James Robert Strobel, age 70, passed away on March 24, 2025, in Payson, Utah. James was born to Wilburn Louis and Geraldine Ester Strouse Strobel on January 19, 1955, in St. Maries, Idaho. He was one of five children.
He graduated from Kootenai High School in Harrison, Idaho. He worked hard in a variety of positions over the years including logging for family-owned Willies Logging Company in Rose Lake, Idaho, as an Emergency Medical Technician, fire fighter with the United States Forest Service, and at the Bunker Hill Silver Mine in Cataldo, Idaho. He was a truck driver for 48 years up until his passing. He was employed by Hadco Trucking, Diamond Bar T, and SMP Trucking for 20 years.
He had four children: Aimee, Marla, Jeremy, and Damien. James married Elizabeth Ruth Gaylor on March 27, 1993, in Springville, Utah. James was an avid outdoorsman who loved to fish and hunt. He was a member of the National Rifle Association, Ducks Unlimited, and the Elks National Foundation.
He is survived by his wife Elizabeth; children, Aimee Pittman of Oklahoma, Marla (Jesse) Strobel, of Springville, Utah, Jeremy (Mallisa) Strobel of Springville, Utah, and Damien (Cheyene) Strobel of Georgia; 10 grandchildren; three sisters, Helen Arnold, Betty Robbinson, and Dorothy Ann Strobel; and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, Willie and Geraldine, brother Timothy Dean Strobel, and several aunts and uncles.
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