LANCASTER – Thomas Hugo Strakeljahn, age 70, of Lancaster, passed away peacefully at his home on Monday, October 5, 2026. He was born on June 5, 1956, in Watertown, the son of Robert and Evelyn (Wolff) Strakeljahn.

Funeral services will be held on Monday, October 12, 2026, at 1:00 p.m. at Kramer-Grau Funeral Homes & Crematory in Lancaster with Pastor Mark Hoehne officiating.  Burial will be in Hillside Cemetery, Lancaster.  Family and friends may visit on Monday, from 10:00 a.m. until the time of services at the funeral home.  In honor of his wife’s dedication to Grant County Hospice, in lieu of plants and flowers, memorials may be given in Thomas’s memory to Grant County Hospice.

Complete obituary in the October 8th issue of the Grant County Herald Independent.