Olney
Margaret Eloise Strole age 92 of Olney passed away Thursday, October 22, 2020 at Richland
Nursing and Rehabilitation in Olney, Illinois.
Funeral services celebrating Margaret’s life will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, October 24, 2020
at the Crain Funeral Home, Newton with Pastor April Dailey officiating. Visitation will be held
from 1:00 p.m. until time of service Saturday in the funeral home. Burial will be in the Shiloh
Cemetery, Willow Hill, Illinois. Memorial gifts in honor of Margaret may be made to either the
Trinity Lutheran Church, Olney, Illinois or to the Shiloh Christian Church, Willow Hill, Illinois.
Margaret was born on December 7, 1927 in Jasper County, Illinois the daughter of Earl Otis and
Ida Grace (Sinclair) Fear. On April 18, 1947, she married Don Gordon Strole. They shared
seventy- one years of married before his passing on February 19, 2019. Margaret spent her life
as a homemaker and caring for her family. As faithful member of Trinity Lutheran Church in
Olney, Margaret enjoyed attending church and volunteering when she was able.
In her free time, she enjoyed sewing, making crafts, and machine quilting. Having a love for
music, Margaret enjoyed singing and could play the guitar, harp and mandolin. She shared her
love by teaching her younger brother to play as well.
Margaret will be loved and remembered by her son Michael Lee Strole; grandchildren Michael
Lee Jr, Michelle Rene, Melissa Ann; great-grandchildren Paige, Hailey, Adrian and Xavier and
sister-in-law Louella Fear of Edwardsville; and several nieces and nephews.
Her parents, husband Don and siblings Loyal Otis Fear, Lowell Jefferson Fear, Lorene Maxey
and LaVange Cox preceded her in death.
Online condolences may be offered at www.crainfuneral.com.
