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Dr LaVern Curtis Strough

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Dr LaVern Curtis Strough

Birth
Beatrice, Gage County, Nebraska, USA
Death
28 Dec 1975 (aged 60)
Worthington, Nobles County, Minnesota, USA
Burial
Beatrice, Gage County, Nebraska, USA GPS-Latitude: 40.2658676, Longitude: -96.7079305
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Dr LaVern C Strough was born to Rufus F Strough and Fannie Isobel Craig in Beatrice, Nebraska. He graduated from Beatrice High School, then went on to graduate from the University of Nebraska and earn his medical degree from Nebraska Medical College.
During WW2, Dr Strough served in the U S Army as chief of the neuropsychiatric section of the 26th General Hospital attached to the 15th Bomber Command. He served in Africa, Italy and England and was awarded the Bronze Star. His rank at discharge was Major.
Dr Strough married Dorothy Dye and they settled in Omaha. He served as Director of the of the Neuropsychiatric Clinic of the Veterans Administration for the treatment of veterans of WW1 and WW2, as well as teaching at the University of Nebraska Medical College. He joined the Worthington (Minn) Medical Clinic after retiring from the University of Nebraska.
LaVern Strough passed away in Worthington, and his body was brought home to Beatrice for his memorial service and burial. At his passing, the survivors were the widow, Dorothy Strough, daughter, Stephanie Lingelbach, and mother Isobel Strough. His son, Richard, proceeded him in death in 1963.
Dr LaVern C Strough was born to Rufus F Strough and Fannie Isobel Craig in Beatrice, Nebraska. He graduated from Beatrice High School, then went on to graduate from the University of Nebraska and earn his medical degree from Nebraska Medical College.
During WW2, Dr Strough served in the U S Army as chief of the neuropsychiatric section of the 26th General Hospital attached to the 15th Bomber Command. He served in Africa, Italy and England and was awarded the Bronze Star. His rank at discharge was Major.
Dr Strough married Dorothy Dye and they settled in Omaha. He served as Director of the of the Neuropsychiatric Clinic of the Veterans Administration for the treatment of veterans of WW1 and WW2, as well as teaching at the University of Nebraska Medical College. He joined the Worthington (Minn) Medical Clinic after retiring from the University of Nebraska.
LaVern Strough passed away in Worthington, and his body was brought home to Beatrice for his memorial service and burial. At his passing, the survivors were the widow, Dorothy Strough, daughter, Stephanie Lingelbach, and mother Isobel Strough. His son, Richard, proceeded him in death in 1963.


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