Gerald Stromberg

Stubby was born on Oct. 28, 1933, in Stambaugh Township, the son of Charles and Linda (Westerlund) Stromberg.

He graduated from Stambaugh High School with the Class of 1951. After graduating, he worked for the Iron County Road Commission and at the Homer Waseca and Groveland mines. After the Groveland Mine closed, he worked for Krist Oil for several years. He also served in the National Guard for eight years.

He grew up on the Stromberg family farm on Baumgartner Road, where they raised beef cattle, chickens and pigs, and worked the land with horses and hard manual work.

He married his high school sweetheart, Germaine Clements, on Sept. 11, 1954, and they celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary in 2024. His dear wife, Germaine, preceded him in death on May 26, 2025.

Stubby and Germaine raised six children together (four boys and two girls): Conrad (Colleen), Randy (Cathy), Jeff (Betty), Dale (Christy), Cindy (Dan) Wheeler, Lisa (Dale) Kuettel.

He is survived by 14 grandchildren: Aaron, Brandon (Laura), Seth (Alyssa) Stromberg, Jim (Jamie), Michelle and Ben Stromberg, Alicia (Jake) Scholze, Ryan Stromberg, Aimee Cousineau, Jake (Ashley) Wheeler, Desiree and Marcus Wheeler, Bethany (Troy) Klabunde, Lacey Kuettel. He is also survived by 18 great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews who loved him dearly.

He was preceded in death by three grandchildren, Mario Stromberg, Cassandra and Justin Wheeler. Also, his brothers; Leslie and Glen Stromberg.

He had a strong work ethic that was passed on to his children. He was a man who had a zest for life and lived it to the fullest. He was an outdoorsman who enjoyed hunting, fishing and making firewood. He took great pride in his garden and he and Germaine enjoyed canning for many years, as well as sharing his “bounty” with others.

He will be sadly missed by family and friends, as well as his special neighbors on Nowicki Road who treated him so kindly.

The family would like to express warm appreciation to the staff at Aspirus for the compassionate care of our father.

A visitation will be held Friday, Feb. 20, at 4 p.m. at the Jacobs Funeral Home in Iron River. A service will follow at 5 p.m., with Dale Stromberg officiating.