Robert P. Stromberg Obituary
Robert P. "Bob" STROMBERG, 97, of Cromwell, CT, formerly of Port Allegany, PA, died on November 29, 2025. He was a resident of Covenant Living of Cromwell.
Born August 15, 1928, in Bradford, PA, he was the son of Eric R. and Gerda S. Olson Stromberg. In 1930, the family moved to a farm in Wrights, PA. A 1946 graduate of Port Allegany High School, he served honorably with the U.S. Army from 1946 – 1948, with service in the Army's 11th Airborne Division in Japan. Returning home, he married his high school sweetheart, Lucielle Esther Nelson, on May 8, 1948 in Port Allegany. They shared 72 wonderful years together and had three children: Sally, Robert, and Ingrid.
Bob earned a B.S. degree from Lock Haven University, followed by M.Ed. and Ed.D. degrees from Penn State University. He devoted 42 years to the Pennsylvania Public School System, serving as a math and science teacher, high school principal in Port Allegany, Superintendent of McKean County schools, and executive director of the four-county Seneca Highlands Intermediate Unit #9.
A man of deep Christian faith, Bob was a longtime member of the Evangelical Covenant Church of Port Allegany, where he served as chairman for many years, and he also participated in The Hilltop Covenant Church in Cromwell. Bob enjoyed fly-fishing, boating, and cross-country skiing, but his greatest joy came from spending time with his children, eight grandchildren, and fourteen great-grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held 6:30 PM, Monday, January 12, 2026 in the Evangelical Covenant Church of Port Allegany, 67 Church Street, Port Allegany, PA, with Rev. J. T. Madison officiating. Interment will be in Fairview Cemetery, Port Allegany.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Lucielle; his parents; three sisters, Martha Klein, Hazel Capilupo, and Audrey Burdick; two brothers, Carl Stromberg and Paul Stromberg; and his son-in-law, Don Helander.
He is survived by his children, Robert (Judy), Sally Moon (Dennis), and Ingrid Helander; grandchildren, Brita Gotberg (Gary), Aaron Moon, Julia Keane (Jonah), Nils Helander (Elizabeth), Karl Helander, Joel Helander, Nathan Stromberg (Kara), and Lars Stromberg (Katie); and great-grandchildren, Otto, Gus, and Arnie Gotberg; Willard and Sally Keane; Lucielle, Magnus, and Clara Helander; and Ben, Greta, Juniper, Quinten, Albin, and Lydia Stromberg.
Bob will long be remembered for his warmth, generosity, sense of humor, and kind spirit. He lived by the words of Micah 6:8, striving to act justly, love mercy, and walk humbly with his God.
Memorials may be made to the Evangelical Covenant Church of Port Allegany.
The family is being assisted by Olney-Foust Funeral Homes & Crematory, Switzer Chapel, 77 Willow Street, Port Allegany, PA 16743.
