Obituary of Timothy B. Strebe

Timothy Brian “Iggy” Strebe, Age 52, of Marshfield, passed away in the emergency room at Ministry Saint Joseph’s Hospital in Marshfield a result of a massive heart attack on Friday, January 16, 2015. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11AM on Wednesday, January 21, 2015 at Christ The King Catholic Church in Spencer. Rev. Samuel Martin will officiate. A committal service will take place privately in Loyal Cemetery at a later date. Family and friends are invited to gather at Life Tributes Funeral Home in Spencer on Tuesday from 4PM until 8PM and again on Wednesday at the church in Spencer from 10AM until time of services. A parish rosary service will take place at 7PM on Tuesday evening at the funeral home. The honor of pallbearer belongs to David Langreck, Clint Nieman, Brice Draeger, Randy Krause, and Conner Hermsen. Tim was born July 24, 1962 in Marshfield, the son of DuWayne and Jean (Hoefner) Strebe. After graduating from Spencer High School in 1981, he attended Mid-State Technical College in Wisconsin Rapids for two years. Tim had worked for a number of years at Advance Concrete based in Spencer and was currently working as a mechanic at Frontier Fs Cooperative in Marshfield. On September 5, 1987, Tim married the love of his life, Susan Wehrman at Saint Anthony’s Catholic Church in Loyal. She survives. Tim was not only an accomplished mechanic, but a man who truly loved being a mechanic and day after day it wasn’t just his career but also his passion. Tim was the proud dad of Jenna and Nicole! Hobbies included reading and playing sheepshead. Tim loved working with his hands. If he didn’t know how to do something, no problem, Tim would research it with “how to” books and take on the project himself. He was a member of Christ The King Catholic Church-Spencer. Survivors include his wife Susan Strebe of Marshfield; his two daughters: Jenna and Nicole both of Marshfield; his mother Jean Strebe of Marshfield; four siblings: Carrie (Roger) Draeger of Marshfield; Thomas (Stacey) Strebe of Spencer; Carmen (Mick) Hermsen of Amherst Junction; Ted (Karla) Strebe of Marshfield; other nieces, nephews, relatives and friends and his canine companion “Kallie”. Tim is further survived by a stepmother-in-law Beverly Wehrman his brothers-in–law and sisters-in-law: Janet (Frank) Zingen of Homer Glen, IL; Charlotte Hoops of Rockford, IL; Leonard (Ronda) Wehrman of Loyal; Mary (Doug) Wahl of Madison; Tom (Sharlene) Wehrman of Spencer and Steve (Kris) Wehrman of Chili. Tim was preceded in death by his father DuWayne, two brothers: Brian and Todd both in infancy; his mother and father-in-law Wilfred and Marcella Wehrman and one sister-in-law June Wehrman-Zurkowski and his grandparents. The family is accepting memorials in Tim's name to either his two daughter's Education Fund, Christ The King Catholic Church or American Heart Association. Visit www.lifetributesfuneralhome.com to share thoughts and condolences.