d reading, history, Fox News, making up corny jokes and talking politics with anyone willing to take him on. Gary is survived by his wife Jan Stratmann of Latimer, son Josh (Crystal) Stratmann of Ventura, son Trevor (Jessie) Stratmann of Plymouth, Minnesota, parents Arnold and Lois Stratmann of Hampton, brother Keith (Kelley) Stratmann of Tonopah, Arizona, brother Al (Jennifer) Stratmann of Hillsboro, Ohio, sister Linda (Mark) Moddermann of Cedar Falls, grandchildren Jemma, Asher, Emmet and Oliver, uncle and godfather Kenneth Keehn of Hampton, father-in-law Gerald (Colleen) Johansen of Eagle Grove, mother-in-law Nancy Harkema of Latimer, along with many extended relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents Carl and Emma Stratmann, maternal grandparents Paul and Edna Kroeger, aunts Iona, Elna and Norma, uncles Orville and Darrel. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to St. Paul's Lutheran School or Hospice of North Iowa.