Howard and Berdine Strouble Scholarship
The Marlington Alumni Association is pleased to partner with the Strouble Family to establish the Howard and Berdine Strouble Scholarship. Loyal Dukes and active members of the district’s farming and 4-H community, this scholarship will support students pursing two or four-year post-secondary programs in horticulture, agriculture or any related field including veterinary medicine, agri-business, farming, etc.
Howard and Berdine married in 1955, moving into the 124 year old family farmhouse. Howard ran the grain and dairy farm, milking until he was 76 years old. Berdine managed more than 300 chickens, and for years delivered 40 dozen eggs a week, selling them to local businesses and families for fifty cents a dozen. To supplement their income, Berdine was a school bus driver, first for Lake Local Schools, then for Marlington, retiring at age 70. Her fun-loving but no-nonsense personality made her one of Marlington’s favorite drivers.
Each of the five Strouble children and many of their 14 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren are Marlington graduates. Loyal followers of Duke football, they can boast that for more than ten years there was a Strouble playing varsity football.
The Marlinton Alumni Association is grateful for the Strouble family and appreciates the rich, Marlington legacy of Howard, Berdine, Barbara (Strouble) McCarty (’74), Joanne (Strouble) Upperman (’77), Linda (Strouble) Thorpe (’78), Carl Strouble (’81) and Carolyn (Strouble) McDonald (’83) and their families.
The Marlington Alumni Association is pleased to partner with the Strouble Family to establish the Howard and Berdine Strouble Scholarship. Loyal Dukes and active members of the district’s farming and 4-H community, this scholarship will support students pursing two or four-year post-secondary programs in horticulture, agriculture or any related field including veterinary medicine, agri-business, farming, etc.
Howard and Berdine married in 1955, moving into the 124 year old family farmhouse. Howard ran the grain and dairy farm, milking until he was 76 years old. Berdine managed more than 300 chickens, and for years delivered 40 dozen eggs a week, selling them to local businesses and families for fifty cents a dozen. To supplement their income, Berdine was a school bus driver, first for Lake Local Schools, then for Marlington, retiring at age 70. Her fun-loving but no-nonsense personality made her one of Marlington’s favorite drivers.
Each of the five Strouble children and many of their 14 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren are Marlington graduates. Loyal followers of Duke football, they can boast that for more than ten years there was a Strouble playing varsity football.
The Marlinton Alumni Association is grateful for the Strouble family and appreciates the rich, Marlington legacy of Howard, Berdine, Barbara (Strouble) McCarty (’74), Joanne (Strouble) Upperman (’77), Linda (Strouble) Thorpe (’78), Carl Strouble (’81) and Carolyn (Strouble) McDonald (’83) and their families.