Stephanie V. Strawley, Bell Telephone retiree
Stephanie V. Strawley, 90, of Dagsboro, formerly of Aston, Pa., passed away surrounded by loved ones at her home Thursday, Nov. 24, 2022, after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease.
Stephie was born on June 10, 1932, in Philadelphia, Pa., to Frank and Victoria Kostrzewski.
She met John Strawley in 1951 at the Almonesson Ball Room in New Jersey. They married two years later and had eight children. They went on to dance together for 42 years until his passing in 1996. Her pride and joy was her very large family. She was in her glory preparing holiday dinners with traditional Polish recipes.
Amid raising a family, she enjoyed a long career with Bell Telephone, starting as an operator and working her way up to the technical division, where she became one of the first women to wear a tool belt and hard hat as a frame person in the 1970s; she retired in 1994 after 25 years.
Stephie was preceded in death by her husband, John; and her son, Francis. She is survived by her children: John (Linda) of Dagsboro, David (Nena) of Selbyville, Stephanie Melody Godby (Bob) of Dagsboro, Steven (Kelly) of Jacksonville, Fla., Dennis (Phyl) of Elliott City, Md., Faith Tristine (Ed) of Monroe, Conn., and Brian (Meiling) of New Kent, Va; 12 grandchildren; her beloved sister, Theresa Styles of Dagsboro; as well as many nieces, nephews and cousins.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m., Wednesday, Nov. 30, at Our Lady of Guadalupe Mission Church, 35318 Church Road, Frankford, where friends may call beginning at 10 a.m. Burial will be private.
Arrangements have been entrusted to Parsell Funeral Homes & Crematorium, Clarksville Chapel, Ocean View.
In lieu of flowers, donations in Stephie’s memory can be made to Compassionate Care Hospice, 416 Williams St., Ste. 101, Milford, DE 19963, or The Parkinson’s Foundation, 200 S.E. 1st St., Ste. 800, Miami, FL 33131.
Visit Stephie's Life Memorial webpage and sign her virtual guestbook at parsellfuneralhomes.com.