John E. Strickland, I ^

1940 - 2013  (72 years)

• Name	John E. Strickland  [1]
  Suffix	I ^
  Birth	26 Aug 1940  [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Death	16 Jan 2013	{Brookhaven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY}   [1, 3]
  Burial	Brookhaven (Oaklawn Cemetery), Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [1]
  Person ID	I16139	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	17 Sep 2023

  
  

  Father	Willis Arthur Strickland,   b. 31 Jul 1909, Kings, New York, United States d. Mar 1964, New York, United States (Age 54 years)
  Mother	May Sterns, ^,   b. Abt 1910   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	1940
  Family ID	F6869	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Cecelia Valerie Balcewicz,   b. 29 Aug 1942, Webster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States d. 9 Sep 2022, Brookhaven, Suffolk, New York, United States (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	9 Apr 1961	Webster, Worchester, MA
  Children	1. John E. Strickland, II ^   2. Suzanne Strickland, ^,   b. 19 Apr 1965   d. 2 Jan 2006 (Age 40 years)
  Family ID	F6868	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 May 2025

  
  

• Sources

  [S49] Long Island Advance (Long Island Advance, 20 Medford Ave, Patchogue, NY), 24 Jan 2013, p. 17. John E. Strickland, 72, of Brookhaven, passed away Jan. 16. Mr. Strickland worked as an evidence clerk for the Suffolk County Police Department. He was also a 54-year member of the Brookhaven Fire department, q commissioner of the Brookhaven fire district, and a former chief (1979-1980). He is survived by his wife, Cecilia V. Strickland; his son John E. Strickland II; his mother, May Sterns, and by his four grandchildren. He was predeceased by his daughter, Susan Sticker, and by his father, Willis A. Strickland. Funeral arrangements were entrusted to Ruland Funeral Home in Patchogue. Visiting hours, as well as a funeral service, took place at the Brookhaven Fire House. Interment took place in Oaklawn Cemetery, in Brookhaven. [S10] Oaklawn Cemetery, Hamlet of Brookhaven, Town of Brookhaven, Suffolk County, NY (includes gravestones and cemetery association records). [S112] Social Security Death Index (U.S. Social Security Administration).