters Barbara Baker and Bonnie Hams; 4 grandchildren; her parents; brothers Jack and George; and sister Lorraine. She is survived by her children Jim Kyes, Judy (Louis) Branton, Patrick (Sharlene) Kyes, Kelly (Anthony) Thompson, Dan (Becky) Strabel; stepchildren David (Ann) Strabel, Kenneth (Peggy) Strabel, Donald (Charlene) Strabel, Joan (John) Koslinski, Tom (Cindy) Strabel, Steve (Elizabeth) Strabel and Joyce Nyman; 29 grandchildren; 20 great grandchildren; brothers Karl and Harry; and sister Joan Kay. Visitation will be held Wednesday, November 2, 2011 from 5:00-8:00 PM at Swedberg-Taylor Family Funeral Home, Siren Chapel. Funeral services will be held Thursday, November 3, 2011 at 11:00 AM (visitation 10-11 AM) at the Calvary Covenant Church in Alpha with Pastor Scott Sagle officiating. Interment will follow at the Lakeview/Mudhen Lake Cemetery. Casketbearers will be Joe Kyes, Chris Kyes, Ben Kyes, Cody Thompson, Alan Strabel, Tom Strabel and Chuck Langland. Honorary casketbearers will be Art Beckmark, Doug Dewing, David Johnson, Lee Roberts, Tim Swenson, and Dean Tyberg.